Chandigarh, Aug. 6 -- In a significant move, Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the highest temporal authority of Sikhs, issued strong directives to Punjab Cabinet Minister Harjot Singh Bains over a controversial cultural event held in Srinagar, while also declaring him as Tankhaiya and imposing 'Religious service' on him and leaders of two Jammu-based Gurdwara committees for violating a previous directive.

The decisions were taken during a meeting of the Five Singh Sahiban at the Akal Takht Sahib on Wednesday in Amritsar. Two separate resolutions were passed one concerning the Srinagar event organized by the Punjab Government and another dealing with the participation of an excommunicated ragi in a religious function in Jammu.

The Takht's second re...