Surfacing of documentary evidence will boost campaign to reconstruct Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib: Sirsa
The Delhi Sikh Management Gurdwara Committee (DSGMC) General Secretary S. Manjinder Singh Sirsa today said ‘Surfacing of documentary evidence will boost campaign to reconstruct Gurdwara Gyan Godri Sahib’
He said that the municipal corporation record of 1935 depicts existence of a gurdwara near Har ki Pauri. Documents of the Bharat Scouts and Guides office also relate to a gurdwara at the site. He said that surfacing of this evidence will boost campaign to re-establish the Gurdwara Sahib.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee President Mr. Manjit Singh GK and the Shiormani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC) Chief Prof. Kirpal Singh Badungar had urged Jathedar Akal Takht Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh ji in the matter after which a committee was formed by Jathedar Sahib to pursue the matter.
He said that Sikhs have been demanding handing over this piece of land as Guru Nanak Dev Ji had visited Har Ki Pauri where he meditated and gave sermons in 1504-05. He said that a Gurdwara had existed here in the name of Guru Nanak Dev ji and this piece of land was acquired by the then UP government but never returned to Sikh community.
Sirsa further said that it was a matter of great pride for the nation as establishment of Gurdwara where Guru Nanak Dev Ji had meditated proved secular credentials of the country as it is known for its secularism throughout the world.
-PTC News
