Sikh Society Was Disturbed Late At Evening By Rajapark Gurdwara ,Jaipur,Rajasthan

आदर्श नगर थाना इलाके में एक मामले में गुरुद्वारे के भीतर पूछताछ करने गई पुलिस को सिख समाज का विरोध झेलना पड़ा। 

पूछताछ करने गई दो थानों की पुलिस को झेलना पड़ा विरोध, कोविड गाइडलाइन की पालना की  चल रही थी मीटिंग

आदर्श नगर थाना इलाके (adarsh nagar) में एक मामले में गुरुद्वारे (Rajapark gurudwara) के भीतर पूछताछ करने गई पुलिस को सिख समाज का विरोध झेलना पड़ा। सिख समाज का कहना है कि पुलिस ने पूरे गुरुद्वारे को इस तरह घेर लिया जैसे अंदर कोई आतंकवादी छिपा हो। उधर, पुलिस ने पदाधिकारियों से बातचीत कर मामले को सुलझाने का प्रयास किया।

पुलिस और प्रत्यक्षदर्शियों के मुताबिक राज्य सरकार की ओर से धार्मिक स्थलों को खोलने के लिए जारी गाइडलाइन के बाद गुरुद्वारे को खोलने के लिए मीटिंग आयोजित की जा रही थी। इसी दौरान आदर्श नगर और जवाहर नगर की पुलिस टीम गुरुद्वारे पहुंची थी। इसी दौरान पुलिस को गुरुद्वारे की घेराबंदी करते देखकर अंदर मीटिंग कर रहे पदाधिकारियों ने विरोध किया।

घेराबंदी से मचा हड़कंप

सिख समाज के लोगों ने पुलिस के रवैये पर आक्रोश जाहिर करते हुए कहा कि जिस तरह से गुरुद्वारे की घेराबंदी की, उससे अंदर लोगों में हड़कंप मच गया। ऐसा लग रहा था जैसे गुरुद्वारे में आतंकवादी छिप गए हों।

आला अधिकारियों ने संभाली स्थिति

हालांकि मामले की गंभीरता को देखते हुए पुलिस अधिकारी मौके पर पहुंचे और मामले को रफा-दफा करने का प्रयास किया। डीसीपी (पूर्व) डॉ. राहुल जैन (DCP Dr. Rahul Jain) का कहना है कि पुलिस गुरुद्वारे में एक मामले में पूछताछ करने गई थी। हालांकि बाद में मामले को सुलझा लिया गया।

https://mylocalnews.co.in/sikh-society-was-disturbed-late-at-

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

DSGMC:An Arbitration Cell Formed By Women Akali Dal Delhi Unit At Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib's Ofifce

New Delhi, August 29: The arbitration cell formed by the Stree Akali Dal Delhi unit heard 5 cases in its first meeting today.

It may be mentioned here that BB Ranjit Kaur, President of Stree Akali Dal Delhi unit has formed a panel of senior advocates and formed an arbitration cell in which BB Ravinder Kaur, Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court who is also the National Legal Adviser of Stri Akali Dal, Advocate Usha Singh Jo Advocate Rekha Agarwal, Advocate Gayatri Puri, Advocate Daljit Kaur, Advocate Avneet Kaur, Advocate Bind Sharan Kaur and Advocate Nidhi Mahrotra are also included in the Stree Akali Dal Delhi unit.

Advocate Ravindra Kaur informed that her team will sit in the party's office at Rakab Ganj Sahib every Saturday from 2 to 4 pm where any woman of any religion can bring her problem .without any

 Legal advice will be given free of cost without any fee .Arbitration cell’s first attempt will be to call both the families and get a mutual agreement.

News Courtesy,
Mr.Sudeep Singh
Honorary Media Advisor
DSGMC

Bala Pritam Dispensary Opened :Unique Initiative of Delhi Gurdwara Managment Committee

Bala Pritam Dispensary Opened at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib premises to provide affordable medicines to the Sangat on the day of completion of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Gurpurab.

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee took a unique initiative and started Bala Pritam Dispensary at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib Premises where Sangat will get medicines at very cheap rates from the market.

Before the inauguration, the prayer of thanksgiving was offered by Ranjit singh, Head Granthi of Gurudwara Sahib.

On the auspicious occasion of the sampuranta diwas of Guru Granth Sahib,DSGMC launched first of its kind Bala Pritam Dawakhana in the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib complex which will provide medicines to the people at much cheaper rates than the market. This venture was jointly inaugurated by the DSGMC President Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa and General Secretary Mr. Harmeet Singh Kalka.

