Only SAD has a Panthic agenda: Akal Takht chief

By Our Staff Correspondent

AMRITSAR, JUNE 6. The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Parkash Singh Badal, received a shot in the arm when the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, said today that only the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) had a Panthic agenda. He appealed to all other splinter factions to sink their differences and unite in the interest of the Sikh community and the State.

Talking to The Hindu at his residence inside the Golden Temple complex, after addressing a congregation at Akal Takht on the 17th anniversary of Operation Bluestar here, the Jathedar asked all the factions to stop ``blowing their separate trumpets'' and unite under the ruling SAD banner.

The Jathedar sought the release of all the Sikh youths who had been detained under TADA and were languishing in jails without trial. He also sought the rehabilitation of those who had deserted the Army in the wake of Operation Bluestar.

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