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The Chief Minister urged the Sikh students to maintain the dignity of their faith by following the guidelines of the examination.
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has reiterated that Sikh students should be allowed to sit in competitive examinations by wearing objects of faith like saber, kadhi and turban. A new instruction in this regard was issued on 29 July, which was issued in view of widespread outrage for a Sikh student to refuse to admission in the Civil Judge Recruitment Examination for wearing a saber or formal dagger. The recent directive cited a circular issued by the previous Congress-Neet government in 2019, requesting all the concerned parties to allow Sikh candidates to hold religious symbols during the examinations conducted by Rajasthan Public Service Commission and Staff Selection Board.
Sikh community condemns
On Sunday, Gurpreet Kaur, a candidate from Tarn Taran district of Punjab, posted a video on social media and alleged that she was stopped from sitting in the Civil Judge of Rajasthan High Court in Jaipur on July 27 due to saber in the Civil Judge Examination of Rajasthan, which is an essential means of faith for the Amritdhari Sikhs. The incident has been criticized by the Sikh community and religious institutions. Acting Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargj of Shri Akal Takht Sahib condemned the incident. Gargaj said in a post that not giving admission to Amritdhari candidates in the Rajasthan High Court Judge Examination is a major constitutional violation and anti -Sikh discrimination. Shiromani Akali Dal and SGPC should raise this issue before the Government of India and the Government of Rajasthan for a permanent solution by forming a joint delegation.
Rajasthan State Minorities Commission wrote a letter
He said that Iqbal Singh Lalpura, chairman of the National Minorities Commission, should raise this issue before the Prime Minister and the Home Minister and send a detailed report to Shri Akal Takht Sahib. The Rajasthan State Minorities Commission has also written a letter to the officials citing repeated complaints of Sikh candidates and emphasized that there is anger in the community due to non-implementation of the current policy. Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Bhaskar A. Savant, in his instruction, accepted the omission in implementing the 2019 instructions and stressed the need for their compliance.
Chief Minister said- maintain dignity students
He said that the candidates can be instructed to arrive for security checks an hour earlier, but they also said that religious symbols should not be made the basis for depriving the examination, unless any suspected equipment is found during the screening. The instructions also cite a decision of the Delhi High Court, which allowed religious items to be taken to the examination centers on following the security protocol. Welcoming the re -confirmation of the policy, BJP MLA from Sadulshahar, Gurveer Singh said in a post that the Chief Minister has reacted with clarity and sensitivity to the issue. He urged Sikh students to maintain their dignity by following the examination guidelines.
