Ludhiana, April 19 -- The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has opposed issuance of a notice by the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA) to Gurdwara Sri Guru Ravidas Ji, located at Chandigarh Road in Jamalpur. The party said the GLADA reportedly referred to the land where gurdwara exists as a "commercial property (shop)" in its official documents.

BSP leaders met the gurdwara management committee on Thursday and expressed concern over what they called a "deliberate conspiracy" by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to demolish the religious site. BSP's Punjab general secretary and Ludhiana zone incharge Parveen Banga alleged that similar attempts were made during the Congress government in 2019 but were "successfully thwarted by ...