New Delhi, September 28: The Delhi MLA and General Secretary of Delhi Gurdwara Sikh Management Committee (DSGMC) Manjinder Singh Sirsa has urged Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling to frame new law in the state assembly for implementing Anand Marriage Act in the state.
In a statement issued here today, Sirsa said that he had been intimated by the Sikkim Government that as the state was not part of India when in 1909 Anand Marriage Act was enacted so it cannot implement Anand Marriage (Amendment) Act 2012 in the state.
He said that Sikkim is part of India and every law framed by the Parliament of the country is bound to be implemented in the state, so same is the case with Sikkim. He said that any historic lacuna cannot become a hindrance in the way of the implementation of any policy which is beneficial to the citizens of India. He said that Sikh community residing in Sikkim is entitled to get the benefits framed for them by the Indian government Sirsa urged the Chief Minister to take legal opinion in the matter and enact a suitable law needed to implement the act passed by the Parliament. He said that as
Sirsa urged the Chief Minister to take legal opinion in the matter and enact a suitable law needed to implement the act passed by the Parliament. He said that as Sikhs also vote for formation of the government in the state of Sikkim, they cannot be deprived of their legitimate rights. He said that DSGMC will also seek legal opinion in the matter and will do everything needed to get this act implemented in the state of Sikkim so that members of the Sikh community can get the benefit of it to get their marriages registered under the Anand Marriage (amendment) Act 2012.
