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| Incumbents win Fremont Gurdwara Elections, support former version of Nanak Shahi Calendar
source: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/24180/38/
Incumbents win Fremont Gurdwara Elections,
support former version of Nanak Shahi Calendar
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| Punjab Newsline Network | Monday, 15 March 2010
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By Ravinder Singh Robin
NEW DELHI: “Sadh Sangat Salte”, a Sikh body in U.S, today won the Fremont Gurdwara Elections with a big margin defeating “Panthic Salte”, jointly represented by Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) and Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann), on Sunday in San Francisco Bay Area.
Thousands of Sikhs, particularly youngsters, enthusiastically participated in the election.
The newly formed committee has also announced to celebrate all the Sikh events according to the previous version of NanakShahi Calendar and rejected the latest amended version of the NanakShahi calendar issued by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), the premier Sikh body.
Talking to media from San Francisco, Jasjit Singh, a senior member of the Sadh Sangat Salte, informed that most the youngsters showed their interest in the election and the consecutively win of the “Sadh Sangat Salte” illustrate people liking the works performed by the Salte during last tenure.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/hard-talk/29546-incumbents-win-fremont-gurdwara-elections-support.html
He said during this tenure the newly formed committee would try to increase the scholarships amount from 20,000 to 50,000 dollars. Besides, online Punjabi and English learning facility would also be made available by the committee for the community. The committee, he added, would also initiate other development project.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=29546
However, Dr. Pritpal Singh, convener American Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (AGPC) said that SAD (B) and SAD (M) designs had been exposed as they jointly contested the Gurdwara election with “Sadh Sangat Salte”, unlike in Punjab where they fight each other even on various insignificant issues.
While reiterating the AGPC’s stand on NanakShahi Calendar Dr. Singh said that SGPC had amended the calendar without taking the appropriate procedure.
He hoped that the “Sadh Sangat Salte” would expand its services for the betterment for the community. Interestingly, the SAD (Badal group) and SAD (Maan group) are rival parties in Punjab.
There are over 10,000 votes registered in the Gurdwara. The Gurdwara Sahib Fremont is the largest and wealthiest of the Bay area.
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