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Ambala : A Gursikh girl in Rajasthan could not appear in the judicial exam conducted by the Public Service Commission because she was wearing a kirpan. Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal has opposed the Rajasthan Public Service Commission asking the Gursikh girl to remove the kirpan and barring her from entering the exam centre.
The Gursikh girl whose case Sukhbir Badal has raised is a resident of Ambala Cantt. The girl’s name is Lakhwinder Kaur and she is an Assistant Professor at Riat College of Law, Roop Nagar. Lakhwinder Kaur said that she is doing PhD from Punjab University Chandigarh and this is her final year. She was also preparing for the judiciary exam.
Last week, on 23 June, she had exam in Rajasthan. The centre for which was set up in Jodhpur. She had reached the concerned centre on time. When she stood in line to enter the examination centre, she was asked to remove her Kada and Kirpan.
Lakhwinder Kaur said that she told the senior officers about the 5 Kakkar, but she was stopped from sitting in the centre. She also explained that Article 25 gives constitutional rights. Despite this, they refused to let her sit in the examination centre.
It is important to raise this issue for the future: Lakhwinder Kaur
Lakhwinder Kaur said that it is very important to raise this issue for the future. What has happened to her should not happen to others in the future, so it is necessary to find a solution to this. Before this examination, she has already given the examination in other states and in Rajasthan. But, this time she was stopped from giving the exam.
Sukhbir slams Rajasthan government for this incident
After this incident, the Akali Dal president protested. Sharing a post on his social media, he said- It is really shocking that another Amritdhari woman lawyer- Bibi Lakhwinder Kaur was denied entry into a center of Rajasthan Judiciary Examination on June 23 because she was wearing religious kakkars of Sikhism. Earlier, Bibi Armanjot Kaur was barred from appearing in the exam.
It is very sad that Lakhwinder Kaur was forced to remove her ‘Kada’ and ‘Kirpan’ before entering the examination hall. The way the fundamental right to practice one’s faith is being violated by the Rajasthan government is reprehensible. The delay of Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal in reacting to this insult against the Sikh community and taking strict action against the guilty examination staff has hurt the sentiments of the entire community. Sikhs should not be made to feel like second-class citizens in their own country, for which they have sacrificed the most.
