Karnal, May 14 -- As many as 49 members, including 40 elected to the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC), were administered oath by chairperson of the Gurdwara Election Commission Justice (retd) HS Bhalla in Panchkula on Tuesday.

The members also include nine who were co-opted as per the rules of the HSGMC Act, 2014, on Sunday. A Gazette notification in this regard was issued a day later.

Bhupinder Singh, registrar of the commission said that the oath ceremony took place at Panchkula rest house in the presence of HS Bhalla and others.

"The members later chose Joga Singh, an elected member from ward number 9 (Jagadhri) as pro-tem chairperson. Now, he will consult all the members as well as the commission to reach a consen...