An issue has damaged out after a video of a dance occasion on the premises of Kartarpur Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Narowal in Pakistan’s Punjab province surfaced on social media. BJP chief Manjinder Singh Sirsa has accused the Kartarpur Gurdwara administration of disrespecting the feelings of the Sikhs over the organisation of the dance occasion.
He alleged that a number of attendees consumed meat and alcohol on the occasion and demanded strict motion towards them.
“The PMU Kartarpur Corridor committee in Narowal (in Pakistan), including the local Deputy Commissioner and DSP of Kartarpur Gurdwara administration, organised a dance party, and consumed alcohol and meat. Strict action should be taken against them. I condemn this act strongly and appeal to the Pakistan government to register a case against them and put them behind bars,” Sirsa instructed information company ANI.
The dance occasion was organised by Sayed Abu Bakar Qureshi, CEO of PMU Kartarpur Hall within the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib complicated, on November 18. The occasion, which went on for 3 hours, was organised at a distance of 20 toes from the Darshani Deori of Shri Darbar Sahib.
The occasion started at 8 pm (native time) and was attended by greater than 80 folks from totally different communities, together with Narowal Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Sharukh, District Police Officer Narowal and Head Granthi Gurdwara Kartarpur Giani Gobind Singh.
A number of Sikh neighborhood members have expressed shock over the dance occasion being held on the sacred place the place Guru Nanak Dev breathed his final. They have been upset once they noticed the video by which Giani Gobind Singh, carrying a yellow turban, is seated within the first row and having fun with the dancing by the friends on the occasion.
Within the video, Sayed Abu Bakar Qureshi is seen dancing to a tune quantity together with the Narowal Deputy Commissioner.
Jathedar of Takht Damdama Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh referred to as the incident “unfortunate” and demanded the Pakistan authorities take motion towards the officers.
“The Pakistan government should know that Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is a place of worship for us. They should take action against those responsible,” he instructed reporters.
The Kartarpur Hall is a visa-free border crossing that connects the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan, to the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. The 4.7-km hall was opened in November 2019.