News-Patiala News Service
Amritsar, 23 January
Punjab News: During the ongoing controversy regarding the recruitment of Shiromani Akali Dal, Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh of Sri Akal Takht has called a meeting of Panj Singh Sahibs on January 28. This gathering will be held on January 28, Tuesday at 11 am at Sri Akal Takht.
Jathedar’s Media Advisor Talwinder Singh Buttar said in a statement in this regard that important sectarian issues will be discussed in this gathering. Thus, although the agenda of the meeting has not been disclosed, it is being discussed that the controversy regarding the recruitment of the Shiromani Akali Dal is currently a major issue.
In this case, the leader of the angry party of Shiromani Akali Dal Gurpratap Singh Wadala and other leaders have met Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh many times and have also given letters. Their demand is to fully implement the decisions of the December 2 Panj Singh Sahiban meeting, in which a seven-member committee was formed to oversee the recruitment of the Shiromani Akali Dal. They allege that by ignoring this decision, the Shiromani Akali Dal has started the party’s recruitment campaign from January 20.
A delegation of Shiromani Committee members belonging to the disaffected faction also came to meet the Jathedar yesterday and handed over a letter. In this letter too Shiromani Akali Dal has been accused of ignoring the order of Sri Akal Takht. Apart from this, some more serious allegations have been made and action has been requested against Sukhbir Singh Badal and others in this case.
Yesterday, the Sikh organizations Panthak Assembly and Panthak Coordinating Organization also sent a letter to the Secretariat of Sri Akal Takht and demanded that the report regarding the Akal Takht’s order and implementation regarding the recruitment of the Shiromani Akali Dal should be made public in the Sikh Sangat.
There is talk that Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh was to go on a foreign tour, but due to this ongoing controversy, he has canceled his visit and a gathering of Panj Singh Sahibs has been invited. Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has also clarified to the media in this matter that the order issued by Sri Akal Takht should be implemented step by step, the existence of the seven-member committee regarding the recruitment of Shiromani Akali Dal formed from Fasil continues and that should be operational.
