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Damdami Taksal sets up political wing, hints at contesting Punjab polls
Damdami Taksal sets up political wing, hints at contesting Punjab polls
Damdami Taksal, the influential Sikh seminary, has announced a state-wide organisation called Damdami Taksal Sewak Jatha and plans to appoint “halqa in-charges” for all 117 assembly and 13 Lok Sabha seats in…
The Story in Brief
Damdami Taksal, the influential Sikh seminary, has announced a state-wide organisation called Damdami Taksal Sewak Jatha and plans to appoint “halqa in-charges” for all 117 assembly and 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, Hindustan Times reports. The move mirrors political party structures and signals a possible electoral entry.
Taksal media coordinator Avtar Singh Butter confirmed the posters and said the outfit will contest polls “if the need arises”. A former media adviser called the jatha the seminary’s political wing. Chief Baba Harnam Singh Dhumma said its primary goals are propagating Sikhism, fighting drug abuse and countering religious conversions.
The Indian Opinion
The Damdami Taksal’s pivot from kingmaker to player will test the Shiromani Akali Dal’s grip on Sikh voters. Yet the seminary’s past endorsements of the BJP in Maharashtra contradict its stated Panthic agenda, leaving voters to wonder: is this a religious revival or a power play dressed in piety? Watch which halqa incharges it fields and against whom.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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