With immense pressure from the Akal Takhat, the board of trustees at the Gurdwara of Rochester has asked the Supreme Court of New York, in Monroe County, to lift all restrictions on Kirpans at the gurdwara.
In a major decision today the Sikh Clergy that met at Sikhs’ highest temporal seat, Akal Takht here today ordered to summon Santokh Singh Badesha, the main trustee of US based Gurdwara at Rochester for 'explanation’ over 'Kirpan issue’.