In light of Punjab Police’s latest diktat mandating people to remove social media posts glorifying gun culture, the acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht Giani Harpreet Singh criticised the state government, saying they should instead focus on films and web series depicting such messages.

The Jathedar slammed the Bhagwant Mann-led government becaused they registered a case against those glorifying gun culture on social media. More recently, Amritsar Police booked a 10-year-old boy as his photo with a gun and a bandolier on his shoulder was posted on social media. The move had received flak from the public. Following an outrage over the registration of an offence against a minor, the police had cancelled the FIR.

Singh said the moves of Punjab Police would end up creating panic among people. The acting Jathedar said, “Instead of such diktats, the law enforcement agencies should crackdown on films and web series which glorify the weapons and violence, the most."