Overview

• Following an internal inquiry, the SGPC suspended a preacher and an attendant, dismissed a temporary granthi, and warned and transferred the manager at Gurdwara Smadh Baba Budha Sahib in Ramdas.
• The probe found two violations of maryada: Rahul Gandhi’s entry into a restricted Darbar Hall area without prescribed attire and the presentation of a siropa inside the hall contrary to an SGPC directive.
• Rahul Gandhi received the honor during a September 15 visit to flood-hit areas, when he stopped to pay obeisance with senior Congress leaders.
• Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring condemned the disciplinary move and questioned the SGPC’s motive, while the committee maintained it was enforcing protocol.
• The episode widened a long-running debate over politicization of religious honors, with SGPC member Kiranjot Kaur and academic commentators highlighting inconsistent application of siropa rules.