Summary:
Amritsar, Feb 2 (PTI) Apex gurdwara body SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami on Wednesday accused the Congress of distorting Sikh prayer for “political interests”.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee also lodged a complaint with the Punjab’s chief electoral officer in this regard.
SGPC chief Dhami said the Congress party distorted the last lines of Sikh prayer "Nanak Naam Charhdi Kala, Tere Bhane Sarbat Da Bhala" and used it as "Punjab Di Charhdi Kala, Congress Mange Sarbat Da Bhala", for its “personal and political interests”.
This last line of Sikh prayer or “ardas” roughly means that “Nanak, with your name and blessings, may everyone in the world prosper and be in peace”.
The poll slogan that the Congress party has based on it roughly means that "the Congress, the positive spirit of Punjab, seeks everyone’s welfare", an elderly Sikh man explained.
“The Congress distorted the Sikh terminology and installed the objectionable content on its hoarding boards at many places and also posted it on its Punjab Congress Twitter handle today,” claimed Dhami in a SGPC statement.