Dear Sir,
A news report published in the Oct. 18, 1985 issue of “SANJH SAVERA’ (p. 14) states that S. Amarjit Singh, President of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, Sangrur Depot has written letters to the President, Prime Minister, Governor Punjab and the Vice-chancellor Punjabi University, Patiala demanding that his daughter who is a student in the Arya Girls College, Barnala should not be compelled to remove
‘the Sikh symbol, Kirpan. He has stated that his entire family is AmnitDhari Sikh and the girl is wearing ‘Kirpan’ since her childhood but the principal of the College called the girl Harjinder Kaur and told her that if she is to continue her studies in the college then she will have to come without wearing the kirpan. The Principal talked of the discipline of the College but the father of the girl is unable to understand how the wearing of the “Kirpan’a Sikh religious symbol violates the discipline of the College.
Is this secularism of which the Indian govt: is not tired of proclaiming from the house top? And the less said about the healing touch after the operation “blue star’ the better. In the light of such happenings of rank communalism, it is it too much to expect that the Sikhs should not agitate for ‘KHALISTAN’ and continue to be a part of the political mainstream?
Sincerely, Balwant Singh Buttar
Article extracted from this publication >> November 1, 1985
