Punjab CM slams Akalis for reducing SGPC to "Shiromani Golak Prabhandak Committee" for their greed

Amritsar, June 8 -- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday strongly criticized Akali leaders, accusing them of reducing the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) to a mere "Shiromani Golak Prabandhak Committee" out of their greed for money.

Addressing a public gathering, he alleged that the Badals misused their political power to interfere in religious affairs, including manipulating the appointment of Jathedars of Sri Akal Takht Sahib to suit their personal interests. He claimed that the Akalis, driven by financial motives, have degraded the sanctity of the SGPC and misused both it and Sri Akal Takht Sahib for narrow political gains. Mann accused them of twisting the directives of Sri Akal Takht Sahib to deceive the publi...