Sukhbir Singh Badal directed to clean utensils at Golden Temple by Akal Takht

New Delhi: The Akal Takht, the supreme temporal body of the Sikh community, has pronounced its verdict on former Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh read out the verdict in Amritsar on Monday in the presence of the Panj Piyaare (five high priests).
Badal was declared ‘tankhahiya’ or guilty of religious misconduct in August. He had urged the Akal Takht, also known as the Supreme Court of the Sikhs, to pronounce the verdict as soon as possible.
The Jathedar asked the former Deputy CM of Punjab to sit wearing a sevadar’s robes in front of various gurudwaras across the state, wearing a special plaque for two days each.
These gurdwaras are Shri Harimandar Sahib (Golden Temple), Takht Shri Keshgarh Sahib, Takht Shri Damdama Sahib, Darbar Sahib (Muktsar) and Gurudwara Fatehgarh Sahib.
“The time for sitting in front of the gurudwaras will be 9 am to 10 am. After spending the hour, they will have to go into the langar hall to clean utensils as penance for an hour,” the Jathedar said.