SGPC marches to protest Mann remarks on Jathedar, arrest of ‘innocent youths’
The SGPC also protested against certain comments by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann that allegedly has hurt the dignity of Akal Takht. The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee took out a procession on Friday in a bid to press the Punjab government to release “innocent Sikh youths” arrested during a police crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh […]Read More
Pushback to Amritpal Singh: Jathedar calls ‘special gathering’ on April 7 at Damdama Sahib, mum on ‘Sarbat Khalsa’
Message reads, ‘gathering will be addressed by journalists dedicated to the panth, Punjab and Punjabiyat’ Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday issued the call for a special gathering at Takht Damdama Sahib located Bathinda on April 7 to discuss the role of Sikh and Punjabi journalism, Sikh media’s contribution and challenges ahead in […]Read More
Govts should refrain from creating atmosphere of terror: Akal Takht Jathedar amid Punjab Police action on radical preacher
Akal Takht Jathedar’s statement came amid the Punjab Police crackdown against self-styled Sikh preacher Amritpal and his outfit ‘Waris Punjab De.’ By Press Trust of India: Amid police crackdown on radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his associates, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Sunday said governments should refrain from creating an “atmosphere of terror […]Read More
Guru Granth Sahib to police station: Will appear before Akal Takht if summoned, says Amritpal
Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh asserted that they have been historical instances and references to prove that what they did at Ajnala was not a violation of maryada. After being criticised for carrying the saroop (copy) of Guru Granth Sahib to Ajnala Police Station during a protest on February 23, Waris Punjab De chief […]Read More
Jagir Kaur writes to Akal Takht over ‘hate propaganda’ against Sikhs
Former SGPC president, Jagir Kaur on Sunday wrote a letter to Jathedar Sri Akal Takht, Giani Harpreet Singh and urged him to direct SGPC to counter ‘hate propaganda’ against Sikhs Former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president, Jagir Kaur wrote a letter to Jathedar Sri Akal Takht, Giani Harpreet Singh and urged him to direct […]Read More
Ex-minister Langah awarded religious punishment by Akal Takht Jathedar
The Jathedar while awarding the ‘tankhah’ said Langah cannot become a member of any gurdwara committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for five years. The Jathedar of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, Saturday awarded religious punishment to former minister Sucha Singh Langah, who was excommunicated from the community five years back. […]Read More
Five Sikh high priests to hold meeting at Akal Takht on November 26
The issue of a separate Haryana Sikh body, after validation of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Act, 2014, by the Supreme Court, is likely to be deliberated upon during a meeting of five Sikh high priests, scheduled for November 26. This was confirmed by an official of the Akal Takht Secretariat, who said various issues […]Read More
No tattoos of Sikh religious symbols or Gurbani verses, warns SGPC
The SGPC has warned those who plan to get a tattoo of Sikh religious symbols or Gurbani verses on any part of their body. Akal Takht has already put a blanket ban on Sikh religious tattooing and pronounced an edict in June. The then Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh had proclaimed that Sikh religious […]Read More
Harjinder Singh Dhami re-elected SGPC chief
Total votes polled 146 | Dhami 104 | Bibi Jagir Kaur 42 Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) candidate Harjinder Singh Dhami was on Wednesday re-elected president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), defeating Bibi Jagir Kaur. Dhami polled 104 votes, while Bibi Jagir Kaur secured 42 in a keenly watched contest. Of 157 members, 146 […]Read More
A lawyer by profession, Harjinder Singh Dhami SGPC member since 1996
In the high-stake electoral battle, Harjinder Singh Dhami was on Wednesday re-elected president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). Born on August 28, 1956, Dhami, a Badal family loyalist, is from Punjab’s Doaba region. He has been an SGPC member from the Sham Chaurasi segment since 1996. He hails from Piplan Wala village in […]Read More
