Indian army soldiers patrol the town where the headquarters of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect is based, in Sirsa, in Haryana. Photo: APChandigarh: An uneasy calm prevailed on Sunday in Haryana and Punjab where curfew was relaxed at some places that were hit by violence in the aftermath of the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case. There was no report of any violence in Haryana since yesterday even as security forces remained on alert. At many sensitive places in Punjab too, security forces conducted flag marches and kept a tight vigil in sensitive areas. The Punjab and Haryana high court yesterday castigated the Haryana government over the deadly violence that erupted in the state, saying it had “surrendered” before the followers of the Dera Sacha Sauda head for “political considerations”.

Source: Mint August 27, 2017 06:33 UTC