because the truth needs to be told
With a combined 18 votes of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Jago Party and Panthik Lehar, the Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi chief Paramjit Singh Sarna, who did not contest elections, has been co-opted as a DSGMC member, which has been confirmed by the Delhi High Court, p... More »
Reacting sharply to the criminal assault, intimidation and obstruction of official duty by the Badal Dal newly-elected members and supporters, Narender Singh, Director Gurdwara Elections has filed a police complaint against 3 DSGMC members and 1 supporter by n... More »
One would like to think that with the omnipresent social media through smartphones, there would be some sense of decorum and dignity in the conduct of religious leaders, elected to be custodians of historic Gurdwaras and Sikh institutions. Sadly, instead of se... More »
In a clear violation of the spirit of dedication to God and Guru, repeated ad nauseam, through Ardas and public promises delivered door to door during electioneering and utter disrespect of the mandate of the Sikh Sangat, DSGMC newly-elected Shiromani Akali Da... More »
The first meeting of the newly-elected 46 members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee for co-option will be held on 9 September 2021, presided over by the Director of the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections. The list of Presidents of Singh Sabhas reg... More »
After the results of the election of 46 members, now it is time for co-option of 9 members to the eighth General House of the DSGMC which is to be completed within 15 days of the election results. This process, which should be democratic and smooth is against ... More »
By 25 August evening, it will be clear as to who will become the administrator and custodian of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. 37.27 per cent of the Delhi Sikh citizens exercised their right to franchise, mostly in the post-luncheon session of t... More »
Overcoming legal and Covid19 pandemic hurdles, all decks are now cleared for the eighth election to the general house of the DSGMC, wherein 345,000 registered Sikh voters will exercise their franchise for 46 constituencies across Delhi. Held every four years, ... More »
Six groups vie for the rights to be custodians of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee in the general house elections, slated to be on 22 August, after being delayed for a couple of months due to Covid19 pandemic conditions in Delhi. Sikh voter turnout... More »
A sitting member of the Paramjit Singh Sarna-led Shiromani Akali Dal Delhi -Kartar Singh Chawla has brought to light, through a petition filed three weeks ago in the Delhi High Court that DSGMC has neither presented to the General house nor published the Audit... More »
With two weeks to go for the general elections to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee -DSGMC, scheduled for 22 August, apolitical activists of The Sikh Forum, expressing concerns at the management of Sikh affairs in Delhi, have delineated a broad agen... More »
In view of the urgent need to address the possibility of as many as 65,000 votes getting cancelled because the existing voters failed to attach photos to their existing votes, newly formed grassroots initiative The Sikh Collective has written to the Delhi gove... More »