New Delhi: India on Thursday again took up the issue of ban on Sikh turban in France with foreign minister S M Krishna insisting before his French counterpart Alain Juppe that the turban was a symbol of dignity for Sikhs. While Juppe said that the ban was not discriminatory, he proposed a dialogue over the issue of implementation of the French law which prohibits public display of religious symbols.
Krishna said he had taken up the matter with Italy and also written to EU over the issue. "I have also written a letter to Italy's foreign minister on problems faced by the Sikhs at airports. We are pursuing the matter with the EU as well," Krishna replied when asked about the French ban on wearing turbans in that country.
"We look forward to finding a mutually acceptable resolution of this sensitive issue," he added.
Juppe said that there was no discrimination against the Sikh community in his country, but stressed that the ban was in accordance with France's policy of secular state.
21/10/11 Times of India
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