Gurdwara Gyan Godhri

Resolutions passed on rebuilding of gurdwara

Dehradun, November 28
A meeting of representatives of the Sikh community hailing from various gurdwaras, institutions and political parties was held here today to discuss the reconstruction of Gurdwara Gyan Godhri.

The meeting, which was headed by Sardar Sukhev Singh Namdhari, chairman of the Uttarakhand Minority Commission, and Sardar Gurdip Singh Sahota, member of the 15-point Programme Committee, passed four resolutions in this regard.

The members in the first resolution agreed on building the gurdwara at the Ranipur turn near the bank of the Ganga at Haridwar as suggested by the Uttarakhand Government in year 2002.

Since the land falls into the territory of the Irrigation Department of the Uttar Pardesh government, they will request the UP Government to transfer the land to the Gurdwara Samiti.

In their second resolution, they built a consensus on erecting a holy ‘Nishan Sahib’ at the controversial Scouts & Guides office at Har-ki-Pauri in Haridwar, as per the decision taken by the National Minority Commission.

In the third resolution, they agreed to give both tasks to Gurdwara Gyan Godhri Samiti which was constituted in 1993. The executive committee of the body would also be expanded for the purpose.

In their fourth resolution, the members condemned the intrusion of people from outside the state.

Those who participated at the meeting included chairman of the Gyan Godhri Smiti Harjit Singh Dua, Congress leader Harpal Singh and president of Gurdwara Race Course Harbhajan Singh Anand.