Sikhs get their way on turbans in Italy

Amritsar:  The five members of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) were allowed to take the flight to Dubai without removing their turbans for a security check after they mounted pressure on the Italian government.

An elated DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK, told TOI, "The protocol officer of the Indian embassy, a representative of the Italian government and chief of security staff of airport came to us. We were treated well and were not asked to remove our turbans. This is what the Sikhs expected from all the airports. We should not be humiliated."
DSGMC team including Manjit, Paramjit Singh, Gurvinder Pal Singh, Puneet Singh Chandhok and Gurbachan Singh Cheema had refused to board the plane from Rome's Fiumicino Airport on Tuesday, after they were asked to remove their turbans for a security check. They protested against it and camped in the airport. They had gone to Italy to attend the "International Sikh Dastar (Turban) Awareness Day" on August 3.
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