Akal Takht holds Sukhbir Singh Badal guilty of religious misconduct, directs him to clean utensils at Golden Temple
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Akal Takht holds Sukhbir Singh Badal guilty of religious misconduct, directs him to clean utensils at Golden Temple

Hindustan Times  

The Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community, has pronounced its verdict on former Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Sukhbir Singh Badal and other leaders of the previous SAD government during the hearing of 'tankhaiya' case by the Akal Takht, in Amritsar, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. Five high priests headed by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Monday pronounced Sukhbir Singh Badal and former Akali ministers guilty of religious misconduct. The Akal Takht head also rescinded the Fakhar-e-Kaum award given to Late Prakash Singh Badal, the former Chief Minister of Punjab, for pardoning Dera Saccha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim during his term.

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Akal Takht-constituted committee launches SAD recruitment drive
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2 weeks ago

Akal Takht-constituted committee launches SAD recruitment drive

Hindustan Times  

The Akal Takht-constituted five-member panel on Tuesday launched the Shiromani Akali Dal recruitment drive after offering ardas at the highest Sikh temporal seat in the Golden Temple complex in the presence of rebel SAD leaders. Former Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh performing ‘ardas’ in the presence of the committee members to launch the membership drive for the Shiromani …

Ex-Akal Takht chief questions 'Dastar Bandi' ceremony of Giani Kuldeep Singh
3 weeks ago

Ex-Akal Takht chief questions 'Dastar Bandi' ceremony of Giani Kuldeep Singh

India Today  

Former Akal Takht chief Giani Harpreet Singh reacted to the turban-tying ceremony of Giani Kuldeep Singh, who has been appointed as the acting chief of Akal Takht. Speaking about the ceremony, Giani Harpreet Singh said, "At Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, neither the Granth was present nor the Panth, yet the Dastar Bandi took place," he wrote. "Neither the Head Granthi …

Amid jathedars’ removal row, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj takes charge of Takht Kesgarh Sahib
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Amid jathedars’ removal row, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj takes charge of Takht Kesgarh Sahib

Hindustan Times  

After nihang outfits threatened to disrupt the ceremony and Sikh organisations decided to boycott it, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee installed Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, 40, as the jathedar of Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Sri Anandpur Sahib in the presence of the ‘Panj Pyare ’ of the Akal Takht at 2.45am, seven hours before schedule, on Monday. Giani Kuldeep Singh …

Decisions against Sikh institutions will trigger outrage: Giani Raghbir Singh
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Decisions against Sikh institutions will trigger outrage: Giani Raghbir Singh

Hindustan Times  

Two days after being removed as jathedar of the Akal Takht, Golden Temple head granthi Giani Raghbir Singh on Sunday said “whatever happened in these days is not in the interests of Sikh institutions”. Giani Raghbir Singh Regarding resignations by SAD leaders, Giani Raghbir Singh said those who “know about maryada of Takht” have taken such steps in resentment. On …

Removal of jathedars seems act of vengeance: Punjab CM Mann
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Removal of jathedars seems act of vengeance: Punjab CM Mann

Hindustan Times  

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday condemned the removal of two jathedars of Akal Takht and Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, saying it seems an act of ‘badlakhori ’. Mann’s reaction came a day after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the organisation responsible for the management of gurdwaras, removed Giani Raghbir Singh from the post of Akal Takht Jathedar and …

Punjab CM Mann, state congress president Warring slam SGPC, term removal of Jathedars as 'act of vengenace'
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Punjab CM Mann, state congress president Warring slam SGPC, term removal of Jathedars as 'act of vengenace'

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A day after the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee terminated the services of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and also Takht Kesgarh Jathedar Giani Sultan Singh from their posts, both Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring termed it as an act of "vengeance". The Akal Takht in Amritsar and Takht Sri Kesgarh …

SGPC sparks outrage by removing Jathedars of Akal Takht and Takht Kesgarh
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

