Prevalence of casteism is against the Sikh spirit
The
Jathedar held an interaction with the delegation members who asserted that
prevalence of casteism is against the Sikh spirit
A delegation of Sikh intellectuals led-by Kendri Sri Guru Singh
Sabha, Chandigarh, on Wednesday met Akal Takht’s acting jathedar Giani Harpreet
Singh and pressed upon him to support the ongoing campaign against the caste
practices among Sikhs.
The Jathedar held
an interaction with the delegation members who asserted that prevalence of
casteism was against the Sikh spirit. Jathedar reportedly gave his consent to
join the Dalit March from Jallianwala Bagh to Akal Takht on October 20 this
year, marking the centenary of taking of ‘parsad’ by Dalits to Akal Takht. The
Jathedar also agreed to preside over a seminar on the subject next month.
The Jathedar
reportedly agreed to the delegation’s proposal that the theme of the
forthcoming 400-year birth anniversary celebration of Guru Tegh Bahadur should
be “rangrete-gur-ke-bete (Dalits, the chosen sons of Gurus)”.
Members of
the delegation included Gurpreet Singh from Global Sikh Council; Khushhal
Singh, general secretary Kendri Sri Guru Singh Sabha; Prof Manjit Singh, former
head of Dr Ambedkar Chair, Panjab University Chandigarh; Jaspal Singh Sidhu,
member Institute of Sikh Studies, Chandigarh; Rajwinder Singh Rahi from Baba
Jiwan Singh Foundation; Ajalpal Singh Brar, an author; and Prof Jagdish Singh
from Naad Prakash.
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