Amritsar, November 28 – The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Harjinder Singh Dhami, while taking notice of the incident of stopping an Amritdhari (initiated) Sikh from entering Delhi’s Jhilmil Metro Station with his kirpan, said that this is a violation of the country’s constitution.

In a statement issued here today, He said that repeated cases of hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs are coming to light in the country and it is unfortunate that governments are not taking any exemplary action against those who do so. He said that under the Constitution of India, every citizen of the country has the freedom to protect his religious beliefs. An initiated Sikh must wear the five kakaars (symbols of faith) and the Constitution of India also allows this. Dhami said that recently the Ministry of Civil Aviation’s Bureau of Civil Aviation Security had also issued a notification prohibiting initiated Sikh employees from wearing kirpan at the Indian airports, to which the SGPC had also expressed strong objection.

Dhami said that now a CISF employee has stopped an initiated Sikh from entering the Jhilmil metro station in Delhi with a kirpan, and such an act amounts to hurting religious sentiments. He said that a video of this incident has also gone viral on social media, taking notice of which the government should take strict action against the accused CISF employee. He said that the Government of India should ensure that initiated Sikhs are not discriminated against in the country for wearing kakaars. He asked the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi Government to take immediate action in this matter and ensure the protection of the rights of Sikhs.