Turban ban indians to protest at fiba meet in seville

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Members of Kalgidhar Society will be staging a protest demonstration against International Basketball Federation (FIBA) at the latter's 23rd World
Congress being held at Seville in Spain tomorrow.
Drawing support from eminent sportsmen like athlete Milkha Singh, cricketer Bishen Singh Bedi and several other eminent personalities from all
sections of the society, Kalgidhar Society had launched an online petition on Change.Org against the discriminatory action against Sikh players of the
Indian basketball teams at Wuhan in China and Doha in Qatar recently.
Sikh players were made to remove their turbans (patkas), an article of their faith, hurting their religious sensitivity and angering Indians. Launched
on July 26, the petition addressed to FIBA has drawn support from over 53,000 persons from across the globe so far.
The contents of the petition were tweeted to FIBA of cials but basketball's apex body did not take any decision on the highly emotive issue at its
ongoing meeting in Seville.
Instead, a FIBA press release dated August 27 stated, "On the subject of a review of the basketball rules regarding headgear, because of the
importance of the matter, the Central Board decided that it requires further analysis before a nal decision is made. Both the Technical and Legal
Commissions shall study and present options to the Central Board."
The new Central Board, which will be elected during the ongoing World Congress at Seville, will meet for the rst time on September 13 in Madrid.
Kalgidhar Society's spokesman, Ravinderpal Singh Kohli, said, "FIBA is unnecessarily delaying things that might create situations causing further
transgression of the religious rights of Indian players. FIBA's policies should be more sensitive to people's faith. We are protesting at Seville
tomorrow."
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