Instead of keeping the holy body of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Doha Qatar Police conducted subhaiman at the nearby Gurdwara Sahib – Advocate Dhami

Amritsar: Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, taking strong notice of the possession of the two sacred images of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji by the local police in Doha, Qatar, immediately asked the Foreign Minister of India and the Indian Ambassador to Qatar to immediately intervene in this matter. have demanded to give Expressing strong objection, the Shiromani Committee President said that respect for Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is above all for the Sikh community and keeping the holy image of Guru Sahib by the police is a big disrespect, which cannot be tolerated. This matter was recently brought to the attention of the Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib by British Sikh organization Bhai Ghanhaiya Humanitarian Aid, who issued orders to the Shiromani Committee to pursue this matter.

In the light of the order given by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, the Shiromani Committee has also written letters to the Foreign Minister of India and the Indian Ambassador in Doha, Qatar. Advocate Dhami said that regarding this matter, it was brought to the notice of Bhai Ghanhaiyya Humanitarian Aid that a Sikh was arrested by Doha Police in Qatar in December 2023, who was later released, but received from him The 2 sacred images of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji are kept in the police station by the local police administration, which is a great disrespect to Guru Sahib. He said that the Sikh who was arrested in Doha used to worship the Guru Sahib privately in the Gurdwara Sahib established in his property at Birkat Al-Awamer and socialized with the local Sikhs according to daily norms, but the Qatar government’s non- He was arrested for doing so and later released due to strict restrictions on Islamic religion. Meanwhile, the sacred form of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was also received from him and kept at the Al Waqara Police Station in Doha, which is still present there.

He said that regarding this matter, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India Mr. S. Jaishankar and wrote a letter to the Ambassador of India in Doha, Qatar, Mr. Vipul, requesting that he take immediate action to enshrine the body of the Holy Guru Granth Sahib Ji from the Al Waqara Police Station in Doha in accordance with Sikh customs and manners at the nearby Gurdwara Sahib. to do