JALANDHAR: There is nothing new when associates of Baba Jagtar Singh Karsewawale pulled down parts of Darshani Deori at the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Tarn Taran, but the opposition and reaction by the community, both in terms of intensity and quickness, is unprecedented. 

It is for the first time that the SGPC appears to be on the defensive on the issue and is trying to control the damage by placing the gurdwara manager under suspension.

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“They have already destroyed most of the archaeological evidence of Sikh history. The ‘burj’ built by Baba Deep Singh at Damdama Sahib was such a beautiful and strong structure, believed to survive a millennium, but even that was demolished in the name of kar sewa to raise a new building. These kar sewa babas have already done irreparable damage to Sikh heritage and they should actually be called destructors of the heritage,” said Gurtej Singh, former IAS officer and noted Sikh author, who has been raising his voice over this for the last several years.

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