A day after a number of Sikh bodies in the US hailed the recent
amendment to the Anand Marriage Act, Sikh organisations and Gurudwara
Management Committees across North America have now come together to
slam the amendment.
The amendment is not sufficient to restore the separate status and identity of Sikhism, a press release by Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) in New York said on Thursday.
Sikh bodies like the Sikhs For Justice, American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Ontario Gurdwara Committee, Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara of Cartret and Sikh Cultural Society of Richmond Hill, New York, the release said, have demanded an amendment to Article 25 of the Constitution of India to restore the separate status of Sikhism.
“The recent amendment to the Anand Marriage Act does not establish separate Sikh identity for Sikhs living in India or abroad, as claimed by the proponents of this legislation. Under the Supreme law of the country, Constitution of India, Sikhism continues to remain subjugated as per Article 25 of the Constitution. The demand of Sikh community is an amendment to Article 25 of the Constitution, which is being continuously ignored by the Centre,” the release quoted SFJ legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as stating.