AMRITSAR, Feb. 25 -- The Sikh Collective on Tuesday expressed objection to the order dated January 22, 2026, issued by the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections (DGE) under the direction of the lieutenant governor of Delhi, which extends the tenure of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and its executive board by nine months, i.e. up to September 30.

Calling the move "patently unlawful" and "deeply damaging to democratic accountability," the Sikh body claimed that the order reinforces the growing public perception that the government is interfering in Sikh religious affairs by delaying constitutionally and statutorily mandated elections.

"The DSGMC is a statutory religious body whose legitimacy flows from the Sikh sangat th...