The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has rejected the newly formed Special Investigation Team (SIT) by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab to investigate the 328 unaccounted ‘swaroops’ of the Guru Granth Sahib. SAD claims that the new team was constituted because the previous SIT refused to comply with illegal orders to implicate party chief Sukhbir Badal in the case.
Senior leaders Maheshinder Singh Grewal and Parambans Singh Romana criticized the AAP government, accusing it of engaging in political maneuvers. They alleged that the objective of the new SIT remains unchanged – to target the SAD President under the guise of investigating the unaccounted ‘swaroops’.
Questioning the inclusion of officers under scrutiny, such as Chairman Nanak Singh and Gurbans Singh Bains, who have contentious histories with the SAD government, Grewal and Romana expressed concerns over the impartiality of the SIT. They highlighted the disregard of the Akal Takht jathedar’s directive to appoint only ‘amritdhari’ officers to ensure adherence to the required ‘maryada’ during the probe.
The SAD leaders cautioned the SIT against engaging in any misconduct at the behest of the AAP leadership, emphasizing that the Sikh community is closely monitoring the investigation into the unaccounted ‘swaroops’. They clarified that the ‘swaroops’ are not missing but have been distributed to ‘gurughars’, emphasizing that the issue revolves around accounting for them. Additionally, they warned that any attempt by the SIT to fabricate cases against the SAD leadership would result in legal consequences, as everyone is subject to the law.
