Badals have ruined Sikh institutions, says Dal Khalsa

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 22

The Dal Khalsa urged Delhi Sikhs to favour only those candidates in the ensuing gurdwara polls who have stood with ‘Panth’ in the past and defeat those who have ditched the Panth for political or personal benefits.

The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls are slated for February 26.

In a attack on the current rulers of Punjab, Kanwarpal Singh, spokesperson of the Dal Khalsa, said the control of Badal (Prakash Singh) and his family over the Akali polity has led to denigration of Sikh religious institutions.

Party head Harpal Singh Cheema said instead of strengthening inner democracy in the working of important Sikh institutions, the Badal family has established a monopoly on it and ruined their autonomous character.

Be it the SGPC or DSGMC, both are in wrong hands. It is time for the Sikh Sangat of Punjab and Delhi to put these institutions into the right and clean hands, overhaul the working style and restore their pristine glory, said Cheema.