citiesUpdated: Jul 18, 2020 00:41 ISTThe Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Friday said it was the Congress’ atrocities against Sikhs that gave rise to secessionist feelings and the idea of Referendum-2020 among some members of the community. The gurdwara committee said this while reacting to Punjab Congress president Sunil Jakhar’s remark on Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh. Jakhar had said, “If minorities are insecure in the Modi regime, then the Akal Takht jathedar should ask the Shriromani Akali Dal (SAD) to quit the Union government”. In a press statement, SGPC senior vice-president Rajinder Singh Mehta said, “If any feeling of alienation is prevailing among the Sikhs, the Congress is guilty of it. The Akal Takht jathedar knows well how to lead the community and give a befitting reply to the attacks launched by anti-Panthic forces.”

Source: Hindustan Times July 17, 2020 19:06 UTC