New Delhi: Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjit Singh GK, denying all the media reports in a section of the Punjab media that indicated he quit from his post, SAD leader clarifies that he had not quit his post.
GK said that he had only handed over the charge to senior vice president Harmeet Singh Kalka and not quit his post.
“I have not quit my post. It is just that I will be busy in a personal matter over the next two weeks,” GK told a prominent newspaper on Tuesday morning.
“GK had only handed over the charge to Kalka to protest against the stand of his party, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), on the issue of sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib,” A senior DSGMC official said.
A source said that GK was upset with the Akali Dal leadership. He was not happy with the party’s handling of the sensitive issue of sacrilege of Sikh holy texts in Punjab.
The DSGMC is an elected body that controls Sikh affairs in the national capital, including gurdwaras Sisganj Sahib, Bangla Sahib, Rakab Ganj Sahib and Bala Sahib.