AMRITSAR: Shiromani Akal Dal (Delhi) has demanded from both Indian and Pakistan governments to issue visas on arrival to Sikh pilgrims of both nations. While talking to TOI on Monday, General Secretary of SAD (D) Harvinder Singh Sarna said that Sikh devotees of both nations had to pass through cumbersome formalities for getting visas to travel across the borders for paying obeisance at Gurdwara's.
"We have written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up the issue with his Pakistani counterparts so that Sikh's religious aspirations were fulfilled and they were not harassed in fulfilling their religious commitments" he said. Sarna informed that SAD(D) had also passed a resolution in party's meeting that calls for urging both governments to issue visas on arrival to Sikh pilgrims of both India and Pakistan. "A major mistake was committed during 1947 Indo Pak partition as there was no consideration made on the maintenance of around 175 historical Gurdwa's left back in Pakistan, we want to rectify that mistake, if Sikhs from India will get easy access to their Gurdwara's in Pakistan they will ensure that maryada (code of conduct) was implemented" he said.
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