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SGPC hits back after Punjab CM Mann says Akalis reduced it to 'Shiromani Golak' committee
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....GPC hits back after Punjab CM Mann says Akalis reduced it to 'Shiromani Golak' committee<BR>PTI News<BR>Dated:- 8-6-2025<BR>PTI<BR>Amritsar, June 8 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday accused Akali leaders of reducing the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to “Shiromani Golak Parbandhak Committee out of their greed for money”. Condemning Mann for his remarks, SGPC ....
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....chief Harjinder Singh Dhami called them “baseless, deeply hurtful to Sikh sentiments, and a blatant insult to the Sikh Panth's highest religious institution”. The remarks not only reflect Mann's "intellectual bankruptcy, but also exposes his arrogance and shallow understanding”, Dhami said. Addressing a public gathering here, Mann alleged that the Badals "misused" their political power to ....
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....interfere in religious affairs, including "manipulating the appointment of Jathedars of the Akal Takht to suit their personal interests". “Driven by financial motives, the Akalis have degraded the sanctity of the SGPC and misused it and the Akal Takht for narrow political gains," Mann alleged. The chief minister also accused the Akali leaders of twisting the directives of the Akal Takht, the h....
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....ighest temporal seat of Sikhs, to "deceive the public and serve their own agendas”. “The Akalis looted not only the state exchequer but also funds belonging to religious institutions. Its tenure was marked by political and religious exploitation, which caused significant harm to Punjab,” Mann said. “The Akali leadership symbolised a legacy where the poor were neglected while the powerful....
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.... looted the state with impunity,” he added. The Akalis "exploited" the underprivileged and weaker sections of society, Mann alleged, adding that “they are now facing the consequences of their actions”. Mann also claimed that the people of Punjab will never forgive the Akalis for the "crimes" committed against the state and its residents. Assailing the traditional political parties for rem....
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....aining "insensitive" towards the welfare of economically weaker and underprivileged sections, Mann said these "selfish" leaders always treated the Schedule Caste (SC) brethren merely as their vote banks. “As rulers, the Akalis were completely insensitive towards the problems of the common man. They always treated the SC community as vote banks,” Mann claimed. Training his guns at his predece....
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....ssors, the chief minister claimed they built huge palaces by "amassing whopping wealth by misusing their official positions". “The Akali leaders remained inaccessible to the people due to which they were ousted,” Mann said. PTI COR CHS ARI<BR> News - Press release - PIB....