Expel Sukhbir from joint panel on Sikh prisoners: Daduwal to SGPC

AMRITSAR: The Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (ad hoc) president and Sikh preacher Baljit Singh Daduwal on Thursday demanded the SGPC to expel SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal from the join panel constituted by the apex gurdwara body on the issue of Sikh prisoners.

Daduwal, who is a member of the panel, handed over a letter to SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami during the first meeting of the 11-member joint committee formed after the “panthic convention” held at the SGPC’s headquarters here on May 11. The meeting resolved to press the Centre on the issue of the release of Sikh prisoners lodged in various jails across the country.

Daduwal, in the letter, demanded that Sukhbir must be expelled from the panel, saying that role of the SAD president has not remained in favour of the community during the previous SAD-BJP regime.

Despite questioning Sukhbir’s role, he did not boycott the meeting and was seen along with the SAD chief during the media interaction as well.

“I spoke to Sukhbir during the meeting that he must be answerable to the community first on the developments including Bargari sacrilege, that went against the community during SAD regime,” Daduwal claimed while. However, former DSGMC presidents Paramjit Singh Sarna and Manjit Singh GK denied his claim, but confirmed that he handed over a letter to Dhami, that was not read during the meeting.

The panel resolved to meet The Prime Minister and Union home minister to press the issue of the release of Sikh prisoners.