Akal Takht Jathedar says each Sikh ought to attempt to maintain licensed weapon, CM Mann objects

Express News Service

CHANDIGARH: Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh on Monday triggered an issue by saying that each Sikh ought to attempt to maintain a licensed weapon in view of the unsure instances. While Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma took robust exception to the assertion of Singh, Shiromani Akali Dal leaders backed Singh. Interestingly, there are greater than 3.50 lakh licensed weapons in Punjab.

While congratulating the folks on Gureayi Diwas of the grasp of Miri (temporal energy) and Piri (religious authority), the sixth Sikh guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib by way of a video message, Giani Harpreet Singh mentioned, “It is necessary for all Sikhs to adhere to Bani and Bani, all to be armed and to legally possess the modern weapons of today’s age.”

Singh requested folks to keep away from medicine which have destroyed many households and recite gurbani as he appealed to the Sikh group to observe the trail laid down by the Guru.

During his deal with, he referred to the truth that Guru Hargobind Sahib took on the Mughal would possibly which was thought-about unimaginable at the moment and received 4 battles in opposition to them.

Shiromani Akali Dal leaders backed Singh’s assertion, with former Akali Dal MLA Virsa Singh Valtoha saying that Sikhs ought to strengthen themselves via the idea of miri-piri. SAD spokesman Mahesh Inder Singh Grewal mentioned that there’s nothing flawed within the assertion of Singh due to the legislation and order state of affairs within the state.

Former Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) President Jagir Kaur mentioned that on this very day, Guru Hargobind Singh sat on the throne and launched the idea of miri piri and that no matter Singh mentioned was in that context. Sikhs are anyway supposed to hold a kirpan and shastra (weapons) are integral to Sikh teachings, she mentioned, including that apart from, licensed weapons are solely issued by the federal government.

Reacting to the assertion of the Akal Takht Jathedar, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann urged him to unfold message of peace, concord and brotherhood in society somewhat than asking Sikhs to maintain licensed fashionable weapons. He took robust exception to the assertion of Singh that each Sikh ought to possess fashionable weapons. He mentioned that we live in a civilised society the place the nation is ruled via the rule of legislation. Mann mentioned that weapons don’t have anywhere in a congenial and harmonious society.

Mann mentioned that Singh ought to as an alternative deal with spreading message of Gurbani which envisages ‘sarbat da bhlaa’ (welfare of every one). He mentioned that the Jathedar ought to deal with disseminating this divine message of effectively being of all in every family.

Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma mentioned the Jathedar ought to discuss communal concord and peace somewhat than speaking about holding weapons. He mentioned that the assertion by Singh offers a flawed message to the plenty.

Rashtriya Hindu Parishad president Vijay Bhardwaj mentioned that Singh was the pinnacle of the best physique representing the Sikh group and he could make statements for the Sikh group. But Bhardwaj additionally appealed to the Hindu group to
maintain licensed weapons of their properties.