Amritsar, August 5:
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has welcomed the ruling in favour of Sikhs by the Queensland High Court of Australia in an ongoing case related to Sikh Kakaar (symbol of faith) Kirpan.
Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the Kirpan is an important part of the five Sikh Kakaars, which the Amritdhari (initiated) Sikhs are committed to always keeping on their body.
“It is good that the Queensland court has set an example by solving this issue related to religious freedom of Sikhs in Australia as per the sentiments of the Sikh community”, said the SGPC President.
Appreciating the efforts of the Sikh family and the Sikh Sangat of Australia in strongly pursuing this case, the SGPC President expressed hope that the Sikh community of every country will vigorously pursue the issues related to Sikhs across the globe.
Notably, in the past, under a discriminatory law, the Queensland state government in Australia, banned Sikh students from wearing kirpan in school, which was challenged in court by the Sikh community of Australia. In this case, the court has overturned the ban on Sikh kirpan in the school as unconstitutional under the ‘Racial Discrimination Act’, with which now the initiated Sikh students will be able to wear kirpan as per the conduct of their faith.