• A case of hurting the religious sentiments of Sikhs has come to light from the country’s capital Delhi. A
  • businessman selling women]’s undergarments in the wholesale clothing market in gandhi nagar, delhi has been

  • accused. It is alleged that the businessman is selling panties with the print of an important and sacred symbol
  • (Khanda Sahib) associated with Sikhs. As soon as information about this was received, anger spread among the
  • Sikh community and they started protesting against it. After the complaint in this matter, the police has now
  • started the process of taking action against the businessman.
  • Under the leadership of Sardar Manjit Singh G, former head of delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee
  • and President of Jago Party, Deputy Head of Garhi Gurdwara Sahib Harvinder Singh Sidi and a dozen other Sikh
  • community people gathered at the amar Colony police station to collect the important and sacred symbol of the
  • Sikh community (Khanda). Sahib) lodged a complaint against the manufacturers (factories) and the vendors
  • (shopkeepers) selling the printed undergarments in the markets. He has appealed to delhi police to take strictest
  • action against the factory owner and all the shopkeepers as soon as possible. people of other areas including
  • Garhi, east of Kailash, amar Colony, Lajpat nagar and Mehrauli are very angry regarding this matter and they
  • all want strict action against them.
  • A matter of respect and self-respect of Sikhs
  • People of the Sikh community say that this is not a political issue, it is a matter of respect and self-respect of the
  • Sikhs. In this case, lawyer Jasleen, on behalf of the complainant, said that women's panties with the sacred
  • symbols of Sikhs are being sold openly in gandhi nagar market. After talking to the businessman about this, a
  • demand was made to remove those undergarments, but even after that the businessman is selling those
  • undergarments. After this a complaint was given to the police. He says that along with taking action against the
  • businessman under Section 295A (non-labelable), it should be found out where these undergarments are being
  • made and that too should be banned immediately. He has been assured of action from delhi police in this regard
  • and it is expected that the police will take action against the businessman and arrest him.

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