Gobind Singh Longowal

Deliberations Begin on Structure and Policy of Reviving Akali Dal During First Day of Seminar at Mastuana Sahib

Issue of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Saroop – Who Are The Real Culprits?

India Suspends Yatra Through Kartarpur Corridor; Sikh Body Objects

Claiming Copyright On Relay Of Divine ‘Gurbani’ By A Company Amounts To Act Of Desecration: Kultar Sandhwan

Balwant Singh Rajoana Withdraws His Hunger Strike Announcement After Meeting SGPC Chief

Sikh Houses and Crops Destroyed by Administration in Madhya Pradesh; SGPC Forms Panel

Pakistan grants visas to 504 Sikhs for nagar kirtan to be taken out from Nankana Sahib

Gurdwara Sahib to be Build in Baku (Azerbaijan) to Mark Memory of Guru Nanak Ji

SGPC Honours Sikh Genocide Witnesses, Lawyers; Advo. Phoolka Sends Kin

SGPC says It’s Upset Over BJP Govt. Interference in Takht Hazur Sahib Management

SGPC in Quandary Over Plan to Honour H S Phoolka After Launching of ‘Sikh Sewak Army’

In SGPC House, Senior Vice President is Senior to President

Badals Retain Gobind Singh Longowal as SGPC President; Bibi Kiranjot Kaur Raises Voice for Dr. Kirpal Singh but Goes Unheard

Why SGPC is Silent on Distortion of Sikh History by RSS?: Bhagwant Mann

SGPC Calls Emergency Meeting of Executive Committee on Oct. 22

SADA (Mann) Condemns Haryana CM M L Khattar; Demands Apology

SGPC Chief Announces to Reject Beadbi Panel Report But Leaves Press Conference without Answering Questions

Attacks on Sikhs in India: SGPC Writes to Indian Home Minister, CMs of Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan

Flanked by Sikankar Singh Maluka, SGPC Chief Terms Bargari Morcha A Political Stunt

Legal Notices to Haldiram for Printing Darbar Sahib’s Photo on Namkeen Packs

Capt. Amarinder Singh Writes Letter to SGPC Chief to Reminds Him About His Responsibilities

War of Words Breaks Out Between Punjab Government and SGPC

Simranjit Singh Mann writes to SGPC chief on Syllabus Issue; Says NCERT Serving RSS Agenda

Report by GIHC’s Fact Finding Committee on Distortion of Sikh History in PSEB Class XII Book (Full Report)

Fact Finding Committee of Academicians Slam PSEB for Distorting History; Report Submitted to CM

Historical Facts Distorted in PSEB Books: SGPC Want Board to Undo Changes

SGPC Decides to Shift Sikh Reference Library Outside Darbar Sahib Complex

SGPC Seeks Ban on Harinder Sikka’s Nanak Shah Fakir Film

SGPC to undo Appointments Made During Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar’s Term

Gobind Singh Longowal elected as New SGPC chief; List of All Executive Committee Members

Gobind Singh Longowal

Deliberations Begin on Structure and Policy of Reviving Akali Dal During First Day of Seminar at Mastuana Sahib

August 2, 2025

A three-day discussion (Vichar-Goshti) focusing on the revival of the Shiromani Akali Dal and its constitutional, policy and structural reformation commenced on Friday (August 1) at Sant Teja Singh Hall, Mastuana Sahib (Sangrur)

Issue of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Saroop – Who Are The Real Culprits?

September 14, 2020

The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee is trying to underplay the issue of missing Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. It is trying to project an issue related to beadbi of Guru Sahib as an issue of corruption.

India Suspends Yatra Through Kartarpur Corridor; Sikh Body Objects

March 17, 2020

The Government of India (GoI) has suspended Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib yatra through Kartarpur Sahib corridor. As per media reports, the GoI has indefinitely suspended the yatra as a measure to prevent and contain breakout of Coronavirus.

Claiming Copyright On Relay Of Divine ‘Gurbani’ By A Company Amounts To Act Of Desecration: Kultar Sandhwan

January 14, 2020

In a statement issued from party headquarters in Chandigarh on Monday, senior leader of the party and Kotkapura legislator, Kultar Singh Sandhwan, lamented that the Badal clan,

Balwant Singh Rajoana Withdraws His Hunger Strike Announcement After Meeting SGPC Chief

January 6, 2020

Sikh political prisoner Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana has reportedly withdrawn his announcement regarding hunger strike after meeting SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal and others.

Sikh Houses and Crops Destroyed by Administration in Madhya Pradesh; SGPC Forms Panel

January 2, 2020

As per reports the Madhya Pradesh administration on December 30, 2019 demolished around nine Sikh houses and destroyed crops in around two hundred acres in Patari, Gothra, Panwada and Lehroni villages of Tehsil Karhal (District Sheopur). These Sikhs had been living there for more than three decades after migrating from the states of Punjab and Haryana.

Pakistan grants visas to 504 Sikhs for nagar kirtan to be taken out from Nankana Sahib

July 26, 2019

AMRITSAR: Carrying on its lenient attitude toward the Sikhs, Pakistan government on Friday gave the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) formal permission to take out nagar kirtan from Nankana Sahib on August 1 to celebrate 550th parkash gurpurb of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikh religion, by granting visas to as many as 504 Sikhs. The […]

Gurdwara Sahib to be Build in Baku (Azerbaijan) to Mark Memory of Guru Nanak Ji

February 11, 2019

SGPC chief Gobind Singh Longowal has announced that a Gurdwara Sahib will be build in Baku city of Azerbaijan to mark the memory of visit of Guru Nanak Ji.

