Amritsar, Feb. 20 -- Taking serious note of allegations levelled by Golden Temple head granthi and former Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh against the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the executive committee of the gurdwara body on Thursday decided to issue him a notice asking him to substantiate his charges within 72 hours, failing which action will be initiated.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the SGPC executive committee presided over by apex gurdwara body president Harjinder Singh Dhami. Briefing the media after the meeting, which lasted around two-and-a-half hours, Dhami said the panel had deliberated seriously on the matter before authorising him to take appropriate act...