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29 Sep

AAP Questions ₹1 Lakh Bank Transfer From SGPC Account to Bahrain Woman, Demands Answers From Harjinder Dhami and Sukhbir Badal

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab General Secretary and Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday questioned the continued silence of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, as well as Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, over the allegations raised by a woman from Bahrain regarding her stay at an SGPC-run sarai at Sri Anandpur Sahib. Baltej Pannu said he had already held nearly four press conferences on the matter, but the questions raised by the Sikh sangat remained unanswered. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media…

Supreme Respect: CM Bhagwant Mann Confirms AAP Leaders Will Appear Before Akal Takht Over Anti-Sacrilege Bill Controversy

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Amritsar (Gurpreet Singh): Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Sunday reaffirmed that Sri Akal Takht Sahib is the supreme temporal authority of the Sikh community and said that all Ministers, MLAs and the Speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha summoned by the Takht Sahib will appear before it on Monday to present the state government’s position with humility. Declaring that every directive of Sri Akal Takht Sahib is paramount and will be obeyed in true letter and spirit, the Chief Minister said the government would also submit details of the fake video featuring his impersonator.. The Chief Minister pointed…

Allegations by Giani Raghbir Singh Shake Sikh Institutions, Says Inderbir Singh Nijjar

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Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab leader and MLA Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar has expressed serious concern over the sensational revelations made by former Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Raghbir Singh Ji, regarding the internal functioning of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Akali Dal.He said that these allegations made by a respected personality like Giani Raghbir Singh Ji, who is thoroughly aware of the institution’s internal workings, are extremely painful and disturbing for the Sikh community. Nijjar said that although there were already discussions within the Sangat about the decline of these…