New Delhi: The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (DSGMC) has levelled allegations against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Alka Lamba for conspiring to demolish Bhai Mati Dass Chhabil near Gurdwara Sisganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk area of Delhi.
DSGMC spokesperson Parminder Pal Singh said that CM Arvind Kejriwal “conspired” to “attack” the martyrdom place of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji in a well calculated way. He alleged that it was also a conspiracy of defame Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal), which controls the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
DSGMC spokespersons said that the Delhi government Public works department’s project and administration D. G. M. Nitin Panigrahi was appointed as Nodal officer by the Delhi High Court to secure removal of encroachments from footpath of Chandni Chowk. Parminder Pal Singh said that Nitin Panigrahi was directly answerable to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Public works department minister Satinder Jain. He said that Bhai Mati Dass Chhabil was demolished under directions of Nitin Panigrahi.
DSGMC official also released minuets of a meeting between high officials of Public works department and Chandi Chowk MLA Akla Lamba. He said that if AAP MLA Alka Lamba had some issues with Bhai Mati Dass Chhabil, why she did not discuss it with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee.
On the other hand Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) has demanded resignation of DSGMC officials on moral grounds. SAD (Delhi) chief Parmjeet Singh Sarna said that DSGMC officials have not moral right to remain on their positions in wake demolition of historic site of Bhai Mati Dass Ji Chhabil near Gurdwara Sisganj Sahib.