category Regional, jalandhar, phillaur, , tags Regional, jalandhar, phillaur, , DW BUREAU Phillaur Jalandhar Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today termed the breaking of golaks and gurdwara offices in Haryana as a black day in the history of the Sikh quom even as he termed the police action against devotees and gurdwara management as reprehensible. He also announced that the SAD would continue to strive to bring back all gurdwaras in Haryana back to the fold of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. Reacting strongly to the forcible takeover of Patshahi Chhevin Gurdwara in Kurkshetra by breaking Golaks and office locks at Phillaur, the SAD president said it was shocking that the Haryana government unleashed police force against devotees and gurdwara management officials. He condemned the Haryana government for ordering the arrest of gurdwara officials. Sukhbir Badal also announced that a delegation of SAD in consultation with the SGPC would visit Kurukshetra tomorrow and take stock of the situation. He also announced that the SAD would launch a massive struggle to correct the injustice done to the Sikh community. Speaking to newsmen Badal held the Haryana government completely responsible for the present state of affairs. He said the government first worked actively to split the SGPC ) and then formed a separate committee - Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) to give control of gurdwaras to Mahants. Now the final stage of the forcible takeover is being undertaken by breaking golaks and locks of Gurdwara offices, the SAD president asserted. Responding to a media query regarding allegations of chief minister Bhagwant Mann that the SAD had not done enough for the release of Bandi Singhs, Mr Badal said Bhagwant doesn t know what he is speaking . He said the CM was acting like a fool deliberately to mislead Punjabis. It s a well established fact that SAD is the only party which has put sincere efforts for the release of Bandi Singhs. From stalling the death sentence of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana to securing parole of Bandi Singhs and bringing Sikh detainees to Punjab jails for their better care, it was all the result of SAD struggle, Badal asserted. Speaking further, he said SAD delegations not only met the President and Prime Minister several times but were also successful in securing the 2019 notification which directed that all Bandi Singhs be released. We staged protests for Bandi Singhs inside and outside the Parliament, considering it as our morale duty to fight for their cause. The Delhi puppet Bhagwant Mann should go and check who got the names of 312 Sikhs removed from the Black List and also who ensured Sajjan Kumar and other culprits responsible for massacre of Sikhs were put behind bars, he added. (editor dailyworld.in)