Akal Takht says put up photos of separatists in Golden Temple complex
The Takht is the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs and has five high priests led by Jathedar Raghbir Singh.
CHANDIGARH: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh has asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to put up portraits of Khalistani separatists Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Paramjit Singh Panjwar and Gajinder Singh at the Central Sikh Museum in the Golden Temple complex.
The Takht is the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs and has five high priests led by Jathedar Raghbir Singh.
The three separatists were wanted by the Indian authorities and charged under the stringent provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Last week the SGPC and the radical group Dal Khalsa organised an event near Golden Temple to pay tributes to Gajinder Singh, founder of Dal Khalsa and wanted in the hijacking of an Indian Airlines flight to Lahore in 1981 demanding the release of Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale. Recently, he died of a heart attack at Paksitan hospital.
Jathedar Raghbir Singh said SGPC should display portraits in view of their “sacrifices.” Nijjar was killed outside a gurdwara in British Columbia, Canada, on June 18 last year, causing strains in India-Canada ties. Panjwar, chief of Khalistan Commando Force, was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Lahore on May 6 last year.
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