PTI
Washington, April 4
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced a decision in the US House of Representatives to designate April 14 as National Sikh Day in a bid to honour and have fun the vital function performed by the Sikh group in strengthening and provoking the individuals of the United States.
Observing that the US is enriched by the variety of its residents, who’ve cultivated a local weather of social tolerance and mental pluralism that has sustained the Nation all through its historical past, the decision stated that (*14*) is an important day in which Sikhs keep in mind the founding in 1699 of the Order of Khalsa, which performed an vital function in shaping the faith’s historical past and id.
Introduced by Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, the decision says that by way of main charitable occasions, the Sikh group embodies the sense of public service that underlies the founding ideas of the US.
Stating that individuals of the US really feel obliged to honour the Sikh group’s vital function in supporting and enriching the social material of the Nation, the decision stated (*14*) is an important day in which Sikhs keep in mind the founding in 1699 of the Order of Khalsa, a fellowship of religious saint-soldier Sikhs, by the tenth Sikh Guru to battle tyranny and oppression, which performed an vital function in shaping the faith’s historical past and id.
“It is altogether becoming and correct to have fun the day of (*14*) alongside Sikhs all through the world and to honour the lasting contributions made by the Sikh group to the US,” stated the decision.
