SAD chief Sukhbir Badal objects to naming of ‘non-Sikh’ to Takht Hazur Sahib board

Says this is a continuation of the attacks and interference in the internal religious affairs of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC)

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday objected to the appointment of a non-Sikh as administrator of Takht Hazur Sahib, terming calling it “a part of a dangerous ideological assault on the separate Sikh identity”.

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal (File photo)

This is a continuation of the attacks and interference in the internal religious affairs of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), he added.

In separate letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, Sukhbir called for immediate reversal of the decision and for appointment of a fully practicing Sikh from among the bureaucrats as administrator of the Takht. He also urged the Centre and Maharashtra government to show sensitivity towards Sikh sentiments.