Delhi gurudwara panel removes Manjinder Singh Sirsa from DSGMC

Manjinder Singh Sirsa is ineligible to continue as a member of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) as the former DSGMC chief had failed in the religious examination. Sirsa who had given a test of Gurmukhi, of his own free will, had written 27 words wrong of the 46 words, hence cannot be a co-opted member of the DSGMC.

New Delhi: Manjinder Singh Sirsa has been disqualified to continue as a member of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee after the former had failed to fulfil the eligibility conditions of the committee. According to the Director of Gurudwara Election Committee, the former DSGMC chief had failed the religious examination as he was unversed in Gurmukhi.

Sirsa who had given a test of Gurmukhi, of his own free will, had written 27 words wrong of the 46 words, hence cannot be a co-opted member of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC).

Earlier, Sirsa had lost the August 22 election to Harvinder Singh Sarna, a candidate of Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi). Later, on August 25, when the polls were announced, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal had announced that the former DSGMC chief would continue in the post.

He had also said that Sirsa would be co-opted through the quota of Amritsar headquartered in Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) as SAD has a majority in it.