Sukhbir Badal Urges Sikhs to Unite Under SAD to Reclaim Control of Sikh Institutions and Shrines from Govt
Bahadurjeet Singh/royalpatiala.in News/ Sri Anandpur Sahib, November 25,2025
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today appealed to the Sikh community to unite under the banner of the SAD to take back the management of Sikh institutions and shrines which had been taken over by the centre and various State governments.
Addressing a Gurmat Samagam held at gurdwara Sri Sis Ganj Sahib here on the occasion of the 350th Martyrdom Day (Shaheedi Siwas) of ninth Sikh Guru Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji, the SAD president said “till the time you don’t united under a single banner you cannot protect your religious institutions”. He said the management of Sri Huzoor Sahib and Patna Sahib were taken away from the community because the party had been weakened. He said in the same manner central intrigue coupled with over reach of the Haryana government had led to the creation of a separate Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for Haryana.
Sukhbir Badal also castigated chief minister Bhagwant Mann for resorting to propaganda by claiming to give the holy city tag to cities. He said both Sri Anandpur Sahib and Talwandi Sabo had been given the status of holy cities around fifteen years back by Parkash Singh Badal.
The SAD president also lambasted the chief minister for disrespecting Sri Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj. He said anybody who did not honour the Jathedar of the apex religious seat of the Sikh Panth was an enemy of the entire community. “You should not tolerate such insults under any circumstances”, he added.
Badal also appealed to the community to recognise the forces which were trying to weaken it. “Wake up and see who are your own and who are the ones who are weakening the community from within by touting themselves to be one of our own”.
He also dwelt on how despite the example set by Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur who sacrificed his life to save Hinduism, political parties in the country were making people from one religion fight the other for political gains. Urging everyone to learn from the sacrifice of the Guru, Badal said “we should follow the principle of sarbat da bhala instead of following divisiveness”.
The Samagam also witnessed Sri Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami speaking about the philosophy of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur and explaining how it was even more relevant in today’s time.
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