Amritsar, April 19 -- Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit) president Giani Harpreet Singh on Saturday announced that a major agitation will soon be launched to protest the delay in the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) elections.

While addressing a joint meeting of the core committee, working committee and district presidents of the splinter group of the SAD, Singh said the continued delay in SGPC elections reflected undue government interference in Sikh affairs and had effectively allowed one faction to maintain its hold for an extended period.

Elections for the committee, the apex Sikh body, are supposed to be held every five years, but none have taken place since 2011.

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