The complainant said the girl, her elder daughter, used to come to pay obeisance at the gurdwara every evening; on March 5, she found that the minor was not talking to anyone and was in a disturbed state
The 62-year-old is undergoing a religious punishment pronounced by the Akal Takht -- the highest temporal body of Sikhs -- for “mistakes” committed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and its government in Punjab from 2007 to 2017.
Sukhbir, who was on a wheelchair due to a fractured leg, also listened to ‘kirtan’ and washed dishes in the community kitchen. The former deputy chief minister, a Z+ protectee, arrived at the gurdwara surrounded by security personnel.
The announcement was made by Pakistan’s interior minister Mohsin Naqvi during a meeting with a 44-member delegation of Sikh pilgrims from the United States held at Lahore on Thursday.
The Indian side has again urged Pakistan, which levies a $20 service charge on every pilgrim, not to levy any fee or charges on Indian nationals using the corridor