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GURUDWARAS BILL AMENDED, SGPC ALLEGES MEDDLING IN SIKH AFFAIRS
The Daily Guardian
|June 21, 2023
Led by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the state Vidhan Sabha on Tuesday passed the Sikh Gurudwaras (Amendment) Bill, 2023 which aims to ensure a free telecast of Gurbani from the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
The Bill removes the need for tenders, aiming to end the monopoly of telecast rights held by a TV channel owned by the Badal family of the Shiromani Akali Dal. For years, the private news-cum-entertainment PTC Network owned by Sukhbir Singh Badal has had the broadcasting rights of Gurbani. The amendment attempts to break its monopoly and will pave the way for eliminating the undue control of preachers (called Masands). The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex religious body of the Sikhs, rejected the amendment and President Harjinder Singh Dhami stated that special meetings will be convened on 26th June, where the bill will be officially rejected. The SGPC had earlier shown resentment over the move by the AAP-led Punjab government, saying the 1925 Act is a central legislation and can only be amended by Parliament.
This story is from the June 21, 2023 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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