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Bhai Jandi seeks Fremont Sangat's co-operation

WSN Bureau

FREMONT: The newly elected members and executive committee of the Supreme Council of Gurdwara Fremont appealed to the Sangat for whole-hearted cooperation to extricate the institution from acute financial crisis.  The situation has taken such a turn that it has become difficult to pay property tax dues and the day is not far when penalties may have to be paid, he said.  The Committee did not have funds to pay salaries to administrative staff of the Gurdwara Sahib, he further said.  While addressing the Sunday congregation, Bhai Jaswinder Singh Jandi gave details of what has been officially handed over by the previous committee and what still remains to be done.

Bhai Jandi said that the previous committee has left behind a deficit of 14 thousand dollars in the bank account and that such a situation has arisen for the first time in the history of the Gurdwara. He said that property taxes to the tune of thousands of dollars due since February this year have to be paid by 10 April or else penalties will have to be paid.

He further pointed out in his speech that three years ago when their committee had handed over the accounts to the Receiver there was a balance of 8 lakh and 58 thousand dollars without any loan dues on the Gurdwara Sahib.  In just three years, the coffers are empty and we have loan dues to the tune of thousands of dollars and a deficit balance in the bank account.

Making a comparison with other Gurdwaras, the newly elected member pointed out that the Gurdwra Sahib Elsebronte had 7 lakh dollars in their kitty and that the San Jose Gurdwara had a magnificent Gurdwara building.  The financial strength of both the Gurdwara was far better than that of Gurdwara Fremont, he rued, narrating how in the past the situation was different with the San Jose Gurdwara Sahib seeking support of the Fremont Gurdwara.

He appealed to the Sangat to generously donate to bring the Gurdwara Sahib out of the red. He thanked the Sangat on behalf of the Sadh Sangat- United Sikh Alliance slate for reposing confidence in the new committee and entrusting them with the responsibility of running the Gurdwara affairs.   He appealed to Bhai Ram Singh to cooperate with the new committee to tide over the crisis situation.

Almost No Langar in Gurdwara Fremont

Member of the Supreme Council of  Gurdwara Fremont, Bhai Nirmal Singh Khalsa who has been overseeing the management of Langar at the Gurdwara for the last many years apprised the Sangat that there were virtually no ration stock in the Gurdwara Sahib.  He said that though they had the keys to the Gurdwara, the kitchen cabinets are empty.  One of the employees of the Langar had resigned from the job on 30^th March.  For the first time in many years, the Committee had to actually buy rations to organize the daily Langar.

During the course of the Sunday congregation, famous Kirtani Jathas of Bhai Manjit Singh of Pathankot, Giani Jarnail Singh –Hazuri Ragi Jatha of Gurdwara Ber Sahib Sultanpur Lodhi, Giani Megh Singh Dilli, Bhai Dilbagh Singh of Damdami Taksal, bhai Gurtar Singh of Hoshiarpur recited Gurbani and the Kathavachak Jatha of Bhai Mahesh Singh Dilli and Hazuri Jatha Bhai Gurpreet Singh explained the meaning of Gurbani to the Sangat.  

9 April 2008
 

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