Amritsar-The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has raised a powerful objection to the appointment of a non-Sikh officer as an Administrator of Gurdwara Board of Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded in Maharashtra and demanded the withdrawal of this resolution of Maharashtra Government.
The SGPC President has registered his objection by writing a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Eknath Sambhaji Shinde.
SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami stated that the appointment of a non-Sikh officer because the Administrator of Gurdwara Board, Takht Sachkhand Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded, is just not in accordance with the Sikh sentiments and the Maryada (code of conduct). He stated there may be massive resentment among the many Sikh Sangat (neighborhood) in opposition to this resolution of the Government of Maharashtra.
He stated that the function of Takhts (seats of energy) within the Sikh neighborhood is to steer and provides directions once in a while for the implementation of Sikh Maryada, due to this fact, any non-Sikh particular person can’t be accepted because the Administrator of the Management Board of the Takht. He raised the query that how can a non-Sikh particular person run the Management of Gurdwaras as per the Sikh sentiments.
The SGPC President stated that that is an anti-Sikh resolution, which needs to be withdrawn instantly.
He has additionally demanded to conduct the elections for forming Gurdwara Board, Takht Sri Hazur Abchalnagar Sahib, Nanded. He stated that the tenure of the Gurdwara Board of Takht in Nanded was accomplished on March 15, 2022, and the election is due for multiple 12 months.
Being the consultant organisation of the Sikh neighborhood, the SGPC has raised calls for a number of occasions to conduct elections of the Gurdwara Board of Takht in Nanded.
Harjinder Singh Dhami stated that the Maharashtra Government mustn’t take arbitrary selections within the Sikh affairs and until the election, a dedicated Sikh particular person needs to be appointed as Administrator of Gurdwara Board of Takht in Nanded.