AMRITSAR: Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, taking notice of the incident of preventing an amritdhari Sikh from entering with Kirpan at Delhi's Jhilmil metro station, said that it is a violation of the country's constitution.
He said that there are repeated cases of playing with the religious sentiments of Sikhs in the country and it is a matter of regret that the government is not taking any exemplary action against those who do this.
He said that within the Constitution of India every citizen of the country is free to guard his religious beliefs. It is mandatory for an amritdhari Sikh to wear Panj Kakar and this is also allowed by the Constitution of India.
Advocate Dhami said that recently the Ministry of Civil Aviation had also issued a notification banning the wearing of kirpan by ordained Sikh employees at airports in India, to which the Shiromani Committee had expressed strong objection.
Advocate Dhami said that now at a Jhilmil metro station in Delhi, preventing an amritdhari Sikh from entering with a kirpan by a CISF personnel is hurting religious sentiments.
He said that a video of this incident has also gone viral on social media, taking notice of which the government should take strict action against the guilty employee.
SGPC President said that the Government of India should ensure that there is no discrimination against the Amritdhari Sikhs for wearing qakar inside the country.
Advocate Dhami asked the Home Ministry of India and the Delhi government to take immediate action in this matter to ensure the protection of the rights of Sikhs.