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Damdami Taksal holds protest over removal of jathedars

The protest come after a call by Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma; the protesters gave the committee an ultimatum to revoke the decision by April 15

Police stop protesters from moving towards Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) headquarters in Amritsar on Friday. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Published on Mar 29, 2025 10:04 AM IST
By, Amritsar

Amritsar protest today as Damdami Taksal ups ante against SGPC

The Sikh seminary, once headed by slain militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, is all set to hold a protest outside the SGPC head office in the Golden Temple complex during its budget session on Friday (March 28).

Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma
Published on Mar 28, 2025 09:50 AM IST
By, Amritsar

Maharashtra polls:Damdami Taksal chief defends support to BJP, warns opponents indulging in ‘slander’

The move drew harsh reactions from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leaders, Delhi unit chief and former Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Parmjit Singh Sarna and other Sikh factions. Amrik Singh Ajnala, head of one of the Taksal splinter factions, also criticised Dhumma for extending support to the BJP

BJP-led alliance won the Maharashtra polls.
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 07:54 AM IST
By, Amritsar

Damdami Taksal-managed gurdwara head murdered in Punjab’s Gurdaspur

Balwinder Singh, who was associated with Damdami Taksal for decades, was from the Sangrawan faction led by Giani Ram Singh. He was the nephew of the Sikh seminary’s 13th chief, Sant Kartar Singh Bhindranwale. He was also an office-bearer of the Sant Samaj.

Balwinder Singh, 60, who headed the Damdami Taksal-managed gurdwara near Ghuman village of Gurdaspur district, was murdered on the premises on Tuesday night. (Representational image)
Updated on May 01, 2024 01:12 PM IST

6 years on, ‘shaheedi gallery’ to open for devotees on March 9

Sikh clergy led by Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh will inaugurate the gallery in the presence of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami and other religious personalities, said a spokesman of Damdami Taksal.

The gallery has been set up by Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal in the basement of the Operation Bluestar memorial or ‘Shaheedi Yaadgar’ established in 2013 in the form of small gurdwara amid a row over putting up the picture of slain militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was killed during the operation carried out by the army to flush out the militants from the Golden Temple in June 1984. (Sameer Sehgal/HT)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 07:16 AM IST
By, Amritsar
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