Canada-Based Guru Ravidass Mission Against Separate Granth

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Sikh religious organisations, including the SGPC, that have been opposing the idea of a separate granth for Ravidassias have got support from unexpected quarters in the Vishwa Guru Ravidass Mission. The Canada division of the mission has not only condemned the creation of the separate granth, but has also sought the restoration of the old maryada at Benaras-based Seer Govardhanpur shrine by holding parkash of Guru Granth Sahib.

Vehemently supporting the existing religious set-up, wherein parkash of Guru Granth Sahib was held at Guru Ravidass and other gurdwaras, mission’s Canada wing president Sital Dass Kaler has said that the recent announcement pertaining to the separate granth for Ravidassias has left society divided. “Such an act has hurt the sentiments of all. I want to ask the Dera Ballan Trust as to whether deras and other religious places are to connect people or to separate them in the name of religion. How can we shun bani like this?” he said in a letter sent to the SGPC.

“The main religious shrine of Seer Govardhanpur does not belong to one dera or an organisation, but it is a religious place for all. We want that the community should not get torn apart and that the old maryada should be restored at Govardhanpur shrine,” said Sital Dass Kler.

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Sikh religious organisations, including the SGPC, that have been opposing the idea of a separate granth for Ravidassias have got support from unexpected quarters in the Vishwa Guru Ravidass Mission. The Canada division of the mission has not only condemned the creation of the separate granth, but has also sought the restoration of the old maryada at Benaras-based Seer Govardhanpur shrine by holding parkash of Guru Granth Sahib.

Vehemently supporting the existing religious set-up, wherein parkash of Guru Granth Sahib was held at Guru Ravidass and other gurdwaras, mission's Canada wing president Sital Dass Kaler has said that the recent announcement pertaining to the separate granth for Ravidassias has left society divided. "Such an act has hurt the sentiments of all. I want to ask the Dera Ballan Trust as to whether deras and other religious places are to connect people or to separate them in the name of religion. How can we shun bani like this?" he said in a letter sent to the SGPC.

"The main religious shrine of Seer Govardhanpur does not belong to one dera or an organisation, but it is a religious place for all. We want that the community should not get torn apart and that the old maryada should be restored at Govardhanpur shrine," said Sital Dass Kler.

Vishav Guru Ravidass Mission is a one man mission in Canada managed by a nutcase named Sital Dass Klair and he calls if Vishav, very funny. His comments carry no weight amongst Ravidassias. This nutcase loves media attention and nobody thinks highly of this guy. SGPC aligning with such nutcases would only harm themselves. Why is SGPC against new granth? It should be happy that Ravidassias will not insist sikhs to address Ravidass as Guru. Sital Dass Klair should join sikhism if he is against the Guru Ravidass Amrit Bani and call himself Sital Singh Klair.