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08 Oct

Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Row: Mann Govt Forms 3-Member SIT; Baltej Pannu Questions Rs 1 Lakh Payment

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabBaltej Pannu, Bhagwant Mann, Harjinder singh dhami, SGPC, Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Row, Sukhbir Singh Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Thursday once again raised serious questions over the functioning of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and sought answers from SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami and its “chief custodian” Sukhbir Singh Badal over the Sri Anandpur Sahib sarai issue. He questioned the explanations given by SGPC president over the woman's stay at the SGPC sarai, the ₹1 lakh treatment payment and discrepancies in the register. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu stated, “Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team to investigate…

06 Oct

SGPC Belongs to Entire Sikh Sangat, Not Any Individual: AAP’s Baltej Pannu Questions Leadership Accountability in Sarai Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, Harjinder singh dhami, SGPC, Sri Anandpur Sahib sarai controversy

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday questioned Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami over his response to the controversy surrounding a Bahrain woman’s stay at an SGPC sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, asserting that nobody was attacking the SGPC as an institution and that the questions being raised were directed at those responsible for running it and anyone who may have misused their positions. Addressing a press conference,AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu categorically stated, “There is no attack on the institution (SGPC). This is about asking questions to…

05 Oct

AAP’s Baltej Pannu Slams SAD Leader Virsa Singh Valtoha Over ‘Derogatory Language’ and Bahrain Woman Controversy; Demands Forensic Probe into Audio

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Baltej Pannu, SGPC, Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal, Virsa Singh Valtoha

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Monday said he would not stoop to the level of Akali Dal (Badal) leader Virsa Singh Valtoha by using derogatory language, but had answers to every question and allegation raised against him. He said his upbringing by his parents and teachers had taught him to maintain dignity in his language, irrespective of who he was responding to. Reacting to Virsa Singh Valtoha’s remarks against him, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “Everyone knows that the Akali government had registered a false case against me in 2015.…

02 Oct

AAP Demands Answers from SGPC and Akali Dal Over Alleged Prolonged Harassment of Bahrain Woman in Sarais

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP, Akali Dal, Baltej Pannu, Harjinder Dhami, Sarai controversy, SGPC, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab State Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Friday questioned the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Akali Dal leadership over the serious matter concerning a woman who came from Bahrain and stayed at a sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib and Amritsar, saying that their silence over the entire episode for the past several days had raised several serious questions. Baltej Pannu questioned why the truth was being hidden from the Sikh Sangat and Punjabis. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said, “The silence of the SGPC and Akali…

01 Oct

AAP Questions SGPC Chief Over CBI Demand in Sri Anandpur Sahib Sarai Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Akali Dal, Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu, CBI probe, Punjab Police, SGPC

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh) — The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday sharply criticized Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Harjinder Singh Dhami for seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into a woman’s eight-month stay at an SGPC-run sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib, questioning why the apex Sikh body is resisting cooperation with the Punjab Police. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab media in-charge Baltej Pannu urged Dhami to stop deflecting accountability and immediately hand over all relevant documentation to state investigators. Pannu questioned why an outside agency is being sought when the crucial evidence—including guest registers, financial logs, and details regarding…

25 Sep

AAP Questions SGPC Inquiry Panel Over Anandpur Sahib Sarai Controversy

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Anandpur Sahib, Baltej Pannu, Harjinder singh dhami, SGPC, Sukhbir Badal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Friday launched a sharp attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee) President Harjinder Singh Dhami over the controversy surrounding the SGPC sarai at Sri Anandpur Sahib and the FIR registered against Amarjit Singh Chawla and Malkit Singh. Baltej Pannu said that even after Amarjit Singh Chawla and Malkit Singh were expelled from the Panth, the SGPC had not put up even a single signboard outside its institutes and gurdwaras informing the Sikh sangat that no association should be maintained with them. In…

22 Sep

AAP Questions Silence of Akali, Congress and BJP Leaders Over Allegations Against Amarjit Singh Chawla

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabAAP Punjab, Amarjit Singh Chawla, Baltej Pannu, Punjab News, Punjab politics, SGPC, Shiromani Akali Dal

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab Media In-charge Baltej Pannu on Tuesday questioned the continued silence of Akali Dal (Badal) Chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, SGPC (Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee) leadership, senior Akali leaders, Congress leaders and BJP leaders over the serious allegations raised by a woman from Bahrain against Akali leader Amarjit Singh Chawla and others. He also questioned the silence of Akali leaders Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Bikram Singh Majithia, Congress leaders Sukhpal Singh Khaira, Partap Singh Bajwa, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring and senior BJP leaders on the matter. Addressing a press conference, AAP Punjab Media In-charge…

30 Jul

Punjab Government to Amend Sacrilege Law; AAP Assures No Interference in Religious Affairs

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabGuru Granth Sahib, Legislation, Malvinder Singh Kang, Punjab, sacrilege, SGPC, Sikhism

Chandigarh (Gurpreet Singh): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Member of Parliament Malvinder Singh Kang on Thursday categorically clarified that the Punjab Government's law against sacrilege is aimed solely at ensuring the strictest punishment for those who deliberately commit acts of sacrilege and has no intention of interfering in Sikh religious affairs, Sikh Rehat Maryada, or the rights of religious institutions. Addressing a press conference, Kang said the Bhagwant Mann Government brought the legislation in response to the long-standing demand of the Sikh community for a strong legal framework to prevent repeated incidents of sacrilege and ensure that those responsible do not…

23 May

SGPC Chief Reviews Preparations for Panthic Conference at Baba Bakala, Calls for Strict Law Against Sacrilege

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsIndiaHarjinder singh dhami, SGPC

Gurpreet Singh :- Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami on Saturday held a special meeting with preachers, dhadis and kavishars of the Majha region at Teja Singh Samundri Hall to review preparations for the upcoming Panthic conference scheduled to be held at Baba Bakala on May 31. Addressing the gathering, Dhami said the conference aimed to spread awareness among the Sikh community and strengthen Panthic unity. He also recalled the martyrs of the historic Paonta Sahib episode, stating that ‘Sri Akhand Path Sahib’ bhog and ardas were performed in their memory during the early morning hours.…

23 May

SGPC Pays Tribute to Nihang Singhs Martyred in Paonta Sahib Massacre

Gurpreet Singh0 CommentsPunjabSGPC

Gurpreet Singh :- The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Saturday organised a special Gurmat Samagam at Sri Manji Sahib Diwan Hall within the Golden Temple complex to commemorate the 11 Nihang Singhs who were martyred during the 1964 Paonta Sahib massacre. The martyrs had laid down their lives while fighting to free Gurdwara Paonta Sahib, associated with the legacy of Guru Gobind Singh, from the control of corrupt mahants. The religious programme began with the bhog of Sri Akhand Path Sahib, followed by devotional kirtan performed by Hazoori Ragi jathas. A large number of devotees attended the gathering and paid…