New Delhi, August 23
Sri Guru Granth Sahib and 46 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs and several Indian passport holders are expected to arrive in India on Monday amid growing tension in Afghanistan.
Sources said the stranded Indian nationals and 46 Afghan Hindus and Sikhs, with Sri Guru Granth Sahib, are currently inside the Hamid Karzai International Airport at Kabul and will reach India by Monday night. They are being escorted to the Indian Air Force aircraft.
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee and SAD leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said, “3 Sri Guru Granth Sahib and 46 Indian passport holders will arrive in India today. We thank GoI amp; PM Modi for helping Hindus-Sikhs in Afghanistan. We’re in touch with minorities in Kabul who wish to be evacuated.”
In a separate development, one more private plane carrying Indian nationals landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport on Monday morning. However, out of a total of 30 persons who have been evacuated from Kabul via Qatar, two have tested positive for Covid.
“Two persons out of 146 people who have returned to India from Afghanistan today have tested positive for Covid,” said Rajinder Kumar, Nodal Officer (Delhi govt) for Covid testing of Afghanistan returnees. IANS
Sri Guru Granth Sahib, 46 Afghan Hindus, Sikhs to arrive in India today
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