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'''Avtar Singh Makkar''' was elected as the 39th president of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) - the mini-parliament of Sikh religion.
'''Avtar Singh Makkar''' Born into a Arora Sikh family, He was elected as the 39th president of the [[Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee]] (SGPC) - the mini-parliament of Sikh religion. He is a retired Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) officer belongs to [[Ludhiana]] and was a senior vice president of the SGPC. The SGPC manages hundreds of gurudwaras - Sikh religious shrines - spread across Punjab and has an annual budget of over Rs.1.8 billion.


'''News on 10/09/2002'''
He was the first person who publically drops his surname """Makkar""" which shows unity in sikhism. He said using caste as surnames is voilation of sikh rehat maryada as he said that sikhism does not support casteism. Guru Gobind Singh gave one caste one surname to all thats singh, But Media still using Makkar as his surname. Makkar is also a traitor to the Sikh panth.


All elected SGPC members attended the election that took place at the SGPC headquarters in Amritsar's Golden Temple complex.
He was president of ludhiana (shiromni akali dal badal) in year 2002. He was candidate of m.l.a frm ludhiana north, then he was elected member of s.g.p.c in 2005 after that he was elected president of s.g.p.c. He has his own school named Guru Gobind Singh Public School in ludhiana, at present he is also a member of political affair committe shiromani akali dal badal.
 
The election of Makkar, a retired Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) officer, came as a surprise for most SGPC members. Makkar, who hails from Ludhiana, was a senior vice president of the SGPC in the outgoing set-up.
 
His unanimous election was announced by outgoing SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur.
 
Makkar's election shows that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Prakash Singh Badal, a former Punjab chief minister, has tried a new experiment by putting up a completely new face to head the most powerful Sikh politico-religious body.
 
The SGPC manages hundreds of gurudwaras - Sikh religious shrines - spread across Punjab and has an annual budget of over Rs.1.8 billion.
 
After his election, Makkar, while thanking Badal, said he would ensure the smooth functioning of the SGPC.
 
The SGPC election this time was considered politically important as Punjab assembly polls are due in Feb 2007 and the SGPC is said to be controlling a large Sikh vote bank.
 
The SGPC had been plagued by controversy in recent years.
 
Despite becoming its first woman president, Bibi Jagir Kaur, who took charge in March 1999, had to relinquish office a year later after her name figured in the murder of her daughter Harpreet kaur.
 
Harpreet was found dead under mysterious circumstances at Phagwara in early 2000 after she married a boy of her choice secretly, which Jagir Kaur opposed.
 
Jagir Kaur was, however, re-elected president in September last year.
 
The court decision on Jagir Kaur in the murder trial is expected soon and that is one reason why SAD did not opt for her for a third term.
 
The 11-member SGPC executive committee was also announced Wednesday with delegates from Haryana being accommodated in the body.
 
Sukhdev Singh Bhaur was named as the SGPC general secretary.  


Due to his failures to serve the Sikh Panth and instead dwell on personal gains, he was found guilty of abuse of power and his awards were revoked on November 10th, 2015 at Sarbat Khalsa.


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Latest revision as of 10:56, 10 November 2015

Avtar SIngh (Makkar)

Avtar Singh Makkar Born into a Arora Sikh family, He was elected as the 39th president of the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) - the mini-parliament of Sikh religion. He is a retired Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) officer belongs to Ludhiana and was a senior vice president of the SGPC. The SGPC manages hundreds of gurudwaras - Sikh religious shrines - spread across Punjab and has an annual budget of over Rs.1.8 billion.

He was the first person who publically drops his surname """Makkar""" which shows unity in sikhism. He said using caste as surnames is voilation of sikh rehat maryada as he said that sikhism does not support casteism. Guru Gobind Singh gave one caste one surname to all thats singh, But Media still using Makkar as his surname. Makkar is also a traitor to the Sikh panth.

He was president of ludhiana (shiromni akali dal badal) in year 2002. He was candidate of m.l.a frm ludhiana north, then he was elected member of s.g.p.c in 2005 after that he was elected president of s.g.p.c. He has his own school named Guru Gobind Singh Public School in ludhiana, at present he is also a member of political affair committe shiromani akali dal badal.

Due to his failures to serve the Sikh Panth and instead dwell on personal gains, he was found guilty of abuse of power and his awards were revoked on November 10th, 2015 at Sarbat Khalsa.

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