Sgpc Meeting On Golden Temple Status Sought

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SGPC meeting on Golden Temple status sought

Tribune News Service

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050205/punjab1.htm#9

Chandigarh, February 4

The SGPC member from Mohali, Mr Hardeep Singh, has urged the SGPC to withdraw the ‘nomination dossier’ submitted to through the Government of India to seek heritage status for Sri Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple).

Addressing a press conference here today, Mr Hardeep Singh, said there were certain controversial references with regard to the Golden Temple and Gurbani in the dossier. He said the meeting of the general house of the SGPC should be called to discuss such references.

Mr Hardeep Singh, who has also written to the Director of the Unesco in this regard, said several issues required to be discussed. Foremost of these was whether there is any need to seek heritage status for the Golden Temple. What would be the benefit of such status? Is there other central religious place of any community which has been given heritage status? he asked.

He alleged that the dossier was kept secret by the persons concerned and shown to only a few chosen members of the SGPC. He said that the Golden Temple was not a monument as being projected by certain persons. “Darbar Sahib and Akal Takht were torch-bearers of the sikh philosophy, ideology and ethos,” he added.

He said if the ‘dossier’ having objectionable contents was once accepted by the Unesco, it would become a reference document for the entire world.

“Such a development would cause great harm to Sikhism and distort its meaning and philosophy worldwide,” he added.

Mr Hardeep Singh said if the meeting of the general house of SGPC was not called, then he would organise a meeting of Sikh intellectuals, religious leaders and others concerned to discuss the matter.