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