Amritsar: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today criticised the local administration for denying permission to its president Sukhbir Singh Badal to attend a historically significant programme being organised by the Shiromani Committee as part of the 400th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Teg Bahadur.

In a statement here, party spokesman Dr Daljit Singh Cheema said it was unfortunate that the local administration denied permission to the SAD president to participate in a function at Gurdwara Guru Ke Mehal tomorrow despite the fact that the SGPC had scaled down the event in order to adhere to Covid protocols. TNS