Via Rail says “No” to Kirpan

October 25th, 2005 by admin

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa,
Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!

The Sikh youth in Canada worked hard to fight against the discrimination of Gurbaj Singh when he was barred from his school in Quebec because of his kirpan. Similar incidents have happened with Sikh youth across Canada as inappropriate and uninformed authorities make rash decisions based on prejudice and propaganda. It is very important for the Sikh community to take a stand against opposition to the kirpan, as it is an integral part of the Sikh identity. The Sikh is never without the kirpan, the living emblem of grace, dignity, peace and protection against oppression.

The Canada Now streaming video featuring this story is available at this link.

Right-click HERE and choose “Save Link As..” or “Save Target As..” to save the file to your computer.

You can view the original “Kirpan Website” at www.sikhs.ca/kirpan (not updated)

Vaheguru ji ka khalsa,
Vaheguru ji ki fatheh!

Source: Post by “Sikh Soldier” on www.sikhsangat.com

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

This is very sad news that a govt organization has banned the kirpan. We
have 3 ‘Sikh’ MP’s in Ontario as well as some in BC and Alberta , we
should lobby all of them, aswell as other MP’s to raise a voice about
this. VIA is a government run organization and for them to ban the
kirpan is unacceptable.

Also we should get all Sikh organizations working together on this, this is a very serious thing,
and a united front has to be shown, where we work together to raiase
awareness and put pressure on VIA and the parliament of CANADA.

UK Sikhs have done a good job in putting pressure on their government, now its the Sikhs in Canada’s turn…

Kirpans not a weapon, we have to let the world know…

They are going to be airing an interview on CBC with this Singh at 6 30 this
evening, its becoming a National Issue… its now time to let our
voices be heard…

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

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