Debate on need for Prez nod rages on
10 years, 8 months ago

Debate on need for Prez nod rages on

Hindustan Times  

The debate whether the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras Bill, 2014, passed by the Haryana assembly on Friday can override the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, and needs Presidential assent continues to rage. While the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras Bill, 2014, passed by the House provides for an overriding effect on Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, legal experts question whether this was possible in view of the fact the Act of 1925 had been amended by the ministry of home affairs notifications on several occasions. “Whether Section 54 of the bill, which says that provisions of Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, shall cease to have any application within the territory of Haryana is legally tenable or not,” said a legal expert. Also, questions are being asked as whether the patronage and guidance regarding matters of temporal affairs of Amritsar-based Darbar Sahib and five takhts — which are a part of the board under the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 — will be rendered to the historical and new gurdwaras in Haryana, which are proposed to be covered by the Haryana bill.

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Stage set for first Hry gurdwara body elections this month
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Stage set for first Hry gurdwara body elections this month

Hindustan Times  

After over two decades of struggle by the Sikh community of the state to have a separate functional body from Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Haryana is set to elect its first body to manage and fund gurdwaras, later this month. Till the committee under the then president Jagdish Singh Jhinda could take over all the gurdwaras, the Haryana law was …

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2018
4 months ago

Punjab & Haryana High Court Upholds Constitutional Validity Of Haryana Municipal (Amendment) Act, 2018

Live Law  

The Punjab & Haryana High Court upholds the constitutionality of Haryana Municipal Act, 2018 whereby the State Election Commission was empowered to remove to remove municipal presidents and members on grounds of statutory disqualification under section 13 A of the Act. Justice Sureshwar Thakur and Justice Sudeepti Sharma said that Article 243V of the Constitution explicitly allowed state legislatures to …

AAP govt.-Governor heading for another showdown; Punjab Governor cast doubt on ‘legality’ of June Assembly session
1 year, 8 months ago

AAP govt.-Governor heading for another showdown; Punjab Governor cast doubt on ‘legality’ of June Assembly session

The Hindu  

Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government seems to be heading for another set of showdown as the Governor has cast doubt on the ‘legality’ of calling the State Assembly session in June. Mr. Purohit on Monday expressed his doubt over the “legitimacy and legality” of the Bills passed in the State Assembly session …

Way forward for Haryana govt as internal conflict engulfs HSGMC
2 years, 6 months ago

Way forward for Haryana govt as internal conflict engulfs HSGMC

Hindustan Times  

The Haryana government will have to work out an amicable mechanism to transfer the assets of 48 SGPC controlled gurdwaras to Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee amid an internecine struggle between HSGMC president Baljit Singh Daduwal and his predecessor Jagdish Singh Jhinda for the control of the top Sikh body in the state. Way forward for Haryana govt as internal …

Those who smoke, drink can't vote in SGPC polls; President gives nod to law
8 years, 10 months ago

Those who smoke, drink can't vote in SGPC polls; President gives nod to law

India TV News  

New Delhi:Those who trim or shave beard and hair, smoke or drink alcohol cannot vote in the elections to Sikh religious bodies, with President Pranab Mukherjee giving assent to a bill passed recently by Parliament. As per the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, every Sikh who is above 21 years of age and is registered as a voter, will be entitled …

Will not allow Haryana committee to take charge of gurdwaras in state: SGPC
10 years, 7 months ago

Will not allow Haryana committee to take charge of gurdwaras in state: SGPC

Firstpost  

President of the SGPC Avtar Singh Makkar said the Haryana Gurdwara Management Committee would not be handed over charge of gurdwaras in the state. Amritsar: President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Pharbandhak Committee Avtar Singh Makkar on Friday said the newly-formed Haryana Gurdwara Management Committee would not be handed over charge of gurdwaras in the state. “HSGMC was never recognised by …

Don't take Sikh religious matters to court: Akal Takht chief
10 years, 7 months ago

