AMRITSAR: A group of 44 Sikhs and Hindus, who had taken refuge in Gurdwara Karte Parwan, near Kabul airport, arrived inside the airport and were evacuated by an IAF plane, said Monday to TOI the President of the World Forum of India, Puneet Singh Chandhok.
In their hasty minimum belongings, they also carried three saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred book of the Sikhs. In a video posted on social media, three Sikh men could be seen carrying saroops, packed in suitcases, on their heads.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter to say: “Three gurus of Sri Granth Sahib Ji are being escorted on the IAF plane at Kabul airport. Forty-six Hindus and Sikhs Afghans along with stranded Indian citizens are blessed to return on the same flight. ”
On Sunday, a group of about 24 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, including two MPs Anarkali Kaur Honaryar and Narender Pal Singh, arrived in India. Nearly 200 Sikhs and more Afghan Hindus are still trapped in Afghanistan, Chandhok said.
(With PTI tickets)
In their hasty minimum belongings, they also carried three saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred book of the Sikhs. In a video posted on social media, three Sikh men could be seen carrying saroops, packed in suitcases, on their heads.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter to say: “Three gurus of Sri Granth Sahib Ji are being escorted on the IAF plane at Kabul airport. Forty-six Hindus and Sikhs Afghans along with stranded Indian citizens are blessed to return on the same flight. ”
On Sunday, a group of about 24 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, including two MPs Anarkali Kaur Honaryar and Narender Pal Singh, arrived in India. Nearly 200 Sikhs and more Afghan Hindus are still trapped in Afghanistan, Chandhok said.
(With PTI tickets)