SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said such discrimination “is a violation of the Constitution of India as well as a murder of human rights.” Mumbai:  President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Harjinder Singh Dhami, has accused the government of having a discriminatory policy towards Sikhs and questioned why... The post appeared first on .

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said such discrimination “is a violation of the Constitution of India as well as a murder of human rights.” Mumbai:  President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Harjinder Singh Dhami, has accused the government of having a discriminatory policy towards Sikhs and questioned why... The post appeared first on .

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said such discrimination “is a violation of the Constitution of India as well as a murder of human rights.” Mumbai:  President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Harjinder Singh Dhami, has accused the government of having a discriminatory policy towards Sikhs and questioned why... The post appeared first on .

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], July 6 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President, Harjinder Singh Dhami on Wednesday appreciated the Canadian Government's move to rescind the "no beard" mandate, applied to Sikh security guard whose services were terminated over the policy.

Amritsar (Punjab) [India], December 21 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will set up an inquiry panel to investigate the alleged sacrilege attempt at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, said Harjinder Singh Dhami, president, SGPC.

Amritsar Nov 29 PTI Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee honorary chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday became the new president of the apex religious body of the SikhsDhami succeeded Bibi Jagir Kaur as the 44th president of the SGPC A Badal family loyalist he is a member of the SGPC from Sham Chaurasi segment of the Hoshiarpur districtThe Shiromani Akali Dal had on Monday announced Kaur as party candidate from the Bholath Assembly seat in Kapurthala district for the pollsDuring a general house annual meeting of the SGPC at Teja Singh Samundri Hall here the name of Dhami was proposed by SGPC senior vice-president Surjit Singh Bhhitewad and another member Harwinder Singh Khalsa After his name was proposed for the SGPC chiefs post some members from the opposition camp objected and demanded polling by secret ballotThey proposed the name of Mithu Singh Kanekey for the SGPC chiefs postDhami polled 122 votes whereas Mithu Singh got 19 votes There were 142 members present in the House in which members owing allegiance to the Shiromani Akali Dal enjoy a majorityOne member did not take part in the voting process Karnail Singh Panjoli has been elected as the general secretary of SGPC by ballot Panjoli polled 112 votes and his opponent Gurpreet Singh got 21 votes and one vote was rejectedThe other officer-bearers who were elected include Raghujit Singh Virk senior vice-president and Surinder Singh junior vice-presidentThe SGPC general house session also elected an 11-member executive committee The SGPC general house of 191 members comprises 170 elected by Sikh voters 15 co-opted and six sitting heads of Sikh temporal seats and the Golden Temple head priestAddressing the media after being elected as SGPC president Dhami referred to the chaotic situation and said There is a protocol and a code of conduct of the General House session of SGPC Unfortunately some opposition members forget the honour of Guru Sahib and created a ruckus We strongly condemn the violation of Maryada in the presence of the Guru Sahib Any issue could be considered but it is unfortunate that instead of discussion the atmosphere was deliberately spoiled by the opposition Dhami saidDue to disturbance some important resolutions could not be read It is the supreme house of the Sikh community and the demands raised from here are of great significance But when some with political interests do not allow the right environment it harms the entire community he saidThe new SGPC chief thanked Shiromani Akali Dal patron Parkash Singh Badal party president Sukhbir Singh Badal senior Akali leaders and all the SGPC membersHesaid that besides expediting the preaching campaign health and education services would also be given a new direction as per the demand of the time The SGPC is a common body of all and every Sikh should be a partner in its work he saidDhami has been associated with the SGPC for a long time He also served as SGPC general secretary Last year Dhami was appointed by the general house as the honorary chief secretary of the SGPCBorn in 1956 Dhami holds BA LLB degree and has been involved in the legal profession for 40 years PTI JMS CHS SUN NSD NSD

Amritsar Nov 29 PTI Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee honorary chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday became the new president of the apex religious body of the Sikhs Dhami succeeded Bibi Jagir Kaur as the president of the SGPC The Shiromani Akali Dal had on Monday announced Kaur as party candidate from the Bholath Assembly seat in Kapurthala district for the polls Dhami a Badal family loyalist is a member of the SGPC from Sham Chaurasi segment of Hoshiarpur district During a general house annual meeting of the SGPC at Teja Singh Samundri Hall here the name of Dhami was proposed by SGPC senior vice-president Surjit Singh Bhhitewad and another member Harwinder Singh Khalsa After his name was proposed for the SGPC chiefs post some members from the opposition camp raised an objection and demanded polling by secret ballot They proposed the name of Mithu Singh Kanekey for the SGPC chiefs post Later Dhami was polled 122 votes whereas Mithu Singh got 19 votes There were 142 members present in the House in which members owing allegiance to the Shiromani Akali Dal enjoy a majority One member did not take part in the voting process The other officer-bearers who were elected include Gurjit Singh Virk senior vice-president Surinder Singh junior vice-president and Karnail Singh Panjoli general secretary The SGPC general house of 191 members comprises 170 elected by Sikh voters 15 co-opted and six sitting heads of Sikh temporal seats and the Golden Temple head priest PTI JMS CHS SUN RDK RDK