Dalit welfare replaces Khalistan in agenda

[related-post]

“A miscommunication shifted the entire debate onto the Khalistan demand; it was never on the agenda for the Sarbat Khalsa. Our prime motive behind the call is to free the Akal Takht from the clutches of the Badal family and restore the respect for the high-priest post,” Mohkam Singh said.

“There is a four-point agenda in which maintaining the integrity of the Akal Takht through the appointment of qualified and independent high-priests at the five Takhts is at the top,” he added. The second is to make Sikhs, living outside Punjab, part of the SGPC poll process. “Most Sikhs were living in Punjab when the SGPC was formed in 1920 but now a large number live abroad and in other states. How can we prevent their participation in the SGPC elections. So giving voting rights to NRI Sikhs and allowing them to elect representatives for the SGPC house will be also discussed on November 10,” Mohkam Singh said.

Discussion over the current crisis in Punjab is third on the list. “Apart from this, we have decided to focus on the caste divide in villages. Discussions will be held on how to stop the construction of gurudwaras along caste lines and to end discrimination in society for which Guru Nanak had founded Sikhism,” Mohkam Singh said.
.