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describing an “idea Uniform Civil CodeAs unnecessary, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Saturday argued that its implementation would harm the distinct identity of minority communities in the country. “There is no need for a WC in the country because the constitution recognizes the principle of unity in diversity. Harjinder Singh Dami, chair of the SGPC, said there were concerns among minorities about the WUC that it would harm their unique identity and religious beliefs.
He was speaking to the media after the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Supreme Gurdwara. The SGPC has formed a sub-committee of Sikh intellectuals, historians, scholars and lawyers of the UCC and has, after an initial review, rejected the Uniform Code.
This sub-committee includes SGPC General Secretary Gurcharan Singh Grewal, Senior Advocate Puran Singh Hundal, SGPC members Bhagwant Singh Sialka, Paramjit Kaur Landran, Kirangut Kaur, Professor Kashmir Singh, Dr Inderjeet Singh Gogwani, Dr Paramveer Singh and Dr Shamkor Singh. Dami said that the executive meeting of the Agreement Coordination Council had expressed its opposition to the Council of the Federation of Contractors.
“Any challenge to Pani Bana (traditional dress of gurbani and Sikhs), Pul Bal (sublime or sublime as well as sublime and true words or thoughts), principles, traditions, values, lifestyle, culture, independent existence and distinct entity of Sikhs can never be accepted nor can Sikh Maryada (Code of Conduct) be tested Through worldly law.Therefore, the Sikh community opposes the ICU.He said the 21st Law Commission also rejected the UCC calling it undesirable and useless.
On other decisions in Saturday’s meeting, Dhami said the SGPC will pursue the Paul Bangash case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler. He said the CBI had filed an indictment in court against Tytler and that the fees for lawyers fighting the case would be paid by SGPC. He claimed that after the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) retracted the matter. Now, he said, the SGPC has decided to pursue the case.
Dhami said the Executive Committee has also agreed to set up a project to digitize the ancient handwritten holy saropes of Gurdwara Sri Goindwal Sahib. He said that the handwritten sacred sarups of Guru Granth Sahib that had arrived to attend the last rites at Goindwal Sahib would be identified and digitized under this project.
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