Amritsar, August 22 – Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami has strongly condemned the incident of abduction of a Sikh woman and of doing her niqah (Mohammadan marriage) in Pakistan.
He said it is great injustice against the minority Sikhs and the culprits in this case should be strictly punished.
SGPC President said that such anti-Sikh activities are continuously taking place in Pakistan, but sadly the Pakistan government is not paying attention.
He said that there is big displeasure among Sikh Qaum (community) due to the recent incident of a Sikh teacher Deena Kaur’s niqah after abduction.
“This incident is completely against the values of Dharam (righteousness) and also, this act of promoting communal thinking is a big question for the Pakistan government. If such incidents are not stopped in Pakistan, the feeling of insecurity will increase among the minorities”, said he.
SGPC President said that the Government of India should also take notice of this serious matter.
He appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar to take action at the diplomatic level to ensure strict punishment to culprits of this crime and return the Sikh woman safely to her family.
SGPC President said the Government of India must summon Pakistan’s ambassador to India and register its protest against this incident.
He said a letter is being written by SGPC to the chief of Pakistan’s embassy in Delhi regarding the cases of harassment of Sikhs in Pakistan.
However, a Sikh teacher in the Buner district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistanwas reportedly abducted and converted to Islam, triggered protests. Dina Kaur, daughter of Gurcharan Singh, was abducted at gunpoint, raped and married to her abductor on August 20.
Seeing the discrimination and oppression, hundreds of Sikhs and other locals blocked the road and demanded justice in Pakistan.
