VHP also highlighted the plight of the minorities in the neighbouring nations and proposed a separate law for the Sri Lankan Tamils as well, if need arises.
BJP workers set an effigy of Pakistan on fire during their protest against the attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara, the birthplace of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan. (Photo: IANS)
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)strongly condemned the attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara on Saturday and urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to take cognizance of the incident.
VHP also highlighted the plight of the minorities in the neighbouring nations and proposed a separate law for the Sri Lankan Tamils as well, if need arises.
It also labeled the attack on Sikhs at Nankana Sahib shrine as well as the abduction of the daughter of the Granthi as ‘burning example of the atrocities against the Hindu and Sikh minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh.’
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“It is important that the attack has come right after the Friday prayers in the Mosque,” it added.
Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs had also reacted strongly to the attack.
“India strongly condemns vandalism at the holy Nankana Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan and calls upon Pakistan to take immediate steps to ensure the safety, security and well being of the Sikh community,” MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in a tweet.
In a shocking incident of violence against minorities in Pakistan, hundreds of angry Muslims gathered outside the Nankana Sahib Gurdwara — the birthplace of Guru Nanak — and pelted stones at the shrine with devotees inside on Friday evening.
The mob was being reportedly led by the family of Mohammad Hassan, the boy who allegedly abducted and converted Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur, who is the daughter of the gurdwara’s granthi.
The angry mob gheraoed the holy shrine, leaving many devotees stranded inside. The protesters threatened to destroy the gurdwara and build a mosque in its place.
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