Amritsar, March 29 -- The Damdami Taksal and other Sikh bodies on Friday staged a protest outside the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) headquarters at Golden Temple complex in Amritsar over the unceremonious removal of the Takht jathedars.

The protest come after a call by Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma. The protesters gave the committee an ultimatum to revoke the decision by April 15, failing which they will chalk out further course of action.

The protesters gathered at the Golden Gate, the main entry point of Amritsar, and marched towards the Golden Temple. In view of the protest, Police deployed hundreds of personnel at key points en route the Sikh shrine.

While the police did put up barricades, ...