Harsimrat Kaur Badal condemns killing of 19 people in Afghanistan
Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal condemned the killing of 19 persons in Afghanistan, most of which were Sikhs, here on Monday. 'I condemn the killing of 19 persons in Afghanistan, most of them Sikhs. The delegation, that included the lone Sikh candidate S. Avtar Singh Khalsa was going to meet the President ahead of the elections when they were bombed by terrorists. My prayers for the departed souls!', wrote Union Minster Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Twitter. At least 19 people, including Hindus and Sikhs, were killed in a blast in Afghanistan's Jalalabad on Sunday. Avtar Singh Khalsa, a longtime leader of the Sikh community who had planned to run in the parliamentary elections set for October, was killed in the attack. ” I strongly condemn barbaric act of terrorism in Afghanistan where Sikh leaders were killed who were visiting the President. I urge @SushmaSwaraj ji to please conduct an inquiry in the matter & ensure that the bodies are received by their relatives,” tweeted senior SAD leader and DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK. -PTC News
