Dharna To Protest Amendments To Nanakshahi Calendar

[Azaad]

Accusing SGPC Chief Avtar Singh Makker of misleading the Sikh masses about the recent amendments made in the Nanakshahi Calendar, the Sikh Youth of Punjab (SYOP), has decided to participate in a protest dharna scheduled to be held in front of the residence of the SGPC Chief in Ludhiana by various Panthic organisations on January 12.

Giving details, Prabhjot Singh, Vice President of SYOP, in a press release here today, said the interim committee of the SGPC had virtually converted the Nanakshashi Calendar into Vikrami Calendar, but the statement issued by the SGPC Chief, that the amendments in Nanakshashi Calendar were made as per the old panthic traditions, was quite misleading as there was no direct relation of months described in the Gurbani with the Vikrami Calendar.

“Besides, as the Vikrami Calendar is Lunar based, its months, sometimes, do not occur as per the ecological cycle”, said the SYOP leader adding that the present Vikrami Calendar was not in force during the period of Sikh gurus. With a view to removing such anomalies, Pal Singh Purewal had introduced solar-based Nanakshahi Calendar.

The SGPC should have made amendments in fixing the dates of Bandhi Chhod Divas, Hola Mohalla and Parkash Utsav of Guru Nanak Dev as per the Nanakshahi calendar but on the contrary, it converted the Nanakshahi Calendar into Vikrami Calendar under the pressure of anti-panthic forces, lamented the SYOP leader.

[gagan-47]

When amendments were first announced that's what i thought. That Holla Mohalla, Guru Nanak Dev Ji Parkash Utsav and Bandi Chor Divas would become fixed to one date every year just like all the other dates.

But the opposite happened. It's interesting to note that many panthic organisations including SYP, SADA PP, DKI, AGPC ETC have refused to accept the changes as they say that haven't been consulted. That's exactly the same as what Damdami Taksal said when the inital Calender was brought forward. We need to avoid any change of a Shia/Sunni type split in the panth and the Sri Dasam Granth issue and Nanakshahi Calender are to two greatest reasons for why this could happen. Both sides need to be responsible.

Now Guru Purab's will be celebrated according to Pooranmashi. (full moon) But whose not supporting the changes claim to continue to hold events according to fixed dates that nanakshahi calender first stated.

The problem doesn't exist in the issues, but how we deal with them. Everyone thinks they are King and they don't consider it relevant to consult fellow Sikhs!

[khalistan_zindabaad]

There wasnt a need for the calender in the first place, when introduced all puratan sampardas dissagreed, anti panthic and nowadays modern jathebandia agreed with it, now when its being taken back puratan sampardas agree and the new aged jathe dissagree.