Stop Shillong Sikhs’ eviction: DSGMC to Meghalaya Guv

Shillong, October 14

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Accusing the state government of acting “beyond its jurisdiction” in trying to relocate Sikh community members from Them lew Mawlong area (Punjabi Lane) here, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee today sought Meghalaya Governor Satya Pal Malik’s intervention to stop the proposed eviction.

The gurdwara mommittee panel met Malik at the Raj Bhavan and handed over a memorandum, pointing out that there would be no solution to the problem without his intervention.

DSGMC president Manjinder Singh Sirsa said the proposed relocation might lead to communal violence. “We hope… you will intervene on the submission made and provide the long-time Harijan community settlers in Shillong an immediate solution,” the memorandum said. — PTI