Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal today urged Finance Minister Arun Jaitely to exempt all purchases made by Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for 'langar sewa' under the GST. Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, SGPC, is the apex religious body of the Sikhs. <br/><br/><br/>Harsimrat, who is Shiromani Akali Dal MP from Bathinda, said the SGPC spends around Rs 75 crore to purchase desi ghee, sugar and pulses. She said Golden Temple runs the world's largest mega kitchen offering free meals throughout the year to lakhs of people who visit the holy shrine in Amritsar. <br/><br/><br/>Badal said SGPC president Prof Kirpal Singh Badungar had already made a representation and the same could be examined and 'langar' purchases could be exempted from GST so that Gurdwaras were not burdened for proving langar and serving humanity.<br/>