AMRITSAR, India: The Shiromani Parbandhak Committee has issued formal orders asking the task force to vacate the building occupied by them in the Golden Temple Complex. « ‘According to S.G.P.C. sources, 132 members of the task force raised following April 20. police entry into the Golden Temple ‘Complex for preventing the Comp{ex from being misused, was dispended by the S.G:P.C. President Gurcharan Singh Tohra just after his election to the office on Nov. 30th. However, the task force men staying on the 3rd floor of Guru Nanak Niwas have refused to leave the Complex. Mr. Joginder Singh, Commander of the force, said that they were determined to stay put in the Complex till its disbandment was ordered by the Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Sujit Singh Barnala at whose instance the force was raised. On the other hand S.G.P.C, authorities said that force personnel were recruited on daily wages and they were 10 longer needed by the S.G.P.C.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 12, 1986
