Akal Takht directs Sukhbir Badal to clean utensils at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Akal Takht directs Sukhbir Badal to clean utensils at Golden Temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh: The Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht on Monday pronounced 'tankhah' for Sukhbir Singh Badal for the "mistakes" committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017, directing him to perform as a 'sewadar' and clean utensils and shoes at the Golden Temple in Amritsar.Pronouncing the order from the 'faseel' of the Akal Takht in Amritsar, Jathedar of the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, Giani Raghbir Singh, also directed the working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal to accept the resignation of Sukhbir Badal as party chief, besides forming a committee to hold elections for the post of SAD president and office-bearers within six months. Giani Raghbir Singh said Sukhbir Badal, who was on a wheelchair because of a fractured leg, and rebel leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa have been asked to sit outside the Golden Temple wearing the dress of 'sewadar' for one hour each for two days. Before the pronouncement of the edict, Sukhbir Badal admitted the mistakes, including pardoning Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a 2007 blasphemy case during the SAD regime. The Jathedar also directed Akali leaders Sucha Singh Langah, Hira Singh Gabria, Balwinder Singh Bhundar, Daljit Singh Cheema and Gulzar Singh Ranike to clean washrooms for one hour at the Golden Temple, and then clean utensils at the community kitchen after taking bath.

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Clergy accepts Sukhbir’s penance, grants pardon
4 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 …

Sukhbir Badal seeks forgiveness at Akal Takht after completing religious penance
4 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 …

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

‘I can’t repay’: Sukhbir Badal hugs cops who saved him from ex-terrorist’s attack at Golden Temple, shares photo
1 month ago

‘I can’t repay’: Sukhbir Badal hugs cops who saved him from ex-terrorist’s attack at Golden Temple, shares photo

Live Mint  

Days after escaping a bid on his life, Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal expressed gratitude towards the two police officials, Jasbir Singh and Hira Singh, for saving his life. In pics | Sukhbir Singh Badal hugs Punjab Police officials While praising the two officials for their bravery, SAD leader said that “it is not an easy thing to …

Sukhbir Badal returns to ‘sewadar’ duty at Takht Kesgarh Sahib, day after assassination attempt at Golden Temple
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Sukhbir Badal returns to ‘sewadar’ duty at Takht Kesgarh Sahib, day after assassination attempt at Golden Temple

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, made a public appearance on Thursday performing his ‘sewadar duties’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar district. As per the decree, Sukhbir Badal must serve as a sewadar at several prominent Sikh shrines, including Takht Damdama Sahib, Darbar Sahib in Muktsar, and Fatehgarh Sahib for two days each, followed …

Sukhbir Badal, day after assassination bid, performs ‘sewa’ at Takht Kesgarh Sahib in Punjab's Rupnagar
1 month 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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1 month 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 …

OPINION | Attack on Sukhbir Badal: Who is behind it?
1 month ago

OPINION | Attack on Sukhbir Badal: Who is behind it?

India TV News  

A major assassination bid was averted at Golden Temple, Amritsar on Wednesday when an ex-terrorist fired at Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was performing sewadar duty at the temple as part of his penance rites. An alert Punjab Police ASI, Jasbir Singh, in plainclothes, pounced upon the assailant Narain Singh Chaura when he pulled out a 9 …

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives assassination attempt at Golden Temple; shooter held
1 month ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal survives assassination attempt at Golden Temple; shooter held

Hindustan Times  

Former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, 62, on Wednesday survived an assassination attempt at Amritsar’s Golden Temple while performing sewa as penance for “mistakes” during the Shiromani Akali Dal rule in Punjab. Badal and former Union minister Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa arrived on wheelchairs with placards acknowledging their mistakes, including failure to punish those guilty of the 2015 sacrilege incidents …

Video shows the moment Narain Singh Chaura opened fire at Sukhbir Badal
1 month, 1 week ago

Video shows the moment Narain Singh Chaura opened fire at Sukhbir Badal

Hindustan Times  

The Shiromani Akali Dal said its top leader Sukhbir Singh Badal had a narrow escape on Wednesday morning after a man opened fire outside the Golden Temple, targeting the leader, while he was performing the duty of 'sewadar' as part of the religious punishment pronounced on him by the Sikh clergy. At the time of the incident, Narain Singh Chaura …

Sukhbir Badal attack news: Moment of shooting caught on video; bullet hits Golden Temple wall
1 month, 1 week 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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1 month, 1 week 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 …

Akal Takht Punishment May Revive Akali Dal But What's Next for Sukhbir Badal?
1 month, 1 week 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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1 month, 1 week 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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1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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’
1 month, 1 week 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 …

