SGPC intervention opposed in Mandi gurdwara mgmt

Tribune News Service

Mandi, March 20

The local gurdwara prabandhak committee has opposed the intervention of SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee) in the management of local gurdwara in Mandi town.

Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, Surender Pal Singh Bhatia, president of local gurdwara prabandhak committee, said that SGPC members visited here two days ago to intervene in the matter of the management of gurdwara, which is not acceptable.

“The local committee is running the management of gurdwara for years and the gurdwara is not under the SGPC control. The matter is pending in court and a decision is awaited”, he said. “We strongly oppose the intervention of the SGPC in gurdwara management until the decision of court on this issue. The decision of court, whatever it will be, will be acceptable”, he said. Tension cropped up two days ago in the town when SGPC members in large numbers arrived at the gurdwara here which irked the local committee members. The district police administration had deployed huge police force to avoid any conflict between the two groups and to maintain law and order. However, no untoward incident was reported on that day.