Former SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur opposes amendment in Gurdwara Act

A recent announcement made by Punjab’s CM..Bhagwant Mann has given rise to a controversy..and has pitted him against the powerful Sikh religious body..the SGPC…or the Shorimani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee. The controversy is related to amending the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925. In this video, we tell you about this SIKH GURUDWARA ACT, 1925…and why a proposed amendment in it has raised eyebrows. SIKH GURUDWARA ACT, 1925, is an Act that governs the functioning of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee which manages at least 100 gurdwaras in Punjab, including Harmandar Sahib…and also allots rights for telecast of Gurbani. This aspect of provision of rights for telecast is at the centre of the controversy. #Gurbanicontroversy #Bhagwantmann #Sikhgurdwaraact ~PR.153~ED.101~HT.178~

Former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Bibi Jagir Kaur on Saturday announced to launch a new outfit, Shiromani Akali Panth Board, saying the...