Former journalist and AAP leader Ashish Khetan Former journalist and AAP leader Ashish KhetanAmritsar Police on Tuesday registered a case against Aam Aadmi Party leader and former journalist Ashish Khetan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. The case came up because Khetan, while campaigning for the party ahead of assembly elections in Punjab, compared the AAP manifesto with Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib. The complaint was made by Sikh Student Federation (Peer Mohammad) leader Karnail Singh Peer Mohammad. WATCH VIDEO: Keystrokes – Smriti Irani Gets TextilesThis led to an outrage prompting Khetan to later apologise for his comments. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal also picked the issue and accused AAP of insulting the holy book.

Source: Indian Express July 06, 2016 05:32 UTC