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He had been the general secretary of the SGPC and is a member from Anandpur Sahib. They further said that the SAD president had closeted with a few SGPC members to contemplate over the next chief of the SGPC.“One of the names discussed was of Amarjit Singh Chawla. Besides he had served a jail sentence in Jodhpur, which can strike an emotional chord with the Panthic support,” said sources. After that the Akal Takht had directed them to appear before Sikh high priests on April 17. On April 4, 2017, the Sikh clergy had released a list of ‘sabat surat’ (Sikhs with unshorn hair) and patit (apostate) Sikhs leaders who had gone to the Sirsa dera seeking help for the assembly polls..