Amritsar: During the special meeting of members of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) against the Supreme Court’s judgment upholding validity of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, it has been announced to intensify the struggle at all levels.
On this occasion several resolutions were passed. An appeal was made to Chief Justice of India Justice Uday Umesh Lalit to issue an order to form a five-member constitutional bench to review HSGMC Act related judgment. Moreover, the Home Minister of India was asked that the Government of India should file a review petition in the Supreme Court in the HSGMC Act related case and pass an ordinance in the Parliament to cancel the validity of HSGMC Act, 2014. The Home Minister was also requested to further initiate and complete the process for establishing the All India Sikh Gurdwaras Act.
During the meeting a call was made to hold a protest march from Sri Darbar Sahib to the office of Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, and hand over a memorandum against interference in Sikh affairs by Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh and HSGMC Act, on October 4, 2022. Another call has been given to organise a march for awareness among Sikh Sangat on this issue from Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo and Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, to Akal Takht Sahib.
It was also decided that with the support of Haryana Sikh Sangat, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will be confronted and if the government still does not awaken, then SGPC members will hold strong protests in Delhi too.
Adopting an aggressive stand against the governments, the speakers including SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami said that for the safety of the Supreme Sikh body SGPC, the entire Khalsa Panth will struggle with unity under the leadership of Akal Takht Sahib. The tactics and conspiracies of parties including Congress, BJP and its parent organisation RSS and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), to weaken Sikh power will not be allowed to succeed.
Dhami blamed that the seed of a separate Haryana Gurdwara Committee was planted by Congress, while it has been watered by BJP and AAP at the behest of RSS.
“If a separate Gurdwara committee for Haryana is formed today, then tomorrow these anti-Sikh forces will go to the extent of taking over management of Takhts and historical Gurdwara Sahibs in Punjab”, said Dhami.
In his address during the meeting, he presented a special resolution and appealed to the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib to call a meeting of all Sikh sampradas, Sabha Societies, Gurmat Taksals, Nihung jathebandis (organisations), Sewa Panthis, Nirmalas and prominent Sikhs of country and abroad and after taking their opinion on this serious issue, to take concrete decision after holding gathering of five high priests (Jathedars).
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