New Delhi: The Akali Dal legislature party headed by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal held an emergency meeting on the Dera Sacha Sauda issue on Thursday.
After the meeting it was indicated that the matter might soon be resolved.
The meeting comes a day after SGPC President Avatar Singh Makkar said Akal Takht's orders that Deras should be closed by May 27 must be followed.
Recently, Dera chief Baba Gurmeet Singh Ram Raheem had expressed regret over the advertisement showing him dressed as Guru Govind Singh but he has so far refused to offer an apology.
After the meeting, there were indications that the two sides are working on a mutually acceptable solution.
Meanwhile, Badal has assured that the state government will maintain peace and avert any more cases of violence.
Reports also says that some Dera supporters have started reconverting to Sikhism. At the Gurudwara Hari Krishan Shib in Bhatinda, 50 families formerly supporting the Dera reconverted on Wednesday.
Says a Dera man who converted to Sikhism, Nanak Singh, “Despite the fact that we were Dera supporters, we didn't like what Dera did."
However, despite what the converts claim, many feel that the fear of ostracism could also be a motive for conversion.
“Now that these people are converting back to Sikhism, they won't be socially boycotted as per the Akal Takht's diktat,” says SGPC member, Davinder Kaur.
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