Friday, August 7, 2020

Disappearance of Rare miniature saroop of Guru Granth Sahib Given political hue

In 1920,two miniature saroops Shri Guru Granth Sahib,measuring 1 inch by 1.5 inch, which can only be read using a lens had been instated at Takht Sri Hazur Sahib and at Shri Ardaspur Sahib Gurudwara in Kalyan village.

Even as the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) is yet to sort out the issue of missing 267 saroops of Guru Granth Sahib from the publishing house at Gurdwara Ramsar Sahib in Amritsar, the matter of disappearance of a rare miniature saroop of Guru Granth Sahib from Ardaspur Gurdwara in Kalyan village of Patiala has now taken a political turn.

The holy scripture was covered with gold. Devotees from across the globe visited this gurdwara to pay their obeisance. It has been learnt that the rare miniature Shri Guru Granth Sahib had been kept in a showcase away from public view and for the last two months no one had been allowed ‘darshan’ of the same. It was only recently that gurdwara committee opened the showcase to find the gold covered rare miniature Shri Guru Granth Sahib missing.

Initially, an attempt was made to trace the rare scripture within the gurdwara premises, but after it became clear that was no longer there, the matter was reported the SGPC, which constituted a five-member committee to investigate the matter. However, till date, there has been no headway in the case.

Now, SGPC chief Govind Singh Longowal has demanded a police investigation into the matter. While the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has planned a protest outside the office of Patiala senior superintendent of police on Friday 7th August, leader of the Akali splinter group, Parminder Singh Dhindsa, on Thursday visited the gurdwara and raised several questions against SAD and the SGPC.

Dhindsa said the disappearance of 267 saroops of Guru Granth Sahib from Amritsar was in itself a huge issue but the SAD and the SGPC were trying to cover up the matter. He said instead of looking within, the SAD was demanding a probe from the administration into the disappearance of the miniature Shri Guru Granth Sahib at Kalyan village.

Meanwhile, Congress MLA from Samana Kaka Rajinder Singh also visited the gurdwara on Thursday 6th July. He said it was unfortunate that one of the rare scriptures had gone missing from a Gurdwara but what was more shocking to know is that, for more than two months no one from the Gurdwara committee came to know about the missing Shri Guru Granth Sahib.

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/disappearance-of-rare-miniature-saroop-of-guru-granth-sahib-given-political-hue/articleshow/77402292.cms

Dr.Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Prfessor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi



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