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Published 11:36 IST, September 3rd 2019

Punjab CM slams Imran Khan's inaction over Jagjit Kaur's Conversion

The Punjab CM lashed out at Imran Khan amid the abduction of Sikh girl in Pakistan. He accused Imran Khan of failing to provide any help to the girls family

Reported by: Varsha Chavan
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The Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday lashed out at Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan amid the abduction of Sikh girl in Pakistan. He accused Imran Khan of failing to provide any help to the girl's family who was allegedly converted to Islam and forced to marry a Muslim man there. In his tweet, Singh also mentioned that he fully supports the Sikh girl in her plight and also offered to help her family settle in Punjab.

Capt Amarinder Singh reacts

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Singh had earlier appealed to Minister of External Affairs of India S Jaishankar and asked him to take up the matter. He tweeted, "Shocking incident of a Sikh girl being kidnaped & forced to convert to Islam in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. Call upon @ImranKhanPTI to take firm and immediate action against the perpetrators. Request @DrSJaishankar to strongly take up the issue with his counterpart at the earliest."

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Protest outside Pakistan Embassy

Sikh community members took to the streets of New Delhi to protest against the abduction and alleged forced conversion of 18-year old Jagjit Kaur in Pakistan. The protestors marching towards the Pakistan High Commission intended to send a message to Pakistani PM Imran Khan, demanding his action. As they approached the embassy with black flags and while chanting slogans against Pakistan, the police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were forced to halt them from proceeding. At this point, some protestors attempted to break through the barricades but were prevented from doing so.

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'Sikh girl forced to convert,' alleges family

Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Sirsa had shared a video where a Sikh family alleged their relative, Jagjit Kaur ,18-year old woman, was abducted and forcefully converted into Islam. The family sought help from Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over the matter. The family has alleged that she was converted by coercion. They said that she was threatened that her brothers and father would be shot if she did not convert to Islam. 

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10:29 IST, September 3rd 2019