Amritsar, December 29 -The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has taken strict notice of the physical presentation of the character of Sahibzadas in plays by children in various schools under the Veer Bal Diwas events announced by the Government of India. Terming it against Sikh principles and traditions, the SGPC has sought an explanation from the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) along with the Ministries of Education, Culture and Minority Affairs of Government of India. The SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami said that any such anti-Sikh act cannot be accepted.

The SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami in a statement said that any act against Sikh principles, customs, traditions and values hurts the Sikh mentality and big objections are coming from the Sikh Sangat about the acts of playing physical roles of Sahibzadas under the instructions of the Centre Government regarding Veer Bal Diwas in educational institutions in various states. He said that taking cognizance of these acts against the Sikh principles,  the SGPC has asked various Union ministries and CBSE to present their aspect.

The SGPC President said that regarding Veer Bal Diwas, according to the order of Akal Takht Sahib, the Union government had already been written to change the name of this day, but the government has not taken it seriously till date. He said that the concern of the SGPC and the Sikh Sangat in this regard has come true as efforts are being made to make children play the roles of Sahibzadas by going against the Sikh traditions. He said that the responsibility of this anti-Sikh phenomenon lies directly on the Union government and the respective State governments. Such actions can never be accepted by the Sikh world and action will also be taken against the educational institutions by identifying them, that have got the characters of Sahibzadas played in physical form.