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  • Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee says ‘no’ to films on Sikh Gurus

    By Express News Service

    CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has banned the portrayal of Sikh Gurus in movies till further notice.

    The SGPC’s Dharam Prachar Committee (DPC) meeting held in Amritsar took the decision.

    For a film that portrays Sikh Gurus and their family members, filmmakers generally sought a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the SGPC, a report said.

    SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami, who presided over the meeting, said that due to the ongoing trend of making films on the Sikh Gurus and clan, there has been resentment among the Sikh Sangat,(public)  in view of which, the SGPC has decided to ban their portrayal through all kinds of films.

    He said on this issue, objections from various religious societies and the public has been reaching the SGPC.

    A few days ago the SGPC had requested the Punjab government to ban the release of the Punjabi film Dastaan-E-Sirhind which depicted the life of the four sahibzadas (Sons, of Guru Gobind Singh tenth Sikh guru) following opposition from various organisations and the Sikh community.

    In 2018 Akal Takht (the highest temporal body of the Sikhs) had banned the Punjabi film Nanak Shah Fakir and in 2019 another film Dastaan-E-Miri Piri ran into trouble but was later allowed after some references were removed.

    In 2014 the animated Punjabi film Chaar Sahibzaade had to take permission from SGPC before releasing the movie which was granted.

    CHANDIGARH: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has banned the portrayal of Sikh Gurus in movies till further notice.

    The SGPC’s Dharam Prachar Committee (DPC) meeting held in Amritsar took the decision.

    For a film that portrays Sikh Gurus and their family members, filmmakers generally sought a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the SGPC, a report said.

    SGPC President Harjinder Singh Dhami, who presided over the meeting, said that due to the ongoing trend of making films on the Sikh Gurus and clan, there has been resentment among the Sikh Sangat,(public)  in view of which, the SGPC has decided to ban their portrayal through all kinds of films.

    He said on this issue, objections from various religious societies and the public has been reaching the SGPC.

    A few days ago the SGPC had requested the Punjab government to ban the release of the Punjabi film Dastaan-E-Sirhind which depicted the life of the four sahibzadas (Sons, of Guru Gobind Singh tenth Sikh guru) following opposition from various organisations and the Sikh community.

    In 2018 Akal Takht (the highest temporal body of the Sikhs) had banned the Punjabi film Nanak Shah Fakir and in 2019 another film Dastaan-E-Miri Piri ran into trouble but was later allowed after some references were removed.

    In 2014 the animated Punjabi film Chaar Sahibzaade had to take permission from SGPC before releasing the movie which was granted.

  • SGPC asks Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann to apologise for violating ‘maryada’

    By PTI

    CHANDIGARH: The SGPC has asked Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to seek an apology from the Sikh community for allegedly violating the ‘maryada’ of the Guru’s house by visiting it under the influence of liquor.

    The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee demanded apology days after SAD chief Sukhbir Badal on Thursday accused Chief Minister Mann of visiting Takht Damdama Sahib in Bathinda under the influence of liquor, an allegation strongly denied as “false and baseless” by the ruling Aam Aadmi Party.

    The apex gurdwara body SGPC demanded apology from the CM saying that his visit in an alleged inebriated state was a violation of ‘Sikh maryada’ (code of conduct) and against the reverence of the Guru’s house.

    In a joint statement, SGPC senior vice-president Raghujit Singh, junior vice-president Surinder Singh and general secretary Karnail Singh Panjoli said, “Punjab CM forgetting the reverence of the Guru’s house is not only an insult to the constitutional post but it is also the height of immorality.”

    “Bhagwant Mann should immediately apologise to the Sikh world and should take care of the Sikh sentiments and the ‘maryada’ of the Guru’s house,” they added.

    Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, meanwhile on Saturday, said he has filed a police complaint against Punjab CM Mann.

    “Filed Police complaint against Punjab CM @BhagwantMann for Entering Gurudwara Damdama Sahib in Drunk Condition. I request @DGPPunjabPolice @PunjabPoliceInd to take action on my complaint,” said Bagga in a tweet.

    The Punjab police had recently booked Delhi BJP spokesperson Bagga, who had been attacking Kejriwal over his remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’ film, on charges of making provocative statements, promoting enmity and criminal intimidation following a complaint by an AAP leader.

  • Pakistan government must ensure Sikhs’ safety: SGPC

    SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur raised the demand raising concern over reports of threats to members of the Sikh community in Pakistan.

  • SGPC failed to stop Sikhs from converting to Christianity: BJP leader RP Singh

    By PTI
    NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson RP Singh hit out at the SGPC on Thursday for passing a resolution against the RSS, saying the SAD-ruled panel failed to stop the conversion of Sikhs into Christianity and it was the Sangh that ran a “Ghar Wapsi” programme for the converts.

    The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) General House passed a resolution on Tuesday against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that it is attempting to establish a “Hindu Rashtra” (Hindu country).

    Reacting to the resolution, Singh said, “The SGPC has miserably failed to stop Sikhs from converting to Christianity in Punjab. To cover up their failure, they keep raising the false bogey of Hindu Rashtra. I challenge the SGPC president to present one case of a Sikh lured by Hindus to convert.”

    Himself a Sikh, Singh asked how many times did the SGPC issue statements or act against Sikhs being lured by missionaries to convert and how many converted Sikhs were brought back to the fold of Sikhism.

    “Rather, it was the RSS that used to run the ‘Ghar Wapsi’ campaign and bring converts back to the fold,” he claimed.

    The SGPC, led by Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bibi Jagir Kaur, perhaps for the first time passed a resolution against the RSS, though earlier, office-bearers of the committee had individually given statements against the Sangh.