AMRITSAR, April 8 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has called a meeting of Sikh clergy at the secretariat of the highest Sikh temporal seat on Tuesday (i.e. April 8), said a spokesperson on Monday.

This will be the first meeting of the Sikh clergy post the December 2 edict that awarded tankhah (religious punishment) to the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders, including Sukhbir Singh Badal for the mistakes committed by the party and its government from 2007 to 2017, besides revoking "Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum" conferred on former party patriarch Parkash Singh Badal and calling for revamp of the party and leadership change.

As per the Takht spokesperson, the meeting will be held to discuss panthic, social and religio...