In a statement issued here, Amarinder said, he was feeling "pained and disappointed" over the scenes outside some historic gurdwaras in Haryana, where the newly constituted Haryana SGMC wants to take over the affairs but was being resisted by the Amritsar-based SGPC task force.
Members of newly-formed Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee today clashed with police in Kurukshetra while "forcefully" trying to take control of a gurdwara, where Amritsar-based SGPC members were already present in large numbers.
"In almost similar manner, the Haryana Sikhs are trying to wrest control of their Gurdwaras from the gang of modern day mahants led by Badal," he added.
Praying for peace and wisdom to prevail, the former Punjab Chief Minister said, this all was happening because Badal was not prepared to give the Haryana Sikhs their rightful due.
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