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Who Is Sehajdhari? A Question As Old As The 1925 Sikh Gurdwara Act
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<blockquote data-quote="rajneesh madhok" data-source="post: 152528" data-attributes="member: 10692"><p><strong>Sehajdhari Issue: As Old as the Gurdwara Act</strong></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue"></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: Blue">Related article</span></strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"> Sehajdhari issue as old as Gurdwara Act </span></span></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 15px"> </span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><strong>Prabhjot Singh/TNS</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Chandigarh, September 2</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"> Even after 86 years of legislation to administer historic gurdwaras, the debate over recognition of Sehajdharis as Sikhs continues. Though the term Sehajdhari Sikh finds no mention in the more recent Acts, including the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act or the Acts that govern Takhts at Hazur Sahib (Nanded) or Patna Sahib, it was incorporated in the original Gurdwara Act: 1925 in 1959 by including Section 2(10-A). </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The debate over the issue becomes centrestage every time elections to the SGPC are held.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">In the first 12 or 13 elections to the general house of the SGPC, Sehajdhari Sikhs exercised their right to vote. They were defranchised in 2003 when the general house of the SGPC passed a resolution to that effect. Subsequently, the Union Home Ministry put its stamp of approval on the general house decision on October 8, 2003, notifying that Sehajdhari Sikhs were no more part of the electoral college of the SGPC.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">This notification was challenged by the Sehajdharis in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. They, however, did not get any reprieve as the 2004 SGPC elections were held without restoration of their voting right.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Since the withdrawal of right to vote was notified in 2003 and the 2004 elections were held without Sehajdharis on the electroal rolls, the withdrawal of the notification now would have created both legal and social problems.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Histrorically speaking, the term word Sehajdhari finds no mention either in any of the Sikh granths or the Sikh Rehat Maryada. In 2008, when the issue of defining a Sikh was taken up by the Constitution Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Gurleen Kaur vs SGPC case, the Sehajdhari issue figured nowhere though references were made to Amritdhari” (baptised) Sikhs, non-baptised Sikhs and “patit” Sikhs , those who have cut or plucked their hair.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The Bench had concluded that only those who maintain “Sikhi swarup” and follow the Sikh Gurus, Guru Granth Sahib and do not believe in any other religion or faith can be considered as Sikhs.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Even at that time, though the SGPC had submitted an affidavit defining Sehajdhari Sikhs, it was later withdrawn following objections from various quarters. While the Sehajdharis maintain they follow the Sikh tenets, they do not agree with the definition of the SGPC .</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Other schools of thought clubbed the Sehajdharis with traditional Punjabi Hindu families that raised their eldest son as a Sikh. Another difference of opinion between Sehajdharis and the SGPC has been over “patit” Sikhs. Some believe that those who deviate from the “rehat” after getting “baptised” become “patit”. The Sehajdharis, however, subscribe to the belief that any non-baptised Sikh who cuts hair or plucks hair is “patit”.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">The definition of Sikh had generated an animated debate at a time when the draft of the All-India Gurdwara Act was being approved. At that time, the SGPC had endorsed the definition of Sikh as mentioned in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px">Looking back, Sehajdharis, especially those in some parts of western Punjab (now in Pakistan), were recognised as Sikhs as they believed only in Guru Granth Sahib and gurdwaras. Since the Sikhs enjoyed some special facilities at that time, the same were extended to Sehajdhari Sikhs. It is part of history that certificates issued by the SGPC got them recognition as Sehajdhari Sikhs. They all followed Sikh rites and rituals.</span></span></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110903/punjab.htm#8" target="_blank">http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110903/punjab.htm#8</a></p><p>Rajneesh Madhok</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rajneesh madhok, post: 152528, member: 10692"] [b]Sehajdhari Issue: As Old as the Gurdwara Act[/b] [B][COLOR="Blue"] Related article[/COLOR][/B] [CENTER][B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=4] Sehajdhari issue as old as Gurdwara Act [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][B]Prabhjot Singh/TNS[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2] Chandigarh, September 2 Even after 86 years of legislation to administer historic gurdwaras, the debate over recognition of Sehajdharis as Sikhs continues. Though the term Sehajdhari Sikh finds no mention in the more recent Acts, including the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act or the Acts that govern Takhts at Hazur Sahib (Nanded) or Patna Sahib, it was incorporated in the original Gurdwara Act: 1925 in 1959 by including Section 2(10-A). [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The debate over the issue becomes centrestage every time elections to the SGPC are held.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]In the first 12 or 13 elections to the general house of the SGPC, Sehajdhari Sikhs exercised their right to vote. They were defranchised in 2003 when the general house of the SGPC passed a resolution to that effect. Subsequently, the Union Home Ministry put its stamp of approval on the general house decision on October 8, 2003, notifying that Sehajdhari Sikhs were no more part of the electoral college of the SGPC.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]This notification was challenged by the Sehajdharis in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. They, however, did not get any reprieve as the 2004 SGPC elections were held without restoration of their voting right.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Since the withdrawal of right to vote was notified in 2003 and the 2004 elections were held without Sehajdharis on the electroal rolls, the withdrawal of the notification now would have created both legal and social problems.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Histrorically speaking, the term word Sehajdhari finds no mention either in any of the Sikh granths or the Sikh Rehat Maryada. In 2008, when the issue of defining a Sikh was taken up by the Constitution Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Gurleen Kaur vs SGPC case, the Sehajdhari issue figured nowhere though references were made to Amritdhari” (baptised) Sikhs, non-baptised Sikhs and “patit” Sikhs , those who have cut or plucked their hair.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The Bench had concluded that only those who maintain “Sikhi swarup” and follow the Sikh Gurus, Guru Granth Sahib and do not believe in any other religion or faith can be considered as Sikhs.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Even at that time, though the SGPC had submitted an affidavit defining Sehajdhari Sikhs, it was later withdrawn following objections from various quarters. While the Sehajdharis maintain they follow the Sikh tenets, they do not agree with the definition of the SGPC .[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Other schools of thought clubbed the Sehajdharis with traditional Punjabi Hindu families that raised their eldest son as a Sikh. Another difference of opinion between Sehajdharis and the SGPC has been over “patit” Sikhs. Some believe that those who deviate from the “rehat” after getting “baptised” become “patit”. The Sehajdharis, however, subscribe to the belief that any non-baptised Sikh who cuts hair or plucks hair is “patit”.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]The definition of Sikh had generated an animated debate at a time when the draft of the All-India Gurdwara Act was being approved. At that time, the SGPC had endorsed the definition of Sikh as mentioned in the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2]Looking back, Sehajdharis, especially those in some parts of western Punjab (now in Pakistan), were recognised as Sikhs as they believed only in Guru Granth Sahib and gurdwaras. Since the Sikhs enjoyed some special facilities at that time, the same were extended to Sehajdhari Sikhs. It is part of history that certificates issued by the SGPC got them recognition as Sehajdhari Sikhs. They all followed Sikh rites and rituals.[/SIZE][/FONT] [url]http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110903/punjab.htm#8[/url] Rajneesh Madhok [/QUOTE]
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