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Misuse of sangats donations at Gurdwara

This is the state of affairs at a Gurdwara in Nottingham called the ' Sikh Temple '. The management committee at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Nottingham Road , have a long history of association with the Indian overseas congress and Indian workers association. The anti-Sikh and anti-Gurmat stance that they have taken over the years includes:

- Writing to the Prime Minister during the 'Mandla vs Lee' case stating that turbans are unnecessary.
- Displaying an exhibition by the RSS in which Guru Nanak Dev Ji had an OM sign on his body. The display also contained statements such as Sikhs are part of Hinduism and that Shaheed Udham Singh shot Michael O'Dywer by mistake.

The committee is also illegal as their term expired 12 months ago and there appear to be no plans for elections in the near future.

- No accounts have been published for the last two years.
- For political reasons they spend the sangat’s donations on activities such as Dhol and Yoga.

They had an opportunity from a Planning Gain to build a Sikh Community Centre after years of hard work by members of the local community - Instead they took over the Indian Community Centre and independently decided to throw in the sangat's resources including cash into building a new Indian Community Centre. This is an epic betrayal of the Sikh aspirations in Nottingham and it is difficult to see how the Panth could ever forgive them.

The photo below shows their most recent act. Despite pleas from the sangat, a new Gumed has been placed above the space used for shoe storage instead of over the Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This is in spite of the sangat advising them against doing so. Clearly, not only have they wasted the sangat's money again, they have also violated the maryada.

The main person responsible from the committee for these treacherous acts against the Panth is Balraj Johal (Makhan). We would urge the community to stand up and ask for explanations for the above actions by contacting him on 07966 538 241 or 0115 9666 187.

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