:dateline:Facing wrath of the Sikh nation, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Avtar Makkar has reinstated Panj Piare of Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
Disclosing this here, a spokesman of SGPC said that the president has taken this decision as per the decision of the SGPC executive committee. �The Executive Committee had earlier�told Makkar to resolve the issue.
Makkar had earlier suspended the Panj Piare after they issued summons for the appointed Jathedars of the five Takhts. �The Panj Piare however refused to accept the suspension orders as they stated that no organization or committee was above the Panj Piare. �”We had taken the decision to summon the Jathedars considering the state of the Khalsa Panth,” said the Panj Piare after their suspension. �They stated that Makkar’s order has no impact on us.
The decision to re-instate the Panj Piare has come after Makkar had a meeting with the executive committee, and a closed door meeting with the Panjab Chief Minister Parkash Badal. �A number of prominent SGPC employees had resigned from their post following the decision by Makkar to sack the Panj Piare.
