In a call that may probably have far-reaching ramifications for the Sikh religio-politics, the 5 excessive clergymen on Monday pronounced ‘tankhah’ (spiritual punishment) on Sukhbir Singh Badal, directing the working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal to just accept his resignation as celebration chief in three days, apart from forming a panel to carry elections for the publish of SAD president and office-bearers inside six months.
Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal seems earlier than Akal Takht after being summoned, on the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Monday.(ANI)
Saying the spiritual punishment for the “mistakes” dedicated by the SAD and its authorities in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, the jathedar of Akal Takht, the best temporal seat of Sikhs, Giani Raghbir Singh introduced to withdraw the title of ‘Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum’ bestowed upon former chief minister late Parkash Singh Badal, and in addition directed Sukhbir to scrub utensils and footwear as ‘sewadar’ on the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
The punishment got here practically three months after Sukhbir was declared ‘tankhaiya’ (responsible of non secular misconduct) after insurgent celebration leaders appeared earlier than the Akal Takht on July 1 and sought forgiveness for ‘mistakes’ in the course of the SAD rule between 2007 and 2017, together with failure to punish these chargeable for the 2015 sacrilege incidents and pardoning Sirsa dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 2007 blasphemy case.
Wheel-chair sure Sukhbir seems earlier than Takht with folded palms
Throughout Monday’s assembly, Sukhbir, who had lately fractured his foot within the Golden Temple advanced, arrived on a wheelchair and sat with folded palms together with different Sikh leaders, together with these now within the insurgent camp or joined different political events throughout their look earlier than the Takht.
The proceedings had been began by Giani Sultan Singh, jathedar of Takht Kesgarh Sahib, who was among the many Sikh clergymen apart from Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh, Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, Harmandar Sahib granthi Bhai Gurminder Singh and granthi Giani Baljiit Singh.
Amritsar: Sukhbir Singh Badal and different leaders of the earlier SAD authorities in the course of the listening to of ‘tankhaiya’ (responsible of non secular misconduct) case by the Akal Takht, in Amritsar, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.(PTI)
Giani Raghbir Singh informed Sukhbir to reply his questions in ‘yes’ or ‘no’. The questions had been: Did Akali authorities commit sin of discarding the Panthic points for which many Sikhs attained martyrdom?
Have you ever dedicated sin of selling the merciless officers who killed Sikhs mercilessly and inhumanly, and allotting their kin tickets for elections?
Have you ever dedicated sin of withdrawing case registered in opposition to Dera Sirsa head who’s enemy of Sikhs and Sikh religion?
Have you ever dedicated sin of calling jathedars at your residence at Chandigarh and asking them to grant pardon to the dera head?
Saroop of Guru Granth Sahib was stolen from gurdwara. Posters had been pasted on partitions to problem the Sikhs. Your authorities didn’t hint the lads behind this act. Consequently, pages of Guru Granth Sahib had been torn and scattered within the streets and drains. You shielded the perpetrators of the sacrilege. After this, two Sikh protesters had been shot useless whereas peacefully protesting at Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura. Have you ever dedicated this sin?
Sukhbir gave solutions of all questions in ‘yes’. Nevertheless, he tried to interrupt Giani Raghbir Singh on the questions associated to Sirsa dera head by avoiding to say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ and tried to say, that “during our government, many mistakes were committed by us, for which we seek forgiveness”. Giani Raghbir Singh, nevertheless, particularly requested him to answer in ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
Amritsar: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh with 5 excessive clergymen in the course of the listening to of ‘tankhaiya’ (responsible of non secular misconduct) case by the Akal Takht, on the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.(PTI) Different Akali leaders additionally questioned
Chandumajra was requested if he was behind sending the apparel that Dera Sirsa chief wore to commit blashpemous act of imitating Guru Gobind Singh at Salabatpura in 2007. Chandumajra denied the allegations terming them as a ‘blatant lie’. Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa confessed about his position in getting controversial police officer late Izhar Alam into celebration fold.
After this, the Sikh clergy divided the leaders into three teams and requested them to face accordingly in entrance of Takht. The Sikh requested the leaders who remained a part of the sins of Sukhbir, to face with him. They requested those that supported these sins, to face on one facet, and those that remained silent on the opposite facet. Sukhbir was accompanied by working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Sucha Singh Langah, Daljit Singh Cheema, Hira Singh Gabria, Gulzar Singh Ranike, Dhindsa senior and his son Parminder Singh Dhindsa.
Giani Raghbir Singh stated Sukhbir Badal and insurgent chief Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa have been requested to take a seat exterior the Golden Temple carrying the costume of ‘sewadar’ and holding a spear for one hour every for 2 days.
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They may even put on small boards round their necks acknowledging their “misdeeds”, and carry out the service of ‘sewadar’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib, Takht Damdama Sahib, Darbar Sahib at Muktsar and Fatehgarh Sahib for 2 days every.
Each Sukhbir Badal and Sukhdev Dhindsa have been requested to scrub utensils and footwear of devotees on the Golden Temple for one hour every, apart from listening to ‘kirtan’.
Different Akali leaders, together with Bibi Jagir Kaur, Chandumajra, Surjit Singh Rakhra, Bikram Singh Majithia, Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal, Charanjit Singh Atwal, and Adesh Partap Singh Kairon, had been additionally informed to scrub washrooms on the Golden Temple for one hour.
The jathedar had summoned the complete Akali Cupboard from 2007 to 2017, the celebration’s core committee, and the 2015 inner committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
“We have decided that the ‘Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum’ title bestowed upon Parkash Singh Badal be withdrawn,” he stated. Parkash Singh Badal was bestowed the title by the Akal Takht in 2011 in recognition for his companies throughout his lengthy political profession.
‘SAD leadership has lost its moral right to lead Panth politics’
The Sikh clergy additional stated, “The SAD leadership has lost moral right to give political patronage to the Sikh Panth because of their sins. So, a panel comprising former SGPC president Kirpal Singh Badungar, Iqbal Singh Jhoonda, Gurpartap Singh Wadala, Manpreet Singh Ayali, Santa Singh Umaidpuri and Satwant Kaur, daughter of Shaheed Bhai Amrik Singh, is constituted to initiate recruitment in the party and elect president and other office-bearers in six months”.
“The working committee of the party is directed to accept resignations of all the leaders, including Sukhbir, in three days”, added Giani Raghbir Singh asking the Sukhbir camp and the insurgent group camp to bury the hatchet and forge unity by discarding jealous and vanity.
For 90 lakh commercial issued to justify pardon to dera chief, Sikh clergy requested Sukhbir, Dhindsa, Langah, Gabria, Bhundar, Ranike and Cheema to deposit this cash in SGPC exchequer.
Clarifications despatched by former jathedars — Gurbachan Singh (Akal Takht), Gurmukh Singh (Damdama Sahib) and Iqbal Singh (Patna Sahib) — who had been among the many Sikh clergy in 2015 to pardon dera chief, weren’t discovered passable by the Sikh clergy. The Sikh clergy requested the SGPC to withdraw all of the services from Gurbachan Singh, apart from ordering switch of Gurmukh Singh as Akal Takht head granthi to some other gurdwara exterior Amritsar.
The takht additionally declared former DSGMC president and SAD chief Harvinder Singh Sarna ‘tankhaiya’ for making derogatory remarks in opposition to Sikh clergy.