Amritsar, Oct. 26 -- For the second time during his eight-month service as Akal Takht acting jathedar and Takht Kesgarh Sahib jathedar, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj's "Dastarbandi" (coronation as per Sikh tenets) was organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Saturday at Sri Anandpur Sahib.

However, this time Nihang bodies and allied organisations, which boycotted his earlier installation ceremony, extended support to him.

Earlier on March 10, after Nihang outfits threatened to disrupt the ceremony and Sikh organisations decided to boycott it, the SGPC installed Giani Gargaj as the jathedar, Takht Kesgarh Sahib, seven hours before schedule. In the afternoon, he also took additional charge as acting jathedar of Akal...