Indian Overseas Congress approaches Akal Takht
to get Khalistan insignias removed from gurdwaras
Alkesh Sharma, TNN | Sep 4, 2012, 03.02AM IST
CHANDIGARH: Indian Overseas Congress (IOC), an NRI body, wants Khalistan seals and flags to be removed from gurdwaras situated in the US and Canada. IOC has appealed to the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, to direct such gurdwaras to remove all pro-Khalistan insignias from their premises.
IOC president Vikram Bajwa on Monday said that a number of gurdwaras in the US and Canada have kept Khalistan seals and flags right above the sacred Guru Granth Sahib. "Even the Dashmesh Darbar gurdwara in Surrey (British Columbia in Canada) also has a pro-Khalistan seal," Bajwa said.
"The second-generation NRIs are being misguided by these gurdwaras. It is wrongly influencing young minds, who instantly think that Khalistan is some separate territory. We have now adopted a non-political way out by approaching the Akal Takth jathedar. We have appealed him to issue an immediate 'hukumnama' to remove these insignias because this activity is anti-Punjab, anti-Sikh and no Sikh body promotes this culture," he added.
Bajwa said their efforts to remove the Khalistan seals and flags through political means proved futile, so now they were adopting the religious channel. "Till now we have been talking to executive committees of various gurdwaras and apprised them about this but they have clearly refused to remove these seals. We also approached Canadian ministers but they expressed helplessness claiming they were not well aware of the issue. Our Indian-origin politicians are also not taking any remedial steps," Bajwa claimed.
The IOC president also alleged that Pakistan was funding the Khalistan movement and many politicians with Indian origin in Canada were frequently visiting Pakistan. "India-origin politicians are falling into the Pakistani trap. Pakistan is now targeting NRIs and is financing all Khalistan movements in the US and Canada," he said.
source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/16243335.cms
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to get Khalistan insignias removed from gurdwaras
Alkesh Sharma, TNN | Sep 4, 2012, 03.02AM IST
CHANDIGARH: Indian Overseas Congress (IOC), an NRI body, wants Khalistan seals and flags to be removed from gurdwaras situated in the US and Canada. IOC has appealed to the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, to direct such gurdwaras to remove all pro-Khalistan insignias from their premises.
IOC president Vikram Bajwa on Monday said that a number of gurdwaras in the US and Canada have kept Khalistan seals and flags right above the sacred Guru Granth Sahib. "Even the Dashmesh Darbar gurdwara in Surrey (British Columbia in Canada) also has a pro-Khalistan seal," Bajwa said.
"The second-generation NRIs are being misguided by these gurdwaras. It is wrongly influencing young minds, who instantly think that Khalistan is some separate territory. We have now adopted a non-political way out by approaching the Akal Takth jathedar. We have appealed him to issue an immediate 'hukumnama' to remove these insignias because this activity is anti-Punjab, anti-Sikh and no Sikh body promotes this culture," he added.
Bajwa said their efforts to remove the Khalistan seals and flags through political means proved futile, so now they were adopting the religious channel. "Till now we have been talking to executive committees of various gurdwaras and apprised them about this but they have clearly refused to remove these seals. We also approached Canadian ministers but they expressed helplessness claiming they were not well aware of the issue. Our Indian-origin politicians are also not taking any remedial steps," Bajwa claimed.
The IOC president also alleged that Pakistan was funding the Khalistan movement and many politicians with Indian origin in Canada were frequently visiting Pakistan. "India-origin politicians are falling into the Pakistani trap. Pakistan is now targeting NRIs and is financing all Khalistan movements in the US and Canada," he said.
source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/16243335.cms
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