Veteran Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh on Saturday condemned the attack on Nankana Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan\u2019s Punjab province and urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to take all the necessary steps to ensure peace in the region. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of the first guru of Sikhs Guru Nanak Dev, was attacked by stone pelters on Friday as they staged a protest against alleged police atrocities on Mohammed Hassan, the boy who is accused of forcing a Sikh girl to convert before marrying her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harbhajan tweeted a video of Hassan threatening to destroy the holy Sikh shrine and convert it into a mosque. \u201cDon\u2019t know what\u2019s wrong with some people why can\u2019t they live in peace\u2026Mohammad Hassan openly threatens to destroy Nankana Sahib Gurdwara and build the mosque in that place\u2026very sad to see this,\u201d said the Indian cricketer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGod is one\u2026let\u2019s not divide it and create hate among each other\u2019s\u2026Let\u2019s be human first and respect each other\u2019s\u2026Mohammad Hassan openly threatens to destroy Nankana Sahib Gurdwara and build the mosque in that place. Imran Khan please, do the needful,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs claimed \u201cmembers of the minority Sikh community\u201d had been \u201csubjected to acts of violence\u201d in Nankana Sahib. \u201cThese reprehensible actions followed the forcible abduction and conversion of Jagjit Kaur, the Sikh girl who was kidnapped from her home in the city of Nankana Sahib in August last year,\u201d the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIndia strongly condemns these wanton acts of destruction and desecration of the holy place.\u201d The Indian government also called upon the government of Pakistan to take immediate steps to ensure the safety, security, and welfare of the members of the Sikh community. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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