On the occasion Mr. Manjinder Singh Sirsa disclosed that today is a pious day of sampuranta( completion) diwas of Guru Granth sahib and the DSGMC has launched it first of its kind medical store Bala Pritam Dawakhana on the premises of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib complex. He disclosed that medicines  at much cheaper rates than the market will be sold in this Bala Pritam Dawakhana and the DSGMC will not earn even a single rupee as a profit. People will get medicines at a discounted rate from 20 to 90 percent on generic and branded medicines as the DSGMC will sold these medicines on the rates it will get from the Pharmacies.  DSGMC will launch such medical stores in every part of the Delhi.

He said that though in the initial stage this facility in not available online, but we will soon launch this facility so that people can medicines while sitting at home.Apart from medicines, masks and sanitizers etc have also been made available at Bala Pritam Dawakhana

On the occasion the SAD Delhi Unit President and the General Secretary of the DSGMC Mr. Harmeet Singh Kalka said that the DSGMC has launched this medical store in name of Bala Pritam only with the sole purpose of providing people medicine at much cheaper rates which will provide much needed relief to the people. People have to kept aside budget of medicines every month but this Bala Pritam Dawakhana will provide them a great relief as this will provide branded medicines at around 20 to 25 percent less than the market price and generic medicines at 150 to 200 times less than the market price.

Mr. Kalka said that Gurudwara Bangla Sahib which is a centre of eternal peace will bless people with ‘Dua and Dwa’ simultaneously. People of the National Capital have already started supporting this move with their contributions. 

He also hoped that owners of medical stores in the National Capital will learn from this Bala Pritam Dawakhana and will provide medicines to the poor and needy at much cheaper price than at present rates.  

On this occasion, Baba Surendra Singh Ji, a car service man, a member of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Shiromani Akali Dal members were present in large numbers.

News Courtesy,
Mr.Sudeep Singh
Honorary Media Advisor
DSGMC

 

Bala Pritam Davakhana at Bangla Sahib Gurdwara,New Delhi : Rs.118 MRP Medicine Available at Rs.15

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

Sikh Community To Distribute Supplies For Online Learning in Jurupa Valley,California,USA

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Sikh Gurdwara in Jurupa Valley is distributing hundreds of supplies, including laptop desks, headphones, backpacks, and COVID-19 sanitation kits for students who don't have the necessary supplies and tools for remote learning.

 https://www.foxla.com/news/sikh-community-to-distribute-supplies-for-online-learning-in-jurupa-valley

The Sikhs started a meal program last March and distributed 175,000 hot meals and handed out more than 100,000 boxes of vegetables, fruits, dairy products.

 "We are hoping to play a small role in bringing a sense of cheer and hope in these tough times to our communities and now to our children at the local school districts," said Gurpreet Singh. 

The distribution will take place at Sikh temple Jurupa Valley Sunday, August 30 from 10 a.m. to noon.Gurdwara is located at 7940 Mission Blvd, Riverside, CA 92509.

https://www.foxla.com/news/sikh-community-to-distribute-supplies-for-online-learning-in-jurupa-valley

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

Roof of Building Collapses After Rain in Amritsar : Three Persons Died

Three persons, including an eight-year-old girl, died and four others were critically injured after a three-storey building collapsed in the wee hours of Friday due to heavy rains that lashed the city.

The incident took place around 2.30am in Street No. 2 of Guru Nanakpura area on Sultanwind Road. Rescue personnel arrived at the spot and pulled out the three bodies from the rubble of the collapsed building.

Those dying in the incident have been identified as Raman Kumar, 31, Guddu, 8, and Lal Singh, 85, while Kumar’s wife Davinder Kaur and their two daughters have been admitted to the Guru Nanak Dev Hospital.

Police Inspector Prabjot Singh said according to the preliminary information, a total of nine persons lived in the ill-fated building, which could not sustain the incessant heavy downpour and collapsed when all its occupants were sleeping.

https://www.ndtv.com/amritsar-news/amritsar-punjab-3-killed-4-injured-as-roof-of-building-collapses-due-to-rain-2286719

Haryana Sikh Body Forms 10-Member Panel, Appoints Key Office-Bearers

          
                 Members of HSGMC’s Executive Committee

The Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee(HSGMC) constituted a 10-member executive body and appointed key office-bearers during a meeting held under the chairmanship of its president Baljit Singh Daduwal in Cheeka town of Kaithal district.

Other members of the executive body include Karnail Singh Nimnabad as senior vice-president, Jasbir Singh Bhatti as general secretary and Chandeep Singh Rohtak as joint secretary. Newly-appointed executive members include Amrinder Singh Arora, Satpal Singh Pehowa, Mohanjeet Singh Panipat, Gurcharan Singh Cheemo, Apar Singh Kishangarh, and Prabhjeet Singh Faridabad.

