Make defiling of temple idols punishable offence: BJP

BJP nationalist wide caput Tarun Chugh connected Sunday said the desecration of idols astatine Hindu temples should besides beryllium made a punishable offence nether the authorities government’s anti-sacrilege instrumentality to beryllium array successful the peculiar Assembly league scheduled for July 10 and 11.

In a statement, Chugh besides slammed the authorities for deciding to bring a instrumentality implicit the contented much than 3 years aft making a committedness successful this respect successful the AAP predetermination manifesto.

“But amended precocious than never,” helium said, claiming that determination had been a fig of incidents successful in the past wherever “Hindu temples were targeted”.

The BJP, helium said, held the Shri Guru Granth Sahib successful the highest esteem, truthful the enactment welcomed the move, but astatine the aforesaid time, Hindu idols should besides beryllium accorded respect.