Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande pays obeisance at Golden Temple
General Pande, who was accompanied by his wife Archana Pande and Brigadier CBK Banerjee, was apprised about the maryada (conduct) of Sikhs as well as with Sikh traditions, during his visit.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army General Manoj Pande The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande, on Sunday paid obeisance at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on Sunday.
General Pande, who was accompanied by his wife Archana Pande and Brigadier CBK Banerjee, was apprised about the maryada (conduct) of Sikhs as well as with Sikh traditions, during his visit.
The General later listened to Gurbani Kirtan for some time and also paid obeisance at Sri Akal Takht Sahib. He was later jointly honoured by SGPC members with a model of the Golden Temple, a shawl and some religious books.
Later, the General also recorded his feelings in the visitor’s book. In his note in the visitor’s book, he wrote, “Singularly blessed and privileged to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple and take the blessings of the Almighty. Pray to Waheguru Ji to bestow good health and happiness to all ranks of the Indian Army.”
Murder of Sikh shopkeeper in Pak condoled, condemned
SGPC president, Harjinder Singh Dhami, later in the day strongly condemned the attack on Sikhs, who are in minority in Pakistan. In a statement issued from SGPC office in Amritsar, Dhami said that murder of Sikh shopkeeper Manmohan Singh in Peshawar was a very unfortunate incident. He said that the government should be serious about the security of Sikhs in Pakistan as this was the second incident of attack recorded against the community in the last two days.
Dhami said that many such incidents have taken place in Pakistan in the past, too. If the government had given severe punishment to the culprits in past cases, then this would not have happened again.
The SGPC president also appealed to the External Affairs Minister of India, S Jaishankar, and asked him to express strong objection with the Pakistan government in this matter at the diplomatic level.
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