In a statement, issued late on Tuesday evening, the Indian Army said, “Some media reports are circulating with respect to deployment of AD guns in the Golden Temple. It is clarified that NO AD guns or any other AD resource was deployed within the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar (the Golden Temple).”
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has called a meeting of all SGPC members here on January 21 to discuss discrepancies in voters lists of SGPC as there were reports that a large number of non-Sikhs and fake voters have been registered in these lists.
Kangana Ranaut-starrer "Emergency" was released in theatres on Friday with mixed reviews even as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) protested against its screening in Punjab.
The SGPC is demanding a ban on the film in the northern state for its "wrongful depiction" of the Sikh community.
However, Rajoana requested that the SGPC should withdraw the mercy petition, which had been pending for the previous twelve years. In the event that the petition was not withdrawn, Rajoana had threatened to go on a hunger strike
Dhami became the president for the first time in 2021 and was re-elected in 2022 wherein he defeated former three-time president Jagir Kaur in a high-stakes battle for the top post
The Golden Temple complex's Teja Singh Samundri Hall will host the presidential and other office-bearer elections on Wednesday
The Dhindsa group intends to declare tomorrow in Amritsar the candidates running for president and other office-bearers
Additionally, the seven-member delegation asked for an extension of the voter registration period
The new section in the self-declaration annexure reads, "I am a Sikh, I believe in Sri Guru Granth Sahib and 10 Sikh Gurus and follow no other religion," even though the eligibility requirements remain the same
