Sggsj Maharaaj Taken To Off Licence

[kurtas]

excuse my stupidity..... but what's an off license?

liqour shop or liqour store.

[AkaalSeva-EL]

excuse my stupidity..... but what's an off license?

An off-licence (or offie) is the British term for a licensed shop selling alcoholic beverages for consumption off the premises, as opposed to a bar or public house which is licensed for consumption at the point of sale. It is analogous to the way that take-away food contrasts with a restaurant.

Off-licences may be specialist shops, convenience stores, parts of supermarkets, or attached to bars and pubs. Typically, prices are substantially lower than in bars or pubs.

The name derives from one particular division of British licensing laws. Some public houses will also possess an off licence as part of their regular licence, allowing them to sell sealed alcoholic drinks (e.g. unopened bottles of wine) for consumption elsewhere.

When restaurants refer to themselves as fully licensed this is usually misleading: they generally only have an on-licence.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_licence

[Chakkar]

May Guru Ji keeps these Singhs and Singhnia in Chardi Kala

Good work guys

Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji

(An off licence would be the equivalent of a 7/11 store around America sides?) I reckon the family lived above the shop.

[msjskb]

Well done to all those who helped.

Again an example of a Gurdwara involved in beadbi. Shows how much respect they have.

[anjaan]

Vaheguru thanks and welldone to all those who resolved the situation with Gur kirpa

[GurSa Singh]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Well done to the Singhs and Singhnis who went down to stop Guru Maharaj's Beadbi.

Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

[GurSa Singh]

http://www.panthic.org/news/124/ARTICLE/2451/2006-05-07.html

Beadbi at Liquor Shop Prevented by Sangat

Sunday 7th of May 2006

Panthic Weekly News Bureau

West Midlands, UK (KP) – On Saturday 6th May 2006 the Sangat stopped Satguru Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Pavitar Saroop from being taken to a liquor shop. On Friday evening, 5th May 2006, reports were received from various sources that Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Saroop was being arranged, by the local Gurdwara management committee, to be taken to an liquor shop (off-license) premises in order to recite the sacred Sukhmani Sahib (the ‘Psalm of Peace’) to seek blessings for the new ownership of the booze shop, which stores and sells alcohol and tobacco.

As the news of the potential blatant contempt of Sikh principles and sacrilege of Guru Ji’s Saroop spread across the UK, members of the Sangat began to arrive at Guru Nanak Gurdwara, West Bromwich Street, Walsall in large numbers during the early hours of Saturday morning in order to resolve the situation and prevent Guru Ji’s Pavitar Saroop from being taken to the liquor shop premises.

At first, a meeting took place between the concerned members of the Sikh Community and the gurdwara management committee of Guru Nanak Gurdwara (West Bromwich Street, Walsall) to try and arrange a solution. The gathered Sangat was informed that the Gurdwara President had ‘cancelled’ the program, and were assured that Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Pavitar Saroop would not be taken to a place where alcohol and tobacco are stored and sold.

As the gathered Sangat was about to depart, the Gurdwara Sahib’s treasurer announced in sheer ignorance of the basic Sikh Rehit (code of conduct) that the Guru Sahib’s Pavitar Saroop would indeed be taken there, as the building was “separate from the liquor shop” which was therefore acceptable.

The property had actually been visited by members of the Sangat and it was found that the building was not actually separated to differentiate between where the intoxicants were stored and sold, and the area where Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s Prakash had been planned.

After further discussions with the family and the Gurdwara committee it was agreed that Guru Ji’s Saroop would not be disrespected, and that a local granthi Singh could recite Sukhmani Sahib from a Gutka Sahib (small sacred prayer book). This resolution would not have been possible without the pressure from members of the UK Sikh Sangat who peacefully protested outside the Gurdwara Sahib.

To thank Guru Sahib for preventing such a sacrilege, the large group of Sangat assembled together and recited five Benti Chaupai Sahibs and ended the successful peaceful Morcha (protest) upholding Gurmat with an Ardas (prayer of invocation).

Sangat members have expressed that Gurdwara management committees everywhere have been put on notice that they are responsible for where the Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj are taken and should they demonstrate weakness and lapse in their responsibility to maintain basic dignity and sanctity of Guru Sahib and uphold the principles of Gurmat (Sikh Principles) that the Sangat will undoubtedly intervene.

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[N30S1NGH]

This is such great news. Vahiguroo bless chardi-kalah sevadars of the panth who upholded respect of sri guru granth sahib maharaj

[GGKS]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[Heera Singh]

I think we're all getting sick and tired of these fraud 'committees' and so-called granthi's... now begs the question.. what can be done? well for starters, people need to be educated.. learned gursikhs (and not just ANY 'granthi') need to educate the sangat on the basics and principles of sikhi.. these committees need to be ousted.. and the only way that is going to happen is with the entire sangats support.. once people are educated on the basic rights and wrongs, they will come to realize that these committee's are corrupted.. most people know the corruption of the committee's but feel that there is nothing they can do... if there is a large enuff contingent, the committee's can actually LEGALLY be removed from control over the gurdwara... technically a Gurdwara is a place of worship, and if the committee is not doing what they are supposed to, they can legally be removed, if the sangat wants to take them to court...

a similar situation happened here in toronto, where the committee of one of the gurdwaras was doing some shady stuff.. the sangat took them to court and WON... the old committee is now gone, and they now have learned gursikhs 'running' the gurdwara.. (technically its the entire sangat running the gurdwara, but a selected few have now taken the helm of responsibility, so the sangats voice gets heard... ) .. and now everythin will be done according to gurmat NOT manmat!!

so sangat jee... its all in our hands...

Chardi Kalaa!!

Vaheguru Jee Ka Khalsa, Vaheguru Jee Kee Fateh!!