Some extracts from the petition

...French Govt. argument, that 'law is needed to protect France's secular traditions and to ward off rising Islamic Fundamentalism', is misconceived, because undoubtedly such actions are always counter productive, and would only do more harm than good to the human cause and world peace.

French Law, will open a Pandora box, starting an unending chain of such laws by other countries, thus seriously damaging the very foundations of even the United Nations Organization......

Guru Gobind Singh, tenth master of Sikhs, transformed the nature and peace loving selfless saintly followers of Guru Nanak, the founder and the first Guru of Sikhs into self sacrificing 'saint soldiers' to protect the whole Humanity as one 'Family of GOD', and named them 'Khalsa', the pure, proclaiming them as 'Army of GOD'. Therefore a true Sikh is duty bound and committed to the soul, to upkeep human values and to protect these without any discrimination, even at the cost of his or her life.

Guru also gave them a distinct identity, with a purpose that they could be easily recognized, by whosoever in need of their help anywhere in the world. With a vision into the future he combined the properties of International Army and Red Cross, both into one, and laid the foundation of the concept of to day's United Nations Organization...

....Students professing other faiths than Islam, who have nothing to do with the problem, would face unnecessary restrictions. The most adversely effected amongst the innocent sufferers are Sikh children, because as per the edict of their Guru, unshorn hair and head wear are the integral part of Sikh's body and soul, so is �Kirpan' for a baptized Sikh, the Khalsa.

Founder of Khalsa, Guru Gobind Singh, has clearly laid down in his commandment, that none of the five Ks are optional, i.e. Kesha (unshorn hair) covered by a turban, Kangha (comb), Kirpan (sword), Kara (iron bangle) Kashehra (shorts).

Dress and signs given by Guru in Sikhism are not optional at all. A Sikh is no more a Sikh if he compromises Sikh ethics and code of dress and signs given by the Guru. Therefore a Sikh cannot be a Sikh at home if he or she is not a Sikh at school....

...History stands testimony to the fact, that Sikhs could not be forced to abandon signs of their faith with the might of sword, at a time when, there was no organization, in name even, to raise a voice in favor of Human Rights, where as today, the world has United Nations Organization, which stands custodian to the Human Rights for one and all, in multicultural World Society.....