Holding Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal responsible for confrontation that has been building up outside some historic gurdwaras in Haryana and threatening to turn violent, Congress Deputy leader in the lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh on Wednesday called for restraint by all the concerned.
"I am feeling pained and disappointed over the scenes outside historic Gurdwaras in Haryana where newly-constituted Haryana SGPC wants to take over the affairs of these gurdwaras but is being resisted by the SGPC task force," said Capt Amarinder in a statement.
He said: "Badal is behaving like a modern day mahant who did not want to let go his control over Haryana gurdwaras like old day mahants against whom the Sikhs had to launch an agitation which eventually resulted in the constitution of the SGPC…In almost similar manner, Haryana Sikhs are trying to wrest control of their Gurdwaras from the gang of modern day mahants led by Badal."
Praying for peace and wisdom to prevail, the former Chief Minister said that this all was happening because Badal was not prepared to give Haryana Sikhs their "rightful due"."What is being today witnessed outside various Haryana gurdwaras is total lawlessness and anarchy scripted and executed by Badal either for his personal ego or some other reasons best known to him," he said.