AMRITSAR, June 17 -- After skipping address at the Akal Takht during the event organised to observe the 41st anniversary of Operation Bluestar on June 6 amid opposition from Harnam Singh Dhumma-led Damdami Taksal, acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj has delivered his speeches at the highest Sikh temporal seats twice without any disruption during the key events.

Before June 6, Dhumma had announced that they would not let Giani Gargaj deliver his "sandesh" (message) during the event, citing that they do not accept him as a "jathedar". To avert the clash, Giani Gargaj skipped the address though he raised issues concerning the community in the 'ardas (prayer)'.

After a week, the birth anniversary of Guru Hargobind, the sixth guru of ...