Force only ‘partially open’ to minorities
Dr Jasbir Singh Puri told Garda bosses that Sikhs were “excluded” from joining the force as they were not allowed to wear their sacred head turban.
The Garda conference heard that a case was going through the courts in which a Sikh was challenging the legality of the Garda uniform policy. The Equality Authority is supporting the case. In August 2007 a Sikh recruit to the Garda Reserve force was told he could not wear his turban.
