Activist descends BSNL tower after 560 days in Punjab

Gurjeet Singh Khalsa had climbed a 400-foot BSNL tower in October 2024 demanding stricter laws against sacrilege. PIC/PTI

Activist Gurjeet Singh Khalsa, who had been sitting atop a 400-foot BSNL tower for about 560 days demanding stricter laws against sacrilege incidents in Punjab, was finally brought down safely on Friday morning, officials said.

The development brought an end to a dramatic protest that began when Khalsa, 43, climbed atop the tower in Samana on October 12, 2024, demanding stringent punishment for the sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib.

"By the Guru's grace, I have come down safely after 18 months and 12 days. I thank the Punjab government," Khalsa said, expressing his gratitude to Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan for enacting an anti-sacrilege law.

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