Daduwal said, “We will now start propagation of Sikh religion in Haryana under a planned manner. “After about 15 days, we will release a Nanakshahi calendar of HSGMC dedicated to Sri Akal Takht Sahib and then a monthly magazine namely ‘Haryana Sikh Sandesh’ will be released.

“We will also start a campaign against the drugs and will organise camps in Haryana gurdwaras to spread awareness among youths so that they can be brought back to the mainstream. We will work to ensure harmony among different communities,” added Daduwal

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/haryana-sikh-body-forms-10-member-panel-appoints-key-office-bearers/articleshow/77804844.cms

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

Delhi High Court: Anti-Sikh Riots Convict's Plea Seeking Extension of Interim Bail Infructuous

           
    1984 anti-Sikh riots convict :Naresh Sehrawat  and Yashpal Singh

The Delhi High Court on Friday observed that a plea filed by 1984 anti-Sikh riots convict seeking extension of interim bail has become "infructuous" taking note that all such interim reliefs have already been extended till October 31 due to the pandemic.

A bench of Justice JR Midha and Justice Brijesh Sethi made the observation while hearing the plea of Naresh Sehrawat, a convict in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, seeking an extension of his interim relief.

The High Court noted that on August 24, a special bench extended till the end of October all the interim orders, which were to expire on August 31, before it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The interim orders include stays, bails and paroles.

On June 1, the High Court had granted relief to 1984 anti-Sikh riots case convict Naresh Sehrawat and allowed his plea seeking interim suspension of sentence for twelve weeks on medical grounds. He had sought interim suspension of sentence for three months on the ground that the petitioner needs to undergo liver and kidney transplant simultaneously at the earliest.

 Sehrawat was sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court. He along with Yashpal Singh was convicted by a trial court for murder, attempt to murder, dacoity and voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapons.

Sherawat and Yashpal Singh were accused of killing Hardev Singh and Avtar Singh in Mahipalpur area of south Delhi during the riots that followed the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

On a complaint by the victim's brother Santokh Singh, the police had lodged a case. But in 1994, the police wanted to close the case citing lack of evidence. The case was re-opened by the Special Investigation Team .

https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/anti-sikh-riots-convicts-plea-seeking-extension-of-interim-bail-infructuous-delhi-hc20200828222302/

 

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

Akali Dal Delhi Unit:Joining of Peopke in Large Numbers form Ward No. 8 , Shakur Basti

शकूर बस्ती वार्ड से बड़ी गिनती में संगतें अकाली दल में हुईं शामिल

नई दिल्ली, 28 अगस्तः शिरोमणि अकाली दल में लोगों के शामिल होने का सिलसिला लगातार जारी है। इसी कड़ी में उत्तरी दिल्ली के शकूर बस्ती वार्ड से संगतों ने अकाली दल में शामिल हो कर पार्टी की सदस्यता हासिल की। सिरसा व कालका ने शामिल होने वाली संगतों का स्वागत किया।

दिल्ली सिख गुरुद्वारा प्रबंधक कमेटी के पूर्व सदस्य समरदीप सिंह सन्नी और कुलदीप सिंह की अगुवाई में संगत आ कर शिरोमणि अकाली दल में शामिल होने का ऐलान किया जिसमें सुलतानपुरी, मंगोलपुरी से बड़ी गिनती में संगत शामित हुई। इसके अलावा रानीबाग, श्री नगर, सैनिक विहार, राजा पार्क, रेलवे कालोनी से भी संगतें शामिल हुईं।

शिरोमणि अकाली दल दिल्ली इकाई के अध्यक्ष हरमीत सिंह कालका, दिल्ली सिख गुरुद्वारा प्रबंधक कमेटी के अध्यक्ष मनजिंदर सिंह सिरसा, वरिष्ठ उपाध्यक्ष बीबी रणजीत कौर, सदस्य विक्रम सिंह रोहिणी, भुपिंदर सिंह भुल्लर, परमजीत सिंह चंडोक, अमरजीत सिंह पिंकी ने पार्टी में शामिल होने वाली संगतों को पार्टी का पटका देकर स्वागत किया।

   
स. हरमीत सिंह कालका ने बताया कि पूरी दिल्ली से भारी समर्थन मिल रहा है और रोज़ाना संगत आ कर पार्टी का हिस्सा बन रही हैं जिससे पार्टी को भारी बल मिल रहा है यह इसलिए है क्योंकि संगत विरोधी पक्ष की सच्चाई से अच्छी तरह परिचित है और उन्हें पता है कि शिरोमणि अकाली दल ने हमेशा संगत की सेवा पूरी तनदेही से की है।

