AMRITSAR: Three years after construction of a Golden Temple look-alike — Gurdwara Mastuana — which raised a storm in the community, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has not been able to get structural changes made in the gurdwara, situated at Barnala—Sangrur road, despite strong recommendations made by an SGPC-constituted fact finding team in the year 2009.
Nearly three years back, Baba Baldev Singh Suharawala had replicated the design of Golden Temple at Mastuana gurdwara, known as Gurdwara Sach Khand, Angitha Sahib. The action had evoked sharp criticism from Sikh masses, including SGPC president and Akal Takht jathedar.
Following demands by the community for action against its management, the SGPC had constituted a three-member fact finding committee headed by general secretary of SGPC, Sukhdev Singh Bhaur. The committee, after visiting the gurdwara, had recommended massive structural changes in the building, including filling of pond with earth, demolishing of har ki pauri and the domes and doing away with the causeway, etc.
Even Akal Takht jathedar, Giani Gurbachan Singh, had stated that management of Mastuna gurdwara had taken a temerarious step of making a replica of Golden Temple and had severely hurt Sikhs’ religious sentiments. However, even after three years, the gurdwara structure remains untouched.
Baldev Singh Sirsa, special secretary of SAD (Panch Pardhani) alleged that SGPC has not forced the gurdwara management to make any changes in Mastuana gurdwara because a senior Akali leader allegedly happens to be the chairman of the trust of the gurdwara, ”who has control over gurdwara’s income.”
On Monday, when reminded about the gurdwara structure, the Akal Takht jathedar insisted that changes would have to be made according to SGPC directions. ”It does not matter whether any Akali leader is calling the shots there. The structure has to be changed and we will ensure that,” he said.
SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh admitted that no change had been made in the structure of gurdwara. “We had constituted a team whose report is with us and we will implement the committee’s recommendations,” he said.
Bhaur said that after submitting their report, the committee had not received further information with regard to implementation of their recommendations.
Meanwhile, Sirsa said SAD (Panch Pardhani) would launch an agitation if SGPC didn’t make changes in the gurdwara structure.
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Nearly three years back, Baba Baldev Singh Suharawala had replicated the design of Golden Temple at Mastuana gurdwara, known as Gurdwara Sach Khand, Angitha Sahib. The action had evoked sharp criticism from Sikh masses, including SGPC president and Akal Takht jathedar.
Following demands by the community for action against its management, the SGPC had constituted a three-member fact finding committee headed by general secretary of SGPC, Sukhdev Singh Bhaur. The committee, after visiting the gurdwara, had recommended massive structural changes in the building, including filling of pond with earth, demolishing of har ki pauri and the domes and doing away with the causeway, etc.
Even Akal Takht jathedar, Giani Gurbachan Singh, had stated that management of Mastuna gurdwara had taken a temerarious step of making a replica of Golden Temple and had severely hurt Sikhs’ religious sentiments. However, even after three years, the gurdwara structure remains untouched.
Baldev Singh Sirsa, special secretary of SAD (Panch Pardhani) alleged that SGPC has not forced the gurdwara management to make any changes in Mastuana gurdwara because a senior Akali leader allegedly happens to be the chairman of the trust of the gurdwara, ”who has control over gurdwara’s income.”
On Monday, when reminded about the gurdwara structure, the Akal Takht jathedar insisted that changes would have to be made according to SGPC directions. ”It does not matter whether any Akali leader is calling the shots there. The structure has to be changed and we will ensure that,” he said.
SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh admitted that no change had been made in the structure of gurdwara. “We had constituted a team whose report is with us and we will implement the committee’s recommendations,” he said.
Bhaur said that after submitting their report, the committee had not received further information with regard to implementation of their recommendations.
Meanwhile, Sirsa said SAD (Panch Pardhani) would launch an agitation if SGPC didn’t make changes in the gurdwara structure.
http://www.indian4ever.com/2011/07/...golden-temple-look-alike-to-change-structure/
