House passes Sikh Gurdwara Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024
CHANDIGARH: Haryana Chief Minister, Sh Nayab Singh Saini while giving assurance in the Haryana Legislative Assembly that elections for the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee will be conducted soon. Currently, the process of voter registration is underway in preparation for these elections.
The Chief Minister made this statement while addressing the House during the discussion on the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
During the discussion on the bill, Sh Nayab Singh Saini said that under the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Act, there is a provision for the formation of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission. Earlier, there was a provision in the commission that the Chairman of the commission would be the District Judge.
If the District Judge is not appointed as the Chairman, then one of the three members will be the Chairman in the order of their seniority. Today, in this bill, we have made a provision that the Chairman of the Commission can be a High Court judge or a District Judge and the upper age limit of 65 years has also been removed.
He clarified that the government has not imposed any restrictions on the elections for the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. Instead, a separate committee has been formed to oversee the election process.
The Chief Minister also shared that members of the Sikh community had recently met him, and he assured them that voter registration for the Sikh community is progressing. This process is still going on. These elections will be conducted shortly.