Dal Khalsa flays Kejriwal over ‘holy city status’ remark

Chandigarh, Sep 11 (PTI) Targeting AAP national convenorArvind Kejriwal for proposing to accord holy city status toAmritsar if his party comes to power, the Dal Khalsa todaysaid it’s a "calculated attempt" aimed to exploit thesentiments of Sikhs for the votes in the upcoming Punjabassembly elections in 2017. Party’s ex-president H S Dhami said the nomenclature ofholy city status for Amritsar was first sought in 1980’s,which was not only rejected by the then government but alsoopposed by Hindu chauvinist groups, including the BJP by"giving it a communal colour". If present day politicians, including Kejriwal, think theycould win over the hearts of the Sikhs with such "pollgimmicks", then they are highly mistaken, he said. PTI VJ AQSRGAQS