Rani - SAAT SRI AKAAL?
- I'll remind you this is how this topic was opened by Mundyaa "Shere-e-Punjab":-
**Sikh clergy silent on banning girls wearing skirts **
AMRITSAR: The Sikh clergy continues to maintain a stoic silence over the controversy regarding banning entry of young girls clad in jeans or skirts into gurdwaras run by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandik Committee (SGPC).
The dress code issue was not taken up for discussion at a meeting of the five Sikh high priests here on Monday evening, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Joginder Singh Vidanthi told reporters after the meeting.
"We did not discuss the dress code issue as no formal representation has been made before the Akal Takht on this subject."
The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Managament Committee (DSGMC) had recently taken a decision to ban jeans or skirt clad girls in gurdwaras in Delhi. The DSGMC had also appealed to the Akal Takht jathedar to impose a similar ban.
Giani Joginder Singh Vidanthi said a number of issues related to Amrit Parchar (baptism) and ills that had crept into Sikhism were discussed at the meeting. However, he refused to elaborate.
The much talked about issue of banning partaking of langar (food in community kitchens) in gurdwaras on tables and chairs was also not discussed by the priests. Former Akal Takht jathedar Bhai Ranjit Singh had imposed a ban on the use of tables and chairs in gurdwara langars after he received representations that this was being practised in some gurdwaras in the West.
Those who attended the meeting included jathedar Manjit Singh of Keshgarh Sahib Takht, jathedar Giani Kewal Singh of the Damdama Sahib Takht and Harmandir Sahib and Akal Takht head granthis Giani Mohan Singh and Giani Bhagwan Singh respectively. SGPC secretary Gurbachan Singh Bachan was also present.(UNI)
contrary to the rosy picture rani has been portraying here about sikhism and other cults and blaming Islam for dress codes. this comes as a complete surprise to me.
as a muslim i can enter into any mosque wearing jeans and a shirt.... similarly women can wear shirts and clothes that cover them be it jeans and a shirt and no one can stop them from entering into a mosque of their choice.
i wonder what prompted these sikh leaders to enforce a dress code? i dont blame them though... they wouldnt want to preach among half naked nasty looking folks dancing around singing "hare hare ram ram".
I CAN'T BE ACCUSED OF VEERING FROM THE TOPIC CAN I? SO I'LL REPEAT MY QUESTION FOR THE 4TH TIME:-
*"Now come on Rani be brave and tell us about the Sikh Dress Code and the site the Great Mundyaa lists - whats wrong you chicken ??? This topic is about the SIKH DRESS CODE - if you are REMOTELY a Sikh then TRY to answer the question (I know its hard for you but I'm sure we will be understanding in your pain ).
Look at the splendid answer that CM Punjab - a TRUE Punjabi and Sikh gave - whats wrong can't you give YOUR opinion on an issue which is close to "your" people???? - if you can't give a simple answer to a simple question then I think we should doubt everything you say??"**