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Akali Dal seeks PM Imran Khan's intervention on minorities' religion conversion in Pakistan

Akali Dal seeks PM Imran Khan's intervention on minorities' religion conversion in Pakistan

| @indiablooms | 10 Sep 2019, 11:26 am

New Delhi, Sep 10 (UNI) Close on the heels of the claim of Pakistan Tehreik-i-Insaaf leader Baldev Kumar that even 'Muslims are not safe' in that country, Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Tuesday urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to break his silence over issue of minorities' religion conversion.

Sirsa in a Twitter missive urged the Pakistan PM Khan saying, 'I have been raising this issue of religion conversion of daughters of Sikhs in Pakistan. But Pakistan SGPC kept saying that it was wrong.'

He went on to say that he is worried because his "concern is genuine' as Pakistan's Sikh MLA Baldev Kumar has sought asylum in India.

"....Even Muslims are not safe. Prime Minister Imran Khan has now power. Whatever power is there is with Pakistan army. Minorities are in great risk there," said Kumar, an ex legislator in Swat region, who arrived at Ludhiana with a Sikh Jatha (socio-religious group) and stayed back.

Baldev Kumar also told reporters at Khanna in Punjab - "I am requesting Indian government to give asylum...," and maintained that he could even submit a list of those Sikhs in Pakistan who are 'not safe' and are keen to seek asylum in India.

"We are living in Pakistan with lot of difficulties," he remarked.

Baldev Kumar's wife is from Ludhiana district in India only. Sources said his wife Bhawana Sethi and two young children have already shifted to India and are staying in Punjab since March this year.

Image: UNI 

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