NEW DELHI, India—On the eve of the 70th constitution day of India, the former DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK has written a letter to the Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in which he has asked him to recognize the Sikh dignity by rectifying the Article 25 (B) of the Indian constitution. Notably, the Article 25 (B) of the Indian constitution portrays Sikhism as a part of Hinduism.
In this letter, Manjit Singh GK has also asked the Indian President to put control over the rising incidents of barring Sikh candidates from entering examination centers for wearing symbols of Sikh faith i.e. Kirpan and Karhaa. “Sikh students are being stopped from entering examination centers despite having constitutional liberty to wear articles of Sikh faith Kirpan and Karhaa,” he said while demanding inclusion of study about Sikhism in the coursework of candidates selected for civil services.
Beside it, GK has also asked the Indian president Ram Nath Kovind to allow Sikhs to wear Kirpan even in the planes flying from India.
70वें संविधान दिवस के मौके सरदार मनजीत सिंह जीके ने राष्ट्रपति को पत्र लिखकर संविधान के अनुच्छेद 25 (बी) में संशोधन करके सिख धर्म को अलग धर्म का दर्जा देने की माँग की।70ਵੇਂ ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਮੌਕੇ ਸਰਦਾਰ ਮਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀਕੇ ਨੇ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰਪਤੀ ਨੂੰ ਪੱਤਰ ਲਿੱਖ ਕੇ ਸੰਵਿਧਾਨ ਦੇ ਆਰਟੀਕਲ 25(ਬੀ) 'ਚ ਸੋਧ ਕਰਕੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਨੂੰ ਵਖਰੇ ਧਰਮ ਦਾ ਦਰਜਾ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਕੀਤੀ ਮੰਗ।
Posted by Manjit Singh GK on Tuesday, November 26, 2019
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