Haryana Sikh groups oppose nomination of Daduwal as HSGMC member
AMBALA:
Haryana Sikh groups
, under the banner of
Akal Panthak Morcha
, on Sunday opposed the nomination of Sikh preacher and former
Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
(HSGMC) president
Baljit Singh Daduwal
as a member of HSGMC by the state government.
The results of the HSGMC elections were declared on January 19, in which Daduwal, who contested from Sirsa's hot seat Kalanwali at ward number 35, lost by 1,771 votes.
He was defeated by Binder Singh, a relatively unknown face.
The process of nominating nine HSGMC members was conducted at the PWD rest house in Sector 1, Panchkula, by the Commissioner of Gurdwara Elections, Haryana.
Nine members were nominated during the process as per rules by the elected HSGMC members. These included Balkar Singh of Mardon Sahib in Ambala district, Sewa Singh of Bhavdin village in Sirsa district, Bhupinder Singh of Panipat, Simranjeet Kaur of Munak village in Karnal district, Kartar Kaur of Shahabad Markanda in Kurukshetra district, Gurmail Singh of Shahnal village in Fatehabad district, Harinder Singh of Rajheri village in Ambala district, Baljit Singh Daduwal of Sirsa district, and Dilbag Singh of Bapoli village in Ambala district.
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Later, Sikh groups under the banner of Akal Panthak Morcha held a meeting at Gurdwara Nada Sahib in Panchkula. In this meeting, as many as 20 (including 4 nominated) out of 40 HSGMC members — including Baldev Singh Kaimpuri, president of Haryana Sikh Panthak Dal; Didar Singh Nalvi, president of Sikh Samaj Sanstha; and some independent elected members — issued a joint statement opposing Daduwal's nomination.
Akal Panthak Morcha said, 'The nomination of Baljit Singh Daduwal is creating resentment among the Sikh community, as he was defeated by the Sikh Sangat of Kalanwali constituency by a margin of 1,771 votes.
The mandate of the Sangat is equal to the Guru's order. The BJP government has taken a decision against the mandate of the Sikh Sangat by nominating Daduwal.'
They alleged that nine members were misled into forming a group in order to facilitate Daduwal's nomination.
'The government wants to do kabza (take control of) the HSGMC formed by Sikhs. The government has indirectly nominated its five members today in the HSGMC. Today is a black day for the Sikh Sangat of Haryana, which will be noted in history,' the Akal Panthak Morcha said in the joint statement.
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