SRINAGAR: A delegation of Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, District Baramulla, led by its President S. Paramjit Singh today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
The members of the delegation put forth various issues pertaining to welfare and empowerment of the Sikh Community in the UT of J&K including the extension of benefits under SRO 425 to non-migrant Sikh community members, grant of ST Status based on Language & Ethnicity, the political representation of Sikh Community, constitution of J&K Sikh Development Board and special recruitment drive for Sikh Youth.
The delegation also requested the grant of lease for Guru Nanak School, run by the District Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in Baramulla, and allocation of land for a memorial in honour of Sikh community members martyred during the tribal raids by Pakistan in 1947.
The Lieutenant Governor assured the members of DGPC Baramulla that appropriate action would be taken to address the issues projected by them.
