Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 3

Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee chief Bibi Jagir Kaur strongly condemned a grenade attack on the Sikh community in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. She said the Government of India should approach its counterpart in Afghanistan to ensure safety of life and property of the Sikhs.

“Sikhs seek welfare of mankind. Due to such attacks, some forces are trying to intimidate and spread a sense of fear among the Sikhs. Earlier, a group of Sikh leaders had been targeted in Afghanistan and several top leaders of the Sikh community were killed.”

The SGPC chief said thousands of Sikhs have migrated from Afghanistan due to the insecurity.

“Appropriate steps should be taken by the Centre to ensure safety of Sikhs in Afghanistan. We stand in solidarity with the Sikh community,” she said.

She also prayed for recovery of Sikhs injured in the grenade attack.