Chandigarh, Feb. 19 -- Terming the revelations by Giani Raghbir Singh extremely alarming and those that pointed to a deep-rooted crisis in the SGPC, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Punjab cabinet minister Harjot Singh Bains said they were not routine accusations but evidence of how the supreme Sikh body had drifted from its foundational principles and been reduced to the control of a single family.

Referring to disclosures about the alleged sale of gurdwara land and the disappearance of sacred saroops, Bains said the developments had shaken the Sikh sangat worldwide. He said, "When a respected former Akal Takht jathedar raises questions on corruption and nepotism, it reflects a situation that has gone beyond internal differences, demand...