New Delhi: Akali Dal chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday (August 18) shared a video clip on Twitter that confirmed some Taliban members assembly individuals belonging to the Sikh neighborhood in a gurdwara. Sirsa claimed that the Taliban have assured the safety of the Hindus and Sikhs who have taken refuge within the gurdwara.
“I am in constant touch with the President Gurdwara Committee, Kabul S. Gurnam Singh & Sangat taking refuge in Gurdwara Karte Parwan Sahib in Kabul. Even today, Taliban leaders came to Gurdwara Sahib and met the Hindus and Sikhs and assured them of their safety,” tweeted the SAD chief.
In the video, the pinnacle of the Kabul gurdwara stated that the Sikhs and Hindus stranded in Afghanistan have been assured of their safety and they don’t really feel concern or anxiousness.
The video was tweeted by Taliban spokesperson M Naeem.
Earlier this month, the ‘Nishan Sahib’ (Sikh spiritual flag) was eliminated reportedly by the Taliban from the roof of a Gurdwara in Afghanistan’s jap Paktia province. It was, nevertheless, later restored.
Rehman Chamkani, the caretaker of the gurdwara, instructed Zee information that on August 6 evening, a gaggle of about two dozen Taliban members got here to the village and requested him to reinstall the Nishan Sahib.
