The management of Rasokhana Shri Nabh Kanwal Raja Sahib gurdwara in Banga refuted Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s claim that 169 ‘saroops’ of Guru Granth Sahib were found at the gurdwara. Terming the statement as baseless. Amrik Singh Ballowal, a representative of the gurdwara, said all ‘saroops’ are accounted for and none match the missing ones from 2014-19.
“We had fully cooperated with the SIT team and given all the record that it sought from us. They had been visiting us for the past four days. When they last came, they said they were fully satisfied with the record. We don’t know whether SIT presented facts to the CM incorrectly or the CM attempted to gain mileage ahead of his appearance before the Akal Takht. Mann’s statement was so provoking that it could have triggered a law and order problem,” said Ballowal.
Listing out his record, he said, “Out of the 169 ‘saroops’ in the gurdwara, 79 were published prior to 2012. Hence, these ‘saroops’ do not fall in the category of 328 ‘missing saroops’. A total of 107 ‘saroops’ were published by SGPC, and the remaining 62 were printed using private printing machines. Only 30 ‘saroops’ with us were printed in 2014-15 and were installed in 2019. We had deposited 30 worn-out (‘birad’) ‘saroops’ at Goindwal Sahib, in lieu of which we were allotted 20 new ‘saroops’. Ten were taken by the ‘sangat’ of Dosanjh Khurd village from the SGPC and they handed them over to us. So, not a single missing ‘saroop’ is with us.”
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