Review ban on articles of faith in exam: Akal Takht to Haryana

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Updated At : 11:26 AM Sep 06, 2021 IST

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Amritsar, September 5

Giani Harpreet Singh, acting Jathedar of Akal Takht, has asked the Haryana Government to reconsider its decision to ban Sikhs from wearing articles of faith in the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC) examination.

The HPSC conducts the exams for government jobs in Haryana. The candidates have been informed through letters that they should not come wearing Sikh symbols to take the exam. The Jathedar said for Amritdhari Sikhs, the articles of faith held more significance. He said the Constitution provided religious freedom to people of the country and the move was an attack on it.

He questioned whether these orders were issued under a conspiracy of the Haryana Government against the Sikhs.

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