Article: Punjab still tense as Sikhs, sect members to meet separately

Chandigarh, May 17 -- Punjab remained tense Thursday following three days of clashes between the Sikh community and members of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect even as the two groups are to meet separately to decide on their future course of action.

The Akal Takht - the highest temporal seat of Sikh community - has called for a meeting of the community at Takht Damdama Sahib at Talwandi Sabo near Bathinda, 250 km from here, to decide on the reaction of the Sikh community to the Dera godman - Gurmit Ram Rahim - attiring himself like the revered 10th Sikh guru, Gobind Singh.

The meeting will decide what action the Sikh community wants against the sect chief.

The dera is based in adjoining Haryana's ...

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