A brief statement from one of our many members who has urged us to put this response out to the general public.
"Sadh Sangat ji,
WJKK WJKF!
Please have a good look at a perfect example of how to illegally and forcefully constitute a Gurdwara committee. These events occurred at Guru Nanak Dev Ji Gurdwara, Sedgley Street, Wolverhampton on the 10th May, 2015.
You can clearly see that the majority of the Sangat protested against the newly elected illegal committee and a large section of women were also seen peacefully protesting at the back, which unfortunately hasn't been covered in this video. A large contingent of youth can be seen sitting at the front, clearly at the request of the illegally constituted Gurdwara Committee. Most of these guys are from other towns and cities, and were only called in to chant Jaikare, Bole So Nihaal, and help with forcefully announcing the name of committee members.
It is common knowledge and has been quoted on social media that the newly appointed president of committee, Mr. Tarsem Singh Sandhu, has already been banned from two local gurdwaras including the GNG, Sedgley Street. Would you want a person of such character leading your Gurdwara?
Sadh Sangat Ji - You must unite and let your voice be heard. You must ensure this committee is dissolved and a new committee of Sangat's choosing is put in place. You must also ensure that any new member of the committee must go through mandatory DBS/CRB checks and the reports must be made available to the Sangat.
Please note that Sikh Forum Wolverhampton will follow this video with two articles : First one detailing why the newly formed committee at GNG, Wolverhampton is illegal and must be dissolved and second one would explore the reasons behind GNG, Wolverhampton running away from DBS/CRB checks.
WJKK WJKF!"