Chandigarh, Nov 24, 2025 (Yes Punjab News)
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today strongly urged the Centre and State governments in the country to stop “the unholy and greedy acts and tendencies to interfere in Sikh religious affairs and to usurp the control of Sikh institutions and shrines, including the sacred Takhats of the Khalsa Panth at Huzoor Sahib and Patna sahib. “
Acts like snatching control of DSGMC from Sikh Sangat through intrigues and forcibly splitting of SGPC by setting up a separate body in Haryana are not the right way to pay homage to the great Guru Sahib who made the ultimate sacrifice against religious interference and repression. “
A resolution passed at a special meeting of the Core Committee at the party headquarters here this afternoon said,” Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib made the supreme and unparalleled sacrifice to stop governmental interference in and repression against the religious beliefs, practices and affairs of other religions.
It’s a great irony that the governments at the centre and in Maharashtra, Bihar and Haryana have been carrying out the same sin of religious interference and repression against which the great Guru sacrificed his life.
It is unbelievable that governments today are following the same Aurangzeb’s mindset in Guru sahib’s own country and against people who follow the great Guru sahib’s faith.”
The meeting was presided over by the SAD president S Sukhbir Singh Badal
In a statement, Mr Badal said,” It’s great that the entire country is paying tributes to the great Sahib. But these tributes and functions will sound sincere only if governments at the centre as well as in Bihar , Maharashtra , Delhi , Haryana and other states put a stop to their ongoing interference in Sikh religious affairs and attacks on Sikh religious institutions and sacred Gurdhams “
Mr Sukhbir Badal said the latest central move to end Punjab’s right to Chandigarh by making it a regular union territory, attempts to end the democratic set up in the Panjab Univeristy and take it under central control besides diluting Punjab’s control over the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) were also injustices being meted out to Punjab.
Asserting that Punjab had an inalienable right over Chandigarh, Mr Badal said the SAD would not tolerate any attempt to snatch it from Punjab even as he demanded the union territory be transferred to Punjab. He also appealed to Punjabis as well as all political parties to support the SAD in its endeavour to protect the rights of the State.
Meanwhile the core committee also took umbrage to the manner in which chief minister Bhagwant Mann had tried to belittle the Sri Akal Takth Sahib and said the SAD would not tolerate such insulting behaviour.
It thanked party president S Sukhbir Singh Badal for his inspirational leadership which had resulted in a groundswell of support for the SAD in the Tarn Taran bypoll. It also announced that the party would contest the Zila Parishad elections on the party symbol.
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