Sikh clergy to take up allegations of SAD defying religious decree on January 28
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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 chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal, for mistakes committed by the party and its government from 2007-17. On the complaint of rebel Akali leaders, the clergy had directed the SAD working committee to accept Sukhbir Singh Badal’s resignation as party chief in three days, besides forming a panel to hold elections for the post of SAD president and office-bearers within six months. So, a panel comprising SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, former SGPC president Kirpal Singh Badungar, Iqbal Singh Jhoonda, Gurpartap Singh Wadala, Manpreet Singh Ayali, Santa Singh Umaidpuri and Satwant Kaur, the daughter of Shaheed Bhai Amrik Singh, is constituted to initiate recruitment in the party and elect the president and other office-bearers in six months.” “The working committee of the party is directed to accept resignations of all leaders, including Sukhbir, in three days,” the clergy had added, asking the Sukhbir camp and the rebel group to bury the hatchet. Despite Giani Raghbir Singh making it clear that the seven-member committee constituted by Takht still stood, the SAD initiated a self-styled recruitment drive on January 20 by constituting its own seven-member committee in which Wadala, convener of now dissolved Akali Dal Sudhar Lehar, and Satwant Kaur were not included.

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Sikh community unites against SGPC's appointment of new Jathedars
1 week, 6 days ago

Sikh community unites against SGPC's appointment of new Jathedars

New Indian Express  

CHANDIGARH: A resolution has been passed at the Panthic congregation, outrightly rejecting the newly appointed Jathedars of Takhts. The congregation was held yesterday at Panj Piyara Park, within the Damdami Taksal premises at Gurdwara Gurdarshan Prakash in Anandpur Sahib, on the occasion of Holla Mahala. Organised by Damdami Taksal, a Sikh seminary led by Harnam Singh Khalsa, alias Dhumma, the …

Guest Column| Time for reforms in Sikh institutional governance
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Guest Column| Time for reforms in Sikh institutional governance

Hindustan Times  

The recent summary removal of jathedars of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib by the executive committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has sparked a significant controversy within Panthic circles. Executive committee’s unchecked authority The SGPC’s executive committee, elected annually from the general House, has taken upon itself the power to appoint and remove jathedars without …

Decisions against Sikh institutions will trigger outrage: Giani Raghbir Singh
2 weeks, 3 days 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 …

Akali Dal warns against anti-party remarks: Indiscipline won't be tolerated
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Akali Dal warns against anti-party remarks: Indiscipline won't be tolerated

India Today  

Shiromani Akali Dal working president Balwinder Singh Bhundar has condemned remarks and videos from certain leaders challenging the party's decisions, as well as those of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. Bikram Singh Majithia and six other SAD leaders opposed the SGPC’s decision to remove Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Saturday, leading to tensions within the party. "SAD members must unite, …

Removal of jathedars seems act of vengeance: Punjab CM Mann
2 weeks, 5 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 …

Jathedar removal deepens Sikh religio-political crisis, say experts
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Jathedar removal deepens Sikh religio-political crisis, say experts

Hindustan Times  

The removal of Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Keshgarh jathedar Giani Sultan Singh by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Friday deepened the crisis and appended the outrage in the Sikh community, building up after December 2, when the Sikh clergy announced punishment for Shiromani Akali Dal leaders particularly Sukhbir Singh Badal. “In my opinion, the clergy, …

Punjab CM Mann, state congress president Warring slam SGPC, term removal of Jathedars as 'act of vengenace'
2 weeks, 6 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 …

Sikh bodies seek excommunication of Sukhbir, other leaders
3 weeks, 3 days 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 …

SAD ‘unwilling’ to conduct membership drive under Takht panel: Members to jathedar
1 month ago

SAD ‘unwilling’ to conduct membership drive under Takht panel: Members to jathedar

Hindustan Times  

Five members of the committee appointed by the Akal Takht on December 2 to oversee the reorganisation of the Shiromani Akali Dal met Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Sunday and raised concerns over the party’s “unwillingness” to conduct a membership drive under the panel. Five members of the committee appointed by the Akal Takht on December 2 to oversee …

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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

If SAD keeps targeting, won’t hesitate to join politics: Giani Harpreet
1 month, 1 week ago

If SAD keeps targeting, won’t hesitate to join politics: Giani Harpreet

Hindustan Times  

Former Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Friday said that he would not hesitate to join politics to give a befitting reply to the Sukhbir Singh Badal camp in Shiromani Akali Dal who are targeting him. However, I was surprised to hear the statement of Bhundar who said that he did not receive any invitation,” Giani Harpreet Singh …

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

Restore Fakhr-e-Qaum title on Parkash Singh Badal, SAD appeals to Akal Takht
2 months, 1 week 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 …

Restore Fakhr-e-Qaum title on Parkash Singh Badal, SAD appeals to Akal Takht
2 months, 1 week 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. Former deputy chief minister and ex-president of the Shiromani Akali Dal Sukhbir Singh Badal sitting on the ground along with party …

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 …

Akali Dal accepts Sukhbir Badal’s resignation; ‘course correction’ on cards for party’s political comeback
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Akali Dal accepts Sukhbir Badal’s resignation; ‘course correction’ on cards for party’s political comeback

The Hindu  

The working committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday accepted the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal from the post of party president, a move that is seen as a course correction aimed at reviving the century-old party, which has been struggling to make a political comeback in Punjab. Senior party leader Daljit Singh Cheema said the party’s working committee …

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

PUNJAB | The Shiromani Akali Dal Locks Horns with Akal Takht as it Faces Deepening Crisis
3 months, 1 week ago

PUNJAB | The Shiromani Akali Dal Locks Horns with Akal Takht as it Faces Deepening Crisis

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 20, 2024 21:45 IST - 9 MINS READ The Akal Takht, the highest religious authority in Sikhism based at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, recently made a dramatic foray into the political sphere as it imposed religious and political punishments on Sukhbir Singh Badal, former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal, …

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 …

SGPC passes resolution seeking excommunication of Sukhbir attacker Narain Singh Chaura
3 months, 2 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, 2 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 Singh Badal: The scion after ‘penance’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Sukhbir Singh Badal: The scion after ‘penance’

The Hindu  

Sukhbir Singh Badal, the former Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and president of the Shiromani Akali Dal, is at the centre of attention after he survived an assassination bid by a pro-Khalistan sympathiser. On December 2, Akal Takht, the highest Sikh temporal seat, had pronounced religious punishment for Mr. Badal and several other Akali Dal leaders for the “mistakes” committed …

Sukhbir Badal performs ‘sewa’ at Fatehgarh Sahib gurdwara in Punjab
3 months, 2 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. …

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 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, 3 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 …

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

Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal Performs 'Sewadar' Duties As Penance For 'Sins': WATCH
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3 months, 3 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 Badal, other Akali Dal leaders begin ‘penance’ for ‘mistakes’
3 months, 3 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, 3 weeks ago

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

Live Mint  

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 …

Sukhbir Badal, with plaque around neck, undertakes Akal punishment at Golden Temple
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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'
3 months, 3 weeks 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Akali Dal's Sukhbir Badal, on wheelchair, begins penance at Golden Temple
3 months, 3 weeks 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. …

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Takht sets ball rolling for SAD reforms

Hindustan Times  

The Akal Takht’s directions to the Shiromani Akali Dal working committee to accept Sukhbir Badal’s resignation from the party president’s post and form a six-member panel for its reorganisation has set the ball rolling for reforms within the party. They are Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami, SAD’s representative in the state assembly Manpreet Singh Ayali, Jhoondan committee …

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

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