Reminding Khalsa College Governing Council president Satyajit Singh Majithia of his illustrious pedigree, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today lashed out at his unbridled greed to make personal capital out of a public and historic institution that holds a distinct place in Sikh history and heritage.“There was one great Dayal Singh Majithia, who bequeathed all his wealth and the great institutions he owned like The Tribune and chain of Dayal Singh Majithia Colleges to the nation and here is a Majithia like Satyajit Singh, who is trying to grab and usurp a public institution for personal gains”, he remarked.“Although I am not surprised over modern day Majithias’ unbridled greed for money after having completely been ‘Badalised’ in all respects, I still expected them to at least respect the sanctity of the institution which holds an important place in Sikh history and heritage”, he said, while responding to Majithia’s statement accusing him of politicising the issue of converting the Khalsa College Amritsar into a private university.“What Badals are doing to the SGPC, the Majithias are trying to repeat and replicate with Khalsa College”, he remarked, while asking him (Satyajit Majithia) as what was his or his family’s contribution towards setting up of this great institution.
Reiterating that the emotions and sentiments of the Sikhs across globe were associated with the institution, Capt Amarinder pointed out, it had been built with support from the erstwhile princely states of Patiala, Kapurthala, Jind, Nabha and Faridkot.“Just by grabbing the institution now and by infiltrating your yes-men into the Governing Council does not confer any moral right or authority on you to usurp it to make money”, he told Majithia, while reiterating that even if he manages to get the act for the university passed in the Vidhan Sabha through Badals, he (Capt Amarinder) will ensure to repeal the act after Congress party forms the government in the state in 2017.Referring to his Wednesday’s visit to the Khalsa College, he said, Majithia and other members of the management should know that he has been the Chancellor of the College for six years. Besides, he added, he is the local MP and an ex-Chief Minister of the state. “All that notwithstanding do you ask people to seek prior permission to visit educational institutions?” he asked.Capt Amarinder strongly denied the allegations that his security personal broke open the locks of the gate to enter there. “First of all let me clarify that we simply made a request and the College security staff was kind enough to open the locks”, he clarified, while asking at the same time, “but why did you need to lock the gates and why did you want to block and bar my entry into the campus?”