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Amrit Parchar among Mazhabi and Ravidasia Sikhs should be selected out
of Mazhabi and Ravidasias Sikhs themselves because there was a great need
of Amrit Parchar elsewhere also. 13 Similarly, resolution about recruitment of
Rai Sikhs was passed unanimously; through it the SGPC wished to bring it
to the notice of the Punjab Government that Rai Sikhs, Mazhabi Sikhs etc.
like other Sikhs should also be recruited in the police department 14
Next general meeting of the SGPC took place on March 5, 1944. S.
Harnam Singh presented a resolution saying that Bhai Randhir Singh had
urged the meat eating Amritdharis to take Amrit afresh because taking of
meet was contrary to Gurmat. He also suggested that a proper action should,
therefore, be taken against him. Giani Sher Singh suggested that suitable
decision should be taken only after enquiring of him why he did so. 15 The
resolution was therefore forwarded to the Executive Council of the SGPC.
Discussion on some other issues took place. For instance, the issue of getting
four ‘Samulas’ of Satyarth Parkash confiscated in view of the communal
hatred provoked by them, came up. After that discussion went on regarding
issues like removing the misgivings in the public mind about gurdwara
management and its Parcharaks, expanding the work of the publicity
department, increasing the issuance of circulars through Gurdwara Gazette,
encouraging primary education in the Sikh Panth through Gurdwara
Parchar, appointing competent engineers for consultation on about gurdwara
buildings, setting up a Dharmik Advisory Committee for Dharam Parchar,
and making plans for the publication of religious literature. 16 After that a
13
Ibid.
14
Ibid.
15
Ibid; The Hindustan Times, March 7, 1944; The Sant Sipahi, Amritsar, March 6,
1944.
16
Ibid; The Khalsa, Lahore, see second half of the Month October 1944.
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