HSGMC row: All eyes on new Haryana Governor
Centre picks Kaptan Singh Solanki for the post Sukhbir calls Hooda’s decision attack on nation’s unity
NEW DELHI, JULY 25
The Centre is mulling over options to defuse the situation over the creation of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGPC) to prevent any flare-up and the key is the appointment of Kaptan Singh Solanki as the new Governor of Haryana, who will later initiate a review of the Act that created the new body.

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