The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has said it cannot allow Sikh employees to wear kirpans at the Sri Guru Ramdas International Airport in Amritsar. Kirpan is among the 20 items that cannot be carried in an aircraft as per the ban by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS).

In 2005, the CISF had allowed Sikhs to carry kirpans on domestic carriers from domestic airports and on domestic routes but the ban continued at international airports and on international routes. CISF commandant at Sri Guru Ramdas international airport Sharad Kumar said a delegation of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee met him to discuss the issue. “We can’t allow Sikhs kirpans on airside due to security concerns. There should be a clear-cut new policy on the issue.”