Sacrilege part Of Akali-BJP's ploy: Amarinder

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh condemned the spate of "sacrilege" incidents in the state and accused the ruling SAD-BJP government of "polarising" it ahead of the 2017 Assembly elections. "Recent spate of religious violence not isolated, but part of SAD-BJP's premeditated ploy to polarise the state ahead of elections. Despicable!" he tweeted. Torn pages of a religious book were found on the road near Jarag Chowk in Malerkotla. Singh said the incident was a "conspiracy at the behest of the ruling party to disturb peace and destabilise Punjab" ahead of elections.