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New York State trooper Charanjot Tiwana sought permission to grow a beard for his wedding in March last year..
The Indian Embassy in Washington has taken up the issue of a Sikh New York State Trooper being barred from growing a beard with senior levels of the administration, as lawmakers voiced concern over the incident and termed it religious discrimination.r)..
The New York State Police and the Governors office are also working on it, officials here said. . Assemblyman David Weprin, representing Queens in the New York State Assembly, termed the denial of Tiwanas request to grow his beard a concerning incident of religious discrimination in the New York State Police..
The report quoted a New York State Police spokesperson saying, We have recently updated our guidelines with respect to facial hair The New York State Police Uniform and Equipment Committee is currently working on a policy for the design and issuance of turbans..
The President of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the apex Sikh religious body, Harjinder Singh Dhami, had written to Sandhu and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to raise a strong objection to discriminatory policy of the NY State Police of forcing Sikh troopers to cut hair & protect the rights of Sikh community..
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