Sikh chief Jagdish Singh Jhinda on Saturday cornered INLD chief Abhay Chautala for ‘influencing’ independents in favour of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) days after most of them joined arms to stake declare to the manager physique of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Administration Committee (HSGMC) with help from Haryana Sikh Panthak Dal (HSPD).
The gathering was referred to as a day forward of a vital assembly referred to as by the Gurdwara Election Fee on Feb 2, which Jhinda stated has now been deferred by two weeks attributable to unavoidable causes and now all of the teams have extra time. (HT File)
Jhinda, the chief of Panthak Dal Jhinda group, was in Karnal to take recommendations from supporters and the neighborhood at a Sikh Sammelan at Dera Kar Sewa.
The gathering was referred to as a day forward of a vital assembly referred to as by the Gurdwara Election Fee on Feb 2, which Jhinda stated has now been deferred by two weeks attributable to unavoidable causes and now all of the teams have extra time.
After taking recommendations from all his 9 elected member and senior leaders of the neighborhood, Jhinda advised reporters, “Most of the attendees were in favour of not letting the opportunity go in vain and do whatever possible to take reigns of the management body. They believe that we are the real face of struggle and should try our best.”
“I would like to make an appeal to Abhay Singh Chautala that this is an election for gurdwaras. He was the one who announced during the passage of the bill (HSGMC bill) in the assembly that his government won’t allow the formation of a separate body, if chosen to power. Now, he is the one who is helping the Badals. He did everything to stop the formation of body. He helped Badals during the voting. Why is a non-Sikh party interfering in these elections?” he stated.
On asking about Chautala’s involvement, Jhinda stated, “Abhay claims that eight of the members who won in the Sirsa (region) have won due to his support and will remain with him. This is the reason they are unsure of their numbers. I think Badal-Chautala don’t have the numbers.”
He stated that until the subsequent assembly by the fee, he’s assured that the neighborhood will assist him take cost of the physique by supporting him to realize majority.
In the mean time, he claimed there are 10 members with him together with one impartial, whereas his supporters additionally claimed help of two extra independents.
At an inside assembly in Kurukshetra on Thursday, chief of the Sikh Samaj Sanstha, Didar Singh Nalvi had additionally made related accusations alluding to Chautala.
“A non-Sikh from Sirsa, whose name is known to everyone, has virtually taken control of 18 or 19 elected innocent members of HSGMC by using his political influence upon the independent members of his political citadel comprising of Sirsa, Hisar and Fatehabad… This is a political game played by him to illegally hand over the control of HSGMC to Baldev Singh Kaimpuri of Akali Dal Badal, who has been projected as its president,” Nalvi had stated in an announcement.