Former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal has been indicted in the Justice Ranjit Singh (Retired) Commission Report, which was tabled in the Assembly on Monday. Justice Ranjit Singh Commission was formed to probe the 2015 case of Bargari Guru Granth Sahib Sacrilege and Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan firing that followed it.

A portion of the report, pertaining to the indictment of former Punjab chief minister, reads, 'There is sufficient material available on record in the form of telephone calls between the Deputy Commissioner and Mantar Singh Brar, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) with Gangandeep Brar. It is on record that contact was established with Gagandeep Brar who made the Chief Minister to speak to Mantar Brar. Soon Thereafter Mantar Brar had spoken to DGP Sumedh Singh Saini that too on the asking of Gagandeep Brar. The chain is thus complete and clear that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was not only in touch with district administration but was in touch with DGP as well and was quite aware about the situation developing at Kot Kapura and also about the proposed action by the police.'