Notably, The Akal Takth had on Monday conferred ‘tankhah’ on SAD members Sukhbir, senior leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, former Punjab minister and brother-in-law of Sukhbir Bikram Singh Majithia.The leaders were pronounced ‘tankhaiya’ (guilty of religious misconduct) by the Akal Takht for mistakes committed by the SAD government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017. The Sikh clergy directed had Badal and others to serve as a ‘sewadar’, wash dishes, clean shoes and toilets at the Golden Temple, three months after declaring him guilty.Badal wore blue clothes to signify his position as ‘sewadar’ and a plague around his neck acknowledging his ‘misdeeds’. He held a spear in one hand and was seated on a wheelchair as he had recently fractured his leg.Sukhdev Singh had been conferred the same punishment. He was also in a wheelchair due to old age. The two were positioned near the entrance of the Golden Temple and served as ‘sewadar’ for one hour.(This is a developing story)
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