One of the prominent leader of Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on August 18 shared a video clip on Twitter that showed some Taliban members meeting people belonging to the Sikh community in a gurdwara. Sirsa claimed that the Taliban have confirmed the safety of the Hindus and Sikhs who have taken refuge in 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 leader.
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 @thetribunechd pic.twitter.com/glyCgZBwVI
? Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) August 18, 2021
Earlier this month, the 'Nishan Sahib' (Sikh religious flag) was removed reportedly by the Taliban from the roof of a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's eastern Paktia province. It was, however, later restored. Rehman Chamkani, the caretaker of the gurdwara, told Zee news that on August 6 night, a group of about two dozen Taliban members came to the village and asked him to reinstall the Nishan Sahib.
Hyderabad: Security Guard held in Gandhi Hospital rape case
HC orders CBI probe into Bengal violence! BJP says victims will now get justice
Yogi govt's big announcement: Houses to be built for Dalits and poor on land seized from mafias