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Amritsar, September 19: Dal Khalsa and Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardhani) today strongly to the Patiala court order summoning Guru Granth Sahib in a land dispute case.
Chiefs of both the parties H S Dhami and Jathedar Kulbeer Singh Barapind said the recent order by Patiala court judge was highly objectionable and painful. “We want to communicate to the executive and the judiciary that no court under any law could summon Guru Granth Sahib nor there is any room for any interference in Sikh religious affairs”, they warned.
In a statement, they urged the Akal Takhat and the SGPC to take serious note of the blasphemy and summon the petitioner Gurnaib Singh for his Himalayan blunder. They were of the view that unfortunately, the Civil Judge (Junior Division) had not applied her mind before issuing such orders. They also threatened to launch mass agitation in case holy bir of Guru Granth Sahib was taken to the court.
Reiterating that only Granth Sahib is perpetual Guru of the Sikh people, Dal Khalsa spokesman Kanwar Pal Singh said it was religious duty of everyone to ensure unflinching respect for the holy book. They appealed to the judge to withdraw the objectionable and controversial order immediately.
