BARNALA, Punjab—The former Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Balwant Singh Nandgarh, has replied to the suspension orders of executive body of SGPC by saying that every drop of his blood is dedicated to the principles of Sikhi. “Jathedari will be useless if the principles of Sikhi are ignored,” he said. He said that following Sikh principals is more important for him in comparison of defending a post.
Jathedar said that he could have saved his post by remaining silent about the ongoing process of merging Sikhs into Hinduism by imposing the Bikrami Calendar, but he gave preference to following the Sikh principles.
He expressed gladness that he is being suspended while fighting for the well being of the religion. He said that sacrificing one’s life for the Panth is a matter of honor for Gursikhs and along chain of Gursikhs have given this sacrifice. He said that he had only sacrificed his post.
It is worth mentioning that Jathedar Nandgarh tried to convince the other Jathedars about speaking up in this case.
