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AMRITSAR: The SGPC executive committee on Monday appointed Giani Harpreet Singh as the acting jathedar of the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs. The SGPC also accepted the resignation of Giani Gurbachan Singh from the post of Akal Takht jathedar. “We contemplated on his resignation and decided to accept it,” he said.Longowal said that SGPC’s executive had decided to appoint Harpreet as the acting Akal Takht jathedar. SGPC will hold a function soon to formally assign the duty of acting Akal Takht jathedar, he added.A student of Guru Kashi Gurmat Institute, Damdama Sahib, Harpreet was made the jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib on April 21, 2017. “We will consult other Sikh bodies for the appointment of a permanent jathedar of the Akal Takht,” he said..