Will not participate in gurdwara polls: AAP

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, February 15

The Aam Aadmi Party today said it will not participate in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) polls directly or indirectly.

The party noted that a gurdwara was not a place for politics while adding that other political parties should also not be allowed to take part in the DSGMC polls scheduled for February 26.

“Sikhs are authorised by law to choose the management of gurdwaras in Delhi. We are of the clear view that gurdwaras are not places for politics and are rather places of worship. Gurdwaras do not belong to the Akalis, Congress or any other political party," the AAP said in a statement attacking the major political.

“We think it is only and only for the Sikh community to elect honest, devoted and peace-loving people to manage the gurdwaras in Delhi. The Aam Aadmi Party wants to make it clear that it is not taking part in these polls directly or indirectly,” added the party.

The DSGMC elections are conducted to elect a body that manages the gurdwaras and educational and social institutions affiliated to them in the national Capital.