SGPC flags ‘insecurity’ amongst Sikhs in Canada, states ‘anti-Panth forces’ injuring the neighborhood–

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the supreme regulating body of gurdwaras, has actually shared issues over strikes on Sikhs in Canada and flagged “insecurity” amongst individuals of the neighborhood living because nation.

On Monday, the SGPC passed a host of vital resolutions in the basic home conference of the recently chosen basic body of the board led by Harjinder Singh Dhami, throughout which it challenged “anti-Sikh forces” trying to deteriorate background, custom-mades and concepts of Sikhism.

The SGPC likewise advised India and the North American country to collaborate to resolve this concern.

“Both India and Canada should cooperate with each other to address these issues and try to make Sikhs living there feel safe,” the SGPC stated throughout the conference at the Golden Temple, Sikhs’ holiest temple in Punjab’s Amritsar.

India-Canada wearing away connections impacting Punjabis

According to a record by The Economic Times, Dhami highlighted throughout the conference that wearing away connections in between India and Canada are impacting a huge variety of Indians, especially Punjabis.

Earlier, he had actually advised that as opposed to tossing complaints versus each various other, India and Canada must take a genuine and sensible strategy to dealing with the issue.

India and Canada have actually been handling an unmatched polite dilemma after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared that Indian federal government representatives were associated with the murder of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada in 2023.

New Delhi denied Canada’s claims, calling it “absurd” and “politically motivated.”

What are resolutions passed by SGPC? 

As per a report by Times of India (ToI), a resolution passed on Monday highlighted concerns about the “character assassination of Sikhs” on social networks, prompting the federal government to stop these tasks.

It also reportedly accused the government agencies of trying to undermine the Sikh community and called for an end to “conspiracies” affecting Sikh rights and heritage.

The SGPC also stressed that both New Delhi and Islamabad should extend the duration of the pilgrimage to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan.

To smoothen the process, SGPC also proposed removing passport requirements, introducing on-site permits through Aadhaar cards, and eliminating the $20 pilgrimage fee. They even demanded accessible and affordable travel arrangements for the devotees.

One of the SGPC’s resolutions specifically demanded the arrest of Sirsa’s Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh and his associates for their alleged role in desecration of Guru Granth Sahib in 2015.

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