AMRITSAR: There is growing resentment among Christians in Majha region by the alleged comments of some Bollywood personalities showing disrespect to their community.

They held a dharna, under the banner of Samsoon Christian Sabha, near grain market at Dera Baba Nanak on Thursday to express their anguish against actor Raveena Tandon, comedian Bharti Singh and director Farah Khan for the alleged distortion of Hallelujah — a word of praise for God among Christians.

Sabha founder director Peter Chida told TOI that they wanted unprecedented action to be taken against the Bollywood personalities for their alleged blasphemous act. In a web show, Farah, Raveena and Bharti had allegedly made mockery of the religiously pious word, a video of which has gone viral on net. He said they would hold a massive protest in Batala on Friday.

Christian Samaj Front state president Sonu Jafar, who lodged an FIR against the trio at Ajnala on Wednesday, said, “We are not only waiting for police to act in the matter but also mobilising Christians to hold a state-wide demonstration if no action is taken against them.”

Ajnala police have registered a case under Section 295A (malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings by insulting religion or religious beliefs) of the IPC against Farah, Raveena, Bharti and an unidentified person.

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(rural) senior superintendent of police Vikramjit Singh Duggal said they have started investigations and also sent a clipping of the show to forensic lab for examination. “I wonder why the three of them feigned ignorance about Hallelujah just for the sake of fun. I will pray to God for good sense to prevail upon them,” said Daniel Masih, a founder member of Christian body Jagat Ki Jyoti.

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P K Samantaroy said, “They may not have said so with ulterior motive, but this issue should have been avoided.”