SGPC sparks outrage by removing Jathedars of Akal Takht and Takht Kesgarh

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Friday terminated the services of Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Kesgarh Jathedar Giani Sultan Singh. Giani Kuldeep Singh Gadgaj, a ‘katha vachak’ since 2001, has been appointed the Takht Kesgarh Sahib Jathedar and also the acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht. Raghbir Singh had also said that as per the …

Sikh bodies seek excommunication of Sukhbir, other leaders
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Sikh bodies seek excommunication of Sukhbir, other leaders

Hindustan Times  

Members of various Sikh organisations on Sunday held a gathering at Akal Takht to perform ardas for the implementation of the December 2 hukamnama of the highest Sikh temporal seat and sought excommunication of the Shiromani Akali Dal leaders for allegedly violating the seven-member panel directive. Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh Before performing ardas at the Takht, the leaders of various …

Sikh body puts its president's resignation on hold, urges him to reconsider
1 month, 1 week ago

Sikh body puts its president's resignation on hold, urges him to reconsider

India Today  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the apex body overseeing Sikh gurdwaras in India and abroad, has decided not to accept the resignation of its president, Harjinder Singh Dhami, and has urged him to reconsider his decision. His resignation came amid differences and public disagreements between him and Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh over the SGPC’s decision to remove Giani …

Dismissal, resignations in clergy deepen crisis in Sikh politics: What next?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Dismissal, resignations in clergy deepen crisis in Sikh politics: What next?

India Today  

The crisis in Sikh politics is only deepening. Days after Giani Harpreet Singh’s dismissal as the jathedar of Damdami Taksal, one of five temporal seats of Sikhs, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Harjinder Singh Dhami has resigned. Dhami stepped down over the support extended to Giani Harpreet Singh by Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghubir Singh. The crisis has only deepened …

Akali Dal crisis deepens, Sikh body chief Harjinder Dhami resigns on moral grounds
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Akali Dal crisis deepens, Sikh body chief Harjinder Dhami resigns on moral grounds

India Today  

Harjinder Singh Dhami, president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, an organisation responsible for the management of gurdwaras in India, resigned from his position on Monday, citing moral grounds. Dhami's resignation follows strong criticism from Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh over the SGPC’s recent dismissal of Giani Harpreet Singh as the jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib. Referring to …

SGPC President Dhami resigns; seeks his name be removed from 7-member panel formed by Akal Takht
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SGPC President Dhami resigns; seeks his name be removed from 7-member panel formed by Akal Takht

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Harjinder Singh Dhami resigned on Saturday. The resignation of Dhami comes after the Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh condemned the sacking of Giani Harpreet Singh of Takht Damdama Sahib by executive committee of SGPC. Referring to a February 13 Facebook post of Jathedar Raghbir Singh on the termination of services of …

Sikh clergy to take up allegations of SAD defying religious decree on January 28
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2 months, 1 week ago

Sikh clergy to take up allegations of SAD defying religious decree on January 28

Hindustan Times  

Amid objections to the alleged non-compliance of the December 2 hukamnama in totality by the Shiromani Akali Dal, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Thursday called a crucial meeting of the Panj Singh Sahiban on January 28. On December 2, the Sikh clergy, led by the Akal Takht jathedar, had pronounced ‘tankhah ’ on SAD leaders, including former deputy …

Sikh community demands action against SAD leadership for failing to implement Akal Takht edict
2 months, 1 week ago

Sikh community demands action against SAD leadership for failing to implement Akal Takht edict

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Sikh community is up in arms over the Shiromani Akali Dal not implementing the Akal Takht's edict issued on December 2 last year. In response, a group of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee members has approached the Akal Takht, demanding action against the party's leadership for failing to comply with the directive. Furthermore, seven Sikh activists have also written …

‘Ignoring’ Akal Takht’s edict: SGPC members lodge dissent against SAD leaders
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Ignoring’ Akal Takht’s edict: SGPC members lodge dissent against SAD leaders

Hindustan Times  

A group of SGPC members along with the representatives of various Sikh organisations on Wednesday approached the Akal Takht seeking action against Shiromani Akali Dal leaders, including Sukhbir Singh Badal, for “not complying” with the December 2 decree of the highest Sikh temporal seat in totality. A group of SGPC members on Wednesday approached the Akal Takht seeking action against …

