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Dal Khalsa raises alarm over alleged State-Judiciary-Dera nexus, flags threat to Sikh fundamentals
Babushahi Bureau
Chandigarh, February 3, 2026: Dal Khalsa has expressed serious concern over what it described as an alleged long-standing nexus involving the Union Government, sections of the judiciary and schismatic religious establishments, warning that such linkages pose a threat to core Sikh principles and institutional independence.
In a statement, Dal Khalsa leaders Harpal Singh Cheema and Kanwar Pal Singh referred to recent developments, including the visit of Radha Soami Satsang Beas chief Gurinder Singh Dhillon to Shiromani Akali Dal leader Bikramjit Singh Majithia in jail, followed by judicial relief granted to Majithia by the Supreme Court. The organisation said the sequence of these events has allegedly raised questions about the optics, timing and possible influence of extra-constitutional religious power centres on state institutions.
The organisation stressed that its concerns should be viewed in a broader political context. Dal Khalsa alleged that repeated outreach by the Prime Minister and the ruling establishment to sectarian deras—including the Prime Minister’s visit to Dera Ballan—reflects a political strategy to mobilise support through religious intermediaries. According to the group, such patronage has allegedly emboldened schismatic forces whose theology challenges the Sikh belief in the Guru Granth Sahib as the sole and eternal Guru.
“This is not an isolated or accidental development,” said Dal Khalsa spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh. “Since the 1970s, the Indian state has allegedly encouraged Deravaad and Gurudom to fragment Sikh unity, weaken Sikh institutions and undermine Gurmat philosophy. That policy, regrettably, continues even today.”
Dal Khalsa clarified that it harbours no personal animosity towards any Akali leader and is not commenting on the guilt or innocence of Bikramjit Singh Majithia.
However, the organisation said it is alarmed by public statements from political figures, including remarks by Sunil Jakhar, which it claimed allegedly endorse or legitimise the utterances of dera heads as divinely inspired.
Reiterating its stand, Dal Khalsa asserted that it will continue to oppose what it termed alleged attempts by the state or its collaborators to weaken Sikh fundamentals under the guise of politics, expediency or social engineering.