Reacting to the former Takht Sri Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh’s presence at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, demand to excommunicate him have come forward.
Many prominent Sikh activists have requested SGPCappointed AkalTakht Sahib Jathedar as well as the Sarbat Khalsa Jathedars to take a strong stand against Giani Iqbal Singh.
Bhai Gajinder
Singh, the exiled pro-freedom Sikh leader, in a statement, said that Giani
Iqbal Singh had has strong allegiance with the RSS for long. “He has had an
allegiance with Nagpur (a stronghold of the RSS) from the beginning. Such a
person cannot be called Anandpuri (ie. holding allegiance with the Khalsa
Panth). However, he is not alone. There are many others like him who appear as
Sikhs but are working for the RSS,” he said. “such people never expressed any
interest in the propagation of Sikhi, so he feels no pain at their departure
from the Panth.”“While the Panth decided to boycott the ceremonies in Ayodhya,
Giani Iqbal Singh chose to stand against the Panth,” he added.
Amrik Singh Ballowal also sought exemplary punishment for Giani Iqbal Singh.He said that Giani Iqbal Singh has hurt Sikh sentiments by attending the inauguration ceremonies in Ayodhya. “For this unforgivable act, he should be awarded exemplary punishment so that no one could dare in future to make such mistake again,” he added.
“While the
entire Sikh Panth kept a distance from Ram Mandir’s inauguration ceremony,
Giani Iqbal Singh paid a visit to Ayodhya to prove his loyalty towards RSS,”.
Bhai Baldev
Singh Wadala said that Giani Iqbal Singh has always stirred controversies. “I
want to appeal to the entire Sikh Nation that Guru Nanak Dev Ji destroyed
family linages and Guru Gobind Singh Ji started his own linage with the
initiation of Khalsa Panth.”
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