Rebel Akali Dal leaders meet Jathedar again, seek fresh directions to party to comply with Akal Takht orders
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Rebel Akali Dal leaders meet Jathedar again, seek fresh directions to party to comply with Akal Takht orders

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Rebel Shiromani Akali Dal leaders today met Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and sought directions to the Shiromani Akali Dal to maintain the sanctity of the seven-member committee constituted by Akal Takht to revive the party. The two members of the Akal Takht-formed seven member committee Gurpratap Singh Wadala and Santa Singh Umaidpuri met the Jathedar Giani Raghbir …

Restore Fakhr-e-Qaum title on Parkash Singh Badal, SAD appeals to Akal Takht
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Restore Fakhr-e-Qaum title on Parkash Singh Badal, SAD appeals to Akal Takht

Hindustan Times  

A month-and-a-half after Parkash Singh Badal was posthumously stripped of the Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum title, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Tuesday appealed to Akal Takht to restore the honour on the SAD patriarch and five-time chief minister of Punjab. Shiromani Akali Dal senior leader Sukhbir Singh Badal addressing a gathering during a rally on the occasion of Maghi Mela in …

Sukhbir Badal appeals for unity, rebirth of trust in SAD
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal appeals for unity, rebirth of trust in SAD

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A little over a month after the Akal Takht declared Sukhbir Singh Badal "tankhiya", and the Shiromani Akali Dal's working committee accepted his resignation from the post of party president, Sukhbir Singh Badal continues to be a central figure within the party. Party leaders have projected him as the next Chief Ministerial candidate and passed a resolution urging the …

SAD must comply with Akal Takht decree, refine membership process: Jathedar
2 months, 2 weeks ago

SAD must comply with Akal Takht decree, refine membership process: Jathedar

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh told mediapersons on Saturday that the Shiromani Akali Dal is yet to implement the December 2 edict 'in toto' and that the body cannot overlook the seven-member committee set up to reorganise the party. "In compliance with the decree of Akal Takht, a meeting of the SAD working committee was held during …

BJP delegation seeks Akal Takht jathedar’s intervention to end Dallewal’s fast
2 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP delegation seeks Akal Takht jathedar’s intervention to end Dallewal’s fast

Hindustan Times  

A delegation of Sikh leaders of the BJP on Thursday appealed to Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh to intervene to end farm leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal’s fast-unto-death. The delegation comprising Sarchand Singh, Sukhminder Singh Grewal and other local leaders, visited Akal Takht secretariat and handed over a memorandum addressed to the jathedar. In the memo, they expressed concern over …

Don’t drag your feet, accept Sukhbir’s resignation, jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh tells SAD
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t drag your feet, accept Sukhbir’s resignation, jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh tells SAD

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has told the Shiromani Akali Dal to comply with the Sikh clergy’s December 2 decree and accept party president Sukhbir Singh’s resignation, besides working towards reorganising the party structure. Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh interacting with the media in Amritsar on Monday. During an interaction on Monday, the jathedar said, “The SAD should …

Akal Takht directs SAD to accept resignation of party president Sukhbir Badal
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Akal Takht directs SAD to accept resignation of party president Sukhbir Badal

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Akal Takht directed the Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday to refrain from delaying the resignation of party president Sukhbir Singh Badal. The body also condemned the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for initiating inquiry against Takht Damdama Sahib Jathedar Giani Harpeet Singh, whose services were temporarily suspended on charges of allegations leveled against him over domestic dispute. The Akal …

Probe against Giani Harpreet Singh: Sikh groups, experts flay SGPC move
3 months, 1 week ago

Probe against Giani Harpreet Singh: Sikh groups, experts flay SGPC move

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee’s move to constitute a three-member panel to probe the charges levelled by a person against Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has not gone down well with the section of the Sikh community. Giani Harpreet Singh On Thursday, in an emergency meeting at Gurdwara Degsar Sahib in Ludhiana, the SGPC executive committee handed over …

Giani Harpreet Singh: Malicious campaign being run against me by some Akali leaders
3 months, 1 week ago

