Punjab politics: Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal as well as SGPC have both taken up the Sikh prisoners issue and for the purpose SAD (B) has even begun holding district wise meetings in Punjab. SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami said that the issue of the release of Sikh prisoners was of immense importance for the Sikh community.
Yatra of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib to mark 100th anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib. Nankana Sahib is
Parkash Asthan of Guru Nanak Ji, first Guru of Sikhs. The Jatha was scheduled to visit Pakistan from February 18 to 25, 2021 to attend special
Samagams on 100th anniversary of ‘Saka Nankana Sahib’.
In a letter sent to the president of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), Ministry of Home Affairs Joint Director Avi Prakash said: “recent inputsindicate threat to the safety and security of Indian citizens visiting Pakistan. As the
Jatha which may have nearly 600 members, is scheduled to visit five Gurdwaras across Pakistan over a period of week, we apprehend considerable threat to the safety of a large number of our citizens during this visit”.