Four members of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee have resigned after a video surfaced showing schoolgirls raising pro-BJP slogans and performing folk dance on the shrine premises to welcome Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, allegedly hurting religious sentiments.

The resignations came after the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, took strong exception to the alleged act of sacrilege and sent a three-member team to Nanakmatta Sahib to look into the matter.

Those who resigned on Wednesday include the head of the Nanakmatta Sahib Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Seva Singh, and three other members.

Dhami had visited the gurdwara in Nanakmatta, around 40km from Rudrapur in Uttarakhand, to pay obeisance during his tour of Udham Singh Nagar district on July 24 to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of development projects.

The chief minister’s Assembly constituency Khatima is located in Udham Singh Nagar.

Dhami was accorded a warm welcome as he arrived at the shrine for the first time after assuming office along with ministers and MLAs.

Schoolgirls performed folk dances of Uttarakhand to welcome him and some raised pro-BJP slogans. The Gurbani, which is supposed to be played constantly at the gurdwara, was stopped for a while.

This did not go down well with Sikh devotees, who lodged a complaint with the Akal Takht in Amritsar and gathered in Nanakmatta, demanding action against those responsible for the alleged act of sacrilege.

Those who have resigned have been asked to present their side before the Takht within 15 days after which a final call will be taken. A five-member panel has been constituted to look after the management of the gurdwara.