Published 09:59 IST, November 6th 2020

Hardeep Singh Puri slams Pak decision to remove Sikh body from Kartarpur management group

Hardeep Singh Puri said, 'Representatives of the Gurudwara Prabandhan Committee have been removed & members of ISI have been put to control Kartarpur Sahib'

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Reacting to Pakistan's decision to take away control rights of Gurudwara Shri Kartarpur Sahib from Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara Parbandhak Committee, Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri asserted that this action of Pakistan's government should be condemned in 'strongest possible terms'. Hardeep Singh Puri said, 'Representatives of Gurudwara Prabandhan Committee have been removed and members of ISI have been put to control Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara'. 

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Earlier on Thursday, DSGMC President Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that it is very 'unfortunate' that cabinet has transferred Gurudwara's manment to an ISI organization Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB). A body which does t have a single Sikh representative will w control historic Gurudwara, Manjinder Singh Sirsa told ANI. 

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Joining attack on Imran Khan-led Pakistan government, Shiromani Akali Dal member Harsimrat Kaur Bal also slammed Pakistan's decision to transfer manment authority of Kartarpur gurdwara to an ISI authority. She declared this decision as 'Unacceptable and outrous'. Bal also urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss this matter with Imran Khan and ensure that Sikh body's right to man shrine is restored as soon as possible. 

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Pakistan once again targets mirities

Mirities in Pakistan have always been on target of those at helm of affairs, be it government or representatives of majority community. From Karachi's Lee Market to Sindh's Bin, mirities have been targeted and are me to realize that y are t "equal" citizens of Pakistan.

In an order issued, copy of which is available with Republic World, res, "Consequent upon approval of Project Manment Unit (PMU) Kartarpur Corridor by ECC of Cabinet, and ratified by Cabinet (conveyed by MoRA vide letter .6(7)/2013-P-1 dated 23.10.2020), competent authority has been pleased to establish Project Manment Unit (PMU), a self-financing body, for Manment and Maintenance of Gurdwara Dardar Sahib Kartarpur (GDSK) under ministrative control of ETPB".

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09:58 IST, November 6th 2020