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Express news service Posted: May 01, 2008 at 2354 hrs IST
Mohali, April 30 The Lawrence School authorities on Wednesday apologised to the Sikh community and students, who were debarred from attending classes because they wore turbans to school, for hurting their religious sentiments. Three students of Class X were asked to leave the classroom on Tuesday because they had worn turbans instead of patka.

In a written apology to the parents of the three students, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and other religious bodies, Principal Veena Malhotra said she herself belonged to a Sikh family and by no means could even think of hurting the religious sentiments of the community.

Earlier in the day, various Sikh organisations took out a protest march from Gurdwara Singh Sabha to the school against the “highhandedness” of the school authorities. “It had certainly hurt the religious feelings. How can you ask a Sikh not to wear a turban,” said J P Singh, general secretary of Gurdwara Singh Sabha Committee.

Hardeep Singh, member of the SGPC from Mohali, said they would not tolerate any interference from the school in religious matters. “We are living in Punjab, the homeland to Sikhs. If any school asks the students not to wear turban in the school, the students can approach us. The identity of the students will not be disclosed,” he said.


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