Tag: SGPC
#Punjab2017: Will Excluding Sehajdharis out of SGPC help the Akalis?
Originally, under the All India Gurdwara Act of 1925, the Sehajdharis could not vote in SGPC elections. Only in 1959 did the Punjab Legislative Council grant them the voting rights.
RS clears bill to exclude Sehajdhari Voters
The Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill 2016 was introduced in Rajya Sabha which envisages to amend 91-year-old Sikh Gurdwaras Act to exclude Sehajdhari Sikhs from voting in elections to Sikh religious bodies.
Giani Jagtar Singh likely to be Next Akal Takht Jathedar
Amritsar - SGPC is planning to appoint Giani Jagtar Singh (Head Granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib) as its new Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. Giani Jagtar Singh will replace Giani Gurbachan...
Stray Bullet Injures SGPC Employee at Harmandir Sahib
A Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandak Committee (SGPC) employee, Gurpreet Singh, was injured by what seemed to be a stray bullet while he was on duty near the Dukh Bhanjani Beri inside the Harmandir...
Sikh Sangat forces Makkar to abruptly end his address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRIqeElrPv8 Fatehgrah Sahib - In wake of strong protest from the Sikh sangat the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar had to abruptly end his address, even as Akal Takht jathedar...
Takht jathedars to stay, says SGPC Chief Makkar
Amritsar - Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar on Thursday said there was no move to remove five Takht Jathedars, including Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh. “All is fine,...
Panj Pyaras Refuses to Follow SGPC Transfer Orders
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DDEPS1fYqkU Amritsar - The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has shifted two of the Panj Pyaras out of Punjab, but both have refused to join their new posting. It is probably for the...
SGPC Approaches Bhai Pinderpal Singh to be Akal Takht Jathedar
Amritsar Sahib - Bhai Pinderpal Singh ji, who natively hails from Tharwa Majra village in Karnal (Haryana), lives in Ludhiana. Sources say he is being persuaded by the SGPC and other Sikh...