Giani Harpreet Singh: Malicious campaign being run against me by some Akali leaders

Hindustan Times  

Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Wednesday accused a section of Shiromani Akali Dal leaders of conducting a malicious campaign against him. Giani Harpreet Singh Talking to reporters at his office at the historic Takht office in Talwandi Sabo, jathedar alleged that he is being subjected to character assassination for his role in awarding religious punishment to SAD …

Punjab: Sikh hardliners submit memo to Takht
3 months, 1 week ago

Punjab: Sikh hardliners submit memo to Takht

Hindustan Times  

Backed by Dal Khalsa, Sikh hardliners on Wednesday gathered at Akal Takht to extend solidarity with former militant Narain Singh Chaura, who made an assassination bid on Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal’s life at the Golden Temple on December 4. The Sikh organisations also lodged their protest against the SGPC executive committee resolution that has urged Akal Takht …

SGPC chief apologises for ‘outburst’ against Jagir Kaur
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SGPC chief apologises for ‘outburst’ against Jagir Kaur

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Friday apologised for his ‘outburst’ against three-time former SGPC president Jagir Kaur while speaking to a web channel over the phone. SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami While speaking to the channel reporter, Dhami was asked to comment on a statement made by Jagir Kaur on Sukhbir’s resignation, when he uttered …

Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht on Friday accepted Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal’s 10-day tankhah and freed him from the tag of ‘tankhaiya’. Sukhbir, amid a row over the party’s working committee not accepting his resignation as SAD chief, appeared before the highest Sikh temporal seat that had declared him ‘tankhaiya’ on August 30 for the mistakes committed by the Shiromani …

​Beyond faith: On the Akal Takht and the Akali Dal
3 months, 2 weeks ago

​Beyond faith: On the Akal Takht and the Akali Dal

The Hindu  

The Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, has enforced punishment for Shiromani Akali Dal leader and former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, and colleagues for the alleged mistakes they committed when they were in power from 2007 to 2017. The Akal Takht’s punishments for religious misconduct are the accepted norm for practising Sikhs and, as such, are …

Sukhbir Badal seeks forgiveness at Akal Takht after completing religious penance
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal seeks forgiveness at Akal Takht after completing religious penance

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, offered prayers at the Akal Takht after completing his 'tankhah' on Friday. The former Punjab deputy chief minister underwent a religious punishment pronounced on December 2 by the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs, for ‘mistakes’ made by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017. On the second …

SGPC passes resolution seeking excommunication of Sukhbir attacker Narain Singh Chaura
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SGPC passes resolution seeking excommunication of Sukhbir attacker Narain Singh Chaura

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Monday passed a resolution seeking excommunication of Narain Singh Chaura, the former militant who made an assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal president and former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal outside the Golden Temple on December 4. After handing over a copy of the resolutions to Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh, SGPC …

On sixth day of penance, Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ in Fatehgarh Sahib
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

On sixth day of penance, Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ in Fatehgarh Sahib

Hindustan Times  

On the sixth day of his penance for “religious misconduct” on Sunday, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal performed the duty of ‘sewadar’ outside a gurdwara in Fatehgarh Sahib amid tight security for an hour from 9 am. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal performs 'seva' at Gurudwara Shri Fatehgarh Sahib, in Fatehgarh Sahib on Sunday. Besides the …

Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ at Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara in Punjab
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ at Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday performed the duty of ‘sewadar’ outside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Fatehgarh Sahib amid tight security.Sukhbir, who was on a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, also listened to ‘kirtan’ and washed dishes in the community kitchen.The former deputy chief minister, a Z+ protectee, arrived at the gurdwara surrounded by security personnel. …

SGPC members seek excommunication of Sukhbir attacker
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SGPC members seek excommunication of Sukhbir attacker

Hindustan Times  

While a section of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee met Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Saturday, urging him to excommunicate former militant Narain Singh Chaura who made an assassination attempt on Shiromani Akali Dal president and former deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal at the entrance of Golden Temple, radical Sikh leaders sought punishment for a youth Akali Dal leader …

