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FCRA registration for Golden Temple is a path-breaking move by Modi govt: Amit Shah

September 11, 2020 06:58 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said FCRA registration for the Golden Temple in Amritsar is a path-breaking move. Under FCRA norms.the Golden Temple will now be able to receive funds from abroad.

The central government has granted permission to the Golden Temple in Amritsar to receive foreign funding. Describing this as a "path-breaking move", Union Home Minister Amit Shah said it will once again showcase the outstanding spirit of service of the Sikh community.

The permission to the Golden Temple was granted on Wednesday. The Union Home Ministry approved registration of Golden Temple, also known as Sri Harmandir Sahib, under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010. This will now allow it to receive foreign funding.

"The decision on FCRA at the Sri Harmandir Sahib is a path-breaking one which will once again showcase the outstanding spirit of service of our Sikh sisters and brothers," Amit Shah tweeted.

Amit Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Mod is blessed that 'Wahe Guru ji' has taken 'Seva' from him.

"Sri Darbar Sahib's divinity gives strength to us. For decades, the Sangat worldwide was unable to serve there. Modi Government's decision to allow FCRA to the Sri Harmandir Sahib deepens the connect of Seva between the Sangat globally and the Sri Darbar Sahib. A blessed moment!" he said.

"Sri Darbar Sahib's divinity gives strength to us. For decades, the Sangat worldwide was unable to serve there. Modi Government's decision to allow FCRA to the Sri Harmandir Sahib deepens the connect of Seva between the Sangat globally and the Sri Darbar Sahib. A blessed moment!" he said.

The FCRA registration has been given in the name of the 'Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Saheb Sri Darbar Saheb Punjab Association', a body set up in 1925.

Union Food Processing Minister and Akali Dal leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal thanked Amit Shah for granting the FCRA registration to the Golden temple.

"Happy to share that MHA has granted approval under FCRA to Sri Harmandir Sahib. This will enable the shrine to receive 'sewa' from all over the world and go a long way in propagating Gurusahab's philosophy of 'sarbat da bhala'. I'm grateful to Amit Shah ji for making this possible," she tweeted on Wednesday.

 

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