Taking cognizance of the incident in which a Sikh aspirant was allegedly not allowed to wear “Kada” and “Kirpan” in a recent exam conducted by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), Deputy Cheif Minister Manish Sisodia directed DSSB to allow Sikh students to wear their religious symbols while appearing in examinations organised by it.
Sisodia, who also holds the service portfolio, on Saturday wrote to the DSSSB Chairman regarding the issue.
He wrote that it had come to notice that a Sikh student was not allowed to wear his religious symbols/insignia in a recent exam conducted by the DSSSB. “This is unconstitutional,” he said, citing Article 25 of the Constitution, which guarantees to all persons the right to freely profess, practise, and propagate their religion.”
"The Chairman, DSSSB, is hereby directed to issue necessary instructions to ensure that Sikh students may be allowed to carry their religious symbols while sitting any examination conducted by the DSSSB," he wrote in the letter.