Bathinda: The day after the Election Commission announced the assembly poll schedule for Punjab, thousands of followers of Dera Sacha Sacha Sauda based in SIRS gathered in the biggest branch of the sect, Salabatpura Village in Bathinda District, on Sunday.
Party leaders also reached the church and rubbed the shoulders with Dera followers.
The presence of political leaders is seen as an effort to seduce Dera followers.
Although Dera members denied discussing politics and claims that the congregation was regulated to observe the anniversary of the birth of the Head of the Second Head of Satnam, it was considered a performance in front of the assembly election in Punjab to be held on February 14.
Former Minister at Amarinder Captain Singh Previous Sadhu Singh Dharamsot, leaders of BJP Surjit Kumar Jyani and Harjit Singh Grewal, and Bathinda Party Aadmi candidates Urban Jagroop Singh Gill reached the church.
Minister at Chararjit Singh Channi Cabinet Vijay Minder Singla was also studied to connect with the committee.
However, the leaders of Shiromani Akakli Dal away.
Jyani and Grewal denied every politics behind their visit to Dera Branch and said their visit to Dera had nothing to do with the election.
Gill, when contacted, said, “I go to Dera every year during the birthday celebration Ram uterus was imprisoned in 2017, Dera was considered to have lost many things.
Aiming to make his presence, Dera has begun to mobilize its members calmly to wear a united face.
Dera started Naam Charcha (advocacy) in the branch of November 15, 2021, and continued the big meeting afterwards.
Although the functionary of Dera denied that this meeting had something to do with the election of assembly, followers said that Dera was trying to show political parties that still ordered big followers, who could change the election results in the Malwa region, which had the largest number of assembly seats in Punjab.
A special investigation team of Punjab Police (sitting) investigated the cases of blasphemy and had visited the Head of Dera in Rohtak Jail twice.
Sit had stated that according to information, the conspiracy for blasphemy hatched into the Dera headquarters.
Dera has played her role in the election scene in Punjab and Haryana.
In 2007, the election had openly supported the Congress in Punjab.
Even though Congress won several seats in Malwa where Dera had an influence, Ithad failed to maintain power.
After that, Dera has sided up selectively with political parties.
It was in Salamabata, where in 2007 the head of Dera had been wearing clothes allegedly similar to the tenth Sikh Master Master Gobind Singh, resulting in violence in Punjab.
A spokesman for Dera Harcharan Singh, when contacted, denied that the church had to do with the election.
“Our main task is to help need,” he said, but then he confirmed the presence of political leaders.
He said the Minister of Punjab Vijay Minder Singla had mentioned one of the committee, but some politicians could not reach Salabatpura because of traffic in a hurry.
Congress leaders including former MLA Harminder Singh Jassi, former son of Rajinder Kaur Bhattal Rahul Inder Singh Sidhu, Manoj Bala and Mangat Rai Bansal and candidate Shiroman Akali Dal (sad) from Defeba, Gulzar Singh also reached to attend the church.