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Sikhs termed Hindu by VHP sparks of debate

YUDHVIR RANA

TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2005 09:08:43 PM ]

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AMRITSAR: Terming of Sikhs as Hindu's and issuing statement of installing of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in temples by the VHP leaders have opened a Pandora's Box and have started a fresh controversy.

While Hindu leaders maintains that Sikh is a sect like other sects of Hindus, the Sikh leadership on the other hand maintains that Sikhs were not Hindu but a separate religion having its distinct identity.

All the major Sikh organizations have come to the opposition of the statement of VHP leaders and are demanding from government to take action against these leaders who were bent upon jeopardizing their very existence in the country.

SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur while condemning the statements of international general secretary of VHP, Parveen Togdia and other VHP leaders said that terming Sikhs as Hindu was insulting statements for Sikhs. She said Sikhs had separate and distinct identity, symbol, constitution and religious scripture. She said Sikhs would never allow the parkash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib in temples.

Jagmohan Singh, general secretary of SAD(Amritsar) questioned the state government to inform them as to why the state police had allowed VHP leadership to continue its alleged tirade against the Sikhs in the holy city of Amritsar? He said Acharya Giriraj Kishore was fanning the communal virus when he terms Sikhs as Hindus. He alleged that VHP was anti gurdwara's and totally opposed to the distinct identity of Sikh religion and Sikh people.

Global United Research and Service Institute of Knowledge for Humanity (GURSIKH) vice president Sukhpreet Singh Udoke have also challenged VHP leaders for open debate on the issue whether Sikhs were Hindu or not.

SGPC executive committee member Gurvinder Singh Shampura and member Rajinder Singh Mehta said that Sikhs need not to take any certificate from others while challenging that Sikhs knew to protect their traditions and religious places. Issuing a warning , they said Sikhs wouldn't allow anyone to intervene in their religion.

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