Punjab politics takes a religious turn

Sukhbir Badal controls the SGPC, his calculated strategy was to put Bhagwant Mann on the spot and he has succeeded

Nirmal Sandhu

Updated At : 07:05 AM Jul 01, 2026 IST

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HISTORY was made on June 29, 2026, when an Akal Takht Jathedar summoned members of the elected legislature to his durbar and asked them to explain why they had passed a particular law. Constitutionally, what legislators say or do in the Assembly is unchallengeable. They are answerable to the Speaker, the courts and the electorate.

THE TRIBUNE, India’s oldest, daily English-language newspaper, was first published on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan), and save for 40 days in the immediate aftermath of Partition, has come out every day over the last 145 years. THE TRIBUNE was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist of the time. The newspaper is run by a five-member Trust, which is chaired by Shri N N Vohra, former Governor of J&K State (2008-2018); as well as Justice S S Sodhi, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court; Shri Gurbachan Jagat, former Governor of Manipur; Lt Gen. Shamsher Singh Mehta, former Western Army Commander; Shri Paramjit Singh Patwalia, Senior Advocate in the Supreme Court.

THE TRIBUNE is free, objective, and independent. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language, are the hallmarks of the paper.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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Punjab politics takes a religious turn

Sukhbir Badal controls the SGPC, his calculated strategy was to put Bhagwant Mann on the spot and he has succeeded

Nirmal Sandhu

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