After bid on Sukhbir’s life, Punjab Police tighten security of Akali leaders
3 months, 3 weeks ago

After bid on Sukhbir’s life, Punjab Police tighten security of Akali leaders

Hindustan Times  

In wake of the assassination bid on former deputy chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab Police has tightened the security of all leaders who have been awarded tankhah by the Akal Takht. According to top functionaries of the Punjab Police, Akali leaders, including SAD working president Balwinder Bhunder, Daljeet Singh Cheema, Sucha Singh Langah, Maheshinder …

Sukhbir Badal, day after assassination bid, performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal, day after assassination bid, performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Thursday performed 'sewadar' outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar district amid tight security after he faced an attempt on his life the day before, reported news agency PTI. Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal serves his Tankhah at the Golden Temple on Wednesday The former Punjab deputy chief minister, …

Sukhbir Singh Badal Reaches Next Stop For 'Seva' Day After Assassination Bid: Watch
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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal Reaches Next Stop For 'Seva' Day After Assassination Bid: Watch

ABP News  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal performed the duty of 'sewadar' outside Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar district amid tight security. Badal is undergoing a religious punishment pronounced by the Akal Takht, the temporal Sikh body, for "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab during its tenure from 2007 to 2017. #WATCH | Punjab: Shiromani …

'Big Conspiracy', 'Condemnable': Opposition Slams AAP After Sukhbir Badal Attacked At Golden Temple
3 months, 4 weeks ago

'Big Conspiracy', 'Condemnable': Opposition Slams AAP After Sukhbir Badal Attacked At Golden Temple

ABP News  

After Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal was attacked outside the Golden Temple on Wednesday, party leader Daljit Singh Cheema said that it was a “big conspiracy to push Punjab back into the fire”. An attack on S. Sukhbir Singh Badal in the sacred premises of Sri Harmandir Sahib is not just a security lapse but a grave breach …

He Will Continue Serving Punishment: SAD Leader After Attack On Sukhbir Singh Badal
3 months, 4 weeks ago

He Will Continue Serving Punishment: SAD Leader After Attack On Sukhbir Singh Badal

ABP News  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was attacked on Golden Temple premises, will continue offering 'seva' under the religious punishments pronounced by Sri Akal Takht Sahib, party leader Balwinder Singh Bhunder said. #WATCH | Bullet fired at Golden Temple | Amritsar, Punjab: SAD leader Balwinder Singh Bhunder says, ".This is the place of Wahe Guru, He protects us. …

Man fires shots at former Punjab CM Sukhbir Badal at Golden Temple, arrested
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Man fires shots at former Punjab CM Sukhbir Badal at Golden Temple, arrested

Firstpost  

The shooter, who opened fire at Punjab’s former chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at Amritsar’s Golden Temple, has been identified as Narain Singh Chaura, a former Babbar Khalsa International terrorist An ex-terrorist fires at SAD leader and former CM of Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal outside Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 4, 2024. A man opened fire at Punjab’s former …

Sukhbir Badal attack news: Moment of shooting caught on video; bullet hits Golden Temple wall
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal attack news: Moment of shooting caught on video; bullet hits Golden Temple wall

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Badal Attack News: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal was shot at by a man while performing his duty as a ‘sewadar’ outside the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. Pronouncing the ‘tankhah’ for Badal and other leaders for the “mistakes” committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, the Sikh clergy at …

Sukhbir Badal escapes assassination bid at Golden Temple, Pak angle being probed
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal escapes assassination bid at Golden Temple, Pak angle being probed

India Today  

A former Babbar Khalsa International terrorist opened fire at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal at the entrance of the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Wednesday. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE GOLDEN TEMPLE SHOOTER Sources said Chaura had crossed over to Pakistan in 1984 and was instrumental in smuggling large consignments of weapons and explosives into Punjab. The Akali …

Behind Akal Takh't rare move, dual motive to reset itself, Punjab politics
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Behind Akal Takh't rare move, dual motive to reset itself, Punjab politics

India Today  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, one of the most powerful politicians of Punjab and a former deputy chief minister, served as a guard at the Golden temple in Amritsar, a plaque of atonement hanging around his neck. The whole chain of events was set off as rebel leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal approached the Akal Takht with complaints against Sukhbir Singh …

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Will the shooting garner sympathy for Akali Dal?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal assassination bid: Will the shooting garner sympathy for Akali Dal?

