Amritsar, Jun 27 (PTI) The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Thursday said the Amritsar Police should arrest fashion designer and lifestyle influencer Archana Makwana for "hurting the religious sentiments" of Sikhs by performing yoga at the Golden Temple complex, hours after she asked the apex gurdwara body to withdraw its complaint against her. The Punjab Police booked Makwana recently on a complaint filed by the SGPC. She has been booked under section 295A (deliberate and malicious intention of outraging the religious feelings of any class) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Makwana, however, has apologised for her actions and said she never intended to hurt anyone's religious sentiment. On the International Day of Yoga on June 21, Makwana visited the Golden Temple and performed yoga in the "parikrama" (circumambulation) path. She released a video on Thursday, saying she had done no wrong and the SGPC should withdraw its complaint against her.
Meanwhile, the SGPC on Thursday said the Amritsar Police should arrest Makwana "to unearth the anti-Sikh nefarious design under which she seems to have been working and her case be decided in the court of law". In a statement, an SGPC spokesperson said in her latest video, Makwana has claimed that no "maryada"-related guidelines have been displayed by the Golden Temple management, while the fact is that a large screen is installed at the clock tower entrance gate through which she entered the complex. "She is claiming tha.
