New Delhi Nov. 11,2026
(MANMOHAN SINGH)
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee President Sardar Harmeet Singh Kalka and general secretary Sardar Jagdeep Singh Kahlon, in a joint statement issued today, expressed their astonishment over a video released by Sardar Paramjit Singh Sarna concerning the protest by DSGMC employees, who had worn black bands around their arms while performing their duties. Both dsgmc leaders said that before offering advice to others, Parmjit Singh Sarna should also recall the incidents that took place during his own tenure as the president of the DSGMC.
Both leaders observed that the manner in which Paramjit Singh Sarna was portraying the incident of employees wearing black bands while working was indeed surprising. Kalka and Kahlon alleged that Sarna, through his residence and close associates, was repeatedly inviting certain employees and attempting to instigate them against the present DSGMC management, with the apparent objective of creating unnecessary tension and instability within the institution.
Reminding Sarna of his own tenure as president, Sardar Kalka and Sardar Kahlon said that if he wished to refer to historical incidents, he should also recall the days when, during his presidency, the entire staff of the Delhi Gurdwara Committee had staged an extraordinary and deeply distressing protest. At that time, employees were compelled to demonstrate outside his residence wearing only their traditional kachheras, with gatrās and turbans. They remarked that before citing such incidents, Sarna should also reflect upon the facts and circumstances of his own tenure.
Kalka and Kahlon said that they have always taken pride in the employees of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, who have consistently extended their wholehearted cooperation and remained committed to strengthening the institution and ensuring the smooth functioning of its administrative affairs. Both leaders emphasised that the present management has consistently accorded priority to safeguarding the dignity, welfare and legitimate rights of the employees.
Responding to the questions raised by Sarna regarding employees’ demands, the two leaders clarified that salaries, allowances and other financial entitlements of the employees were being disbursed regularly. They further stated that crores of rupees had also been deposited into the employees’ Provident Fund (PF) accounts during the current month. They questioned the rationale behind misleading employees and attempting to create unrest within the institution when concrete steps were already being taken to safeguard their financial interests.
Sardar Kalka and Sardar Kahlon said that before claiming concern for the problems of employees, Sarna should undertake some introspection regarding his own 12-year tenure. They alleged that an authoritarian approach had prevailed in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee during that period, and employees were not accorded the respect and consideration they deserved with regard to their sentiments and legitimate rights. In contrast, the present DSGMC management has taken several significant initiatives to protect employees’ interests and remains committed to addressing their genuine demands.
They further said that a handful of individuals were repeatedly attempting to mobilise employees with the intention of disrupting the administrative environment. However, such efforts would neither hamper the functioning of the Committee nor undermine the faith and confidence that the Sangat has reposed in the present management.
Accusing Sarna of adopting political double standards, Sardar Kalka said that those who had spent several years openly criticising the Badal family were now seen standing alongside the very same family. He questioned how the Sangat could repose its trust in leaders whose political positions and alliances had undergone such a dramatic change.
The two leaders emphasised that mutual harmony within Delhi’s Sikh community and the strengthening of Sikh institutions were of paramount importance. They asserted that, rather than allowing Sikh institutions to become victims of internal conflicts and personal political ambitions, everyone should uphold the teachings of the Sikh Gurus by giving precedence to Seva (selfless service), Simran (remembrance of the Almighty) and the welfare of the Sangat.