Sukhbir Badal, with plaque around neck, undertakes Akal punishment at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal, with plaque around neck, undertakes Akal punishment at Golden Temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday undertook the Akal Takht’s religious punishment, known as ‘tankhah,’ at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. 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 punishments pronounced for …

Sukhbir Badal, with plaque around neck, undertakes Akal Takht's ‘punishment’ at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal, with plaque around neck, undertakes Akal Takht's ‘punishment’ at Golden Temple

Hindustan Times  

Undertaking religious punishment, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was seen sitting in a wheelchair by the gate with a plaque around his neck and spear in his hand at the Golden Temple in Punjab's Amritsar on Tuesday morning. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal at Golden temple in Amritsar on Tuesday The religious punishment - called 'tankhah' in Sikh …

Why Akal Takht asked Sukhbir Badal to clean toilets, serve langar at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Akal Takht asked Sukhbir Badal to clean toilets, serve langar at Golden Temple

Hindustan Times  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, Punjab's former deputy chief minister, has been asked by the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community, to clean utensils at the Golden Temple for “religious misconduct". The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, had declared Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal a tankhaiya on August 3 for “the mistakes …

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Sikh Ministers atone for 'sins'; perform duty as 'sewadar'
1 month, 1 week ago

SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Sikh Ministers atone for 'sins'; perform duty as 'sewadar'

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Atoning for 'misdeeds' allegedly committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal government under his leadership, Sukhbir Singh Badal performed the duty of a sewadar outside the Golden Temple today. The Sikh clergy had on Monday conferred 'tankhah' on SAD members Sukhbir, senior leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, former Punjab minister and brother-in-law of Sukhbir Bikram Singh Majithia. Before the pronouncement of …

What is Akal Takht, body which ordered Sukhbir Badal to wash dishes, clean shoes
1 month, 1 week ago

What is Akal Takht, body which ordered Sukhbir Badal to wash dishes, clean shoes

India Today  

The Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht issued a 'tankhah' for Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday, citing the 'mistakes' made by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its government in Punjab between 2007 and 2017. VIDEO | Punjab: Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sukhbir Singh Badal serves as a 'sewadar' at Golden Temple in Amritsar.#PunjabNews pic.twitter.com/c6lRVUbRX6 — Press Trust of India December …

Clean toilets, wash utensils: Sukhbir Singh Badal in a wheelchair serves punishment in sacrilege case | VIDEO
1 month, 1 week ago

Clean toilets, wash utensils: Sukhbir Singh Badal in a wheelchair serves punishment in sacrilege case | VIDEO

India TV News  

Sukhbir Singh Badal punishment: Former Punjab chief minister and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal was seen at the entrance of Amritsar’s Golden Temple sporting a plaque around his neck sitting in a wheelchair on Tuesday with a spear in his hand as he serves one of the religious punishments over a sacrilege case. The punishment awarded to him …

Akali Dal's Sukhbir Badal, on wheelchair, begins penance at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Akali Dal's Sukhbir Badal, on wheelchair, begins penance at Golden Temple

India Today  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, who resigned as president of the Shiromani Akali Dal last month, arrived at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in a wheelchair to serve a religious punishment after the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal authority of the Sikhs, found him guilty of taking "wrong political decisions" when his party was in power in Punjab from 2007 to 2017. …

Accept Sukhbir’s resignation, reorganise Akali Dal in 6 months: Sikh clergy
1 month, 1 week ago

Accept Sukhbir’s resignation, reorganise Akali Dal in 6 months: Sikh clergy

Hindustan Times  

In a decision that can potentially have far-reaching ramifications for the Sikh religio-politics, the five high priests on Monday pronounced ‘tankhah’ on Sukhbir Singh Badal, directing the working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal to accept his resignation as party chief in three days, besides forming a panel to hold elections for the post of SAD president and office-bearers within …

Sukhbir Singh Badal faces religious punishment from Akal Takht; ‘Clean the utensils and shoes of devotees’
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal faces religious punishment from Akal Takht; ‘Clean the utensils and shoes of devotees’

The Hindu  

Days after Sukhbir Singh Badal tendered his resignation as president of Shiromani Akali Dal after he was declared ‘tankhaiya’ or guilty of religious misconduct, the highest Sikh temporal seat, Akal Takht, awarded him ‘tankhah’ on Monday. Mr. Badal and Sukhdev Dhindsa, the rebel Akali Dal leader, have been asked to perform the duties of a ‘sewadar’, sitting outside the Golden …

Sukhbir Singh Badal receives religious punishment; Akal Takht orders ex-SAD chief to clean toilets, utensils, shoes
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal receives religious punishment; Akal Takht orders ex-SAD chief to clean toilets, utensils, shoes

