Punjab govt told to keep away from Khalsa celebrations

In a joint statement released here today, Ajit Singh Bains, president, PHRO, Inderjit Singh Jaijee and Baljit Kaur, convenor and co-convenor of MASR respectively have stated that it is an issue of adopting the same policy for all religious groups. Raising questions on whether similar amounts of money would be sanctioned to all religious groups for events central to their faith, they have asked the government to restrict official government participation in the event. They have also stated that the Khalsa Panth Tercentenary celebrations should be held under the auspices of the Akal Takht, with the participation of all Sikh institutions and the Sangat (community).