Amritsar, Oct. 12 -- A joint delegation of Sikh groups, including the Alliance of Sikh Organisations and the Shiromani Akali Dal (Punar Surjit), submitted a memorandum to the Akal Takht secretariat to intensify pressure on authorities regarding the controversy involving a Bahrain-based woman and former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) member Amarjit Singh Chawla. In the jathedar's absence, Jaskaran Singh, media adviser to the Akal Takht jathedar, received the memorandum. The memorandum alleges that initial concerns regarding political conspiracies, misuse of gurdwara 'golak' funds (including a financial aid grant given to the complainant), and lodging arrangements at the Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib sarais have proven correct. Constituents criticised SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, accusing his administration of staging a cover-up through a "flawed preliminary internal probe instead of addressing systemic lapses." The delegation demanded Dhami's removal from the presidency to prevent any "tampering with evidence", while pressing for an independent, court-monitored panel led by a Sikh jurist under the aegis of the Akal Takht. Chawla was booked on the charge of rape in Anandpur Sahib on August 21, following a complaint by a woman who had returned from Bahrain, and was reportedly housed in an SGPC-managed serai....