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A day after a video emerged showing a girl being refused entry into the Golden Temple due to a Tricolour painted on her face, the guard in the middle of the row said he denied entry to the girl because she was wearing a skirt and her legs were exposed...
The issue of 'maryada' or decorum is new as even the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) in its remarks on Monday said "...The flag on her face was not our national flag as it didn't have Ashoka Chakra..
"She was wearing a skirt. I told her about 'maryada' (decorum) and asked her to cover her body," claimed the Golden Temple staffer, who barred a girl from entering the temple as she had a Tricolour painted on her face...
Legs should be completely covered. Everybody is welcome at Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) but must follow the decorum of the place," said Sabjit Singh in a video...
It could have been a political flag," Grewal said.. While the SGPC authorities avoided commenting on the Punjab not India remark, senior BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa reacted sharply to the controversy...
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