Civic Forum Urges Delhi Police to Probe Alleged Disruption at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

Earlier this week a flurry of letters landed on the desks of Delhi’s top brass – the police chief, the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. They were penned by the Citizens for Fraternity Forum (CFF), a loosely‑aligned group of civil‑society activists who say they’re fed up with what they call “unexplained disruption” near the holy Gurudwara Bangla Sahib.

According to the CFF, the incident unfolded when a contingent of people, apparently linked to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), gathered close to the shrine, unfurled banners and shouted slogans. The group claims the crowd’s presence marred the sanctity of the site and that the police, oddly enough, seemed to stand by without stepping in.

In a tone that mixes frustration with a call for due process, the letter urges the Delhi Police to “promptly investigate, share findings publicly and take corrective action.” The same missive was copied to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and Harjit Singh Grewal, the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities.

The backdrop to this request is an FIR that the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) lodged against several AAP leaders, including chief ministerial hopeful Arvind Kejriwal. The FIR accuses them of orchestrating the protest, circulating misleading videos and sowing communal tension.

DSGMC President Harmeet Singh Kalka, speaking to reporters a day earlier, warned of “great resentment” rippling through the Sikh community. He insisted that while the thoroughfare outside the gurdwara is public, the atmosphere called for restraint – especially from uniformed officers, whom he said should avoid entering the complex in plain sight.

“We have taken action against those who breached the peace of the shrine,” Kalka added, pointing to the police complaint as proof that the matter is being taken seriously.

Whether the CFF’s appeal will nudge the authorities into a more transparent probe remains to be seen. One thing is clear: the incident has ignited a debate about the fine line between political expression and respect for religious spaces in the capital.

For now, the police are reviewing video footage submitted with the complaint, and the eyes of both the Sikh community and the broader public remain fixed on what the next steps will be.