स. सिरसा द्वारा संगत को दिल्ली कमेटी में की गई उपलब्धियों के बारे में बताने के साथ-साथ पिछली कमेटी की नाकामियों और गुरुघर की गई लूट के बारे में बताया गया और कहा गया कि जब ऐसे लोग संगत के पास वोट मांगने आयें तो संगत उनसे गुरु की गोलक का हिसाब जरूर मांगे।

Pics Courtesy,

Mr.Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Mr.Harmeet Singh Kalka

Parvinder Singh Sethi:Bala Pritam Davakhana/Dispensary Will Provide Great Relief to Community

New Delhi, August 28: Chief Spokesperson and Senior Vice President of the Delhi Unit of the Shiromani Akali Dal, Parvinder Singh Sethi has said that Bala Pritam Dispensary, which is going to start tomorrow 29th August, will bring great relief to Sangat.

Addressing a press conference today, Mr. Sethi said that in the same way that the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and the Shiromani Akali Dal have served humanity by providing helping hand to one and a half million people daily during the Corona Crisis, this dispensary would also be a great relief to those who needed medicines. Medicines  will be provided at 80 per cent cheaper rates than compared to other medical stores.

He said that this is an appreciable remarkableeffort taken by Manjinder Singh Sirsa, President of DSGMC and Harmeet Singh Kalka , President, Shiromani Akali Dal's Delhi  Unit along with thier team.

Parvinder Singh Sethi said that the Shiromani Akali Dal has always protected intersts of  Sikh community whether it is to bring justice to the victims of the 1984 Sikh genocide and punish the killers of Sikhs like Sajjan Kumar and Kamal Nath, bring Afghan Sikhs to India or Pakistan. Or Be a case of raising voice for the protection of minorities.

Elections of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee are coming and some parties are contesting elections only with the desire to take over the present committee. Community  should vote only for those who have wisely used the money of the sangat in the right way.

On this occasion, he was accompanied by the committee's media advisor S. Sudip Singh Rani Bagh, Bibek Singh,Bibek singh Matta, Rajinder Singh Shaan, Manmeet Singh Dhunna were also present.

News Courtesy,
Mr.Sudeep Singh
Honorary Media Advisor
DSGMC

Punjab Grill ,Washington DC: Decided to Make It a permanent fixture to Deliver Lunch to Homeless People Downtown

         
                         Punjab Grill Chef Jassi Singh Bindra

                     
The luxurious Indian restaurant serves langar,a Sikh communal meal typically offered at temples, in Franklin Park. 

When Punjab Grill closed its dining room in March due to the COVID-19 crisis, management at the luxurious modern Indian restaurant in Penn Quarter quickly realized the kitchen would not be operating at full capacity for a while. As the team discussed what it could do with the resources available, the idea of creating Langar, a community meal offered in Sikh temples, came to mind even before the decision to start offering takeout and delivery.

For Chef Jassi Bindra, it was an obvious and meaningful idea. The pandemic is devastating to different people in many ways. “If we can help with something as important as hunger, it’s a blessing for everyone,” he says.

As a Sikh person, Bindra says that the “langar tradition is truly in my veins.” He has been involved in many langar meals at Sikh temples in his hometown of Kanpur, India, since childhood.

“Wherever there are difficult times, Sikh people try to reach [out] and provide langar to the needful,” Bindra says. ”Now when things are tough with the pandemic, the team is very passionate about providing an essential service to those in need.”

Chef Bindra and team have taken fresh meals to Franklin Park downtown nearly every day to serve lunch to 25 to 30 people experiencing homelessness. They continue to provide langar meals 5 days a week, usually Wednesday through Sunday.

The langar meal dishes change every day. Some popular items have been butter chicken and rice, chicken naan wraps, vegetable curry and naan, and chicken tikka sandwiches. Occasionally the team also serves non-Indian dishes such as pasta and noodles, keeping in mind the diverse community they serve. Staff members show up in masks and gloves to distribute dishes that are individually wrapped in takeout containers and offered with plastic cutlery.

Bindra says people receiving meals in the park have gotten to know the staff, identifying favorite meals and making requests.

“Most people are familiar with us now and everyone is courteous and kind,” he says. “They also know to maintain 6 feet within the line.”

The chef says that there have been times when passersby have seen them serving meals and spontaneously volunteered to join and help.

Punjab Grill first prepared langar meals over a year ago, when it was preparing to open. The restaurant recently decided to make it a permanent fixture.

https://dc.eater.com/2020/8/24/21354316/punjab-grill-serves-sikh-langar-communal-meals-homeless-people-downtown-franklin-park-d-c

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