DOGRA HERALD BUREAU
JAMMU, Dec 14
Today S Ranjeet Singh President DGPC Jammu along with S Balvinder Singh Vice President , S Surjit Singh Gen Secretary, S Ranvir Singh Jt Secretary, S Jagpal Singh Cashier, S Harjit Singh & S Gurmeet Singh Incharge Dharam Parchar DGPC Jammu and S Tejinder Singh member DGPC and incharge implementation of Punjabi in JKUT while addressing the press Conference expressed heartfelt gratitude to Lieutenant Governor Sh. Manoj Sinha for implementing the Anand Karaj marriage act, addressing the longstanding demand of the Sikh community of JKUT.
S R S Tohra also extended thanks to individuals and organizations that tirelessly advocated for implementation of Anand Marriage Act in JKUT since long. He also acknowledged the instrumental role of S Iqbal Singh Lalpura, Chairman of Minorities Commission, Government of India, in addressing the genuine demands of the Sikh community.
Balvinder Singh Vice President besides, urging upon the Government to consider other most genuine and just demands of the Community lying pending for so many years, also urged upon those Sikh leaders who have their influence in the establishment to work for the implementation of long pending Sikh demands like Inclusion of Punjabi Language in JKUT official Bill 2020, grant political reservation to Sikhs of JKUT, to settle the long pending issues of refugees of POJK, induction of sikh member in JKPSC, inclusion of Sikh youths of Kashmir in SRO 425, provide additional ex-gratia relief to the NOK’s of those killed in 1989 anti Sikh Riots, establishment of Minority Commission in JKUT .
S Sujit Singh stated that though the amended version of Anand Marriage Act was passed in the Parliament on 7th June 2012 but it took 11 years to get it implemented in JKUT.
S Paramjit Singh President DGPC Baramullah & S Nanak Singh president DGPC Anantnag also thanked JKUT Administration and especially to Sh Manoj Sinha Honb’le Lieutenant Governor of JKUT for implementing Anand Marriage and also highlighted the Role of DGPC’s of JKUT in facilitating this implementation.
All present there also appealed to the administration and concerned departments for cooperation in organizing Nagar Kirtan on January 3rd December 2023 and Gurpurab Celebration of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji on January 5th January 2023.
Other prominent persons of the community who were S. Omkar Singh Vice chairman all J&k Labana Samaj, S. Narinder Singh Ji vice president Akhnoor, S. Satwant Singh, S. Parfult Singh, Tejinder Singh president Gurudwara Chatha farm , S Somnath Singh president Gurudwara guru Nanak nagar.
