Gurdaspur gurdwara row : Court orders status quo

POWER PLAY Trust headed by exMLA Johar Singh to run show at Chhota Ghallughara Gurdwara; committee formed by parallel jathedar Mand visits shrine

GURDASPUR: The junior civil court ordered maintenance of statusquo (the existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues) in the Chhota Ghallughara Gurdwara case. Judge Gurvinder Singh passed orders regarding the same on Thursday.

The gurdwara trust head and ex-MLA Johar Singh had filed a writ-petition against former Punjab ministers Sewa Singh Sekhwan and Sucha Singh Langah and Aam Aadmi Party Majha zone president Kanwalpreet Singh Kaki on Wednesday.

As per the petition, the accused persons had tried to forcibly take the possession of the gurdwaraon Sunday, while a legal trust headed by Johar Singh had been running it successfully since 1973.The court is likely to issue notices to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) secretary and three other accused for September 2, the next date for hearing of the case.

Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh had visited said the gurdwara, at the request of Sekhwan,L angah and Kaki, on Sunday.

These leaders wanted to oust the existing management committee of the gurdwara and bring the it under SCPC’s control.

The jathedar had visited the gurdwara to instruct the management committee to appear in front of the Takht before August 28 after a senior management committee functionary was reportedly caught in an objectionable condition with a woman at the gurdwara on August 11 night.

Meanwhile Johar clarified that he will not comply with the diktats of Akal Takhtjathedar as he considered Giani Gurbachan Singh as an ex-Akal Takht jathedar after he was removed by the Sarbat Khalsa gathering held at Chabba on November 10, 2015.

Mean while, the three-member committee was formed by parallel Akal Takht jathedar Dhian Singh Mand visited the gurdwara and reviewed incidents of past 12 days.The committee will submit its report to Mand.

The committee comprises of SGPC member from Dhuri Surjit Singh Kala Bola, SGPC member from Gurdaspur Surjit Singh Tughalwala and executive committee member of Haryana Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Baba Pardeep Singh.

JOHAR SINGH HAD FILED A PETITION AGAINST SEWA SINGH SEKHWAN, SUCHA SINGH LANGAH, KANWALPREET SINGH KAKI