Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) will maintain an Akhand Path and Ardas at Shri Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar to honour the reminiscence of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal shared the announcement on social media, stating that the ceremony will pray for peace to the departed soul.
SAD additionally plans to request the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) to put in Manmohan Singh’s portrait within the Sikh Museum on the Darbar Sahib advanced. “Dr Manmohan Singh’s father went to jail in the course of the Morcha for the institution of SGPC. He himself was a member of the All India Sikh College students Federation,” Badal mentioned.
Recalling the late Prime Minister’s dedication to Sikh establishments, Badal mentioned Singh had opposed the Congress-led try to kind a separate gurdwara committee in Haryana. “When the Congress sought to separate SGPC, I accompanied Badal sahib to request Dr Sahib to intervene. His response was unforgettable: ‘I perceive the significance of SGPC as my father had gone to jail for its formation.’”
Badal added that the SAD transcends political divisions to recognise Singh’s contributions to the nation and the pleasure he dropped at the Sikh group globally. “Dr Sahib and Parkash Singh Badal shared an emotional bond and a imaginative and prescient for peace, communal concord, and improvement,” he mentioned.
SAD MP Harsimrat Badal has conveyed the social gathering’s needs and condolences to Singh’s widow, Gursharan Kaur. The dates for the Akhand Path shall be finalised in session with the household and the SGPC, Badal mentioned.
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