 Early Times Report
Akhnoor, June 29: A press conference regarding forceful religious conversion of two Sikh girls namely Manmeet and Dhanmeet of Ranawari and Awantipora Srinagar was held at Sant Baba Sunder Singh Gurudwara Akhnoor.
During the press conference the leaders of the Sikh community strongly condemned the barbaric act of forcible conversion of Sikh girls and demanded stern action against culprits.
Addressing the gathering they said four women have been forcibly converted, including an 18-year-old who was married to a middle-aged man, and it was said that she married according to her own will. He said it is unfortunate that even the judiciary did not do justice with the woman's family.
He allege that even the parents of the woman were not allowed inside the court, while all the relatives of the man were inside the court so that they could pressurize the girl and then it is justified. Our community will not tolerate it. This is not an issue of a single woman, it is a collective issue.
They appealed the Union Government of India to implemented Anti Conversion Law in J&K UT. They requested to all the majority religious leaders, main stream leaders and social elements to stand for humanity and serve for humanity by opposing this barbaric act.
In the presence were many personalities of Sikh Community Akhnoor Master Ranvir Singh, Sr. Rajinder Singh Secretary , Master Surjeet Singh President Gurudwara Sahib Sant Baba Sunder Singh, Akhnoor, Sr. Jaswant Singh, Master Lakhvir Singh President Sant Baba Sunder Singh Trust, and members of the trust Master Vikramjeet Singh , Master Jorabar Singh, Sr. Yashpal Singh, Sr. Jatinder Singh, Sr. Gurjeet Singh, Capt. Prem Singh, Sukhdev Singh Khalsa, Sr. Preet Singh , Baba Ranjit Singh, Sub. Sunit singh, Sr. Gurbachan Singh, Insp. Hardeep Singh ( Excise Deptt.), Sr. Sujan Singh, Sr. Swaran singh (Accountant), Sr. Gagandeep Singh etc. |
