Amritsar, January 27 – The SGPC Executive Committee (EC) has passed a resolution strongly condemning the tampering with monuments related to Sikh history by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government of Punjab. Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab government has been warned to desist from playing with the religious sentiments of Sikhs for political gain.

Speaking to the media, SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami said that on the 300th anniversary of Khalsa Sajna Diwas, five health centres were established by the Akali government in Amritsar in the name of Panj Piaras (five beloved ones), which were changed as Aam Aadmi Clinics by AAP government of Punjab, in an insult to memorials of the Sikh community. He said that these five health centres in the name of Panja Piaras, have been declared as Aam Aadmi Clinics by Bhagwant Mann by putting up the boards with his picture, which has hurt Sikh sentiments. He said that in the history of Sikhs, Panj Piaras have great respect in the community after the Sikh Gurus and Bhagwant Singh Mann destroyed the history and heritage of Punjab. He questioned whether Bhagwant Singh Mann is above the Panj Piaras, who is raising these religious monuments in the name of his party. He said the SGPC warns the present government of Punjab to withdraw this action immediately and if it is delayed, the government will be responsible for increasing Sikh anger.

It is notable that on the occasion of the 300 year anniversary of Khalsa Sajna Diwas in 1999, these five health centres were built at different places in Amritsar by the Akali government in the name of Panj Piaras. These include Bhai Daya Singh Ji Urban Primary Health Centre, Mustafabad; Bhai Dharam Singh Ji Urban Primary Health Centre, Ranjit Avenue; Bhai Himmat Singh Ji Satellite Hospital, Ghanupur Kale; Bhai Mohkam Singh Ji Satellite Hospital, Sakatri Bagh and Bhai Sahib Singh Ji Government Hospital, Fatahpur.