SGPC against sale of holy text online

Amritsar, June 1 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has taken a grim view of the sale of holy ‘sainchis’ (volumes) of Guru Granth Sahib and ‘gutka’ by an e-commerce website. SGPC chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami said a legal notice...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 12:10 PM Jun 02, 2021 IST

Amritsar, June 1

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has taken a grim view of the sale of holy ‘sainchis’ (volumes) of Guru Granth Sahib and ‘gutka’ by an e-commerce website.

SGPC chief secretary Harjinder Singh Dhami said a legal notice was being sent to Amazon against the sale, which was against the Sikh principles.

“Amazon has been asked to remove the link for the sale of Guru Granth Sahib sanchis and gutka from its website immediately or face legal action. It is unethical to sell holy scriptures online as during the delivery, no ‘rehat maryada’ can be maintained. We have received complaints from devotees following which action was taken,” he said. — TNS

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