‘Bibi should be barred from contesting’

The president of Punjab unit of of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi),Jaswinder Singh Baliawal,has written to the Akal Takht Jathedar,alleging that former SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur is a ‘Patit Sikh’ as she had removed her facial hair. He submitted her two photographs downloaded from the SGPC website to prove his allegations. Speaking to the media,Baliawal said Bibi was not eligible to contest the SGPC elections and should be barred from the process. On the other hand,Bibi refused to comment on the allegation. She said that she did not require to reply to such questions,saying she was only “answerable to the Guru”. Baliawal also put forth his party’s demand to make voter identity cards mandatory in SGPC elections.