KURUKSHETRA: Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) president Bhupinder Singh Assandh said on Wednesday that the state Sikh body will get the houses of Sikh families demolished in Amupur village of Karnal district, constructed by the government.
Assandh said that if the government does not work to build the houses of the Sikh families, the same will be developed by HSGMC at its cost.Assandh also added that the HSGMC will also bear the cost of the land “snatched” from the victim Sikh families.
“At Amupur village in Karnal near Nissing, Sarpanch of the village got the houses of our Sikh families demolished and it pained us seriously when we went to see the ground situation. All the houses are demolished and razed. Our (HSGMC) executive has taken a decision to get these houses built 100% from our state government. If the government does not work, then HSGMC will build their houses. Atrocity has been committed on the Sikh families at Amupur and we will not tolerate the same”, said Bhupinder Singh Assandh, while addressing media at HSGMC office in Kurukshetra.
Assandh added that whatever will be the cost of this Dera (property where houses of Sikh families were built), it would be paid by HSGMC.
“We will take time from CM Sahib (Nayab Singh Saini) to meet him, to resolve this issue related to Amupur Sikh families. There are many more issues of Haryana Sikhs that would also be resolved”, said Assandh.
Regarding the called gathering by farm unions at Amupur village in support of Sikh families on July 12, Assandh said he has ordered the manager of Gurdwara Patshahi Chhevin in Kurukshetra, to arrange langar and tea for the gathering.
About another decision taken by HSGMC executive, Assandh said that it has also been decided to either take on rent or build a new Sarai (inn) at Amritsar to provide a stay facility to Haryana Sikhs visiting Darbar Sahib.
“There is a shortage of stay facility in Sarai for Haryana Sikhs visiting Darbar Sahib in Amritsar. We had decided to build Sarai at Amritsar earlier, but it was delayed due to some reasons. But now we have decided to expedite either to take on rent or build a new Sarai at Amritsar”, said Assandh.
