A ‘jatha' (a bunch) of practically 1,900 Sikh pilgrims crossed over to Pakistan by way of the Attari-Wagah border for the celebrations of ‘Parkash Purb' of Guru Nanak Dev on Tuesday.
Chand was additionally a part of that ‘jatha'.
He claimed that they wished to supply prayers at gurdwaras in Pakistan on the event of Parkash Purb of the Sikhism founder.
Chand stated he and his six relations had been despatched again as a result of he was a Hindu.
He claimed that they crossed over to Pakistan by way of the Attari-Wagah land route and accomplished all of the formalities there. Chand stated they had been requested to board a particular bus for pilgrims. “We spent Rs 95,000 (of Pakistani foreign money) on bus tickets for all seven members,” he advised PTI. Then 5 Pakistan officers got here and requested us to get down from the bus, he stated.
“The Pakistani officers advised us you might be Hindu, you can not go along with a Sikh jatha,” stated Chand.
“Then they despatched us again,” he stated, including that the Indian officers requested the Pakistani officers why they'd been despatched again.
Chand, who was earlier a Pakistani nationwide however got here to India in 1999 and bought Indian citizenship in 2010, stated the cash they spent on bus tickets was additionally not returned.
Hailing from Delhi, Chand claimed that seven extra Indians, who had been from Lucknow, had been turned again.
In the meantime, the ‘jatha', which is visiting Pakistan from November 4 to November 13, will go to Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Gurdwara Sacha Sauda and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur.
Earlier, the Centre had refused to ship Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan on the event of ‘Parkash Purb' of Guru Nanak Dev, citing the safety state of affairs with the neighbouring nation.
Later, the Union authorities allowed a Sikh ‘jatha' to go to gurdwaras in Pakistan.
