GS Paul
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, December 31
After the Shiromani Gurdawara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) imposed Rs 5-lakh fine on its suspended employee Gurmukh Singh, the accused alleged that he was being made a scapegoat. Gurmukh Singh was suspended following disappearance of 328 ‘saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib.
He said he was appointed in the publication department on February 5, 2019, whereas the alleged embezzlement pertained to the period between 2013 and 2015.
Gurmukh Singh, who got retired in April, said he had already challenged his suspension orders in the High Court and now would file another writ regarding ‘penalising’ him.
“I had received a letter dated December 28 that the SGPC executive had imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakh on me. I am directed to deposit the amount by January 10, otherwise the amount would be deducted from my retirement dues. This is unfair and I am going to take a legal action against it,” he said.
Several Sikh organisations had criticised the SGPC for preventing to lodge an FIR in the case. The Sikh Sadhbhawna Dal, led by Golden Temple’s former raagi Baldev Singh Wadala, has been staging a dharna for the past 14 months at the Heritage Street against the SGPC’s lenient administration. He had also moved the High Court as no FIR was lodged with the police in the case. “We had also submitted a complaint with the Amritsar Commissioner of Police in this regard, but the SGPC did not let the case be registered,” he said.
Suspended SGPC employee to challenge panel's decision
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