On the other hand hardliner sikh organisation Dal Khalsa spokesman Kanwar Pal Singh alleged that an understanding has been reached between Dhuma and the officiating Jathedar.Meanwhile former Jathedar of Akal Takht Jasbir Singh Rode said that till date the Union Government has does not have answer why the holy place of Sikhs (golden temple) was attacked. On raising of slogans, he said that it is nothing new they have always been raised.Apart from the Damdami Taksal, Sikh Students’ Federation, Dal Khalsa and Nihang Sikh organisations had also expressed their disapproval of the officiating Jathedar conducting the religious ceremony today. Also, Ishar Singh and Inderjit Singh, both sons of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, had announced not to accept the felicitations from Gargaj. Bhindranwale was the 14th head of the Taksal at the time of the operation in 1984.In March this year Dhuma opposed the appointment of Gargaj, saying that his selection did not follow traditional procedure.Following extensive damage to the Akal Takht building in the Operation Blue Star, a new building was constructed in 1998-99. Since then, it is for the first time that the Akal Takht Jathedar did not address the Sikh community nor felicitate the families of those killed during the operation.On the other hand, Dhian Singh Mand the officiating self-appointed parallel Jathedar of Akal Takht appointed during a Sikhs gathering held under the name of Sarbat Khalsa delivered his address to the community from within the Akal Takht complex.
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