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June 15, 2026, 06:26 PM - 3 min read
The Akal Takht on Monday declared Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann a “Guru Dokhi” (one opposed to the Guru) and “Panth Virodhi” (against the Sikh community), citing an objectionable video allegedly showing him engaged in conduct that hurt Sikh religious sentiments.
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June 11, 2026, 07:36 PM - 3 min read
Pannu said the SIT had approached Giani Raghbir Singh to verify whether Badal had admitted his role in the incident during his appearance before the Akal Takht in 2024.
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June 9, 2026, 03:24 PM - 6 min read
The BJP, by trying to cosy up to Taksal through its head Dhumma, appears to be conveying a message to the ‘conservative’ class among the Sikhs, who it thinks can be won over by reaching out to the seminary known now for holding radical views.
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January 8, 2026, 05:59 PM - 3 min read
Referring to the sentiments of the ‘Sangat’, Mann said he has requested the Akal Takht jathedar to allow his clarification to be telecast live so that the community can remain informed about every detail.
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January 8, 2026, 03:52 PM - 6 min read
Mann, unlike Amarinder in 2002, does not have any backing of any panthic group. He does not appear to be so ambitious that he would wrest the control of the SGPC from the Akalis/ Badals. But he is surely serious about not letting the rural peasantry consisting mainly of Jatt Sikhs to return to the Akali Dal.
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March 28, 2025, 09:36 PM - 4 min read
Lawmakers expressed strong dissatisfaction, emphasising that the move had deeply hurt the sentiments of Sikhs worldwide.
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March 27, 2025, 10:16 PM - 2 min read
Acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj questioned the government's response to the sacrilege attempt at the Golden Temple in December 2021.
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March 8, 2025, 11:59 AM - 6 min read
The tussle between the Shiromani Akali Dal, supposedly the representative party of the community, and the five religious institutions, called Takhts, continues unabated. The latest episode is the sacking of the Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh and Takht Kesgarh Sahib Jatehdar Giani Sultan Singh by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee.
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February 21, 2025, 06:32 PM - 6 min read
The Shiromani Akali Dal recently concluded its membership drive, carried out during its worst phase in history. The party claimed to have enrolled 32 lakh members during the month-long drive. Although there is no credible way to cross-check the claims, yet the party appears to have made up some lost ground. But the party still has a long way to go and come to the center stage from the margins it has been restricted to for about a decade now.
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February 3, 2025, 07:28 PM - 5 min read
He may not hold a sweeping sway and influence over his followers, but he does carry a lot of influence and a considerable section of them does vote according to his directives.
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January 22, 2025, 05:21 PM - 6 min read
The rebel group of Akalis has objected to the membership drive launched by the SAD alleging that it is in violation of the Akal Takht directive issued on December 2 last year in which it had said that the SAD will not launch any membership drive on its own.
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January 10, 2025, 06:16 PM - 2 min read
The move came over a month after Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh asked the SAD to implement the December 2 edict at the earliest, while referring to the direction of accepting the resignation of Badal.
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