Punjab Congress deplores SGPC chief

The Congress today denounced SGPC president Kirpal Singh Badungar for joining the SAD-BJP protest against the Amarinder Singh government and "trying to politicise the religious body".
The party said Badungar was "trying to further his ambitions and but any attempt to mix religion with politics would backfire".
The Congress in a statement issued here said the SGPC has now decided to officially step into the political domain.
Badungar has his eyes set on leading the Akalis, who are completely bereft of a strong leadership, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee leaders Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria, Ramanjit Singh Sikki, Sukhjeet Singh Kaka Lohgari and Darshan Singh Brar said in the statement.

Badungar has exposed his true intentions by participating in the SAD's recent dharnas against the ruling Congress, they said.
As the Badals have completely failed to give the Akalis a strong leadership, there is a vacuum that Badungar seemed keen to fill up, the statement said.