Capt Amarinder Singh asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) to explain the deficit of Rs 23 crore in the Darbar Sahib accounts, despite the large inflow of devotees.
CHANDIGARH – Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC) to explain the deficit of Rs 23 crore in the Darbar Sahib accounts, despite the large inflow of devotees.
In a statement here today, Amarinder Singh maintained that the needle of suspicion pointed towards those who were at the helm of affairs (SGPC). He said there had always been reports of the SGPC funds being misappropriated.
The former Chief Minister said he had information that cable channels, that were controlled by Sukhbir’s henchmen, had withheld about Rs 12 crore due to Darbar Sahib for the live telecast of kirtan. “It is shameful that the owners of these channels are minting money in the name of the Guru, but are not ready to pay their dues to the shrine,” he observed.
Maintaining that the issue was scandalous, he said it showed how poor the SGPC management was. Of the 86 gurdwaras, 42 had deficit accounts.
