DW BUREAU / Chandigarh A delegation of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (HSGPC) and other Sikh bodies delegates from main Gurudwara across the State today called upon the Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal to thank him for the Haryana Sikh Gurdwaras (Management) Act, 2014, which is meant for the formation of a separate Gurdwara managing committee for Haryana. Notably, recently the Supreme Court announced its verdict to uphold the validity of this Act. "Supreme Court's verdict is a victory of Sikh bodies of Haryana," said Sh. Manohar Lal while meeting the delegation here today at Haryana Niwas. Karnal MP Sanjay Bhatia, OSD to the Chief Minister Bhupeshwar Dayal also remained present on the occasion. Manohar Lal said that the State Government, while respecting the sentiments of the Sikhs, strongly defended the formation of a separate Gurdwara managing committee for Haryana in the Supreme Court. "When a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Management Committee can be formed for Patna Sahib and Delhi, then why the same cannot be done in Haryana. Several Gurdwaras in the State certainly have a special connection with many of our Sikh Gurus as they at some point of time had visited these historical Gurdwaras," said Sh. Manohar Lal. The Chief Minister said that he was quite hopeful that the entire Sikh Sangat will now work in the spirit of harmony and brotherhood and will do its best in the interest of society. He assured that as per their expectation, Sikh Sangat will be given complete support from the state government and together they will work for the betterment of society. The delegation included S. Jagdish Jhinda Bhupender Singh, Baba Sukhdev Singh, Sant Baba Gurmeet Singh, Harpal Singh, Ranveer Singh, Harpreet Singh Narula, Jarnail Singh, Jagdev Singh Gaba and other Sikh Sangat remained present on the occasion. (editor@dailyworld.in)