Overview
- Acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj announced the sentences in Amritsar after the Sikh clergy met and accepted apologies from five men, including former Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh and GNDU vice-chancellor Karamjit Singh.
- Giani Gurbachan Singh was held responsible for the 2015 pardon to Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and was directed to perform sewa at the Golden Temple, recite prescribed prayers and make specified offerings before a forgiveness ardas.
- Virsa Singh Valtoha apologized for derogatory remarks and a surreptitious recording, received multi-day sewa and prayer requirements across key takhts, and was permitted to rejoin the Shiromani Akali Dal with his 10-year expulsion revoked.
- GNDU V-C Karamjit Singh was ordered to wash utensils, clean footwear, complete set prayers and distribute 500 copies of a Sikh text following controversy over remarks and participation at an RSS-linked event in Mysuru.
- Punjab language department director Jaswant Singh was assigned sewa, prayers and book distribution over an inappropriate Srinagar event, while preacher Harinder Singh had a preaching restriction lifted contingent on strict adherence to Panth-approved maryada and completion of penance.