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This action of the US government is also an insult to the Sikh soldiers who fought in Saragarhi and\u00a0 World War. He highlighted that maintaining unshorn hair is an integral part of Sikh religious identity.<\/p>\n<p>He said that central government should immediately raise this issue with the US government and put diplomatic pressure\u00a0 so that this decision can be reversed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab E News:\u00a0 Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker S. Kultar Singh Sandhwan said that\u00a0 US government&#8217;s decision to ban on beards of Sikh soldiers in the US army is highly condemnable and unfortunate. This action of the US government is also an insult to the Sikh soldiers who fought in Saragarhi and\u00a0 World War. 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