It should indeed be considered as the time of the worst decline of the Sikh community. Undoubtedly, the Jathedars of the Sikh community have not been representing the Sikh panth for a long time but have suffered under the influence of one family in favor of the anti-Sikh forces. have been working. This phenomenon has been happening continuously since 1849. After the independence of the country, this phenomenon has been facing the Sikh panth in a more severe form. The role of the Sikhs has been anti-Sikh, anti-sect and defamatory of Sikh principles and nothing has happened without the panth’s embarrassment. The real reason for all this happening is the greedy leadership of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the Shiromani Akali Dal. The power-hungry leadership should be understood. Both the main organizations of the Sikhs, the Sromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the political party Shiromani Akali Dal, have been captured by the central forces, whose motive is greed for their families and There is nothing more than sacrificing sectarian interests for the sake of power. Sikh leaders have played a major role in weakening the Sikh institutions, where they have undermined the Sikh principles. Therefore, today no Sikh organization is seen which is free from the influence of the anti-Sikh central forces. The plight of the Jathedars of the Sahibans, which the then Supremo of the Akali Dal, Parkash Singh Badal, has caused for the last 40, 50 years, has probably never happened before in history, nor could it ever happen again. From the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib to the disappearance of Guru Sahib’s image, the phenomenon shows that the leadership of the Sikh community is not in the hands of the Sikhs, but in the hands of greedy and hypocritical political donors, who have nothing to do with the Sikh principles and true personality. The history of the Jathedars of the Sikh community has been with Akali Baba Phula Singh, who sentenced the Sikh Maharaja Ranjit Singh “Ser e Punjab”, who is considered the most powerful Sikh king in the world, to be tied to a tree and flogged and before that These orders were conveyed to the nobles of the Maharaja by Shri Akal Takht Sahib that none of the nobles will respect Maharaja Ranjit Singh by bowing down to the further commands of Shri Akal Takht Sahib and neither will any Sikh share victory with the Maharaja. The command of the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib was to that Maharaja, from whose fear Kabal Kandahar trembled and the East India Company did not even have the courage to look at Punjab. It’s not just here. Even before this, Jathedar Darbara Singh, Nihang Naina Singh, Jathedar Baba Sahib Singh Bedi led the sect wisely to save their nation from the oppression of the enemy government while taking care of the Akal Takht Sahiban shrine. Kari and participated in the construction of the Khalsa state. After that, the martyrdom of Jathedar Baba Gurbakhsh Singh and Jathedar Bhai Gurdev Singh Konke in the twentieth century reveals the duties and fearlessness of the attendants of this shrine. If seen in the context of the present time. The appointment of Jathedars by the executive of the Sromani Committee instead of in accordance with Sikh traditions is the major reason for this weakness. While the Sromani Committee needs to make rules about the Jathedar’s qualification, selection method and scope with the consensus of the sect. The respected status of the Jathedar should not have anything to do with parties and factions. This status should be able to eliminate the factionalism of the panth, as it has been in ancient history. If it were so, no Sikh leader would dare to threaten the Jathedar Sahib and neither the Jathedar Sahib would be helpless in front of the nation. May require viewing.
Today, in order to maintain the national direction and national direction of the Sikh community, which is being scattered day by day, it is a major requirement that the title of the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib is elevated above a political and religious institution so that he represents the entire Sikh community. Can become a symbol.
The Jathedar Sahibans need not to be emotional but to overcome their weaknesses and be strict. They should take sectarian decisions very wisely, impartially and according to sectarian welfare. The Akal Takht is a symbol of the independence of the Sikh nation.
