Bangalore, November 11
Guru Singh Sabha, a representative body of the Sikh community here, has urged the Karnataka Government to declare a holiday on the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.
In a memorandum to Governor HR Bhardwaj and Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, it has pleaded for a new daily train service between Bangalore and Amritsar.
The Singh Sabha has sought reservation for Sikh students in courses offered by the state universities and colleges and for members of the community in state government services “as provided to other religious and linguistic minority communities such as the Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Parsis”.
It has said that one person from the community be nominated to the State Minority Commission and a seat be reserved in the Legislative Council.
The memorandum, signed by the Singh Sabha general secretary Harminder Singh, has also sought reservation for Sikhs “in all the state government executive bodies, including universities, colleges, industries, city corporations, municipal councils, etc”.
It has demanded that sites be allotted to poor members of the community free of cost. Similarly, sites be allotted for gurdwaras, schools, hospitals and community halls.
It has also sought 25 acres of land free of cost near Bangalore city for an educational institution offering medical, engineering and other vocational courses.
Demand Charter
Holiday on birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev
Starting a new daily train service between Bangalore and Amritsar
Reservation for Sikh students in state universities and colleges
Nomination to the State Minority Commission
One seat in the state Legislative Council reserved for Sikhs
Reservation for the community in all executive bodies, including municipal corporations and municipal councils
Guru Singh Sabha, a representative body of the Sikh community here, has urged the Karnataka Government to declare a holiday on the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak Dev.
In a memorandum to Governor HR Bhardwaj and Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda, it has pleaded for a new daily train service between Bangalore and Amritsar.
The Singh Sabha has sought reservation for Sikh students in courses offered by the state universities and colleges and for members of the community in state government services “as provided to other religious and linguistic minority communities such as the Muslims, Christians, Buddhists and Parsis”.
It has said that one person from the community be nominated to the State Minority Commission and a seat be reserved in the Legislative Council.
The memorandum, signed by the Singh Sabha general secretary Harminder Singh, has also sought reservation for Sikhs “in all the state government executive bodies, including universities, colleges, industries, city corporations, municipal councils, etc”.
It has demanded that sites be allotted to poor members of the community free of cost. Similarly, sites be allotted for gurdwaras, schools, hospitals and community halls.
It has also sought 25 acres of land free of cost near Bangalore city for an educational institution offering medical, engineering and other vocational courses.
Demand Charter
Holiday on birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev
Starting a new daily train service between Bangalore and Amritsar
Reservation for Sikh students in state universities and colleges
Nomination to the State Minority Commission
One seat in the state Legislative Council reserved for Sikhs
Reservation for the community in all executive bodies, including municipal corporations and municipal councils
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