Bibi Jagir Kaur elected SGPC chief third time
29 Nov 2020 08:09:18
AMRITSAR :
SENIOR Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bibi Jagir Kaur was on Friday elected as President of the cash-rich Shiromani Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for the third time. She replaced Gobind Singh Longowal, who remained the SGPC chief for three years. Bibi Jagir Kaur polled 122 votes out of the total 143 at the annual meeting of the SGPC general house held inside the Golden Temple complex here.
Earlier, the SGPC members authorised SAD President Sukhbir Singh Badal to decide on the appointment of the SGPC President. Earlier, she held this post in 1999 and 2000. In 2000, she had to resign from the post as she was accused of killing her daughter. She was acquitted by Punjab and Haryana High Court in December 2018.