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Dal Khalsa opposes Jat quota

Amritsar, Punjab: Vehemently opposing reservation based on caste, radical Sikh outfit Dal Khalsa has appealed to Akal Takht Jathedar to summon SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal for perpetuating the caste system in the otherwise casteless Sikh society and to seek an ...

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Takht, SGPC should have handled Khalsa issue better, say experts

Amritsar, Punjab: With Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa refusing to obey the Sikh clergy’s directions to end his fast and continue with his stir for the release of Sikh detainees, there is a feeling among Sikh intellectuals that Akal Takht and the Shiromani ...

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Sikh activist to end fast at Golden Temple today

Mohali, Punjab: After observing fast for the past 41 days, Sikh activist Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa today accepted the Akal Takht directive and said he would end his hunger strike at the Golden Temple in Amritsar tomorrow. This comes after a three-hour ...

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Sikh clergy directs activist to end fast

Amritsar, Punjab: Sikh high priests today directed activist Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who has been on an indefinite fast for the past 40 days in Mohali, to end his hunger strike with immediate effect. The decision was taken during a meeting at ...

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