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  1. The UK gurdwaras constantly ask sikhs for dasvand (10% of earnings) money. At the same time the gurdwaras and sikh organisations like BOSS claim money from the government for 'community' projects. Often they supply the government with fake receipts that are 'building' their community. None in my opinion are beneficial - is having BOSS posters really going to help you progress? Most gurdwara leaders do this to get prizes like OBE. The government is keen for 'ethinic' communities to get rid of problems like lack of education, lack of skills, integration issues and therefore they view the gurdwaras (with their mass sheep followings) as the solution to 'reach out' and educate you poor folk through the gurdwara leader. However objectively how many gurdwaras achieve this and does the work benefit people. Do you suddenly get good grades and get a good job or your parents get skills and a better job? The gurdwaras in the UK are making a profit out of the system and in the process brainwashing and scamming Sikhs. They claim money from the government through false receipts and then they will ask you for donations and make you feel guilty. They will build wedding halls and generate more money from people getting married. Many gurdwara leaders take thousands of pounds out from the pot to pay deposit for houses for themselves and their families. Also do you think giving money to the gurdwara is helping your social progression as the government views it. The government are not aware of this and when they see a huge mass of people at a gurdwara they think you are all going out to do free work for them save the nation and that the 'leader' of the gurdwara is the one who controls and teaches you. Therefore the government tries to be friends with the gurdwara leader. The gurdwara leader likes this as its closer to a prize and most people in the gurdwara will be happy and not realise that they are being sheep and adding to the numbers. I have to still see a gurdwara that has actually changed and helped increase social mobility. I would be interested to hear others views - also please can you soho road people in Birmingham stop following the Soho Road baba around. He is wasting your time, taking your money so that he can get a prize. When the government see you following him around they think he is great when actually he is getting money from both the government and you. In my opinion it is time someone independently started regulating and checking the affairs objectively of each gurdwara. I would encourage everyone to not put any money into the golak. Its far better to save that one pence and send it elsewhere. Finally is there any regulation of how a gurdwara works? As the sangat have you asked for a clear transparent honest report of all the income, funding, expenditure of your gurdwara? Do you ever get to see this, why is it normal for people to not know where the money is going and coming from?
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