Amritsar: Giani Raghbir Singh on Thursday took charge as the new Jathedar of the Shri Akal Takht Sahib, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs.
Giani Raghbir Singh has replaced Giani Harpreet Singh as the new Jathedar of Shri Akal Takht Sahib in Amritsar.
"A few days ago, SGPC decided to appoint Giani Raghbir Singh as the new Jathedar of Shir Akal Takht Sahib. Today, he has officially been appointed and has taken charge as the Jathedar," SGPC President Sardar Harjinder Singh Dhami said while speaking to ANI.
"Sikh leaders of all five Takhts have reached here today. Sirmaur Jathebandis, Damdami Takhsal, and Nihang Sikhs Sirmaur Jathebandis have also arrived on the occasion. We congratulate Giani Raghbir Singh on behalf of the whole of SGPC," the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami said. (with ANI inputs)
