The Indian Military has denied studies claiming that air defence weapons or any army tools have been deployed inside the Golden Temple premises throughout Operation Sindoor. The clarification comes after some media studies alleged the Military was allowed to station defence sources contained in the shrine.
The Indian Military on Tuesday denied studies claiming that air defence (AD) weapons or every other defence tools have been deployed inside the premises of Sri Harmandar Sahib (Golden Temple) throughout Operation Sindoor, which was launched amid heightened tensions with Pakistan. In an announcement, the Military clarified, “Some media studies are circulating with respect to deployment of AD weapons within the Golden Temple. It’s clarified that NO AD weapons or every other AD useful resource was deployed inside the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar (Golden Temple).”
The clarification comes after studies prompt that the Golden Temple administration had allowed the Military to deploy air defence sources inside the shrine to counter potential drone or missile threats. The declare has additionally been categorically denied by spiritual authorities and the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex Sikh spiritual physique.
SGPC, temple monks reject deployment claims
SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami mentioned the administration had contacted the shrine solely to request switching off lights throughout a city-wide blackout following the escalation of cross-border tensions. “We cooperated within the curiosity of public security, however no permission was given for putting in defence tools,” he mentioned.
Dhami emphasised that there was no communication from Military officers concerning any deployment contained in the shrine advanced. Further head priest Giani Amarjeet Singh additionally known as the claims “shockingly unfaithful” and confirmed that no air defence programs have been introduced into the Golden Temple.
Giani Raghbir Singh, Head Granthi of Sri Harmandar Sahib, who was overseas on the time of Operation Sindoor, additionally mentioned he was not contacted for any such resolution, and there was no such exercise on the shrine.
Non secular conduct maintained throughout blackout
The temple administration confirmed that solely the higher and exterior lights have been turned off throughout the blackout, whereas inside lights required for sustaining spiritual ‘maryada’ (code of conduct) remained on. “The Langar, Akhand Path Sahib recitations, and different day by day spiritual practices continued with out interruption,” Singh mentioned.
Dhami added that giant numbers of devotees visited the shrine throughout this time, and any uncommon exercise reminiscent of gun deployment wouldn’t have gone unnoticed. Whereas acknowledging the Military’s position throughout heightened tensions, he criticised the unfold of “falsehoods” and demanded an official clarification from the federal government.
(With PTI inputs)