The commission had asked him to appear before it to submit a written explanation after the panel took suo motu notice of the matter involving alleged derogatory remarks against Kaur.
Harjinder Singh Dhami defeated his rival and three-time SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur, who was fielded by the Shiromani Akali Dal Sudhar Lehar, a rebel faction of the SAD, by 74 votes.
The Akali Dal alleged that the cultivators are suffering because they adhered to the state government’s appeal of sowing PR 126 variety. Now, it is not being procured in the mandis.
The rebel group of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has announced senior leader Bibi Jagir Kaur (70) as its candidate for the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak polls due for October 28