Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Akal Takht Pardons Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

Darpan News Desk, 24 Sep, 2015 11:34 AM
    The Akal Takht -- the highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion -- on Thursday said it has pardoned Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh following a written apology from him.
     
    Akal Takht jathedar (chief) Gurbachan Singh told media persons here that the sect chief wrote an apology letter to the Akal Takht in which he said he had no intention to show disrespect to the Sikh Gurus or hurt the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.
     
    The Akal Takht head said the sect chief was asked to refrain from any actions in future which could hurt religious sentiments of Sikhs.
     
    The apology and the pardon brings to an end a bitter chapter, lasting for over eight years, of strained relations between the Sikh clergy and the Sikh community on one side, and the sect chief and his followers on the other.
     
    The Dera head found himself in the midst of a major controversy in May 2007 when he was accused of hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs.
     
    Sikh organisations accused Gurmeet Ram Rahim of wearing an attire in an advertisement, resembling the tenth Sikh Guru Gobind Singh.
     
    The controversy led to violent clashes between Sikhs and the sect followers.
     
    The sect chief, who has millions of followers in Punjab and Haryana, was booked by Punjab Police under various criminal sections.
     
    The sect chief stays in a sprawling campus near Sirsa town in Haryana, 275 km from state capital Chandigarh.
     
    Following the clashes, the sect chief had initially offered to hold talks with Sikh leaders but he was asked to first apologise for his actions.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Vancouver High-Climber Joseph Mcguire's Fun Death-Defying Stunts Prompt Police Investigation

    Vancouver High-Climber Joseph Mcguire's Fun Death-Defying Stunts Prompt Police Investigation
    Joseph McGuire recently climbed the 24-storey Eau Claire Tower and a construction crane atop it, saying he did it because he considers it a sport and he likes the view.

    Vancouver High-Climber Joseph Mcguire's Fun Death-Defying Stunts Prompt Police Investigation

    Four More Held In Teenager's Gang-Rape Case In Jaipur

    Four More Held In Teenager's Gang-Rape Case In Jaipur
    Four more people have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of 17-year-old Delhi-based girl who was taken to Jaipur by her neighbour on the pretext of providing a job, police said.

    Four More Held In Teenager's Gang-Rape Case In Jaipur

    Medical Robot In Saskatchewan Is Connecting Doctors To Faraway Patients

    Medical Robot In Saskatchewan Is Connecting Doctors To Faraway Patients
    A new medical robot in Saskatchewan is connecting doctors with patients who would otherwise have to travel long distances for appointments.

    Medical Robot In Saskatchewan Is Connecting Doctors To Faraway Patients

    'It's Very Helpful:' Some Bail Conditions Eased For Omar Khadr At Edmonton Hearing

    Khadr's curfew is being relaxed to allow him to attend night classes and early-morning prayers. Court heard Khadr is studying to become an emergency medical technician.

    'It's Very Helpful:' Some Bail Conditions Eased For Omar Khadr At Edmonton Hearing

    B.C. Liquor Store Fundraiser Pumps $102,000 Into Wildfire Relief

    B.C. Liquor Store Fundraiser Pumps $102,000 Into Wildfire Relief
    Customers and employees of B.C. liquor stores have raised $102,000 to support victims of this summer's wildfires in the province.

    B.C. Liquor Store Fundraiser Pumps $102,000 Into Wildfire Relief

    Ontario Looks At Importing More Electricity From Quebec At Joint Cabinet Meeting

    Ontario Looks At Importing More Electricity From Quebec At Joint Cabinet Meeting
    QUEBEC — Ontario will look at the financial implications of buying more electricity from Quebec under an agreement to be signed Friday at a joint cabinet meeting in Quebec City.

    Ontario Looks At Importing More Electricity From Quebec At Joint Cabinet Meeting