Sikhs, Hindus return from Afghanistan, thank Modi Govt for facilitating their return
July 27, 2020
New Delhi: First group of 11 members of Sikh and Hindu minority community of Afghanistan,including Mr.Nidan Singh Sachdeva who was recently released from captivity, reached Delhi on Sunday. Government of India is facilitating return of Hindu and Sikh community members seeking permanent residency and citizenship in India. Speaking to media persons on his arrival, Nidan Singh said he was abducted and tied with a tree. He was repeatedly pressurized by abductor (Islamic fundamentalist) that he should convert to Islam. Nidan Singh said he refused to get converted. Sikhs among the group thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for facilitating their return.
Recent Stories
- NHAI suspends contractor, authority engineer, NHAI official for poor work on Amritsar-Jamnagar Expressway in Gujarat
- BJP MPs walk out of parliamentary panel meet over Medha Patkar’s presence
- Traders shut shops in protest after MNS workers slap Gujarati shopkeeper over Marathi
- Gujarat High Court extends Asaram's interim bail
- Gujarat rolls out Ring-Fencing Digital Wallet Transfer System: 50K women to benefit
- Gujarat spent ₹699 crore on dam repair & maintenance in two years; ₹501 crore allocated for 2025-26
- Gujarat govt imposes 180-day strike ban on essential civic services in Ahmedabad