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Wolverhampton Sikhs In Wheelchairs Forced To Sit Behind Screen While Worshipping At Temple

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Worshippers are suing the largest Sikh temple in Wolverhampton after accusing it of discriminating against the elderly and disabled – by making people in wheelchairs sit behind a screen.

The group accuses the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Blakenhall of leaving people in wheelchairs outside the main prayer room and making them sit behind screens in the dining room because they are unable to observe the custom of sitting on the floor.

Papers have been filed with the County Court in Birmingham and letters have been sent by Paul Uppal and Pat McFadden, both seeking re-election as MPs in Wolverhampton, reminding the Gurdwara of its obligations under disability discrimination laws. Around 10,000 people regularly use the Gurdawara in Sedgley Street.

The campaigners say people in wheelchairs cannot get up to the prayer room, the Dahar Sahib, because a lift is not always available. Those with mobility problems say they have…

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