Akal Takht joins battle, opposes dumping ground near Chapparchiri
On Thursday, the Joint Action Committee (JAC), Mohali, submitted a memorandum to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, which was personally conveyed to him by aide Jagrup Singh over the phone.
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With the Akal Takht now stepping in, pressure is mounting on the authorities to abandon the project and seek a sustainable waste management solution elsewhere.
(Representational)Protests against the proposed dumping ground sites at Phase 8B and Sector 74, Mohali, have escalated, drawing the intervention of Sikhism’s highest religious authority Akal Takht Sahib.
On Thursday, the Joint Action Committee (JAC), Mohali, submitted a memorandum to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, which was personally conveyed to him by aide Jagrup Singh over the phone.
When contracted, Jathedar Gargajj extended unequivocal support, declaring that “the entire Sikh Panth stands shoulder to shoulder in this struggle. On the sacred land of martyrs, we will not allow even a single basket of garbage to fall.”
The JAC’s memorandum stressed that Chapparchiri, home to the historic Fateh Burj and revered Gurdwara Chapparchiri Sahib, is sanctified by Sikh martyrs’ sacrifices. Establishing a dumping ground or waste plant here, it said, would be nothing less than an insult to Sikh history and martyrdom.
Jathedar Gargajj echoed the sentiment, stating that “Chapparchiri is a historic site where Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, blessed by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, shook the foundations of the Mughal empire. Any attempt to set up a dumping ground within one kilometre of such a sacred site is a direct assault on Sikh sentiments. The government must withdraw this plan immediately.”
He criticised the government for neglecting the dilapidated access roads to the Chapparchiri memorial, while prioritising projects that “clash with Sikh heritage”. Citing precedent, he reminded that a similar project in the Majha region (Chhamb) was scrapped due to opposition from the Sikh community.
The JAC, too, issued a warning: “If the government does not cancel this project, the people will be forced to take to streets and launch a mass movement.”
With the Akal Takht now stepping in, pressure is mounting on the authorities to abandon the project and seek a sustainable waste management solution elsewhere.
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