A controversy erupted in Manali, Himachal Pradesh, after locals removed flags featuring slain militant preacher Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from a Punjabi tourist’s vehicle. In response, Dal Khalsa and Sikh Youth of Punjab activists pasted Bhindranwale’s posters on Himachal buses and private vehicles. The row intensified when Punjab youths displaying similar flags on bikes faced backlash from locals. Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj condemned the flag removal, urging the HP c