Seeking UN intervention for the security of Sikhs and Hindus living in Afghanistan, Harnam Singh, the president of prominent Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal, resented the non-granting of Indian citizenship to any Sikh or Hindu Afghan national who have been residing in India for over two decades.

“UN should take cognizance of killing of almost entire Sikh and Hindu leadership in the suicide bombing in Jalalabad and should immediately intervene to ensure their security “ said Harnam Singh while talking to TOI on Tuesday.

Issuing an appeal to Sikh bodies across the globe to come forward for the rehabilitation of members of Afghan minority communities willing to migrate from the war-ravaged country, Singh said “These are the trying times for the Sikh and Hindu’s of Afghanistan, I appeal to the Indian government and Sikh bodies spread across the globe to extend a helping hand to their fellow brethren in distress” he said.

But at the same time, he said that it was worrisome that Indian government had not given citizenship to any of the Afghan Sikh or Hindu individuals who had settled in India nearly two decades ago.

In Delhi, prominent Sikh leaders including the president of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) Gobind Singh Longowal, president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Manjit Singh GK, Akali member parliament Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa and Prem Singh Chandumajra etc staged a demonstration in front of Afghanistan Embassy and handed over a memorandum to embassy officials.

As carried in TOI