Akal Takht supreme for all Sikhs: AISSF (Grewal)
Varinder Singh
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, February 13
Displaying their firm resolve to uphold the Sikh maryada and to dedicate themselves to the preservation of Sikh rituals, dozens of All-India Sikh Students’ Federation (Grewal) activists brandished swords and other traditional weapons in front of the Golden Temple complex and Akal Takht amid chanting of “Bole So Nihal…..” here today.
The emotionally charged group of young Sikhs led by the AISSF chief, Gurcharan Singh Grewal, marched from the Information Office of the Golden Temple complex to Akal Takht in a procession and held ardas at Akal Takht where they organised an impressive ‘salami’ in honour of the Takht by reversing their swords. Earlier, the AISSF activists held a path of “Chaupai Sahib” at Akal Takht.
Grewal said Akal Takht was supreme for all the Sikhs and no one could challenge the supremacy of the Takht in any form. “Akal Takht is a symbol of the independent entity of Sikhs and nobody can dare to challenge this supreme religious organisation,” asserted Grewal. He said the AISSF was forced to observe a Sankalp Divas today to caution those organisations and forces that were trying to throw challenges to supremacy of Akal Takht.
“The Takht is a confluence of bhakti and shakti and we won’t let anybody use it for political gains. It has been a tradition that people who have turned their backs to Akal Takht have never been accepted by the Sikhs. The AISSF is going to play the role of a sipahi of Akal Takht. We are going to hold an awareness movement about the importance of Akal Takht in all cities and townships,” said Grewal, who was accompanied by AISSF leaders including, Bhai Gurbax Singh, SGPC member, Parmjit Singh Dharm Singh Wala, Bhai Kulwant Singh Kanwal, Preetam Singh Kadarwala, Kanwaljit Lalli and Gurjit Singh Gaggi.
Grewal also cautioned a former Akal Takht Jathedar, Prof Darshan Singh, to appear before Akal Takht as a humble Sikh, otherwise the AISSF would be “forced to play its role of a sentry”.
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