Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s 10-day tankhah (non secular punishment) and freed him from the tag of ‘tankhaiya’ (responsible of non secular misconduct).
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on the Golden Temple complicated in Amritsar on Friday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Sukhbir, amid a row over the get together’s working committee not accepting his resignation as SAD chief, appeared earlier than the best Sikh temporal seat that had declared him ‘tankhaiya’ (responsible of non secular misconduct) on August 30 for the errors dedicated by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and its authorities from 2007 to 2017 on criticism of the insurgent Akali leaders.
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Throughout his 10-day atonement, Sukhbir carried out the responsibility of ‘sewadar’ on the entrance of the Golden Temple and different historic gurdwaras, apart from performing voluntary companies together with washing utensils in the neighborhood kitchens.
Safety was excessive on the Golden Temple complicated, particularly in mild of the assault on Sukhbir by an ex-militant Narain Singh Chaura on December 4. Unprecedented safety preparations have been made by the Punjab police and SGPC inside and out of doors the shrine complicated as Sukhbir, who has a foot fracture, arrived in a wheelchair.
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He and different get together leaders supplied ardaas, karah parshad price ₹11,000 and money of ₹11,000, apart from a letter searching for acceptance of their atonement and forgiveness within the presence of Guru Granth Sahib and Panj Pyare (5 beloved ones of Guru). After his course of, Takht issued them a letter certifying that they’d received ardas carried out of forgiveness.
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Different leaders who appeared with Sukhbir, have been SAD working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Daljit Singh Cheema, Gulzar Singh Ranike, Sucha Singh Langah, Hira Singh Gabria and Maheshinder Singh Grewal. Aside from them, all different senior get together leaders of the Sukhbir camp have been current on the event, apart from SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami and its varied members.
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Every of them deposited roughly ₹16 lakh, the receipt of which was connected to the letter handed over to the Takht on Friday. Senior Akali chief Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa’s quantity is pending as he couldn’t seem earlier than the Takht on account of well being points.
Row over non-acceptance of resignation continues
A piece of SAD leaders, who have been a part of the insurgent group, as soon as once more raised concern over the get together working committee not accepting Sukhbir’s resignation regardless of Takht’s directive. The Sikh segments, together with insurgent Akali leaders, stated that the get together working committee had violated the order of Akal Takht. Nevertheless, the SAD leaders in Sukhbir’s camp cited that they have permission from the Takht jathedar and the deadline has been prolonged by 20 days.