They can’t take such decisions, says Makkar; we’re supreme, asserts Akal Takht jathedar
Amritsar, Punjab: Plunging the Sikh ‘panth’ into a
deeper crisis over pardon to Sirsa dera head, defiant Panj Pyaras asked
the five Sikh jathedars to step down for hurting the religious
sentiments of the Sikh community by taking decisions that were in
violation of the ‘maryada’ (tenets) and status of the Akal Takht — the
supreme temporal authority of Sikhism.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) was quick to term their decree as illegal, saying the suspended Panj Pyaras have no “legal right” to issue any such order.
Before seeking the resignation of the jathedars, the Panj Pyaras waited for them from 10.20 am to 11.55 am at the Akal Takht in the Golden Temple complex here. When nobody turned up, the Panj Pyaras issued a ‘gurmatta’ (religious decree), asking the jathedars to resign.
“A number of decisions taken in the recent past were against the norms that govern the Akal Takht,” said the ‘gurmatta.’
The ‘gurmatta’ also directed the SGPC executive to secure the resignation of the jathedars. If they fail to quit on their own, the executive should terminate their services, it added.
The Panj Pyaras had summoned the jathedars, including Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, for their role in granting pardon to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a blasphemy case.
The Panj Pyaras, dressed in their traditional white flowing robes, waited for jathedars on the first floor of the Akal Takht building. When they failed to appear, the five held consultations among themselves and thereafter drafted the ‘gurmatta’.
“You have violated Sikh tenets by failing to appear in person before us. Neither did you send any message or gave us a written clarification, which clearly shows your intentions of having little or no regard for the religious codes that govern our institutions”, stated the handwritten ‘gurmatta’.
Link :http://sikhsangat.org/2015/gurbachan-singh-we-are-higher-than-panj-piyares-sikh-house-in-chaos/
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Panj Pyaras ask Sikh jathedars to step down
Posted On: 2015-10-24 Posted By: HT Correspondent
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New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- The Panj Pyaras - the five beloved ones of the Guru - asked Sikhism's five highest priests to step down on Friday as the focus shifted from bloody sectarian clashes on Punjab's streets to deep rifts within the Sikh clergy that may reignite violence.
The unprecedented development came after the Panj Pyaras waited about 90 minutes for the priests to turn up to explain their controversial pardon decision to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a blasphemy case.
"We summoned the jathedars (priests) to seek their explanation but they don't care about Sikh tenets. They should resign immediately," the Panj Pyaras said.
Link :http://www.htsyndication.com/htsportal/article/Panj-Pyaras-ask-Sikh-jathedars-to-step-down/9671714
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