Will manage gurdwaras in Haryana under Akal Takht Sahib's patronage: HSGMC president Jhinda
Accompanied by the HSGMC member and Sikh preacher Baljit Singh Daduwal, Jhinda was in Amritsar to pay obeisance at Golden Temple and Akal Takht to offer thanks and seek blessings of the almighty on Wednesday.
Responding to a query on objection raised by Sikh prisoner Balwant Singh Rajoana over SGPC's proposal to display portrait of former Prime Minister late Manmohan Singh in Central Sikh Museum in Golden Temple complex, he said, 'There should no objection over the resolve as Manmohan Singh's contribution is unmatched on national and international level. He was a world-renowned economist. Being a devout Sikh, he brightened the name of the Sikhs across the world. So, his portrait should be installed in the museum'.
Speaking on the conversion of Sikhs to Christianity, Jhinda said, 'The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is Sikh parliament and our apex body. However, it could not carry out dharam parchar properly. Thanks to its laxity, the Sikh brethren are being taken into the fold of Christianity, which is cause of concern for the community.'
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