Ex-Dy CM Of Punjab To Clean Shoes In Golden Temple

Amritsar: Five high priests headed by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Monday pronounced religious punishment, also known as “tankhah” for Sukhbir Singh Badal, who was earlier declared guilty of religious misconduct. The former Punjab Deputy Chief Minister has been ordered to clean utensils and shoes in the Golden Temple.

Also Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs, withdrew the title of ‘Panth Rattan Fakhr-e-Qaum’ from former chief minister late Parkash Singh Badal, the grand man of the state’s politics. He was also blamed for 'facilitating' pardon to self-styled godman and Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the blasphemy case.

Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh told the working committee of the Akali Dal to accept the resignation of Sukhbir Badal as the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President within three days and directed the party’s working committee to launch a membership drive and elect a new President within six months.