Sikh activists gherao residence of city Police Commissioner Gill

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 6

Contesting the disappearance of 328 missing saroops, activists of the Sikh Sadbhawna Dal on Monday gheraoed official residence of Police Commissioner Sukhchain Singh Gill and performed prayers.

The activists demanded that despite the Akal Takht constituted panel indicting around 12 Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) officials and staff members for their indulgence in misappropriation of 328 saroops, no criminal proceedings were initiated against them.

Members of the Sikh Sadbhawna Dal and Gurdwara Akal Bunga had been staging sit-in since November 4, 2020 at the Heritage Street leading to the Golden Temple against the SGPC’s lenience. They had staged peaceful dharna for a few hours outside the residences of ministers as well.

Sikh Sadbhawna Dal’s chief Baldev Singh Wadala said the Akal Takht and the SGPC had been brushing aside the issue of missing saroops while the Sikh community has all rights to know the whereabouts of 328 saroops and on whose instance, the holy scriptures were issued in an unauthorised manner. “We have been staging dharnas to wake up the state government and administration from a deep slumber. Despite our complaints, the police took no action,” he said.