SGPC chief secretary Kulwant Singh Manan said Dhami is a good administrator with a clean image. “His contribution to the Sikh organization could not be ignored. So, a resolution was passed in today’s meeting urging Dhami to review his decision,” he added.He further said that a meeting would be called soon to make stopgap arrangements for taking administrative decisions in Dhami’s absence.Dhami had also announced his resignation from the seven-member committee appointed by the Akal Takht Jathedar to oversee the membership drive of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). Giani Harpreet Singh was dismissed by the SGPC’s executive body on February 10 after a three-member inquiry panel indicted him for moral misconduct in its report. Citing the Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925, Virk, who was one of the panel members, said that the SGPC has the authority and prerogative to appoint or remove the Takht Jathedars. “We are also going to ask Giani Raghbir Singh to submit a clarification on sacking Giani Harpreet Singh as it pertains to an administrative issue for which the SGPC has reserved all rights to take a decision,” he said.”There were serious allegations against him. After a thorough inquiry, we gathered ample evidence that held him guilty. On the basis of the report, the majority of the SGPC executive members decided to remove him as Takht Jathedar,” Virk claimed.
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