The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has sent an austere code for Sikh weddings . No Non - Vegetarian food or Liquor is to be served.Not just tandoori chicken is off limits.A simple ceremony before noon is all that a wedding should be.So no Sagan,cocktails and reception after marriage.

Displaying its resolve to back its suggestions with intent , DSGMC has said all Sikh weddings should be solemnised in Gurdwaras.those failing to observe the code will be denied marriage certificates. Though it has been claimed that the Sikh clergy would use persuasion, they clearly mean business.Sikhs have been urged not to attend weddings that don't stick to the code.

The anti - ostentation code was decreed at a meeting with heads of about 173 Singh Sabhas across Delhi on Saturday. While DSGMC contends that the move for a " simple marriage " is an attempt to curtail dowry harrasment and even female foeticide being resorted to parents who can not afford expensive weddings , the spartan extreme proposed is sure to jar a community which celebrates in style.

More importantly, it is only in line with a renewed zeal lately by Sikh clergy to regulate the community affairs in Punjab & other states.

DSGMC seems keen on enforcement . Committee president Sd. Paramjit Singh Sarna says the DSGMC will " persuade " families to fall in line but said those who flout the " simple wedding " code will not get a marriage certificate from gurdwaras. Also, those who organise baraats in the evening will not be allowed to marry in gurdwara besides which members of community will boycott such weddings.

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TASK FORCE TO KEEP VIGIL ON BIKERS :

To dissuade bikers from a repeat of last Sunday's incident on Baba Kharak Singh Marg, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee [ DSGMC ] has decided to set up a task force to keep vigil.It will keep a watch around places like Bangla Sahib Gurdwara, Rakab Ganj Sahib Gurdwara and Sis Ganj Sahib Gurdwara. DSGMC has also called a meeting of its youth wing on Wednesday. TOI

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