Khadoor Sahib by-poll and Sikh Politics

Khadoor Sahib by-poll and Sikh Politics

Khadoor Sahib : In month of October, 2015, a number of incidents of Guru Granth Sahib’s sacrilege happened across Punjab on large scale, deeply hurting Sikh sentiments. These incidents were accompanied by another incident, during which the Punjab Police opened fire at peaceful Sikhs who were undertaking peaceful agitation against the sacrilege. The firing by […]

Sikh man forced out of Trump rally for carrying ‘Stop Hate’ banner

Sikh man forced out of Trump rally for carrying ‘Stop Hate’ banner

A Sikh man wearing a turban was escorted out of a Donald Trump rally in Muscatine High School, Iowa. This, after the man interrupted Trump’s speech by displaying a banner that read ‘Stop Hate’. Trump, who is currently the GOP front-runner, then pointed to the crowd, referring to the protester and another person accompanying him […]

SGPC Releases Latest 548th Bikrami-Nanakshahi Calendar Without Involving Appointed Jathedars

SGPC Releases Latest 548th Bikrami-Nanakshahi Calendar Without Involving Appointed Jathedars

AMRITSAR SAHIB—Last year, while the SGPC had asked the Akal Takht Sahib ‘appointed’ Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh to oversee the calendar row, yesterday, it issued the latest calendar in his absence. Notably, the calendar was launched solely by the SGPC staff, including Avtar Makkar and controversial Chief Secretary Harcharan Singh, and no appointed Jathedar or […]

Khadoor Sahib bypoll: Independent Candidate Baldeep Singh targets SAD (B) for ‘nepotism’

Khadoor Sahib bypoll: Independent Candidate Baldeep Singh targets SAD (B) for ‘nepotism’

KHADOOR SAHIB : Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dissident and noted Gurbani exponent Bhai Baldeep Singh, who is contesting Khadoor Sahib bypoll as an independent candidate, on Friday stated that the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) had set another example of ‘nepotism’ by fielding MP Ranjit Singh Brahmpura’s son Ravinder Singh Brahmpura for the bypoll.In a […]