Highlights:
- Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib-Darbar Sahib, Punjab has been granted registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010
- The registration for the Golden Temple will be valid for 5 years
- Amit Shah calls this decision “path-breaking”
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Thursday, said that the decision on Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 is path-breaking and will once again showcase the outstanding spirit of service of the Sikh community.
Amit Shah tweeted, “PM Narendra Modi is blessed that Wahe Guru ji has taken Seva from him. The decision on Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 at the Sri Harmandir Sahib is a pathbreaking one which will once again showcase the outstanding spirit of service of our Sikh sisters and brothers,” Amit Shah tweeted. In the same thread he also 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!”
:ਸੇਵਕ ਕਉ ਸੇਵਾ ਬਨਿ ਆਈ ॥
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) September 10, 2020
PM @narendramodi ji is blessed that Wahe Guru ji has taken Seva from him.
The decision on FCRA at the Sri Harmandir Sahib is a pathbreaking one which will once again showcase the outstanding spirit of service of our Sikh sisters and brothers.
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has granted registration to the Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib-Darbar Sahib, Punjab under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 which will be valid for five years, as per reports.
This will allow the Golden Temple to receive funds from overseas which will aid them in performing their services.
FCRA, 2010 has been enacted by the Parliament to consolidate the law to regulate the acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality by certain individuals or associations or companies and to prohibit acceptance and utilization of foreign contribution or foreign hospitality for any activities detrimental to national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
