“Humour is good, but racial Humour is not acceptable” Manjit Singh G.K ( DSGMC President)The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) has started an online petition asking the entire Sikhs community to vote against the jokes hurting religious sentiments by showing Sikhs in a bad light.Speaking on the matter President of DSGMC Manjit Singh G.K. said that the petition would build a consensus against the anti-Sikh jokes seeking strong law for a ban, which the petition would be sent to the Supreme Court of India hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by senior Advocate Harvinder Kaur Chaudhary.
Acting on PIL, Supreme
Court has asked the community to give its view point on the matter. “We have
started an online petition so that the message to the Supreme Court is sent
clearly and with utmost conviction that Sikhs want ban on these jokes”, G.K.
said adding that Sikhs are a compassionate, serious and hardworking community
and don’t like to be treated through the jokes and shown in a bad light.
“I on behalf of DSGMC
and the entire Sikh community support the ban. There is a reason behind it.
There are people jealous of Sikhs, they may be looters like Ahmed shah Abdali
who looted entire country, and used to take away young ladies from India and
whom Sikhs used to rescue them in mid night guerrilla operations which has the
root of jokes on Sikhs for clock striking 12’oclock,” said G.K. further saying
that be it Britishers era, or different governments in the country especially
the congress regime involved in genocide of thousands of innocent Sikhs in
1984, unsuccessful attempts were made to projected them in a bad light.
There are several
internet websites which are earning huge money and doing a booming business by
circulating jokes at the behest of Sikhs who have fought for the nation, got
martyred in the freedom struggle”, said G.K, seeking ban on these websites
also. “Humour is good, but racial Humour is not acceptable”, commented G.K. He
added that Sikhs are guarding borders of country and have played vital role in
the wars of 1962, 1965, 1971 and also the Kargil war and Sikhs are prompt to
reach out to the people affected by the natural calamity anywhere in the world
helping them with food, care and medicines. Countries like France and Britain
have recognized the contribution of Sikhs in the first and second world wars,
and Britain had even raised a memorial recognizing bravery of Sikh community.
“I personally feel
pain and hurt when I read such jokes. I am sure Sikhs and people of other
communities all over the world dislike these jokes because they don’t want
themselves to be depicted in a bad light,” said G.K. adding that “Sikhs have
played key role in development and economy of not only India but also the
foreign countries, wherever they are living. Be it technology, business, armed
forces and even running the government Sikhs play important role all over the
world. I appeal the entire community to vote in large numbers so that a strong
law is framed to ban these jokes,” reiterated G.K.
With Thanks : Media DSGMC
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