Amritsar, Jan. 14 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Tuesday changed the timing of Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann's appearance before him on January 15 from 10 am to 4.30 pm, citing the CM's "prior engagements that day".

A fresh letter issued by the secretariat of the Sikhs' highest temporal seat stated that Mann had "informed the Takht of other engagements on January 15" and, therefore, on the directions of the acting jathedar, he was asked to appear at 4.30 pm instead of the earlier scheduled 10 am.

Within an hour, Mann took to social media, claiming that he had not sought any change in timing and was ready to appear at the originally fixed timing.

In a post on X, the chief minister said, "Respected Jath...