Live Mint  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former president of Shiromani Akali Dal, was conferred 'tankhah', or religious punishment, on Monday. Besides listening to ‘kirtan,' Sukhbir Singh Badal was asked to serve as a 'sewadar' and clean utensils and shoes at Amritsar's Temple, as per the order. As Jathedar withdrew the title of 'Fakhre-e-Qaum' bestowed upon Sukhbir Badal's father, he decreed that Sukhbir …

Sukhbir Badal Directed To Perform Guard Duty, Clean Shoes At Golden Temple As Akal Takht Pronounces 'Tankhah'
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal Directed To Perform Guard Duty, Clean Shoes At Golden Temple As Akal Takht Pronounces 'Tankhah'

ABP News  

Amritsar News: The Sikh clergy at the Akal Takht on Monday pronounced 'tankhah' for Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal and other party leaders for mistakes committed during the SAD-led Punjab government from 2007 to 2017. Delivering the edict from the 'faseel' of the Akal Takht in Amritsar, Giani Raghbir Singh, the Jathedar of the highest temporal seat of …

Akal Takht holds Sukhbir Singh Badal guilty of religious misconduct, directs him to clean utensils at Golden Temple
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1 month, 1 week 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 …

Sukhbir Singh Badal admits mistakes, expresses regret over decisions
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal admits mistakes, expresses regret over decisions

Deccan Chronicle  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, publicly admitted to his mistakes before the Akal Takht Sahib, the highest religious authority in Sikhism. Sukhbir Singh Badal admits his mistakes before Akal Takht Sahib ~Granting pardon to Sirsa Dera head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in blasphemy incident ~Promoting police officers who were involved in the killing of innocent …

Akal Takht strips Parkash Singh Badal of Fakhr-e-Qaum title, orders SAD leadership change
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1 month, 1 week ago

Akal Takht strips Parkash Singh Badal of Fakhr-e-Qaum title, orders SAD leadership change

Hindustan Times  

Thirteen years after it bestowed the title of Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum on then Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Monday revoked its decision and asked the Shiromani Akali Dal working committee to accept his son Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as the SAD chief. Coming down heavily on the Badals, the …

Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal ordered to clean utensils and shoes, perform guard duty at Golden Temple
1 month, 1 week ago

Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal ordered to clean utensils and shoes, perform guard duty at Golden Temple

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Five high priests of the Sikh community headed by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Monday pronounced 'tankhah' to Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal. The working committee of the party was directed to accept Sukhbir's resignation and report back to the Akal Takht within three days besides forming a committee to hold elections for the post …

Sukhbir Singh Badal ordered to clean toilet by Sikh religious body | Know why he is punished
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal ordered to clean toilet by Sikh religious body | Know why he is punished

India TV News  

The Akal Takht Jathedar on Monday held a meeting of the five 'Singh Sahiban' to discuss matters related to former Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal. Core committee members including Sukhbir Singh Badal and leaders who were Cabinet members in the year 2015 will clean the bathrooms from 12 noon to 1 pm on 3 December. Earlier, Jathedar Giani …

Sukhbir Badal to clean Golden Temple washrooms, kitchens for 'religious misconduct'
1 month, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal to clean Golden Temple washrooms, kitchens for 'religious misconduct'

India Today  

Former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has been punished with cleaning duties at washrooms and kitchens at Amritsar's Golden Temple by Akal Takht, the supreme temporal authority of the Sikhs. The Akal Takht has also issued a directive to the Shiromani Akali Dal, led by Sukhbir Badal, to accept his resignation as party chief within three days. The …

Sikh clergy to pronounce Sukhbir’s punishment today
1 month, 1 week ago

Sikh clergy to pronounce Sukhbir’s punishment today

Hindustan Times  

The Sikh clergy is all set to meet at the Akal Takht, located on the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, on Monday to pronounce the tankhah for Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal for “the mistakes committed by the party when it was in power in Punjab from 2007 to 2017”. The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of …

Pronounce impartial verdict, Akal Takht jathedar urged
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Pronounce impartial verdict, Akal Takht jathedar urged

Hindustan Times  

Slug: Sukhbir’s ‘tankhah’ Sukhbir Badal Faridkot MP Sarabjit Singh Khalsa and jailed Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s father Tarsem Singh on Wednesday called on Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh ahead of the Sikh clergy meeting to be held on December 2 to decide about ‘tankhah’ for Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. During the meeting, Khalsa and Tarsem …

Sukhbir’s ‘tankhah’: Akal Takht key meet on December 2
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir’s ‘tankhah’: Akal Takht key meet on December 2

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Monday called the meeting of Sikh clergy on December 2 to pronounce the much-awaited tankhah to Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. The mistakes cited by the rebel leaders include the revocation of the blasphemy case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim for imitating Guru Gobind Singh in 2007; the …

