Sirdar Gurtej Singh Chandigarh
weites to Sonia Gandhi, MP
Urgent for Legislative purposes
To: The Houourable
Ms Sonia Gandhi MP
Chairperson
United Progressive Alliance
From: Gurtej Singh
742, Sector 8
Chandigarh
(094178-71742)
10, Janpath
New Delhi-110001.
Subject: Suggestions regarding the Sikh Marriage Act under active consideration of the parliament.
April 28, 2012
Dear
I am the aam admi – who fits perfectly into the mould envisaged by your government. I am flattered by the attention that your government pays to inconsequential people like me. It is this consideration that emboldens me to write to you.
I have serious misgivings about the kind of Anand Marriage Act that is being crafted by the government under the leadership of your party. I believe that a mere amendment providing for registration will not turn the century old Act into an instrument capable of coping with the needs of modern day living. A full fledged Act comprising of rules regulating the different aspects of married life will be necessary.
In December 2007, an attempt was made to prepare a comprehensive Sikh Marriage Act. The resultant document was shown to several prominent legal persons. They found it in order. It is enclosed herewith (as Appendix A). I write with the faith that it will receive adequate attention from your party and if found to be in order, it will be incorporated into the present Act to the extent possible.
The gift of Sikh Marriage Act that your party plans to give to the people must become workable and must not remain a dead letter.
In this connection I have written a letter to some MPs from the Punjab, I am enclosing the format (Appendix B) for your information and in elaboration of the above.
Yours sincerely,
(Gurtej Singh)
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