Radhasoami sect reaches out to radical Sikh leaders

In a significant development, the spiritual head of Dera Radhasoami Satsang Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon on Friday reached out to radical Sikh leaders Simranjit Singh Mann and Baljit Singh Daduwal as part of his initiative to amicably resolve the controversy over demolition of a gurdwara at Waraich village near Beas in Amritsar district.

In a significant development, the spiritual head of Dera Radhasoami Satsang Baba Gurinder Singh Dhillon on Friday reached out to radical Sikh leaders Simranjit Singh Mann and Baljit Singh Daduwal as part of his initiative to amicably resolve the controversy over demolition of a gurdwara at Waraich village near Beas in Amritsar district.

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While Dhillon and Mann met one-on-one at Sikandarpur village near Sirsa, where the Radhasoami sect owns farm lands, the sect chief paid a visit to Daduwal at the latter's religious headquarters at Dadu village in Bathinda district. Before his closed-door meeting with Daduwal that lasted two hours, Dhillon paid obeisance at the Dadu sect's gurdwara.

Friday's surprise meetings underscored the fact that the Radhasoamis, a pacifist and non-controversial sect with a huge following across the country, have opened direct channels with Sikh radicals to resolve the simmering Waraich gurdwara issue. The row erupted a few months ago when the Radhasoami sect purchased a chunk of land at Waraich adjacent to its headquarters at Beas, and demolished a gurdwara after reverentially relocating Guru Granth Sahib.

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