The Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act of 1971 is an Indian legislation modeled after the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925 , which determines the management of Sikh places of worship within Delhi Union Territory .
10-505: The 1971 act, more stringent than the 1925 act, required that any Sikhs voting for the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee be baptized Sikhs ( amritdhari ). It was inspired from the 'Delhi Sikh Gurudwara and Religious Endowments Bill' proposed by Sir Sobha Singh , who was the brainchild of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee . The legislation thus excluded from voting those Sikhs with shorn hair, and
20-565: A 'D.S.G.M.C.' was the brainchild of Sir Sobha Singh , a British-Indian contractor, on behalf of the Sikh community of Delhi in the Council of States in 1947, before the Partition of India , in the form of the 'Delhi Sikh Gurudwara and Religious Endowments Bill'. In 1971, the government of India entrusted the management of the organization, through an ordinance, to a five-member Gurdwara Board. The ordinance
30-722: Is four years, formed through elections conducted by the Directorate of Gurdwara Elections Archived 29 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine of the Delhi government . Of over a million Sikhs living in Delhi, around 450,000 are registered voters for the DSGMC elections. In December 2021 the sitting president, Manjinder Singh Sirsa , resigned from the post. Sirsa was from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) when he defeated outgoing president Paramjit Singh Sarna in
40-548: Is organization in India responsible for the management of Gurdwaras , Sikh places of worship in the City of Delhi . It also manages various educational institutions, hospitals, old age homes, libraries and other charitable institutions in Delhi. It is headquartered in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib , near Parliament House . Currently, the president of DSGMC is Harmeet Singh Kalka . The first time that
50-591: The 1984 anti-Sikh riots which also has the names of "all Sikhs killed world over in hate crimes", was built under Leadership of DSGMC President Manjit Singh GK In 2017. Harmeet Singh Kalka Harmeet Singh Kalka (born 23 August 1968) is an Indian politician and a former member of the Shiromani Akali Dal . Kalka was a member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly from the Kalkaji constituency of
60-548: The Sahajdhari , persons who generally follow the Sikh lifestyle but are not initiated into the religion. This article about the law of India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Sikhism-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Delhi -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee ( DSGMC )
70-505: The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee. DSGMC operates multiple educational institutions in Delhi. The Sikh Research Board is a board maintained by Dsgmc. The work of this board is to do proper authentic research on sikh history and to publish rare sikh history books. The Board also works to preserve Sikh relics and historical manuscripts/scriptures. The Wall of Truth , a memorial for Sikhs killed during
80-537: The elections of 2013. The current president is S. Harmeet Singh Kalka , who is representative of the Kalkaji ward and current general-secretary is S. Jagdeep Singh Kahlon, who is representative of Krishna Park ward. The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee is the counterpart of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) in Delhi but operates independently. SGPC nominates one member to
90-638: The nine coopted members, two represent the Singh Sabhas of Delhi, one the SGPC , four the Takhts at Amritsar Sahib , Anandpur Sahib , Patna Sahib and Nanded , and two those Sikhs of Delhi who do not want to or cannot contest elections but whose services can be of value to the committee. The organisation is governed by a chairman and a president as per the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Act of 1971 . The term of DSGMC
100-645: Was replaced by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1971, passed by Parliament, providing for a committee to be elected by Sikh vote. Elections took place under the supervision of government authority and the new body called the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Management Committee came into existence in 1974. Under the provisions of the act, the elections must take place every four years. The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee comprises 55 members, 46 of whom are elected and 9 are coopted. Out of
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