Bathinda – To prevent the opening of a Sarbat Khalsa control room at Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, the police today placed many Sikh leaders under house arrest.
Reacting to the police action, Bhai Baljit Singh Daduwal opened a temporary control room at Dadu village in Haryana.
The police team was deployed outside the house of district SAD (A) president Parminder Singh Ballianwali at Shant Nagar in the city. Officers did not allow him to go out from the residence.
Even United Akali Dal leader Gurdeep Singh Brar was also not allowed to move out from his residence in Hazura Kapura colony in the city.
Sarbat Khalsa nominated Jathedar of Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Bhai Amrik Singh Ajnala was stopped when he was on his way to Bathinda from Amritsar at Bhai Talwandi chowk and he along with 35 supporters was taken to Zira police station where he was released in the evening.
Bhai Mokham Singh, Jaskaran Singh and Dhian Singh Mand were also stopped on their way to Talwandi Sabo.
Daduwal said the Badal government is afraid of the Sarbat Khalsa that it was raiding the houses of its leaders since Wednesday and the place where they were to the control room was turned into fortress. He said they have inaugurated temporary sarbat khalsa control room at Dadu village, 18 km away from Talwandi Sabo.
While speaking over phone, UAD leader Gurdeep Singh Brar said that opening of an office at Takht Damdama Sahib has been postponed as police had arrested their leaders.
He also stated that the district- level meeting of United Akali Dal, which was scheduled to be held tomorrow, had also been postponed.
Temporary one opened in Haryana village
Reacting to the police action, Baljit Singh Daduwal opened a temporary control room at Dadu village in Haryana.
This temporary office is meant to make preparations for the “Sarbat Khalsa” planned for November 10 this year at Talwandi Sabo.