 — have decided to pay monthly wages to the Panj Pyaras who were dismissed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)){kind=link}
Mohali – Sikh bodies, Akhand Kirtani Jatha and Sikh Relief (UK) — have decided to pay monthly wages to the Panj Pyaras who were dismissed by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on January 1.
RP Singh, a senior member of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha and Sikh Relief (UK), made the announcement at a function held at the local Sacha Dhan Sahib gurdwara at Phase 3B1, here on Tuesday.
The ‘Panj Pyaras’ in question — Bhai Satnam Singh Khanda, Bhai Satnam Singh, Bhai Major Singh, Bhai Mangal Singh and Bhai Tarlok Singh — were given cheques of Rs 22,000 each and a new Innova car.
“Now onwards, we will pay them their monthly wages of Rs 22,000, along with other incentives. They have been given the car to preach Sikhism,” said RP Singh.
The ‘Panj Pyaras’ were honoured for their stand in favour of Sikh principles and tenets, said the organisers.