If Patna Sahib and Delhi can have gurdwara bodies, why can't Haryana?

  • Sept. 24, 2022, 12:14 p.m.

On Friday, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said, "If a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Management Committee can be formed for Patna Sahib and Delhi, why not the same in Haryana?"

"Several gurdwaras in the state certainly have a special connection with many of our Sikh gurus as they, at some point of time, have visited these historical gurdwaras," he said. A delegation of HSGMC and other Sikh bodies from main gurdwaras across the state on Friday called upon Khattar to thank him over the issue. Former HSGMC president Jagdish Singh Jhinda, who was also part of the delegation, has stated that the current government, led by Khattar, has taken the matter seriously in the Supreme Court.

The SC on Tuesday upheld the validity of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management Act), 2014. The verdict has cleared the way for the HSGMC to control all gurdwaras in the state. Khattar said that the state government, while respecting the sentiments of the Sikhs, defended the formation of a separate gurdwara managing committee for Haryana in SC.

Author : Rajdhani Delhi Representative

Rajdhani delhi representative

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