Sukhbir Badal injures foot during visit to Akal Takht over religious punishment
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Sukhbir Badal injures foot during visit to Akal Takht over religious punishment

India Today  

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal on Wednesday suffered a minor hairline fracture on his right foot when he met the jathedar of Akal Takht in Amritsar to seek pronouncement of religious punishment. On August 30, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh declared Badal 'tankhaiya' for "mistakes" committed by the SAD and its government from 2007 to 2017. A picture …

Former SAD ministers Sucha Singh Langah, Manpreet Badal appear before Akal Takht
4 months ago

Former SAD ministers Sucha Singh Langah, Manpreet Badal appear before Akal Takht

Hindustan Times  

Former SAD ministers Sucha Singh Langah and Manpreet Singh Badal appeared before the Akal Takht on Friday to submit their explanation regarding the “mistakes” committed during the Shiromani Akali Dal regime between 2007 and 2017. Former SAD minister Manpreet Singh Badal paying obeisance at Akal Takht on Friday. The highest Sikh temporal seat had declared party president and former deputy …

Sukhbir Badal declared tankhaiya by Akal Takht for religious misconduct
4 months, 1 week ago

Sukhbir Badal declared tankhaiya by Akal Takht for religious misconduct

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, on Friday declared Shiromani Akali Dal president and former deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal tankhaiya for the mistakes committed by the SAD and its government from 2007-17 and also summoned Sikh members of his cabinet during the SAD-BJP regimes. Pronouncing the verdict from the Takht in the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, …

Akal Takht declares Sukhbir Badal 'tankhaiya' for religious misconduct
4 months, 1 week ago

Akal Takht declares Sukhbir Badal 'tankhaiya' for religious misconduct

New Indian Express  

AMRITSAR: The Akal Takht on Friday declared Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal 'tankhaiya' -- guilty of religious misconduct-- for the "mistakes" committed by his party's government from 2007 to 2017. After a meeting of five Sikh head priests, Gyani Raghbir Singh, the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, said it was unanimously decided that …

Akal Takht declares Sukhbir Badal guilty of 'religious misconduct' for 'mistakes' committed by SAD
4 months, 1 week ago

Akal Takht declares Sukhbir Badal guilty of 'religious misconduct' for 'mistakes' committed by SAD

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: The Akal Takht declared Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal guilty of religious misconduct. Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, also summoned the Sikh ministers of the then Parkash Singh Badal cabinet during the SAD-BJP regime. The five Sikh high priests unanimously decided to declare Sukhbir guilty in a meeting convened by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani …

Badal pens letter to Akal Takht, says ‘sorry for mistakes’
5 months ago

Badal pens letter to Akal Takht, says ‘sorry for mistakes’

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: Facing a vertical split in his party, Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday “accepted” all allegations leveled against him by rebel leaders and sought “unconditional forgiveness for all mistakes.” The rebel leaders have accused Badal of favouring Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim and influencing the Akal Takht to pardon the sect chief. Akal Takht …

Akal Takht makes SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s apology letter public
5 months ago

Akal Takht makes SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal’s apology letter public

Hindustan Times  

Akal Takht, the supreme Sikh temporal seat, on Monday made the apology letter submitted by Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal to jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on July 24 public. Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal submitting his explanation letter over allegations levelled by rebel SAD leaders to Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh in the presence of …

With folded hands, Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases
1 year ago

With folded hands, Sukhbir Singh Badal apologises for 2015 sacrilege cases

India Today  

Eight years after the outrage surrounding sacrilege incidents related to the Guru Granth Sahib led to the downfall of the Akali Dal government in Punjab and a significant decrease in its support, Sukhbir Singh Badal, the party president, publicly expressed remorse on Friday. Sukhbir Badal posted a video on X and wrote, "Submitting myself to the Guru's will in the …

Man beaten to death at Golden Temple
3 years ago

Man beaten to death at Golden Temple

The Hindu  

One person died after being beaten by devotees on Saturday when he entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, according to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee – the apex body for the management of gurdwaras. In an official statement, SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami said an attempt was made by a man at “Sachkhand Sri Harmandar Sahib” …

BJP leader Sirsa shares video of 'sacrilege' bid at Golden Temple, says Amit Shah has assured probe
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BJP leader Sirsa shares video of 'sacrilege' bid at Golden Temple, says Amit Shah has assured probe

India Today  

After a man accused of attempted sacrilege at the Golden Temple in Amritsar was reportedly lynched on Saturday, BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa took to Twitter to share what he said was CCTV footage of the sacrilege bid. Real footage of an unfortunate and painful sacrilege incident at Sri Darbar Sahib pic.twitter.com/nVXOSeDga2 — Manjinder Singh Sirsa December 18, 2021 BJP …

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