CHANDIGARH: The UADM has justified the refusal of Party MP Dhian Singh Mand to take oath as MP till he is allowed entry into the House with his kirpan.
Gurtej Singh Party spokesman said Mand was well within his Tights to carry the kirpan into the House as this has been guaranteed in the constitution. (Art 25(i)) He could not understand how anyone could stop Mand from carrying the. kirpan.
It was obvious that the authorities had not been reading their own constitution. This is what we want to highlight, Gurtej said. One of the main causes of the Punjab problem is that govt has been consistently violating the constitution. He said the problems could be resolved if the govt followed the laws.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 29, 1989
