AMRITSAR: In the case of 328 sacred forms of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami questioned the Punjab government during a high-level press conference today and said that the government's decision to register an FIR despite the fact that the SGPC has been recognized as a competent body in the High Court and is authorized to take action in its administrative matters proves its political intentions.
He said that by doing so, the government is also challenging the supremacy of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, because Dr. Ishar Singh's investigation was conducted by Sri Akal Takht Sahib and according to the investigation report, the SGPC was also ordered to take action by Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
Advocate Dhami said that the Shiromani Committee has taken action against every employee from small to big by implementing the recommendations of the investigation report of Dr. Ishar Singh in-bin, after which there is no point in the intervention of the government and the police..
He said that in the order of the High Court, which the Punjab government is mentioning to raise the issue of registering an FIR, the government itself has given an affidavit stating that this jurisdiction is of the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission. After this, the honorable court had asked the petitioner to give his reply, during the hearing of which the petitioner's lawyer mentioned that the Home Secretary had written to the DGP and the court dismissed the petition. There was no order to register an FIR anywhere in it. This makes the dual intention of the government clear, because on the one hand the government is considering the Shiromani Committee as a competent body and eligible for action, while on the other hand it is getting an FIR registered by making a false pretext of the court order. This is a political move by the Mann government, which has exposed its interference in Sikh affairs.
Referring to another case pending in the High Court in 2021, he said that in this too, the then government had given the Shiromani Committee the right to decide on its administrative matters as per the Sikh Gurdwara Act. In this case, the government has made it clear that it is not right for the government to interfere in the service rules of the Sikh organization.
He said that this case is still pending in the court. Referring to an application filed by one of the accused in the case, Jujhar Singh, to the Police Commissioner, he said that after the Shiromani Committee gave its opinion on this, the Police Commissioner had closed it, citing it as an administrative matter of the Shiromani Committee. It is clear from these actions of the government that this is an administrative matter of the Shiromani Committee, in which the government and the police do not interfere.
He said that the Bhagwant Mann government is deliberately trying to confuse the Sikh institution, which will not be accepted..
Advocate Dhami said that as per the orders of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the government will not be allowed to interfere in the affairs of the Sikh institution.
He said that this matter is very serious, regarding which the Shiromani Committee has not made any concession to anyone and will not do so in the future.
Advocate Dhami clearly said that the Shiromani Committee is not supporting any accused and will not tolerate the false propaganda being done in this regard.