New Delhi, September 23, 2014: Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) has issued a statement today, stating “The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee was constituted for providing better management of the Gurdwara and to serve the humanity but unfortunately, it has been made an arena of low level politics by the Badal Dal. They have been leveling false, frivolous and baseless allegations against us in the name of Gurdawara Bangla Sahib parking issue with the well planed intention to eradicate the remarkable development work done in the historic Gurdwara and facilities created for the Sangat during my 11 years tenure as President of the committee. They are trying to malign the image of my party amongst the Sikh community at large. Their acts and actions are a black spot on the glorious and magnificent history of the committee.
Parking at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib was never the property of Gurdwara Committee, it was a government land. If it was not the fact than why the construction of the parking initiated by Avtar Singh Hit in January 2002 was stopped 15 days prior to the general elections of the committee? At that time NDMC had served to notice to the committee and due to which the ongoing construction was stopped in between. All documents and related records can be verified from the building department of the Committee. Thereafter in the year 2004 Prehlad Singh Chandiok, the than president of the committee and a close aide of Bdal Dal signed an agreement with the NDMC and at that moment, Revered Late Baba Harbans Singh Ji, Jathedar Baldev Singh Rani Bagh, than General Manager of the committee Swaran Singh were also present. The NDMC had clearly told that it will not sell the land and after 25 years a huge amount will be paid annually for extension of lease deed of the land. Therefore this agreement was signed and they support it even today and it was done in accordance of laws of the land. After the signing of this agreement a long fight continued for years and with our sincere efforts Shri Madan Lal Khurana the than Chief Minister of Delhi laid the foundation stone, but due to internal conflicts, committee failed to restart the construction of the parking.
Thereafter in the year 2004, when we took over the charge of the committee and in the after the elections of the committee in the year 2004-2005 S. Paramjit Singh Sarna and S. Ravinder Singh Khurana was elected as president and General secretary of the committee, Ravinder Singh Khurana is presently Vice president of the committee to which Manjit Singh G.K. is a president, who had not opposed the agreement at that time and even still do not oppose it. But it is beyond understanding that why after such a long period of the signing of this agreement, what is the intention of the Badal Dal to start low level politics on this issue.
The Sangat has given them mandate to serve the Sangat and to use the sources of the committee for false allegations against anyone. We challenge that if any corruption found against us than bring it into our notice, we have not done even a single act as Badal Dal is doing, which can be verified Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib to Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib and can be witnessed, How the system is going on in the committee. Presently Badal has partnership and alliance with the central government and if they are capable they may extend the lease period for 50 years.”
(SK Vyas/Jalandhar)
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Date:
Tuesday, September 23, 2014