[Chandigarh,Punjab]Film Shootings Banned In Golden Temple[HarMindarSahib] Complex
Shrine Manager SGPC banned shooting of Commercial films at Golden Temple complex, Amritsar
Movie makers will now not be allowed to shoot at Golden Temple complex as Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which manages the shrine, has imposed a ban on shooting of commercial films there.
SGPC President Avtar Singh Makkar said today.”We have imposed a complete ban on shooting of commercial films at Golden Temple complex,”
However, he said shooting of only religious movie and documentary would be allowed.
He said the decision was taken to prevent any “disturbance” at the religious place.
Makkar said.”The shooting of films usually creates disturbance at the Golden Temple complex and devotees who come here in large numbers to pay obeisance also face problems. That is why we decided to ban film shooting,”
Aamir Khan’s ‘Rang De Basanti’ +Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jori’ are among several Bollywood movies which were shot at the Golden Temple complex.
A few scenes of “Sarbjit”, a biopic on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, were also shot at Golden Temple last month
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Film Shootings Banned In Golden Temple[HarMindarSahib]Complex
Pakistan Again Denies Visa To Sikh Pilgrims
[New Delhi]Pakistan Denies Visa To Sikh Pilgrims To Commemorate Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjan Dev
Pakistan High Commission has rejected the visa of 150 Sikh pilgrims visiting Pakistan to commemorate the martyrdom day of 5th Sikh Guru Arjan Dev.
The visa was rejected after differences over the date of observing the martyrdom day, with SGPC officials wanting the visa for Sikh pilgrims for today (May 22), while Pakistan said it would grant visa for June 16 when Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee observes the anniversary.
“We wanted the visa for Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan on May 22 when SGPC is observing the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev, while Pakistan government said they are observing the day on June 16 and could grant visa only for that day.
SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar told To PTI.
“We would celebrate the day as per our Sikh traditions and not as per Pakistan. This is interference in the internal affairs of Sikhs,”
When contacted, Pakistan High Commission sources said the mission has not denied the visas but the dates given to them by the PSGP is between June 8 to 17 and they can only issue visa for that period.SGPC President Secretary Roop Singh said they had applied for visa to 150 Sikh pilgrims seeking to visit Gurdwara Dehra Sahib in Lahore, associated with the fifth Sikh Guru.
“But Pakistan authorities denied visas to the Sikh pilgrims,
The SGPC chief said that last year also no Sikh pilgrim could visit Pakistan to pay homage at Gurdwaras there due to differences over dates with Pakistan authorities.
In Punjab, the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev is observed today and has been declared as a holiday.
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