Sikh Bodies to meet on Oct 12 to discuss over Sarbat Khalsa

Sikh Bodies to meet on Oct 12 to discuss over Sarbat Khalsa

AMRITSAR SAHIB : Sikh organizations are to hold ‘Sarbat Khalsa’ on Bandi Chhod Diwas (Diwali) against the decision of Sri Akal Takht Sahib’s appointed Jathedar to pardon Sirsa based cult head Gurmeet Ram Rahim of wanton blasphemeous behaviour. To discuss this, they have called a meeting on October 12 at Gurdwara Singh Shaheedan, Model town at Ludhiana.As per sources, a preparatory schedule will be chalked out for the Sarbat Khalsa in the meeting. For this cause, various Sikh bodies SAD (Amritsar), SAD (Panch Pardhani), Dal Khalsa, Damdami Taksal (Ajnala group), SAD (Delhi), Akhand Kirtani Jatha, Sant Samaj, Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and All India Sikh Students Federation, amongst others, have joined hands.The agenda of the Sarbat Khalsa would be rejecting the Jathedar’s decision to exonerate the Sirsa cult chief and remove the jathedars who took this unpardonable politically motivated decision.Shiromani Akali Dal (United) convener Bhai Mohkam Singh is heading all the groups to chalk out the plan. He said this event would not be “politically motivated”, but for saving the dignity of religion and the Sri Akal Takht.
He said that the date and venue of holding the Sarbat Khalsa would be finalized in the October 12 meeting and the Sikh community residing across the globe would be taken into confidence before taking any decision.“A committee is being constituted for the preparations. A website will be soon launched through which suggestions from the entire Sikh community will be invited over the issue,” he added.Meanwhile, former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief and SAD (Delhi) president Paramjit Singh Sarna said, “In my opinion, the Sarbat Khalsa should be called up at a place where the SAD (Badal) has no reach. It could be held overseas too. Yet, the final date would be decided at the meeting which will be attended by various Sikh groups at Ludhiana.”Sources said a majority of these groups want Sarbat Khalsa to be called up tentatively at Amritsar, but not at Sri Akal Takht Sahib.

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