The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Avtar Singh Makkar has written a letter to the Indian government seeking ban the release and screening of controversial movie titled “Nanak Shah Fakir”. Avtar Singh Makkar says that the movie produced by Harinder Sikka violates Sikh tenets and norms by portraying Guru Nanak and his family members.
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A new anti-terror bill passed by the Gujarat state assembly falls far short of international human rights standards and must not receive the President’s assent to be passed into law, Amnesty International India said today. Similar laws already in force in other states and nationally must be immediately repealed.
Even as the SGPC wrote to the Union Broadcasting Ministry, seeking a ban on the controversial film, ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’, the resentment against the filmmaker is increasing among the Sikh community ahead of its release on April 17.
A Ludhiana resident has moved to Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking ban on the screening of “Nanak Shah Fakir” film. The petition moved through Advocate Ranjan Lakhanpal says Sikh religion forbids showing Guru Nanak in “living form”. This petition is likely to come up for hearing during the vacations starting next Monday.
Giani Jaswinder Singh, who was demoted to the post of Grathi from the Head Granthi of Sri Darbar Sahib about half and a year ago, has now resigned from the post of Granthi.
Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) has filed a complaint with the Attorney General of Canada requesting criminal proceedings against the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, for the offences of torture and genocide under Canadian law.
