LAWMAKERS disrupted the Indian parliament and angry members of the minority Sikh community staged street protests on Thursday after a Sikh boys hair was cut forcibly, witnesses said.
Uncut hair covered by a turban is an article of faith of the Sikh religion, founded more than 500 years ago in the northern Indian region of Punjab.
Protests began in northern India this week after six teenagers were accused of forcibly cutting the hair of a Sikh boy in Jaipur city, capital of Rajasthan state.
The six boys were apparently upset about the Sikh boys friendship with a local girl, police said.
This is painful and we dont accept it, said Rana Gurjeet Singh, a Sikh member of parliament, as lawmakers accused the Rajasthan government of failing to protect religious minorities.
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