Alleging that all norms of Gurdwara Election Commission were enormously violated during the SGPC polls, CPI National Council member Joginder Dayal today demanded its cancellation. “There were clear cut instructions by the Chief Gurdwara Election Commission that no Sehajdhari Sikh would exercise voting right, following the court directions, but not even Sehajdhari people many clean [...]
The Shiromani Akali Dal-Sant Samaj combine headed for a thumping victory in the election to the General House of the SGPC bagging 41 seats so far and leading in 70 others by convincing margins. The election was held to elect 163 members as the combine had already won seven seats unopposed. Reports received from elections [...]
The elections to the mini parliament of Sikhs, as the SGPC is referred to, are taking place after a gap of seven years. A short while back, there was an incident of a clash between Akali and Panthic Morcha supporters reported in Pathankot. Earlier in the day, voting was cancelled after a booth capturing incident [...]
Our reporters have been sending reports from across the state on the conduct of SGPC polls and most of them from several cities have reported how non-keshdhari sikhs are casting their ballots. Lets remind you that this year one of the controversies were that only keshdhari sikhs are allowed to vote. In Ludhiana, the Day [...]
SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar cast his vote in Ludhiana and exuded confidence that the Shiromani Akali Dal-Sant Samaj combine would emerge as a clear winner.
SAD secretary general and MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa cast his vote at his native village Ubhawal in Sangrur. He said that strict action will be taken against those indulging in in anti-party activities. Those found guilty, he said will be expelled from the party.
Out of the 1,720 SGPC voters registered at Chief Minister’s Badal village, scores of voters are such who are actually ineligible to vote. The criteria for their registration has been different: some of them are old loyalists of the Badal family or just neighbours of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal. Shammi Kumar alias Shammi Singh [...]
Son of an independent SGPC candidate was today thrashed in full public view here before being kidnapped.The youth was later released. According to eyewitnesses, some people thrashed Pardeep Walia’s son Simardeep and took him in a car to some unknown place. Simardeep, who was later released, in his police complaint claimed that he was again [...]
And a day before the SGPC elections, allegations of fake votes have surfaced in Panchkula. Haryana Akali Dal members alleged that over 700 voters were shown residing in just three buildings. They urged the district administration to look into the matter. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner of Panchkula has promised to look into the matter and take [...]
Now here’s a closer look at the candidates who would be contesting the SGPC elections. Nine candidates will be contesting for the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee elections slated to be held on Sunday. But the main fight is said to be among three candidates- Former Chandigarh Mayor Harjinder Kaur, Ex armyman Gurnaam Singh Sidhu and [...]
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