The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Friday strongly objected to Haryana authorities’s parole granted to Dera Sirsa head Gurmeet Ram Rahim. He mentioned the governments are adopting “double standards” with Sikhs. “On one hand, special kindness is being shown to Gurmeet Ram Rahim, who is serving sentence under heinous charges of rapes and murder and an accused of sacrilege cases and on the other hand, the Sikhs who are lodged in jails for three decades are not being released even after they have completed their sentences”. He mentioned even a lot of imprisoned Sikhs have been disadvantaged of parole.

“This is twin coverage, which brings the functioning of governments underneath query. Such techniques for political achieve should not within the curiosity of the nation and governments ought to chorus from hurting Sikh sentiments,” he added.