SAD, SGPC workers protest outside Afghan embassy
NEW DELHI : In an unprecedented move, the Afghan diplomats along with members of the Shiromani Akali Dal and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Afghanistan embassy in Delhi, condemning the Jalalabad attack.
On Sunday, a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city killed at least 19 people, mostly Sikhs and Hindus.
Demanding protection for Sikh citizens in the troubled country, one of the protesters said the community stands with the people living in Afghanistan.
“We request the Afghanistan government to protect our people living there. The casualties should be compensated by the Afghanistan government. We request the Indian government to provide citizenship to our people relocating to India,” the protester told ANI.According to various media reports, some members of the minority Sikh community in Afghanistan, are mulling to move to India after the deadly attack.
A Sikh protester, who spent some years in Kabul and came to India 20 years ago, said that the religious minority spends miserable life in Afghanistan.
One of the protesters held a placard that read, “Sikhs are the Ambassadors of peace across globe, why killing of innocent Sikhs?” Sunday’s bombing has rattled the Sikh community all over the world. Special prayers and ‘ardas’ are being organised in gurdwaras.