Do You Know: Sardar Jokes are Going to Stop!
Sikh groups form panels to stop Sardar jokes. SIKH ORGANISATIONS have set up committees comprising former Supreme Court judges to suggest guidelines on enforcing a ban on jokes on Sikhs. Former Supreme Court judges H S Bedi and M Y Eqbal are members of the committee constituted by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) to formulate measures on how to stop such jokes, which, according to a PIL, are a violation of their right to equality and an attack on the dignity of the Sikh community. Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) too has set up a panel, headed by retired Punjab and Haryana High Court judge K S Grewal, to recommend guidelines on how to stop Sardar jokes and for issuance of appropriate directions to the central and state governments to make the ban enforceable. On Tuesday, a bench led by CJI T S Thakur was informed about the committees constituted by the Sikh bodies. Senior lawyer R S Suri, representing the DSGMC, told the bench that the c