During the camp there was an issue between some female campers and a young female Sewadar. The issue was that girls, aged 16 and 17, were saying that their female Sewadar cuts her eyebrows and how it is wrong considering as she representing the 'Gurmat Camp'.
On the morning of Saturday 31st August, the female sewadar decided to 'punish' the girls for asking her why she cuts her eyebrows by making them clean the toilets. The girls were given bleach to clean the toilets. Not having done this before or used bleach before, they began using the bleach to clean the toilets as you would any other cleaning liquid. The sewadar gave no health and safety guidance etc. The girls got bleach on their hands and one somehow got bleach wiped on their arm which ended up burning their hands and arm.
The girls were in agonizing pain and clearly distressed and were taking to the first aid room. The girls were kept there for 4 hours with the door shut. The camp sewadars told them they are banned from telling anyone about the incident and that this should not escape the room. The girls were reluctant to even till their parents! When the girls told what happened to them they were crying and really upset at how they were treated at the camp.
If the SMS Camp sewadars cut their eyebrows which is seems to be the case for the majority then perhaps they should look within themselves and accept there wrong doings and aim to be decent role models rather than bullying and punishing campers for speaking the truth