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VahegurujikaKhalsa, VahegurujikiFateh!

UK Gurdwaras condemn disrespect of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji.

Representatives of UK Gurdwaras met at Nanaksar Gurdwara, Pleck, Walsall this Saturday (27 November 2004) to agree a way forward for treating Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji with due respect.

During the past year, many weddings have taken place in hotels, halls etc which contain bars, serve meat and have dance halls. Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji has been called 'just a book...'. The British Library have 'displayed' a saroop of Guru ji as if it were simply an art object. Further, a Muslim owned printers in Bradford has started printing saroop of Guru ji without any consideration for Sikh Maryada.

In order to stop further disrespect, the following resolutions were passed:

a) That Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji cannot be taken to any premises within which alcohol, tobacco or meat are present or other premises whose main purpose is the sale and consumption of any these items

b) That Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji and all other Gurbani manuscripts (including Dasam Granth), whether Gutka's, Senchi's etc, must be treated in accordance with Sikh Maryada regardless of the premises (private homes or other) and/or institution in which they are held

c) That no printing of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji or any other Gurbani manuscripts can take place within the UK. If anyone wishes to acquire a saroop of Guru ji, it should be one which has been printed by Ramsar Gurdwara, Amritsar.

In addition, all of the 60 Gurdwaras wh

o have expressed support for the Campaign in stopping Guru saroop being taken to hotels etc were thanked as were all the elders who assisted the youth in tackling individual cases of misconduct such the Presidents of Guru Nanak Gurdwara (Smethwick), Dasmesh Darbar Gurdwara (East Ham), Gurdwara Ramgarhia (Slough) and others who wished to remain anonymous.

The conference ended with the President of Nanaksar Gurdwara, Amrik Singh, thanking everybody for attending and taking these positive steps. If anyone wishes to help the Campaign in any way, or wishes to report a case of misconduct, please call either Daljeet Singh (National Council of Gurdwaras) or Gurjeevan Singh (Campaign) on 07743-211135.

GurFateh!

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