Don't take Sikh religious matters to court: Akal Takht chief

India TV News  

Amritsar: Amid the controversy over the creation of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and the stand-off between Sikh leaders in Punjab and those in Haryana, the Jathedar of the Akal Takht, Gurbachan Singh, says that Sikhs should not take these matters to court. These should be resolved within the religion," Gurbachan Singh told IANS in an interview here.Under fire …

Sikhs will give befitting reply to Congress tactics: Prakash Singh Badal
10 years, 8 months ago

Sikhs will give befitting reply to Congress tactics: Prakash Singh Badal

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Friday asserted that the Sikhs will not succumb to the "politically-motivated" tactics of the Congress to divide them by creating a separate committee to manage gurdwaras in Haryana. Badal told reporters in Mohali, 10 km from here, that the Shiromani Akali Dal was not in favour of 'morchas' but would not allow anti-Sikh …

Sikh forums call for restraint on separate SGPC issue
10 years, 8 months ago

Sikh forums call for restraint on separate SGPC issue

The Hindu  

Sikhs leaders and socio-cultural organisations have called on Punjab to exercise restraint and withdraw its call for a ‘morcha’ at the Akal Takht, against >Haryana’s decision to set up a separate gurdwara management panel, the Haryana Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. Despite the discord, the Haryana government on Wednesday constituted a 41-member, ad hoc Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee to manage, …

Matter under the union list not state list: attorney general
10 years, 8 months ago

Matter under the union list not state list: attorney general

Hindustan Times  

Attorney general Mukul Rohtagi has said that Haryana assembly probably felt that it had powers and jurisdiction to pass the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Bill, 2014 by virtue of entry 32 in State List of the seventh schedule of the Constitution. ON ENTRY 32 Entry 32 in the State List reads : “Incorporation, regulation and winding up of corporations, other than …

Haryana minister excommunicated from Sikh community
10 years, 8 months ago

Haryana minister excommunicated from Sikh community

Firstpost  

Amritsar, July 16 A Sikh minister in the Haryana government and two other senior Sikh leaders were Wednesday excommunicated from the community for anti-religious activities by the Akal Takht. Those excommunicated include Finance Minister Harmohinder Singh Chatha, and senior Sikh leaders Jagdish Singh Jhinda and Didar Singh Nalwi. The gurdwaras were so far managed by the Amritsar-based Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak …

Haryana SGPC row: Akali Dal term it assault on Khalsa Panth
10 years, 8 months ago

Haryana SGPC row: Akali Dal term it assault on Khalsa Panth

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Terming it a "sinister move of the Congress government in Haryana to dilute, divide and break up the supreme, sacred and historic" SGPC, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Tuesday said the move to set up a parallel body was a "direct assault on the Khalsa Panth, its history, traditions and spiritual values". On the contrary, it is as if …

Governor gives assent to separate Haryana SGPC
10 years, 8 months ago

Governor gives assent to separate Haryana SGPC

Hindustan Times  

Governor Jagannath Pahadia on Monday gave his assent to the contentious Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras Bill, 2014. Overriding effect on 1925 Act The act that provides for an overriding effect on other laws says that the provisions of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925, which empowers the Amritsar based Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee to manage and control Sikh shrines- will cease to …

Haryana govt action "provocative, unconstitutional": Badal
10 years, 8 months ago

Haryana govt action "provocative, unconstitutional": Badal

India TV News  

Haryana govt action "provocative, unconstitutional": Badal Chandgarh: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today described the Haryana government's action of getting a law enacted to set up a separate body for managing the affairs of Gurdwaras in that state as “provocative and Chandgarh: Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today described the Haryana government's action of getting a law enacted to set …

Haryana Governor gives assent to SGPC bill
10 years, 8 months ago

Haryana Governor gives assent to SGPC bill

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Haryana Governor Jagannath Pahadia Monday gave his assent to a new bill, passed by the state assembly Friday, for creating a separate management committee for Sikh shrines in Haryana. The Haryana government is all ready to set up an ad hoc committee to manage the affairs of the state's gurdwaras till members to the Haryana Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee …

