Sarchand Singh
Akal Takht, the
highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, has summoned Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal’s
media adviser Sarchand Singh on August 22 for his alleged role in granting
pardon to excommunicated former Akali minister Sucha Singh Langah. Besides, the
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken action against its
five employees for their involvement in the pardon row.
Langah, who also
served as a member of the SGPC, was excommunicated in October 2017 as the Sikh
clergy found him guilty of misconduct and violation of the Sikh tenets after a
video allegedly showing him in an objectionable position with a woman was
widely shared on social media. He was pardoned by the ‘panj pyaras’ (five
beloved ones of the Guru) at Gurdwara Baba Banda Singh Bahadar in Gurdaspur
district on August 3.
Confirming the
development, Jaspal Singh, personal assistant of Akal Takht acting jathedar
Giani Harpreet Singh said: “He (Sarchand Singh) has been asked to submit his
clarification on August 22. If his reply is unsatisfactory, the five Sikh
clergies will take against him as per the maryada.”
Acting on a
report of the probe panel, SGPC has taken departmental action against five of
its employees for their involvement in the pardon row.
The next meeting of the Sikh clergy is expected to be held by month-end to take action against the remaining persons, said the PA to jathedar.
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