Declining number of registered voters for SGPC polls, scheduled for later this year, has given fresh impetus to traditionally excluded Sehajdhari Sikhs' demand for voting rights.
An amendment to Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925, a central law, barred sehajdharis from voting in SGPC polls. It was challenged by Sehajdhari Sikh Party in 2017 in HC, where case is still pending.
Every Sikh adult with unshorn hair is eligible to cast ballot. While total number of voters till Thursday was 27.45 lakh, it was over 52 lakh when SGPC polls were last held in 2011.
SAD chief Sukhbir Badal, SGPC & Akal Takht thank Ram Mandir trust for invite to consecration. Meanwhile, Congress’s Bajwa says he will take people to Ayodhya to seek blessings of Ram.
From its small production centre in Chandni Chowk, Simco shifted to a larger unit in Naraina industrial belt and then to Himachal & Rajasthan. The sales have only increased.
It is crucial to point out that long-standing issues for the Sikh community do not primarily stem from BJP or its Hindutva agenda. Instead, the wounds are older and more profound.
When Punjabis become unhappy with their situation, they will vote out their government. They won’t go to some Trudeau or Gurpatwant Singh Pannun to seek help for a regime change.
RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.
It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
There is so much incorrect information in this article. For starters, the name of the Guru who was martyred was Guru Arjan Dev and not Arjan Singh- martyred because he was suspected to support a rebellion against Mughals. Also a lot of misinformation about the Sikh Misls and events proposing the timings of presence of “site of future Golden Temple”. FYI, the construction of Golden temple was started by 4th Guru, Guru Ram Das in 1577 and completed in 1604 in the presence of the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev(mentioned above, re incorrect name).
The Sikh Misls, formed in 1700s, defended Golden Temple and not “ran a collective at the site of the future Golden Temple.” They defeated the then Mugals and ruled from the Red Fort for 2 months, during which they broke Aurangzeb’s throne on which he ordered the execution of 9th guru Guru Teg Bahadur and put it in chains in Ramgharia Bunga in Golden Temple. It still exists there.
History is not a joke. This should’ve been properly researched and approved by a historian who is well versed in history of Punjab.
Despite having so many reference books on Sikh history, Mr Kanisetti uses an obscure British official’s work to make such foolhardy generalizations.
There is so much incorrect information in this article. For starters, the name of the Guru who was martyred was Guru Arjan Dev and not Arjan Singh- martyred because he was suspected to support a rebellion against Mughals. Also a lot of misinformation about the Sikh Misls and events proposing the timings of presence of “site of future Golden Temple”. FYI, the construction of Golden temple was started by 4th Guru, Guru Ram Das in 1577 and completed in 1604 in the presence of the 5th Guru, Guru Arjan Dev(mentioned above, re incorrect name).
The Sikh Misls, formed in 1700s, defended Golden Temple and not “ran a collective at the site of the future Golden Temple.” They defeated the then Mugals and ruled from the Red Fort for 2 months, during which they broke Aurangzeb’s throne on which he ordered the execution of 9th guru Guru Teg Bahadur and put it in chains in Ramgharia Bunga in Golden Temple. It still exists there.
History is not a joke. This should’ve been properly researched and approved by a historian who is well versed in history of Punjab.