School Orders To Surrender Kara & Kirpan

[sarblohsingh2004]

Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh !

http://www.sikhsangat.org/publish/article_441.shtml

School orders to surrender kara & kirpan

By Tribune India

Sep 26, 2005, 20:48

Sikh students have been banned to wear kirpan and kara in Shiwalik Public School run by the district administration in Ropar city. The school Principal, in her written orders, a copy of which is also available with The Tribune, said the students were not permitted to wear any such objects that may be sharp, including heavy karas and kirpans. The orders were sent to the parents of each student in the school.

The order said these things were strictly prohibited in the school. If any student was found wearing them, these would be impounded and the bearer would be fined Rs 500 besides disciplinary action.

Besides the kirpan and kara, other things which were banned, included mobile phone, gold and silver jewellery, cash, CDs and cassettes and also in driving to school on two-wheelers.

The SGPC has decided to launch an agitation against the decision of the school authorities. An SGPC member, Mr Gurinder Singh Gogi, said if the administration would not withdraw the circular issued by the school authorities, then the SGPC would launch a statewide agitation against it, he added. It was unfortunate the students of Punjab had to face such kind of discriminations.

The decision of the school authorities met with widespread resentment among parents of the Sikh students. On conditions of the anonymity they said that kara and kirpan were compulsory for a baptised Sikh. It was unfortunate the school run by the administration was hurting sentiments of Sikhs. They also decided to take up matter with the higher authorities.

When contacted the Principal of school, Ms Gurpreet Mathur, said that order was passed due to the safety of the students and not to hurt sentiments of Sikh community. As even in small dispute, the students could hurt each other with a kara and kirpan. She said tomorrow she would take necessary amendments in the order so that baptised Sikh students could carry things as per their religious beliefs.

[Barik]

yea

and lets ban her from wearing cloths. Kirpan and Kara is like our cloths.. our necessasity.. like we have to wear cloths in order to live this worldy life, we have to wear kakars in order to live spirtual life.

[gupt_paapi]

if this is happening in PUNJAB den what stops the French and others frm doing it?! PATHETIC.

tell her not 2 wear a sarri, people might trip over it; Hazard.

[`KuMi´]

or mite trip over her shoesss:S lets jackkk themmmm

[hardykaur]

All i can say is that hindustan will try an do anything they can to try an end sikhi in their cuntry.

If they really want his give us KHALISTAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry but stuff that involves our brothers an sisters always peevs me off espesh wen it in hindustan.

Gosh even the british government are better to us sikhs then in india an we helped get india where it is now(well my grandparents etc etc)

All i can say is that this is all gettin pathetic ok ban mobiles n stuff cus they jus accesories but kara n kirpan. Bloody hell man y dont they ban wearing a tikka(u know the one that hindus wear afta doin their morin prayers) oh an the hijjab an while they at it why not jus ask ppl not to wear clothes n stuff at all then they can't complain about anything except ugly bodies.

Gosh ppl get a life aint they got anything else such as help poverty rather than singling out sikhs.

[Sikh_Kuri]

tell her not 2 wear a sarri, people might trip over it; Hazard.

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lol lol lol lol

K Singh Paji Killed it !

Nah but it's tru if Panjab r doin so how can we hav the nerv 2 stop France ? Maybe the Indian Gov haz sumfin 2 do with this ......