By means of PTI
CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday expelled Bibi Jagir Kaur from its number one club for alleged anti-party actions after she caught to her stand of contesting the November 9 Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee presidential ballot.
The motion got here after Jagir Kaur failed to look earlier than the occasion’s disciplinary committee, which had requested to provide an explanation for her determination of contesting the election.
Kaur, who has held the publish of the SGPC leader three times prior to now, used to be adamant on contesting the ballot.
As soon as regarded as a Badal circle of relatives loyalist, Kaur on Sunday rolled out her time table for the SGPC presidential polls, promising to revive the autonomy of the apex gurdwara frame.
She were urgent to be the occasion’s nominee for the SGPC ballot.
Kaur, a former MLA from the Bholath seat, were the SGPC leader in 1999, 2004 and 2020.
Addressing the media right here on Monday, SAD’s disciplinary committee chairman Sikandar Singh Maluka mentioned the disciplinary motion towards Kaur used to be taken after hard all different choices, together with giving the chief a possibility to give her perspective thru a non-public listening to.
“The SAD has all the time sought to give ‘panthic’ team spirit via hanging ahead a unmarried candidate for the publish of president of the SGPC after the occasion president takes the perspectives of all contributors personally. We fail to grasp why Bibi Jagir Kaur sought after to modify this and create confusion within the Sikh neighborhood because it simplest is helping forces inimical to the ‘panth’,” he mentioned.
Maluka mentioned the occasion had given her possibilities to provide an explanation for her place however she failed to reply.
“We’re left with out a choice aside from to do so towards her. The disciplinary committee nowadays made up our minds to expel her from the occasion. Her number one club to the occasion has been cancelled. Her products and services within the occasion have ended now. The occasion has not anything to do with Bibi Jagir Kaur,” he mentioned.
Maluka mentioned Kaur began making ready to contest the SGPC elections 3 months in the past via coming near SGPC contributors.
He mentioned senior SAD leaders Daljit Singh Cheema and Surjit Singh Rakhra had suggested her to abide via occasion self-discipline.
“Even SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal apprised her in regards to the perspective of SGPC contributors and counselled her to not insist on contesting the polls,” mentioned Maluka.
However Kaur remained insistent, Maluka mentioned, including she began calling up and assembly with contributors to solicit their strengthen.
“Issues were given out of hand when there have been court cases from SGPC contributors that senior BJP chief and Minority Fee Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura used to be ringing up contributors to solicit strengthen for Bibi Jagir Kaur,” Maluka claimed.
Final week, Kaur used to be suspended from the occasion after she dug her heels in for contesting the election, towards the occasion’s needs.
The SAD had previous issued a two-day ultimatum to Kaur to forestall “anti-party” actions, failing which, it mentioned, strict disciplinary motion could be taken towards her.
“Following this, two repeated extensions got to her to provide an explanation for her perspective and nowadays she used to be given time to provide an explanation for her case in particular person,” Maluka mentioned.
Then again, as a substitute of doing this, she is wondering the formation of the disciplinary committee, he added.
Disciplinary committee member Virsa Singh Valtoha launched a purported audio clip, claiming that an Amritsar-based BJP chief used to be telling a SGPC member that he would prepare the latter’s assembly with Lalpura.
The SAD has already introduced incumbent Harjinder Singh Dhami as its candidate for the publish of president of the apex gurdwara frame.
The occasion’s determination to announce its candidate used to be additionally a marked departure from the apply of pointing out its nominee at the day of the ballot.
The SAD previous had slammed Lalpura for allegedly searching for strengthen for the candidature of Jagir Kaur for the approaching polls whilst accusing him of looking to damage the SGPC.
CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Akali Dal on Monday expelled Bibi Jagir Kaur from its number one club for alleged anti-party actions after she caught to her stand of contesting the November 9 Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee presidential ballot.
The motion got here after Jagir Kaur failed to look earlier than the occasion’s disciplinary committee, which had requested to provide an explanation for her determination of contesting the election.
Kaur, who has held the publish of the SGPC leader three times prior to now, used to be adamant on contesting the ballot.
As soon as regarded as a Badal circle of relatives loyalist, Kaur on Sunday rolled out her time table for the SGPC presidential polls, promising to revive the autonomy of the apex gurdwara frame.
She were urgent to be the occasion’s nominee for the SGPC ballot.
Kaur, a former MLA from the Bholath seat, were the SGPC leader in 1999, 2004 and 2020.
Addressing the media right here on Monday, SAD’s disciplinary committee chairman Sikandar Singh Maluka mentioned the disciplinary motion towards Kaur used to be taken after hard all different choices, together with giving the chief a possibility to give her perspective thru a non-public listening to.
“The SAD has all the time sought to give ‘panthic’ team spirit via hanging ahead a unmarried candidate for the publish of president of the SGPC after the occasion president takes the perspectives of all contributors personally. We fail to grasp why Bibi Jagir Kaur sought after to modify this and create confusion within the Sikh neighborhood because it simplest is helping forces inimical to the ‘panth’,” he mentioned.
Maluka mentioned the occasion had given her possibilities to provide an explanation for her place however she failed to reply.
“We’re left with out a choice aside from to do so towards her. The disciplinary committee nowadays made up our minds to expel her from the occasion. Her number one club to the occasion has been cancelled. Her products and services within the occasion have ended now. The occasion has not anything to do with Bibi Jagir Kaur,” he mentioned.
Maluka mentioned Kaur began making ready to contest the SGPC elections 3 months in the past via coming near SGPC contributors.
He mentioned senior SAD leaders Daljit Singh Cheema and Surjit Singh Rakhra had suggested her to abide via occasion self-discipline.
“Even SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal apprised her in regards to the perspective of SGPC contributors and counselled her to not insist on contesting the polls,” mentioned Maluka.
However Kaur remained insistent, Maluka mentioned, including she began calling up and assembly with contributors to solicit their strengthen.
“Issues were given out of hand when there have been court cases from SGPC contributors that senior BJP chief and Minority Fee Chairman Iqbal Singh Lalpura used to be ringing up contributors to solicit strengthen for Bibi Jagir Kaur,” Maluka claimed.
Final week, Kaur used to be suspended from the occasion after she dug her heels in for contesting the election, towards the occasion’s needs.
The SAD had previous issued a two-day ultimatum to Kaur to forestall “anti-party” actions, failing which, it mentioned, strict disciplinary motion could be taken towards her.
“Following this, two repeated extensions got to her to provide an explanation for her perspective and nowadays she used to be given time to provide an explanation for her case in particular person,” Maluka mentioned.
Then again, as a substitute of doing this, she is wondering the formation of the disciplinary committee, he added.
Disciplinary committee member Virsa Singh Valtoha launched a purported audio clip, claiming that an Amritsar-based BJP chief used to be telling a SGPC member that he would prepare the latter’s assembly with Lalpura.
The SAD has already introduced incumbent Harjinder Singh Dhami as its candidate for the publish of president of the apex gurdwara frame.
The occasion’s determination to announce its candidate used to be additionally a marked departure from the apply of pointing out its nominee at the day of the ballot.
The SAD previous had slammed Lalpura for allegedly searching for strengthen for the candidature of Jagir Kaur for the approaching polls whilst accusing him of looking to damage the SGPC.
