Amritsar January 31:
Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (ad hoc) chief Jagdish Singh Jhinda along with his supporters today gathered at the Golden Temple complex and performed path of Sukhmani Sahib and ardas for the formation of a separate gurdwara committee in Haryana.
Interestingly, unlike yesterday, the SGPC didn’t interrupt Jhinda’s programme today and instead made proper arrangements for the same. The SGPC not only laid mats for Jhinda and his supporters in front of the Akal Takht, where they were to perform path, but also provided them gutkas.
The supporters of Jhinda, who was accompanied by the Khalsa Action Committee chairman, Bhai Mohkam Singh, and leaders of some other Panthic outfits, first converged at Manji Sahib Diwan Hall. They then headed to Sri Akal Takht where they performed path of Sukhmani Sahib and also held ardas. Later, in his brief address, Jhinda said the Sarab Pardesh Gurdwara Committee formed by him would soon start functioning. He said the gurdwaras of Haryana were not anybody’s property but belonged to the entire Sikh community.
Dal Khalsa leader Satnam Singh Paonta said ever since Haryana came into being in 1966, the gurdwaras there “are not being looked after well” and their management should be handed over to the Sikhs of Haryana on the lines of New Delhi. He said the formation of a separate gurdwara committee in Haryana will strengthen the SGPC. Sarab Pardesh Gurdwara Committee general secretary Inderjeet Singh Chugh said the SGPC “could not succeed in the management of the gurdwaras in other states and its management is restricted to only some districts”.
Reacting to today’s development, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar dubbed it Jhinda’s “last show of stunt”. He said Jhinda had claimed that thousands of people would accompany him to Amritsar and had asked the SGPC to make arrangements for their stay, but today his claims turned out to be hollow as there were not more than 50 persons with him. “Even those who supported him in the SGPC elections have deserted him, as they know he is misleading the community,” he charged. Referring to Sarab Pardesh Gurdwara Committee, Makkar said Jhinda had no right to form a separate committee on his own.
Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (ad hoc) chief Jagdish Singh Jhinda along with his supporters today gathered at the Golden Temple complex and performed path of Sukhmani Sahib and ardas for the formation of a separate gurdwara committee in Haryana.
Interestingly, unlike yesterday, the SGPC didn’t interrupt Jhinda’s programme today and instead made proper arrangements for the same. The SGPC not only laid mats for Jhinda and his supporters in front of the Akal Takht, where they were to perform path, but also provided them gutkas.
The supporters of Jhinda, who was accompanied by the Khalsa Action Committee chairman, Bhai Mohkam Singh, and leaders of some other Panthic outfits, first converged at Manji Sahib Diwan Hall. They then headed to Sri Akal Takht where they performed path of Sukhmani Sahib and also held ardas. Later, in his brief address, Jhinda said the Sarab Pardesh Gurdwara Committee formed by him would soon start functioning. He said the gurdwaras of Haryana were not anybody’s property but belonged to the entire Sikh community.
Dal Khalsa leader Satnam Singh Paonta said ever since Haryana came into being in 1966, the gurdwaras there “are not being looked after well” and their management should be handed over to the Sikhs of Haryana on the lines of New Delhi. He said the formation of a separate gurdwara committee in Haryana will strengthen the SGPC. Sarab Pardesh Gurdwara Committee general secretary Inderjeet Singh Chugh said the SGPC “could not succeed in the management of the gurdwaras in other states and its management is restricted to only some districts”.
Reacting to today’s development, SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar dubbed it Jhinda’s “last show of stunt”. He said Jhinda had claimed that thousands of people would accompany him to Amritsar and had asked the SGPC to make arrangements for their stay, but today his claims turned out to be hollow as there were not more than 50 persons with him. “Even those who supported him in the SGPC elections have deserted him, as they know he is misleading the community,” he charged. Referring to Sarab Pardesh Gurdwara Committee, Makkar said Jhinda had no right to form a separate committee on his own.
