SAD 'unwilling' to conduct drive under Takht panel, jathedar told

Five members of the committee appointed by the Akal Takht on December 2 to oversee the reorganisation of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) met Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh on Sunday and raised concerns over the party's "unwillingness" to conduct membership drive under the panel.

- Surjit Singh

AMRITSAR:

The meeting came days after committee's convener Harjinder Singh Dhami and member Kirpal Singh Badungar resigned from their roles.

In the absence of Dhami and Badungar, the remaining committee members—Gurpartap Singh Wadala, Satwant Kaur, Iqbal Singh Jhundan, Manpreet Singh Ayali and Santa Singh Umaidpuri—met the jathedar at his residence in the Golden Temple complex. They provided him with a detailed account of the committee's proceedings so far.