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EC member Mangal Singh exposes misdeeds of SGPC in Open Letter

By Parmjeet Singh

May 17, 2016

Amritsar: S. Mangal Singh, SGPC’s executive committee member since 2004, has exposed alleged misdeeds of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committe (SGPC) in an open letter.

S. Mangal Singh has written a two page open letter addressed the to Sikh sangat. He said that the SGPC has turned into a political body, though for namesake it remains a religious organization. He alleged that the SGPC was working against the Sikh principle of “Miri-Piri” and it’s organisers are working as per wishes of their political masters.

S. Mangal Singh said that the SGPC was spending resources on purchasing costly lands and raising ‘five star buildings’ and expending money on unnecessary advertisements. On the other hand, he added, SGPC has turned blind eye on condition of Guru Ramdas Hospital (Amritsar) which offers free treatment for the poor.

He said that the SGPC has provided Rs. 104 crores in its budget for Miri-Piri trust Shahbad Markanda at the behest of Badal group.

Here is the copy of open letter by S. Mangal Singh: