AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Dal Khalsa urged Delhi Sikhs to favour those candidates in the ensuing gurdwara polls who have stood with Panth in the past and defeat those who have ditched the Panth for political or personal benefits.
The Sikh body observed that keeping Badals at bay in the DSGMC election campaign is a ploy by Manjit Singh GK and his team to hoodwink voters and also a clear admission by them that the father-son duo is more of a liability than an asset.
In a scathing verbal attack on the current rulers of Punjab, the Dal Khalsa leaders observed that the Badalization of Akali polity has led to denigration of Sikh religious institutions. Party head Harpal Singh Cheema and spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said it is ironic that instead of strengthening inner democracy in the working of important Sikh institutions, the Badal family has established a monopoly on it and ruined their autonomous character.
Be it the SGPC or DSGMC, both are in wrong hands. It is time for the Sikh Sangat of Punjab and Delhi to put these institutions into the right and clean hands, overhaul the working style and restore their pristine glory, said Cheema. To accomplish this task, Sikhs of Delhi were lucky to get a chance on Feb 26, said they.
He said Badals in Punjab have done grave damage to the Akali polity. The transformation of Akali Dal under them from a Sikh party to a personal feudal fiefdom is complete and colossal. Badals proximity with the Sirsa dera is recent example how they have left the Panthik Marg and gone astray.
To a question, they said those who have abandoned Panthik Path (marg) must be taught a bitter lesson.
Taking a moral stand, Dal Khalsa leaders said resorting to populism in Gurdwara elections is not of good taste. “Populist measures should be kept for political polls”, said both.