Amritsar, Aug. 6 -- In the wake of the recent standoff between the clergy of Akal Takht and Takht Patna Sahib, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) general house on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution urging the jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, to refrain from intervening in the internal matters of other Takhts without consultation. The jathedars of the five Takhts were also urged to ensure that panthic traditions are not overlooked while making any decision. The resolution, tabled by SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, was adopted during a special session of the SGPC's general house at Teja Singh Samundri Hall. The gathering, which was attended by nearly 100 members, discussed the dignity and reverence of the Takhts and unanimously passed the resolution urging the jathedars to uphold the traditional honour, authority and spiritual significance of these highest Sikh institutions. The resolution reads, ".No interference should occur in local matters of the other Takhts without consultation. If such matters arise, decisions should only be made after thorough discussion involving the respective Takht's jathedar. In the absence of consensus, no hasty decisions should be taken. Except in urgent situations, meetings of the Panj Singh Sahiban (Sikh clergy) should be announced a few days in advance (at Akal Takht). If a jathedar from a Takht is unable to attend, a Singh Sahib from Sri Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) may be included as per the resolution passed by Akal Takht Sahib on November 19, 2003." "While all five Takhts are important in their own right, the panth collectively recognises the supremacy of the Akal Takht Sahib. Panthic-level decisions are deliberated and finalised by the Panj Singh Sahiban at the Akal Takht Sahib, while the other Takhts may address local issues as per the Sikh protocol," the resolution read further. Three members - executive committee member Jaswant Singh Purain, former president Jagir Kaur and former general secretary Kiranjot Kaur - from the opposition camp blamed political interference for hurting Takht's honour. Jagir Kaur lambasted the SAD (Badal camp)-associated ruling camp for removing Takht jathedars "unceremoniously" and appointing new jathedars in alleged violation of maryada. She questioned the SGPC's role in these developments. Purain said, "Inquiry of former Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was the prerogative of Akal Takht, but it was conducted by SGPC members associated with a political party. Now, deciding about granting a nod to the Akal Takht panel to organise a meeting to elect SAD president at Teja Singh Samundri Hall is the prerogative of the SGPC, but it is writing to the Akal Takht to decide about it. It is ridiculous." Akal Takht acting jathedar and Takht Kesgarh Sahib jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj and Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Baba Tek Singh Dhanaula skipped the meeting to evade any kind of opposition....