Akali Dal terms Haryana gurdwara bill unconstitutional, illegal
10 years, 8 months ago

Akali Dal terms Haryana gurdwara bill unconstitutional, illegal

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal Friday termed the passing of a bill by the Haryana assembly for a separate Sikh board for gurdwaras in the state as "totally unconstitutional" and "illegal". Accusing Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda of getting the bill passed as a "politically motivated" move, Punjab Education Minister and party spokesman Daljit Singh Cheema said "the …

SGPC forms separate sub-committee for Haryana
10 years, 8 months ago

SGPC forms separate sub-committee for Haryana

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee today announced a separate sub-committee to look after Gurudwaras in Haryana as the ruling Congress introduced a Bill in the state Assembly seeking a separate body to manage affairs of Sikh shrines. Amritsar-based SGPC, considered to be mini-parliament of Sikhs, announced that the separate sub-committee will manage day-to-day functioning of Sikh Gurudwaras in Haryana, SGPC …

SGPC row: Akal Takht cautions Haryana against Congress move
10 years, 8 months ago

SGPC row: Akal Takht cautions Haryana against Congress move

India TV News  

Amritsar: The highest temporal seat of the Sikh religion, the Akal Takht, Monday opposed the move by the Haryana government to allow a separate committee to manage gurdwaras in the state. Akal Takht jathedar Gurbachan Singh said the move to allow a separate committee for Haryana was a "conspiracy" by the Congress government in Haryana led by Chief Minister Bhupinder …

Presidential assent is a must for state legislation
10 years, 8 months ago

Presidential assent is a must for state legislation

Hindustan Times  

The report of the HS Chatha committee, which forms the basis for the proposed legislation to establish Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee itself speaks about the mandatory requirement of concurrence of the central government and Presidential assent for the state legislation. The central legislation enables Amritsarbased Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to control all historical and new Sikh shrines. It says …

Haryana set to announce separate SGPC today
10 years, 8 months ago

Haryana set to announce separate SGPC today

The Hindu  

With Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda declaring that he will attend the Sikh sammelan at Kaithal on Sunday to consider the demand of Haryana’s Sikhs for a separate Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee,, and will take a decision in accordance with the “aspirations of the Sikhs of Haryana”, the stage is set for the formation of a separate body to …

Eye on elections in Haryana, Congress ready to enact law
10 years, 8 months ago

Eye on elections in Haryana, Congress ready to enact law

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Congress in Haryana is poised to enact a legislation to establish a separate Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee in the state. But the report also mentions the concurrence of the central government and assent of the President is required for the state legislation to override the central legislation —the Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925— the law which enables Amritsar based …

Separate Sikh panel recommended for Haryana: Hooda
10 years, 8 months ago

Separate Sikh panel recommended for Haryana: Hooda

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Amid a growing controversy over the issue, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday said a committee set up by the state government on the issue of a separate managing committee for Haryana gurdwaras was in favour of a separate Sikh body for the purpose. "The government would take a decision in view of the larger interest of Sikhs …

Separate Sikh panel recommended for Haryana: Bhupinder Singh Hooda
10 years, 8 months ago

Separate Sikh panel recommended for Haryana: Bhupinder Singh Hooda

India TV News  

Chandigarh: Amid a growing controversy over the issue, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda Tuesday said a committee set up by the state government on the issue of a separate managing committee for Haryana gurdwaras was in favour of a separate Sikh body for the purpose. "The government would take a decision in view of the larger interest of Sikhs …

Amarinder Singh questions Parkash Singh Badal over his opposition to Haryana SGPC
10 years, 9 months ago

Amarinder Singh questions Parkash Singh Badal over his opposition to Haryana SGPC

India TV News  

Amritsar: Congress Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Amarinder Singh today questioned Parkash Singh Badal's opposition to the creation of a separate SGPC for Haryana while supporting the move for managing affairs of Sikhs in the neighbouring state. “If the Sikhs in Haryana are now seeking autonomy for running their Gurdwaras, what is wrong in it?” he asked, while supporting …

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