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Balwant Singh Nandgarh is a Sikh politician and Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, one of five seats of temporal authority of Sikhism. Balwant Singh was a farmer in , Bathinda, Punjab, India. In 1997, he became a member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). According to Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Nandgarh was given ticket to contest elections for SGPC because he was the only applicant to introduce himself as "Khalsa". In 2003, he was made the Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib. In 2007, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of Dera Sacha Sauda had appeared in an advertisement dressed up as Guru Gobind Singh, 10th Sikh guru. This resulted in a widespread clashes between Dera followers and Sikhs. Nandgarh formed a Sikh group called to stop the religious gathering of Dera Sacha Sauda.

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  • Balwant Singh Nandgarh is a Sikh politician and Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, one of five seats of temporal authority of Sikhism. Balwant Singh was a farmer in , Bathinda, Punjab, India. In 1997, he became a member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). According to Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Nandgarh was given ticket to contest elections for SGPC because he was the only applicant to introduce himself as "Khalsa". In 2003, he was made the Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib. In 2007, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of Dera Sacha Sauda had appeared in an advertisement dressed up as Guru Gobind Singh, 10th Sikh guru. This resulted in a widespread clashes between Dera followers and Sikhs. Nandgarh formed a Sikh group called to stop the religious gathering of Dera Sacha Sauda. (en)
  • Balwant Singh Nandgarh (Bathinda, ...) è un politico indiano e leader religioso di etnia sikh. È il leader politico-religioso del clan etnico (jatha) di Damdama Sahib, dove occupa anche la Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, una delle cinque sedi dell'autorità temporale dello sikhismo (chiamate takht). (it)
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  • Balwant Singh Nandgarh is a Sikh politician and Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, one of five seats of temporal authority of Sikhism. Balwant Singh was a farmer in , Bathinda, Punjab, India. In 1997, he became a member of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). According to Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Nandgarh was given ticket to contest elections for SGPC because he was the only applicant to introduce himself as "Khalsa". In 2003, he was made the Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib. In 2007, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of Dera Sacha Sauda had appeared in an advertisement dressed up as Guru Gobind Singh, 10th Sikh guru. This resulted in a widespread clashes between Dera followers and Sikhs. Nandgarh formed a Sikh group called to stop the religious gathering of Dera Sacha Sauda. (en)
  • Balwant Singh Nandgarh (Bathinda, ...) è un politico indiano e leader religioso di etnia sikh. È il leader politico-religioso del clan etnico (jatha) di Damdama Sahib, dove occupa anche la Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, una delle cinque sedi dell'autorità temporale dello sikhismo (chiamate takht). (it)
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