Overview
- The three-day Maghi Mela at Sri Muktsar Sahib saw a full revival of political activity, with AAP staging a high-profile rally, the BJP holding its maiden conference, and the Shiromani Akali Dal continuing its traditional programme.
- AAP returned to Muktsar with its first major rally there in about a decade, where Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann addressed supporters after paying homage at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
- The BJP used its first Maghi conference to press for a BJP-led government in 2027, featuring leaders such as Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Anurag Thakur, Sunil Jakhar and Ravneet Singh Bittu who focused their attacks on AAP and the Congress.
- Heavy security and crowd management were deployed for the mela, including over 6,000 police personnel, seven security sectors, CCTV and drone monitoring, and a 300-metre no-vehicle zone around Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
- Mann said an SIT traced 169 missing ‘saroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib near Banga, with 139 lacking records, and that the government would hand them to the SGPC, as the Congress skipped a rally citing the Akal Takht directive and questioned reported use of state-run buses for AAP attendees.