SIKH LEADER’S KIN INJURED DURING SCUFFLE OVER LAND DISPUTE IN PAKISTAN

A FAMILY MEMBER OF MASTAN UPLOADED A VIDEO ON TWITTER IN WHICH AN INJURED SIKH IS LYING ON A BED IN HOSPITAL

LAHORE : Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC) former president Mastan Singh’s two family members have suffered injuries during a scuffle with an opponent group over land dispute at Nankana Sahib in Punjab province, his relative said on Wednesday.

“Two family members of Mastan Singh were injured at the hands of those who had a land dispute with him on Tuesday in Nankana Sahib (some 80km from Lahore),” Mempal Singh, a relative of Mastan Singh, said.

He said Mastan had bought a piece of land from a local resident of Nankana Sahib but later transfer of land became an issue. “On Tuesday, both groups had a scuffle in which two members of Mastan’s family suffered injuries. However, their condition is stable,” Mempal Singh said and demanded action against the culprits. Nankana city police sub-inspector Muhammad Abid said that Mastan has not yet reported the matter to the police. “We will register an FIR after receiving a complaint from Mastan,” he said.

A family member of Mastan on Wednesday uploaded a video on Twitter in which an injured Sikh is lying on a bed in hospital. He said his family’s over five acres land dispute had been lingering for the last 10 years. He said neither police, nor the commissioner office and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) are bothered to resolve the matter. He said their opponents attacked them on Tuesday in the fields and injured his relatives. He said this is happening to the Sikh minority in Pakistan.

The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee incumbent president Ameer Singh said that since it is a land dispute between two groups the fight between them should not be given a ‘religious colour’.