Chief Khalsa Diwan restores membership of Majithia’s father

The Chief Khalsa Diwan on Saturday restored the membership of 63 people, including arrested SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia’s father Satyajit Singh Majithia.

Their membership was revoked four months ago for continuously remaining absent from meetings of the body — one of the biggest institutions of the Sikh community involved in the field of education.

The Chief Khalsa Diwan is a 123-year-old body that is currently led by AAP legislator Inderbir Singh Nijjar.

The decision regarding the termination of the membership was taken in the general house and executive committee meetings of the organisation.

In a statement, Ramneek Singh, honorary secretary of the organisation, said the list of 63 people whose memberships had been terminated — based on the decisions of the Executive Committee meeting held on March 23 and the general house on March 30 — “contained several discrepancies”.

“In light of this, it was recommended that the termination resolution be withdrawn so that list could be re-examined,” the statement said.

The executive committee and the general house unanimously approved the withdrawal of the resolutions related to the termination of membership of the members.

Ramneek Singh also urged organisation members to avoid internal squabbling, which he said harmed its image.

Following instructions from the incharge of the Akal Takht secretariat, the body’s vice-presidents Santokh Singh Sethi and Tajinder Singh said they passed a budget for holding a grand kirtan darbar to commemorate Guru Harkrishan’s birth anniversary at its school here on July 20.

Nijjar appealed to all members to attend the kirtan darbar along with their families to receive the blessings of the Guru.

Punjab