Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday rejected allegations of stalling work at a medical faculty in Sangrur.

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann had on Sunday accused the apex gurdwara physique of performing like a puppet within the arms of the Badal household, which he alleged made concerted efforts with the Dhindsas to stall the work for ‘vested political pursuits’.

Dhami mentioned the SGPC values ​​the emotions of sangat (neighborhood) of the realm and had determined in its govt assembly on November 22, 2022, to start out a written dialogue with the Punjab authorities, however no optimistic response was obtained.

He mentioned if Mann was severe about constructing a medical faculty, he ought to discuss to the SGPC and perceive the authorized features in order that this challenge might be resolved amicably.

Dhami mentioned below the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, the SGPC manages the Sikh shrines and Gurdwara Sachkhand Angitha Sahib was notified below Section 7(3) of the Act on September 4, 1964. The SGPC is accountable for its administration, he added.

He mentioned after the notification, one Lal Singh had filed a petition earlier than the Sikh Gurdwara Tribunal below Section 8, which was dismissed in 1973.

“Lal Singh and others then filed an appeal against the decision of Sikh Gurdwara Tribunal in the Punjab and Haryana high court in 1976, which was again dismissed in 1984. The next year, Gurdwara Akal Sagar and Angitha Sahib, Mastuana, were declared Sikh gurdwaras by the Punjab government and the rules of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act became applicable to them,” Dhami added.

He mentioned the Sikh Gurdwara Tribunal had additionally dismissed an attraction filed in opposition to this determination in 1986 by Brigadier Khushalpal Singh (retd), president of Sant Attar Gursagar Mastuana Trust. In 1986, Khushalpal appealed to the High Court, which stayed the matter in 1987, he added.

Dhami mentioned regardless of the keep by the excessive court docket, Baba Darshan Singh gifted 137 kanals and 18 marlas of land at Badrukhan village to the Punjab authorities with none proper to open a medical faculty on May 23, 2022, on which the SGPC even appealed to the excessive court docket, which ordered to keep up the established order.

He mentioned that so as to change into a celebration on this case, Baba Darshan Singh filed a petition. Similarly, a welfare society, Lok Bhalai Insaaf, additionally filed a petition to change into a celebration, whereas elevating a powerful objection to gifting of the gurdwara property to the Punjab authorities.

Takes discover of Randhawa’s assembly with Rajasthan CM

SGPC president Dhami strongly condemned the intentions of forming Rajasthan Gurdwara Committee following a gathering between Congress chief Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot.

In an announcement, Dhami mentioned, “The Congress has always tried to weaken the Sikh power by interfering unnecessarily in Sikh affairs. Former Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led government had also played a political game to divide the Sikh power in Haryana.

“Now Randhawa, along with Gehlot, is making plans to form a separate gurdwara committee in Rajasthan, which will never be accepted,” he added.

He requested the Congress to cease interfering within the non secular affairs of Sikhs. He additionally appealed to the Sikh Sangat to concentrate on the “conspiracies” of the Congress.