Amritsar: Various Sikh communities in India alleged that the Pakistani High Commission in Delhi often rejected Hindu visas that submit pilgrimage to Pakistan along with Sikh Jathas, who was very unfortunate.
When talking to TOI on Friday, Harp Singh Bhullar, President Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Society, said a large number of Hindu followers submitted a visa request to Pakistan for paying respect in various Sikh temples in neighboring countries but were disappointed after being rejected by the document.
“This time I also submitted a visa request for 16 Hindus who aspire to travel together with an Sikh Jatha to Pakistan to celebrate the birthday of teacher born Nanak Dev but I am not sure that they will be given a visa,” said Bhullar.
The other Sikh group leader who also brought Jathas to Pakistan told TII with anonymous requirements that when they took a problem with the officials of the High Commission Pak in Delhi, they threatened them “will reject the visa for every Hindu Petitioner”.
The source said that a total of 3,250 people have applied for a visa to Pakistan for the celebration of the upcoming Nanain Jayanti teacher, in accordance with the protocol agreement, a total of 2,500 visas will be issued.
Sources added that Pakistan always made an effort to make slices between Hinduism and Sikh because “he had support for the Khalistan movement, which was pioneered by a handful of Sikh militants”.
“Denies a visa for Hindus who wants to travel together with Sikh Jathas is part of the anti-Indian plan, Mr.
Fill and they have succeeded in carrying out the same thing,” said a source.
“We have decided to take problems with the President of the Pakistani Committee Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Aamir Singh to suppress the Pakistani government to publish a liberal visa to Hindu followers for pilgrimage together with Sikh Jathas,” said the source.
In addition to Shiroman Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, small Sikh groups from Amritsar, Chabhal, Dabwali, Jammu, Bathinda etc.
Also send Jatha to Pakistan every year on different occasions.
The Head of Secretary of SGPC Harcharan Singh Dhami said that the Pakistani High Commission “has their own criteria to issue a visa, which is not known by us”.
He added that pilgrims must get themselves at the dose of Covid-19 vaccination, besides that they must bring a negative Covid test report, issued no more than 72 hours before crossing the border.
While expressing ignorance of the problem of visa rejection, a spokesman for Pakistani Property Property Pakistan Evakuee Aamir Hashmi said that they had planned the birthday celebration of Teacher Nanak Dev from 17 to 27 November.
“We will receive Sikh Jathas India on the international border of the outbreak and depart for sahib nail in which the main ceremony will be held on November 19, after they travel to Gurdwara Sacha Souda, Farooqabad; Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hasanabdal; Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore; Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, Kartarpur; and Gurdwara RORRI Sahib, Eminabad; before returning to India on November 27, “Hashmi said.