SGPC Honours Sikh Genocide Witnesses, Lawyers; Advo. Phoolka Sends Kin

January 26, 2019

SGPC on Saturday felicitated witnesses of 1984 Sikh genocide cases and the lawyers who fought the cases of the genocide to ensure conviction of Sajjan Kumar, at its headquarters, Teja Singh Samundari Hall, here in presence of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) president Sukhbir Singh Badal.

SGPC says It’s Upset Over BJP Govt. Interference in Takht Hazur Sahib Management

January 23, 2019

Amritsar: The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has launched protest against amendments in Takht Sri Hazur Abchalnacar Sahib Board Nanded Act. The Gurdwaras management body which manages main historical Sikh Gurdwara Sahibs in Punjab and some adjoining states has written a letter to Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in wake of reports that BJP led […]

SGPC in Quandary Over Plan to Honour H S Phoolka After Launching of ‘Sikh Sewak Army’

January 14, 2019

After noted lawyer and former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Harvinder Singh Phoolka has launched 'Sikh Sewak Army' with an aim to liberate the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) from the clutches of Badal family, the gurdwara management body is in a fix over its plan to honour H S Phoolka.

In SGPC House, Senior Vice President is Senior to President

November 14, 2018

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandak Committee (SGPC) house elected Gobind Singh Longowal as its president for second time in a row, however, he is not the senior most in the 15-member executive committee elected on Tuesday.

Badals Retain Gobind Singh Longowal as SGPC President; Bibi Kiranjot Kaur Raises Voice for Dr. Kirpal Singh but Goes Unheard

November 13, 2018

SGPC general house today reelected Gobind Singh Longowal as its president. Notably, SGPC president and executive is elected every year. The election however in present scenario is a mere formality as final authority to appoint president of SGPC is exercised by Sukhbir Singh Badal as president of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) which controls the SGPC.

Why SGPC is Silent on Distortion of Sikh History by RSS?: Bhagwant Mann

November 9, 2018

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Sangrur has questioned the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) for its silence over distortion of Sikh history by the Hinduva fountainhead Rashtrya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS). Taking to media persons Bhagwant Mann said that why SGPC was not speaking out against distortion of history by the RSS?

SGPC Calls Emergency Meeting of Executive Committee on Oct. 22

October 19, 2018

The SGPC today called an emergency meeting of the executive committee on October 22. The meeting is called on 72 hours notice after Giani Gurbachan Singh's resignation as SGPC appointed Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib.

SADA (Mann) Condemns Haryana CM M L Khattar; Demands Apology

October 4, 2018

The Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) has condemned Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar for asking Sikhs of Dachar village near Asandh in Karnal district to remove portrait of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from the village Gurdwara Sahib.

SGPC Chief Announces to Reject Beadbi Panel Report But Leaves Press Conference without Answering Questions

August 25, 2018

Toeing Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)'s line the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC)'s executive committee (EC) has announced to reject Justice Ranjit Singh Commission's report.

Attacks on Sikhs in India: SGPC Writes to Indian Home Minister, CMs of Punjab, Haryana & Rajasthan

August 20, 2018

SGPC has asserted that violent incidents with the minority Sikh community in different parts of the country are like reminding them of being second-class citizens in the country.

Flanked by Sikankar Singh Maluka, SGPC Chief Terms Bargari Morcha A Political Stunt

June 26, 2018

SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal on Monday (June 25) dubbed the ongoing protest of acting jathedar Bhai Dhian Singh Mand at Bargari village a political stunt.

Legal Notices to Haldiram for Printing Darbar Sahib’s Photo on Namkeen Packs

June 25, 2018

SGPC chief Gobind Singh Longowal said that the SGPC has sent a legal notice to Haldiram Bhujiawala Limited for publishing Darbar Sahib photo on namkeen pack.

Capt. Amarinder Singh Writes Letter to SGPC Chief to Reminds Him About His Responsibilities

May 30, 2018

Taking note of the reported `objections’ of the SGPC to his alleged ‘interference in religious affairs’, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said that maintenance of law and order in the state was his foremost responsibility, which he was committed to fulfilling.

War of Words Breaks Out Between Punjab Government and SGPC

May 29, 2018

SGPC and the Punjab Government have engaged in war of words. It all started with Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh's statement on an alleged threat issued to Sikh pracharak Bhai Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale by a pracharak belonging to Damdami Taksal Mehta.

Simranjit Singh Mann writes to SGPC chief on Syllabus Issue; Says NCERT Serving RSS Agenda

May 8, 2018

Simranjit Singh Mann has written a letter to Gobind Singh Longowal urging him to take initiative to bring syllabus of Punjab schools out of the preview of NCERT and bring it under Senior Cambridge O Level.

Report by GIHC’s Fact Finding Committee on Distortion of Sikh History in PSEB Class XII Book (Full Report)

May 4, 2018

GIHC co-ordinator and head of Guru Gobind Singh Department of Religious Studies, Dr. Gurmeet Singh shared the findings of the committee at Press Club in Chandigarh after submitting the report to the Office of Punjab CM.

Fact Finding Committee of Academicians Slam PSEB for Distorting History; Report Submitted to CM

May 4, 2018

A fact finding committee of academicians belonging to GurGian Institute for Human Concerns (GIHC) today released its report regarding revision of class XII history syllabus by Punjab School Education Board (PSEB).

Historical Facts Distorted in PSEB Books: SGPC Want Board to Undo Changes

May 4, 2018

SGPC has maintained that facts have been distorted in the Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)’s Class 12 history textbooks. The Sikh body has demanded that all the changes in the textbook be withdrawn and two of its representatives be appointed as experts for the syllabus committee.

SGPC Decides to Shift Sikh Reference Library Outside Darbar Sahib Complex

April 21, 2018

The Committee has decided to shift the Sikh Reference Library outside the Darbar Sahib complex as it gave nod for the construction of a new building for the library near Bhai Gurdas Hall.