AMRITSAR, June 18 -- The Akal Takht office on Wednesday has started sending letters to all Sikh legislators across political parties and cabinet ministers in accordance with the decree issued by the Sikh clergy over the recently enacted Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, a spokesperson said.

The move follows the Takht's directive on Monday, calling for the Sikh community to ostracise chief minister Bhagwant Mann over a video it said hurt Sikh sentiments. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), however, questioned the legitimacy of the clip, with Mann terming it "fake" and part of a "political conspiracy to defame him."

Under the decree, Sikh MLAs and ministers have been summoned to appear before the Akal Takht, the highest temp...