Incumbents win Fremont Gurdwara Elections, support former version of Nanak Shahi Calendar
By ANIMonday, March 15, 2010
NEW DELHI - “Sadh Sangat Salte”, a Sikh body in U.S, today won the Fremont Gurdwara Elections with a big margin defeating “Panthic Salte”, jointly represented by Shiromani kali Dal (Badal) and Shiromani Akali Dal (Mann), on Sunday in San Francisco Bay Area.
Thousands of Sikhs, particularly youngsters, enthusiastically participated in the election.
The newly formed committee has also decided to celebrate all the Sikh events according to the previous version of NanakShahi Calendar and rejected the latest amended version of the NanakShahi calendar issued by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC), the premier Sikh body.
Talking to ANI from San Francisco, Jasjit Singh that most the youngsters showed their interest in the election and the consecutively win of the “Sadh Sangat Salte” illustrate people liking the works performed by the Salte during last tenure. By Ravinder Singh Robin (ANI)
