There will be a struggle if the three removed Singh Sahibans are not reinstated by 15th - Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa.
AMRITSAR: A massive protest dharna was held outside the Shiromani Gurwara Parbandhak Committee office under the leadership of Sant Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa, head of Damdami Taksal, for the reinstatement of the Jathedars of the three Takhts and a memorandum was given to Shiromani Committee President Harjinder Singh Dhami demanding the reinstatement of the Jathedars. It was announced that the next program would be drawn up if the demand was not accepted by April 15th.
Recently, there was a huge outcry among Sikh organizations over the arbitrary changes made by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to the Jathedars of the three Takht Sahibans of the Sikhs, regarding which Sant Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa, the head of Damdami Taksal, had announced a protest dharna outside the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee's office Teja Singh Samundri Hall in Anandpur Sahib on March 14.
Today, under the leadership of Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa, a large number of Sant Samaj and all Sikh organizations, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Chief Khalsa Diwan, Nihang Singh organizations, Panthic organizations and Sangats first took place at the Golden Gate of New Amritsar, and then from there a peaceful protest march was taken out in a convoy towards the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee office.
The convoy of Panthic organizations has reached outside the Sarai near Sri Harmandir Sahib complex where the police have stopped the convoy and a dharna has been held there and the recitation of Sri Sukhmani Sahib Ji has been started.
At the meeting of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee at Sri Amritsar Sahib, Sant Giani Harnam Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale, Head of Damdami Taksal, President Sant Samaj and all organizations and Sikh Sant Samaj, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Chief Khalsa Diwan, Nihang Singh organizations, Panthic organizations, Sangats, the following three resolutions were passed. Which was submitted to Shiromani Committee President Harjinder Singh Dhami. Through the first resolution, all the Sangats and Saints participating in the protest dharna affirm the resolution number one of the Panthic gathering held at Sri Anandpur Sahib on March 14, 2025. Through which the appointment of Bhai Kuldeep Singh Gargajj and Baba Tek Singh Dhanaula as Jathedars of Takht Sahibs was cancelled.
Resolution 2: Singh Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh Ji Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Singh Sahib Giani Sultan Singh Ji Jathedar Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib and Singh Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh Ji Jathedar Takht Sri Damdama Sahib were asked to respect the sentiments of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Panth by immediately handing over the service as Jathedars of Takht Sahibs. Through the third resolution, it was demanded to make the procedure for handing over the service and removing the Jathedars of Takht Sahibs by taking the Sikh sects, Damdami Taksal, Nihang Singh organizations, Chief Khalsa Diwan, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Singh Sabhas, Sabha Societies and Sikh scholars into confidence. Sikh organizations also warned that keeping in mind the sentiments of the entire Sikh community, the Jathedars of the three Takht Sahibans should be reinstated before Tuesday, April 15, 2025 and the new appointments should be canceled. If the Singh Sahibans are not reinstated by April 15, 2025, then the next program will be drawn up in consultation with Sikh sects, Damdami Taksal, Sant Samaj, Nihang Singh organizations, Chief Khalsa Diwan, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and Sikh Sangat. Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa, who is leading the protest march, said that this protest march of his is purely religious, under which the main demand is to reinstate the retired Jathedars. He told the media that this protest march has no political objective and it is a peaceful protest. The manner in which the Jathedars of the Takhts of the Executive Committee of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee were retired recently has caused great resentment in the entire Sikh world. I understand that the resignation of the President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Committee, Sardar Harjinder Singh Dhami, was also a major reason due to which every Sikh's heart is sad and there is great resentment within the Sikh Sangat. Sant Samaj held a gathering at Sri Anandpur Sahib on March 14 in which a resolution was passed to reinstate the removed Jathedars. He said that some people are criticizing this religious work today, which is not right. Whenever religious issues have come forward, the Panthic organizations, the society and the Panth have come forward and raised their voices.