AAP MP Harbhajan Singh gives zero-hour notice over attacks on gurdwaras, Sikhs in Afghanistan

ANI

New Delhi, August 3

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Harbhajan Singh gave zero-hour notice in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday over attacks on gurdwaras and killings of Sikhs in Afghanistan.

He has asked for a zero-session to discuss the issue on day 13 of the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Rajya Sabha.

On June 18, an Afghanistani minority who was later identified as Sikhs, died after unidentified assailants attacked a Gurdwara in Afghanistan's Kabul city. Photographs and videos shared by Afghanistan news outlet Tolo News showed thick black plumes of smoke billowing out from the area.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, in a statement, had denounced the cowardly attack on the gurdwara.

According to sources, around 25 to 30 people were present inside the Kabul gurdwara complex for their morning prayers when the attackers entered the premises. Around 10-15 people managed to escape.

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