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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Complainant denies filing affidavit in case against dera chief

BATHINDA: In a new turn to the case against Dera Sachha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh wearing clothes similar to that of 10th guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, and hurting sentiments of community members, the complainant on Saturday told the court that he had not submitted any affidavit to police stating that he was not present at Dera Salabatpura in Punjab and did not see the dera chief dressed up like the Sikh guru.

Complainant Rajinder Singh Sidhu, who had been issued summons by court on January 28 to remain present in court on Saturday, told the court that he had not filed any affidavit. Sidhu, who is president of Khalsa Diwan Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Bathinda, moved an application in the court seeking documents submitted by police on his behalf. Sidhu told TOI that the affidavit was filed by police on January 27 in the court, along with statements of two other people. The court has now adjourned the case to February 11.

with thanks : TOI : LINK in headline above for detailed news.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

DSGMC - Sarna ji - 1st Feb. 2012 - Part 2 : SikhsIndia

Press conference by DSGMC President Sd. Param jit Singh Sarna ji on DSGMC Elections, Bala Sahib Hospital, Free mediclaim policy for BPL Sikh community of Delhi, Re development of Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib. : Video by : SikhsIndia

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Amrit Bani Granth installed at Ravidassia shrine

JALANDHAR: Two years after announcing the founding of Ravidassia religion by Dera Ballan, the Asi-Dharmi community has finally installedAmrit Bani Granth at the Guru Ravidass dham - the biggest and most opulent upcoming shrine of the community - in Buta Mandi area of Jalandhar.

Dera Ballan had announced to found the new religion on January 30, 2010, on the occasion of birth anniversary of Guru Ravidass after the killing of its deputy head Sant Ramanand in May 2009 at a temple in Vienna by some Sikh radicals.

Earlier, the dera gave prime place to Sikh holy book Guru Granth Sahib and every religious ceremony was performed around it. Guru Ravidass Dham is managed by Sri Guru Ravidass Education and Charitable Trust, which is headed by Seth Satpal Mall, a close confidant of Dera Ballan management, who was an aspirant of Congress ticket in the assembly election but could not get it.

The management had been avoiding installing the Amrit Bani Granth while replacing Bir of Guru Granth Sahib for the last two years even as there was strong demand from a sizeable chunk of the population in Buta Mandi, a stronghold of the community, and radical elements of the community had even been castigating the management.

Ravidass Dham has a grand structure and work on it has been going on for the last few years. Around a year back there has been a vertical divide in the management over its control and also over the issue of replacing Guru Granth Sahib with Amrit Bani.

with thanks : Times of India : link in the headline above for detailed news.
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Friday, February 3, 2012

Gurdwara Rakab Ganj sahib Re-development work started by DSGMC : SikhsIndia

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US Sikh body hires lobbying firm after Jay Leno row

WASHINGTON: A Sikh body in the US today announced the hiring of a lobbying firm to educate the American media about the true identity, image and message of Sikhism and the importance of the Golden Temple to the community in the wake of popular TV host Jay Leno's controversial remark that sparked a global outrage.

"The lobbyists will approach NBC to provide aforum to a panel of Sikh scholars and notables to educate media and American public about the sanctity and sensitivity of the Sri Harmandir Sahib," said Sikh for Justice in a statement.

The decision comes in the wake of the controversial remarks on the Golden Temple by Leno on the NBC news channel.

In the programme, the Golden Temple was shown as the summer home of Mitt Romney, the leading Republican presidential candidate.

with thanks : TOI : link in the headline for detailed news.