Amritsar, May 23 -- A day after Panj Pyaras of Takht Patna Sahib rejected the decree of the Akal Takht and declared the highest Sikh temporal seat's acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and Takht Damdama Sahib head Tek Singh Dhanaula "tankhaiya" (guilty of religious misconduct), Panj Pyaras of three Punjab-based temporal seats passed resolutions against the move.

Besides, the Akal Takht secretariat spokesperson also hinted at taking strict action if the controversial decree by the Takht Patna Sahib was not revoked.

This defiance comes after Takht Patna Sahib's management failed to comply with a 2022 directive from Akal Takht, which mandated an assessment of Patna Sahib jathedar Baldev Singh's Gurbani recitation skills and the tran...