Again on a collision course? As Akalis launch ‘self-styled’ membership drive, Akal Takht says stick to 7-member committee

The Akal Takht had earlier formed a seven-member committee to oversee the caller rank thrust for SAD (B), but the enactment maintained that lone its moving committee could behaviour the thrust owed to ineligible requirements. The Jathedar, however, had rejected this argument.

After the meeting, Wadala said, “Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh instructed SGPC president Dhami to comply with the December 2 directions. He besides called Balwinder Singh Bhundar, asking him to travel the same. By starting the rank thrust today, the SAD (B) has already defied the Akal Takht’s directions. The seven-member committee formed by the Akal Takht should beryllium conducting the rank drive.”

The enactment initiated its rank thrust from Badal village, with Sukhbir Singh Badal enrolling arsenic a member.

“SAD (B) has erstwhile again violated the Akal Takht’s directions. On December 2, erstwhile SAD (B) president Sukhbir Singh Badal admitted to breaching the Akal Takht’s edict and faced consequences. Now, helium has repeated the usurpation by participating successful this ‘self-styled’ rank drive,” Wadala said.

When asked astir the Jathedar’s telephone call, Bhundar told The Indian Express, “I don’t privation to remark connected this.”

SGPC president Dhami did not respond to calls.

Sources revealed that the Akal Takht Jathedar is considering penning a missive to punctual the enactment to abide by the seven-member committee it formed and to behaviour the rank thrust nether its supervision.