India Today  

The assassination bid on Sukhbir Badal outside the Golden Temple has stirred a hornet’s nest, beginning a debate about its potential impact on the political future of the panthic party. Badal, the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal and former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab, survived an assassination attempt by terrorist Narayan Singh Chaura while performing 'sewa' after being religiously …

Akal Takht Punishment May Revive Akali Dal But What's Next for Sukhbir Badal?
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Akal Takht Punishment May Revive Akali Dal But What's Next for Sukhbir Badal?

The Quint  

On 3 December, former Shiromani Akali Dal chief ex-Deputy CM of Punjab, Sukhbir Badal, was seen standing as a sewadar on guard duty at Sri Harmandir Sahib with a placard around his neck saying "Forgive us sinners/criminals". This was a day after the Akal Takht, the highest temporal body for Sikhs, announced the punishment for Badal and other senior Akali …

Watch: Bikram Majithia, other Akali Dal leaders clean toilet at Golden Temple as Akal Takht ‘punishment’
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Watch: Bikram Majithia, other Akali Dal leaders clean toilet at Golden Temple as Akal Takht ‘punishment’

Hindustan Times  

Shiromani Akali Dal leaders on Tuesday performed toilet cleaning at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Tuesday, following the Akal Takht's directive a day earlier. The Akal Takht, the highest temporal authority of Sikhs, had issued a “tanakh” for several party leaders, including former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal. Akali Dal leaders cleaning toilets at the Golden Temple …

Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal Performs 'Sewadar' Duties As Penance For 'Sins': WATCH
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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal Performs 'Sewadar' Duties As Penance For 'Sins': WATCH

ABP News  

Former Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal was seen at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab on Tuesday morning to begin his first day of penance. Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal sits by the gate at Golden Temple in Amritsar with a plaque around his neck and spear in his hand as one of the religious …

Sukhbir, Dhindsa, Majithia perform sewa at Golden Temple on first day of penance
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Sukhbir, Dhindsa, Majithia perform sewa at Golden Temple on first day of penance

Hindustan Times  

A day after Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, pronounced ‘tankhah’ or religious punishment for the mistakes committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its government in Punjab from 2007-17, its former president Sukhbir Singh Badal and former minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa arrived in wheelchairs with placards acknowledging their misdeeds around their necks to perform ‘sewa ’ …

Sukhbir Badal, other Akali Dal leaders begin ‘penance’ for ‘mistakes’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal, other Akali Dal leaders begin ‘penance’ for ‘mistakes’

The Hindu  

A day after Akal Takht – the highest Sikh temporal seat awarded religious punishment to Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Punjab deputy Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal leader for his ‘mistakes’, he was on Tuesday seen at the Golden Temple complex in Punjab’s Amritsar performing the penance. The Akal Takht had on December 2, awarded religious punishments for Mr. Badal …

Plaque around his neck, ex-Punjab CM Sukhbir Badal serves punishment at Golden Temple gate on a wheelchair
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Plaque around his neck, ex-Punjab CM Sukhbir Badal serves punishment at Golden Temple gate on a wheelchair

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With a plaque around his neck and spear in his hand former Punjab Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was seen sitting on a wheelchair by the gate of Golden Temple in Amritsar on December 3. The former Shiromani Akali Dal chief is serving a religious punishment given to him by Akal Takht, the highest temporal body of Sikhs in a …

Why Akal Takht ordered Sukhbir Badal to clean toilets, wash utensils at Golden Temple
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Why Akal Takht ordered Sukhbir Badal to clean toilets, wash utensils at Golden Temple

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Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister and ex-president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal, has been ordered to clean toilets and wash utensils at the Golden Temple after Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community, declared him ‘tankhaiya’ in August. He was seen serving his punishment in a wheelchair on Tuesday morning with a plaque around …

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