NRIs urged to raise funds to save shrine
Tuesday, 03/04/2012
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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) will inquire into the circumstances leading to the proposed sale of a 92-year-old gurdwara at Paldi in Vancouver.
Minister Bikram Singh Majithia has exhorted the NRIs to come forward and contribute money so that the gurdwara auction is stalled. He has urged SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar to help save the shrine. Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh has appealed to the Sikhs living across the globe to raise funds to ensure that the shrine was not auctioned.
“We will enquire about the circumstances leading to the proposed sale of the gurdwara,” said Makkar while talking to The Tribune over the phone.
The gurdwara in Vancouver ( Canada) was set up in 1917 by Mayo Singh, a Sikh originally hailing from Paldi village of Hoshiarpur district. The shrine and its 84.26 acres of land, it is learnt, has been put on sale by a bank for an estimated $ 1.65 million.
About the gurdwara
The gurdwara was set up in Vancouver, Canada, in 1917 by Mayo Singh, a Sikh originally hailing from Paldi village of Hoshiarpur district. The shrine and its 84.26 acres of land, it is learnt, has been put on sale by a bank for an estimated $ 1.65 million.
