Global Sikh Council appeals to revoke BCAS directive banning Sikh employees from wearing Kirpans in airports
Chandigarh, November 10 – The Global Sikh Council (GSC), a coalition of 31 national Sikh organizations worldwide, has voiced serious concern over the recent directive by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) that prohibits Sikh employees at Indian airports from wearing Sikhs essential articles of faith (Kakars), the Kirpans, while on duty. The GSC pointed out that this directive impacts ‘Amritdhari’ (Baptised) Sikh employees across the Indian airports who are now barred from entering terminal areas post-security screening, impeding their professional as well as religious responsibilities which amount to discrimination on jobs.In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Damodar Das Modi and Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu, the GSC President Lady Singh Kan...
