SGPC to give Rs 1 lakh to family of people killed in Afghanistan
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has announced Rs 1 lakh to the family of each of the Sikhs killed during the terror attack in Afghanistan on Sunday. They will also take the financial responsibility of the education of their kids, the committee said. SGPC president Gobind Singh Longowal said, Rs 50,000 will also be given to the injured for treatment. “It would be better if the injured persons are brought to India for treatment. It would give them relief,” he added. A delegation comprising Longowal, MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, MP Prem Singh Chandumajra, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) chief Manjit Singh GK, former chairman of National Commission for Minorities Tarlochan Singh and a few Sikhs from Afghanistan also met external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, said SGPC spokesperson Diljit Singh Bedi. The delegation requested the minister to take measures to ensure the safety of the Sikhs there and send a joint delegation of government and the SGPC to Afghanistan to take stock of the situation. “The minister assured the delegation that necessary measures will be taken for safeguard of Sikhs and the community will be provided with every help,” he added. “EAM @SushmaSwaraj expressed sincere condolences during her meeting with a delegation of representatives of the SGPC, the Sikh community from Afghanistan and relatives of the victims,” Kumar tweeted after the meeting. Condemning the killing of Sikhs and others in Afghanistan, the SGPC closed its offices on Monday and said that the Afghanistan government had failed to provide security to minority communities. -PTC News
