Curfew in Patiala from 7 pm , tense after clash between Shiv Sena and Sikhs

In Patiala, Some Sikh youths also took out a march against Shiv Sena Bal Thackeray's Khalistan Murdabad March. They raised slogans of 'Murdabad' giving the name 'Bandar Sena' to Shiv Sainiks. Meanwhile, the situation became tense due to clashes between Hindu and Sikh organizations in the Kali Mata temple. 

To control the crowd, the SSP reached the spot where the clashes were happening. During this, Karmaveer Singh, a Hindu leader and SHO of Thana Tripadi, was injured. DC Sakshi Sahni has ordered an imposition of curfew in the district from 7 pm on Friday to 6 am on Saturday.

Police brought the situation under control around 3 pm. However, members of Sikh organizations have sat on a dharna at the city's Fawwara Chowk. The youths are eating food sitting on the road only during the dharna. On the other hand, leaders of various political parties including Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma and Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu have strongly condemned the incident.

CM Bhagwant Mann has condemned the incident. He said that peace has been restored in the area. We will not allow anyone to create disturbance in the state. The peace and harmony of Punjab is of utmost importance. He later tweeted that a meeting of DGP and police officers was called on the incident in Patiala. He has directed to investigate the matter immediately. The officers are instructed that not a single culprit should be spared. Anti-Punjab forces will not be allowed to disturb the peace of Punjab at any cost.