Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
India

Badal Opposes BJP Legislator As Takht Hazoor Sahib Head

Darpan News Desk IANS, 04 Apr, 2015 01:43 PM
    Just a day before his Maharashtra counterpart Devendra Fadnavis is likely to visit Punjab, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi opposing the "imposition" of a BJP legislator in Maharashtra as head of the managing board of Takht Hazoor Sahib, one of the five high seats of Sikh religion.
     
    Terming the appointment of Bharatiya Janata Party legislator Tara Singh, a Sikh, as the chief of the Takht management board as a step in violation of the 'Sikh Maryada' (religious code of conduct) and a direct interference in Sikh religious affairs, Badal urged Modi to intervene in the matter.
     
    In his letter to Modi, Badal said that the move of the Maharashtra government was in complete violation of Sikh religious code and would hurt their religious sentiments, as there was no precedent of a non-baptised person heading the managing board of an important Sikh shrine.
     
    The shrine is located in Nanded in Maharashtra and is associated with the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh.
     
    Badal urged Modi to direct the Maharashtra government to review and completely reverse its decision.
     
    "This was a completely avoidable provocation that could have a bearing on the precious ideals of communal harmony in the country," Badal warned in his letter, adding that only a baptised Sikh could hold the position.
     
    "It was unthinkable for the Sikh masses to see a non-baptised person heading a holy religious Takht of their community," Badal added.
     
    He said that the present development was "an off-shoot of the decision of the previous Congress government in Maharashtra to drastically reduce the representation of the supreme Sikh religious parliament, the SGPC (Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee), and the iconic Sikh heritage body, the Chief Khalsa Diwan, on the historic Takht Sri Hazoor Sahib".

    MORE India ARTICLES

    Fresh Trouble Hits FabIndia After Apology, Bail For Staffers

    Fresh Trouble Hits FabIndia After Apology, Bail For Staffers
    Four employees of Fabindia were released on bail by a Goa court on Saturday, as Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar ruled out any mischief and the company issued an apology to union HRD minister Smriti Irani over the alleged CCTV snooping at a store in the coastal state. 

    Fresh Trouble Hits FabIndia After Apology, Bail For Staffers

    AAP's Self-annihilation: Is Fate On Modi's Side

    AAP's Self-annihilation: Is Fate On Modi's Side
    The Aam Admi Party's (AAP's) suicidal tendencies are bound to help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) more than any other party because the saffron outfit is politically better placed to exploit them.

    AAP's Self-annihilation: Is Fate On Modi's Side

    Muslim Girl From Thane Tops Bhagwad Gita Competition

    Muslim Girl From Thane Tops Bhagwad Gita Competition
    A 12-year old Muslim schoolgirl recently topped an examination on knowledge of the Hindu holy book, Bhagwad Gita, conducted by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), it was announced here on Friday.

    Muslim Girl From Thane Tops Bhagwad Gita Competition

    BJP Confident Of Ruling India For 10-20 Years

    BJP Confident Of Ruling India For 10-20 Years
    The Bharatiya Janata Party, which stormed to power nationally last year, on Friday, expressed confidence that it will rule India for 10 to 20 years.

    BJP Confident Of Ruling India For 10-20 Years

    Marathi Literary Festival Begins In Punjab Village

    Marathi Literary Festival Begins In Punjab Village
    With leading literary and political figures from Maharashtra, Punjab and elsewhere in attendance, the 88th Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Sahitya Sammellan - its first time in Punjab - got underway at this village in frontier district of Gurdaspur Friday.

    Marathi Literary Festival Begins In Punjab Village

    FabIndia Store Sealed In Goa As HRD Minister Smriti Irani Spots CCTV Overlooking Changing Room

    FabIndia Store Sealed In Goa As HRD Minister Smriti Irani Spots CCTV Overlooking Changing Room
    A store operated by fashion boutique chain Fabindia was sealed in Goa on Friday and four people were arrested for allegedly setting up a CCTV camera which overlooked the store's changing room where central minister Smriti Irani was trying out clothes.

    FabIndia Store Sealed In Goa As HRD Minister Smriti Irani Spots CCTV Overlooking Changing Room

    PrevNext