:dateline: Late last night, appointed Jathedar of Akal Takhat, Giani Gurbachan Singh, appeared to be�side-stepping having to deal with the backlash from�the pardoning of the controversial cult leader Ram Rahim. With all the�pressure that had erupted within Sikh circles worldwide, he announced that a formal committee would now be convened.
He highlighted�that people ought to�send feedback and suggestions�to this committee in future. To those present, this seemed to come across as a deflection of his duties, once having caused such a furor.�Complainants also made it clear�that the need for such a committee was required before the decision to grant�the cult leader�a pardon was issued, not after.
Numerous organisations have stated that they are not pacified with this development and that the Jathedar’s move is simply one of deflection.
Why is a whole new committee needed to work out that a letter of denial is not the same as an apology?