Won't tolerate govt meddling in gurdwara management: Jathedar

Tribune News Service

Ambala, Updated At : 02:51 AM Oct 20, 2025 IST

Akal Takht's acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj. Tribune file photo

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Officiating Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj today said Sikhs will never tolerate any interference by governments in gurdwara management.

He was here to participate in a gurmat samagam (religious congregation) held at Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha in Matheri Shekhan village.

Addressing the gathering, the jathedar asked the sangat to lead their lives according to the teachings of the Sikh Gurus and the principles of Sikhism. The gurdwaras are the centers of Sikh preaching and their management must remain in the hands of the Khalsa Panth in accordance with panthic sentiments. Sikhs will never tolerate any interference by governments in gurdwara management or related affairs, he said.

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