New Delhi Apr 20 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver an address at an event in the Red Fort on Thursday to celebrate the 400th birth anniversary of Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur and also release a commemorative coin and postage stamp to mark the occasion The PMO noted that the programme is being organised by the central government in collaboration with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee The BJP noted that the Modi government has commemorated events related to Sikh gurus in a big way with Union minister Anurag Thakur adding that nothing could have been a more appropriate venue than the Red Fort for the grand exercise to remember the ninth Sikh guru During the two-day event which began on Wednesday ragis and children from different parts of the country will participate in Shabad Kirtan There will also be a grand light and sound show depicting the life of the Sikh guru The traditional martial art of Sikhs Gatka will also be organised the PMO added The programme is focussed on highlighting the teachings of the ninth Sikh guru who sacrificed his life to protect religion and human values ideals and principles in world history it noted adding that he was executed for supporting the religious freedom of Kashmiri Pandits on the orders of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb His death anniversary is commemorated as Shaheedi Divas every year on November 24 Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib built at the spot where he was beheaded and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj the site of his cremation in Delhi are associated with his sacrifice His legacy serves as a great unifying force for the nation it said The fort was chosen as the venue for the event as it was from here that Aurangzeb had given orders for the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur in 1675 according to Ministry of Culture officials The Thursday event will have performances by 400 Sikh musicians and there will also be a langar Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled on Wednesday to start off the event PTI KRASG KR CK

New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): Former President Giani Zail Singh's Press Secretary Padma Bhushan Tarlochan Singh welcomed the Centre's move to celebrate the event relating to the Sikh Guru at Red Fort, starting on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the 400th Parkash Purab of Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur on April 21 at Red Fort.

New Delhi Apr 18 PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the nation from the Red Fort on the 400th Parkash Purab of Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur on April 21 the Culture Ministry said Monday PM Modi will also release a commemorative coin and postage stamp on the occasion Four hundred ragis Sikh musicians will perform in a Shabad Kirtan to mark the auspicious occasion the ministry said The programme will be organised by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee Chief ministers of many states and several prominent personalities from across the length and breadth of the subcontinent and abroad will be part of the celebrations it said This programme on the 400th Parkash Purab birth anniversary of Sikh guru Tegh Bahadur is being organised as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav PTI ASG SMN SMN

New Delhi [India], January 23 (ANI): Harmeet Singh Kalka has been elected the president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee on Saturday.

Chandigarh Dec 31 PTI The Shiromani Akali Dal on Friday accused the BJP of the bid to take control of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee hours after Manjinder Singh Sirsa withdrew his resignation as the president of the body Sirsa had earlier quit the Shiromani Akali Dal SAD and joined the BJP Sirsa on Friday said he withdrew his resignation as a stopgap arrangement to address administrative issues and he will continue as the gurdwara panel chief till a new president is elected in the elections in January In a statement here the SAD called BJPs attempt a direct interference in religious affairs of the Sikhs It is clear that the latest move of Mr Manjinder Singh Sirsa to withdraw his resignation as president of the DSGMC has been done at the behest of the BJP said SAD leaders Balwinder Singh Bhunder Prem Singh Chandumajra and Daljit Singh Cheema The party is behind this naked attempt to take over control of the religious body they said Terming Sirsas move as immoral the senior SAD leaders said the Sikh community will not tolerate this They also claimed that the move was illegal and unconstitutional Sirsa had resigned from the old committee which will itself cease once the new committee is formed The constitution of the new committee to which elections were held a few months back is already delayed they said Now instead of forming the new committee Sirsa is being thrust on the DSGMC with the tacit support of the BJP they alleged The SAD leaders alleged such unscrupulous tactics would not help the BJP in any manner whatsoever In fact the move will alienate the Sikh community from the party The BJP must immediately stop all efforts to take over the management of the DSGMC through proxies like Sirsa the leaders said Sirsa however in Friday claimed that the resignation tendered by him from the post of the DSGMC president was not accepted due to technical and legal issues I withdrew my resignation to address administrative problems like release of salaries of the employees I will be there till a new chairman is elected in the elections to be held in January next year he told PTI PTI SUN VSD RDK RDK

New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Manjinder Singh Sirsa, who recently switched to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), on Friday withdrew his resignation from the post of the president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee citing "technical and legal issues".

Mumbai : FIR has been filed on Kangana Ranaut by Sikh community. The FIR was filed because she had used derogatory language against the Sikh community on social media. On Wednesday, Kangana shared a picture on Instagram describing her reaction to the FIR. Posting a picture from old photoshoot from a 2014 in which she is seen posing with a glass of drink in hand. Sharing the picture on her Instagram Stories, the actor wrote, “Another day, another FIR.

Mumbai : FIR has been filed on Kangana Ranaut by Sikh community. The FIR was filed because she had used derogatory language against the Sikh community on social media. On Wednesday, Kangana shared a picture on Instagram describing her reaction to the FIR. Posting a picture from old photoshoot from a 2014 in which she is seen posing with a glass of drink in hand. Sharing the picture on her Instagram Stories, the actor wrote, “Another day, another FIR.

Mumbai : FIR has been filed on Kangana Ranaut by Sikh community. The FIR was filed because she had used derogatory language against the Sikh community on social media. On Wednesday, Kangana shared a picture on Instagram describing her reaction to the FIR. Posting a picture from old photoshoot from a 2014 in which she is seen posing with a glass of drink in hand. Sharing the picture on her Instagram Stories, the actor wrote, “Another day, another FIR.