:dateline:Strongly condemning the move of terming the �Pangat� (partaking �langar� while sitting on ground) as an unhygienic by a Sydney based Gurdwara Committee, the SGPC president S. Gobind Singh Longowal has said that nobody in this universe holds right to change the code of conduct of �langar�. Notably, a Sydney based Gurdwara committee has asked the devotees there to partake �langar� on chairs by terming the partake of �langar� on ground as an unhygienic.
Citing the Sikh code of conduct, Longowal has said that the concept of �langar� inside Sikh shrines is related to �Pangat� and even the Mughal emperor Akbar had partook �langar� at Sri Goindwal Sahib by sitting in �Pangat�. He has suggested the concerned Gurdwara Committee members to understand the religious, social and spiritual aspects of �langar� than just taking it as a way to satisfy the hunger of stomach. �
