PTI
Amritsar, March 28
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Tuesday handed a budget of Rs 1,138.14 crore for the monetary yr 2023-24 throughout its basic assembly right here, officers stated.
In one of the decision handed through the assembly, the physique condemned arrest of Sikh youths who throughout a latest police crackdown towards radical preacher Amritpal Singh and his aides.
The SGPC stated the Sikh youths who have been arrested, could be offered authorized assist by the physique.
SGPC basic secretary Gurcharan Singh Grewal offered the budget which was handed by the SGPC members.
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Head granthi (Priest) of the Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) Giani Jagtar Singh, Jathedar of Takht Kesgarh Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, SGPC office-bearers and members have been current through the budget assembly.
Sharing info after the budget assembly, Dhami stated the SGPC budget has recorded a 17 per cent enhance as in comparison with final yr.
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— Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (@SGPCAmritsar) March 28, 2023
The SGPC president stated a special amount has been organized for the release of ‘Bandi Singhs’ and for pursuing their circumstances, in addition to to help their households.
The SGPC has been in search of the release of the Sikh prisoners who, it claims, proceed to be in numerous jails regardless of completion of their sentences.
On the event, a number of resolutions have been handed relating to Sikh points together with one associated to the Bandi Singhs.
The decision additionally talked about concerning the signature marketing campaign began by the SGPC, demanding the release of Bandi Singhs and the governments have been urged “to go away their inflexible behaviour and take choices within the gentle of human rights”.
During the budget session, the SGPC chief stated the precedence future plans of the SGPC embrace pursuing Sikh points, spiritual preaching and public welfare works, well being and schooling.
He particularly talked about the academy opened to organize Sikh youths for aggressive exams of civil and administrative providers.
Dhami stated 25 candidates shall be given free teaching yearly in SGPC teaching academy, for which, an amount of Rs 1 crore has been earmarked within the budget for the primary yr.
Dhami stated a budget of Rs 57.11 crore has been saved for Gurdwaras in Haryana.
The SGPC had just lately sought repealing of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara (Management) Act, 2014, underneath which a separate committee was fashioned to handle the affairs of gurdwaras in Haryana.
In one of the resolutions on Tuesday, SGPC once more sought repealing of the Haryana Act.
The physique had additionally alleged that Haryana authorities’s nominated gurdwara panel took unlawful possession of the historic Gurdwara Sahibs within the state, that are nonetheless notified underneath the administration of SGPC underneath Section 85 of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925.
Meanwhile, a number of different resolutions have been handed relating to Sikh points.
In one of the decision, an enchantment has been made that each Sikh ought to add ‘Singh’ and ‘Kaur’ whereas deciding the names of their youngsters as retaining the title with out that is towards Sikh Maryada (code of conduct).
The Sikhs have been appealed that they need to not write their names on social media platforms with out ‘Singh’ and ‘Kaur’.
The SGPC session additionally sought strict authorized motion towards these social media platforms and people who’re allegedly distorting Sikh historical past and indulging in character assassination of Sikhs.
The decision stated some persons are intentionally concentrating on the Sikh id, Sikh establishments, Maryada (code of conduct) and historical past. The governments are intentionally ignoring this phenomenon as a substitute of curbing it, the physique claimed.
It demanded that the federal government ought to take strict motion towards these spreading hatred towards Sikhs on social media and that each hate monger needs to be handled equally as a substitute of leaving any individual from a selected faith open to play with the feelings of others.
A decision of ‘Sikhs a separate Qaum (neighborhood)’ has additionally been handed within the budget session. The decision states that Sikhs respect all of the religions, however forces that harm Sikh id, historical past and traditions won’t be tolerated.
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