Prez asked to resolve Sikkim shrine row

New Delhi, September 9

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa has sought the intervention of President Ram Nath Kovind to save gurdwaras in Sikkim.

Sirsa, who met the President today, said Gurdwara Gurudongmar Sahib and Gurdwara Chungthang Sahib — both associated with Guru Nanak — were under threat as the Chungthang SDM had ordered verification of claims of encroachment and illegal construction.

He told Kovind that “saroop” of Guru Granth Sahib had been shifted from Gurdwara Gurudongmar Sahib by the administration. These incidents have hurt sentiments of Sikhs, said Sirsa, also an Akali MLA from Delhi. — TNS