Amritsar6 hours ago
Harjinder Singh Dhami has been re-elected as the President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The election for the presidency was held on Wednesday. In which Harjinder Dhami got 104 votes and Bibi Jagir Kaur got 42 votes. Harjinder Dhami is close to the Badal family.
Dhami said the SGPC elections this year were special. This time the RSS, the central government, the BJP, Sardar Iqbal Singh Lalpura and the Punjab government unitedly put pressure on the members. Mansa member Major Singh Dhillon was called twice by Lalpura himself and pressured him to vote against him, but still the opposition has been defeated.
Dhami said that today’s contest was a direct challenge to the SGPC. I thank all the members. I also thank the senior leadership of Akali Dal and Sukhbir Badal for believing in him and making him the candidate. Sardar Baldev Singh Kayampuri, Sardar Avtar Singh, Sardar Gurcharan Singh Grewal were elected General Secretaries.
At the same time, Mohan Singh Bangi, Jarnail Singh Kartarpur, Surjit Singh Tughalbad, Bawa Singh Gumanpur, Bibi Gurinder Kaur, Gurnam Singh Batala, Paramjit Singh Khalsa, Sher Singh Mandwala, Gurpreet Singh Randhawa, Bhupinder Singh, Malkit Singh Jhungal have been elected as executive members. .
Sukhbir Badal resign
Bibi Jagir Kaur asked Sukhbir Badal to resign after the elections. He said that Sukhbir Badal had said that he would not get 25 votes, but he got 42. Now Sukhbir Badal should resign. Bibi Jagir Kaur said that those who did not support the sect, she would not even call them Sat Sri Akal.
All the members are with him, only the members of SGPC. Without taking the name of the Badal family, he said that he is the traitor of the community, who got the Bargadi incident done and got Ram Rahim forgiven. She made her stand that when Baba Ram Rahim was forgiven, she was not with him at all. Maluka and Bhundar accompany them. My future is still bright and all of them will be thrown out of the committee.
The members of the SGPC office reached Teja Singh Marine Hall in the morning for the elections. Where the Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh offered Ardas before the beginning of the procession. At the same time, Giani Jagtar Singh, the head granthi of the Golden Temple, took the order. During this, Jathedar of Shri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh was also present.
Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami reading out the condolence letter.
Tributes were paid to the SGPC members who had died at the beginning of General Ijalas. During this, Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, being the current head, read the condolence letter. Bibi Jagir Kaur was considered a big challenge for the Akali Dal. Till the last moment, President Sukhbir Badal is telling him to give up his stubbornness, but Bibi Jagir Kaur openly challenged him to contest the election.
Bibi Jagir Kaur reached Teja Singh Marine Hall.
Before the election, Bibi Jagir Kaur Teja Singh reached Marine Hall. where he met other members. Bibi Jagir Kaur has said before the elections that the Sikh community chooses its representatives. Therefore, SGPC members have the right to vote freely only after listening to the voters of their constituency. She does not insist on any member, she only prays at the feet of Shri Guru Ramdas ji that all the members vote wisely.
Staff checking the count of members.
I am coming out of the envelope myself
In her statement before the elections, Bibi Jagir Kaur once again spoke against the envelope culture sent by the Akali Dal chief. He said that she is the proof of this and she herself has been coming out in the envelope. At the same time, he also accused the Badal family of putting RSS ticks.
Sukhbir Badal’s request to Bibi Jagir Kaur
Bibi Jagir Kaur has still retained her decision to stand against the Akali Dal’s candidate for the post of President, Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami. But Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal continued his efforts to persuade Bibi Jagir Kaur till last evening. Last evening Sukhbir Badal said that Bibi Jagir Kaur deserves hospitality for him. He wants Bibi Jagir Kaur to come back.
Big challenge is Bibi Jagir Kaur
Bibi Jagir Kaur herself was once a supporter of the Akali Dal and became the SGPC head on many occasions at the behest of the party president. But this time he himself has challenged the Badal family. If Bibi Jagir Kaur wins, it will not bode well for the Badal family. Akali Dal itself is not stable at this time. If Bibi Jagir Kaur wins, this instability will increase and it will be difficult for the Badal family to continue in the head post.
election victory figures
SGPC has 120 circles in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Himachal. 109 in Punjab, 9 in Haryana, 1-1 in Chandigarh and Himachal. In these circles, 20 General/SC and 30 women are also elected. 170 people come to choose. At present, 26 out of 185 have died and Sucha Singh Langah and Sharanjit Singh have resigned. This time around 157 votes will be cast.