India, Feb. 10 -- AMRITSAR

Taking serious note of an incident in which Sikh candidates were allegedly forced to remove their kara-an iron bracelet and one of the articles of Sikh faith-during the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET), Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Harjinder Singh Dhami on Monday condemned the incident, terming it reflective of an anti-Sikh mindset.

The incident reportedly occurred at an examination centre at Delhi Public School in Bhokhra village of Bathinda district, where Sikh candidates appearing for the CTET were asked to remove their kara. Dhami said Punjab is a Sikh-majority state and it is widely known that the kara is an inseparable article of the Sikh faith, making the reported acti...