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AAP's Baltej Pannu Grills SGPC Over Woman's 8-Month Sarai Stay, Alleges Financial Irregularities
- •AAP's Baltej Pannu questioned the SGPC and Akali Dal leadership regarding a woman from Bahrain who stayed at a sarai in Sri Anandpur Sahib and Amritsar for eight months.
- •Pannu alleged financial irregularities, claiming money was collected from party office-bearers and demanded answers from SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami about the transactions.
- •He questioned how a single woman was allowed to stay in a sarai for such an extended period, suggesting it violated SGPC rules and raised concerns about the sacred religious place.
- •Pannu criticized those who questioned the woman's character and demanded to know why she was brought to the sarai and allowed to stay if leaders knew the full circumstances.
- •He also questioned the SGPC's inquiry committee and the demand for a CBI probe instead of cooperating with the Punjab Police, implicating Sukhbir Singh Badal as the "Chief Custodian" of the SGPC.
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AAP leader Baltej Pannu questioned the SGPC and Akali Dal leadership over a woman from Bahrain staying in a sarai at Sri Anandpur Sahib and Amritsar for eight months. He alleged financial irregularities, including an unauthorized ₹1 lakh transfer from an SGPC secretary's bank account to the woman, and questioned the silence of senior figures like Sukhbir Singh Badal and SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami.
Pannu alleged that financial irregularities occurred and that ₹1 lakh was transferred from an SGPC secretary's account at Punjab National Bank to the Bahrain-based woman on July 23, 2026. He demanded that SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami clarify the purpose, origin, authorization, and accounting of the transferred funds.
AAP criticized the inquiry committee as a committee of juniors lacking legal and technical experts, questioning how they could impartially investigate senior leaders. Pannu also criticized the demand for a CBI probe while a Punjab Police investigation is ongoing, suggesting the inquiry should instead be led by a retired Sikh judge or IPS officer.
