Amritsar:
The Military mentioned on Tuesday that no air defence weapons or some other air defence assets had been deployed inside the Golden Temple premises throughout Operation Sindoor. The assertion got here within the wake of reviews that the Golden Temple administration had allowed the Military to deploy the air defence weapons inside the shrine to counter potential drone and missile threats from Pakistan.
“Some media reviews are circulating with respect to deployment of AD (air defence) weapons within the Golden Temple. It’s clarified that no AD weapons or some other AD useful resource was deployed inside the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar (Golden Temple),” an Military assertion mentioned.
Earlier, dismissing the reviews, the extra head priest of the shrine and the apex spiritual physique of Sikhs, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), had mentioned no permission was given to the Indian Military to deploy any air defence weapons.
SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami additionally mentioned that whereas the administration contacted them solely about switching off the lights in the course of the blackout after the current escalation of pressure between India and Pakistan, they absolutely cooperated within the curiosity of administrative accountability whereas sustaining the sanctity of the continued ‘maryada’ (conduct).
Mr Dhami mentioned there was no contact from any Military official concerning the set up of air defence weapons at Sri Harmandar Sahib.
Harmandar Sahib’s Head Granthi, Giani Raghbir Singh, additionally clarified that though he was on a international go to in the course of the Operation Sindoor, there was no communication with him concerning any gun deployment, nor did any such incident happen on the Golden Temple.
Further head priest of the Golden Temple Giani Amarjeet Singh mentioned it isn’t true that the Military was allowed to deploy air defence weapons inside the shrine to counter potential drone and missile threats from Pakistan. Mr Singh mentioned this declare was shockingly unfaithful and outright rejected it.
No permission for putting in weapons was ever given, he asserted.
He clarified that the administration of Harmandar Sahib had cooperated with the district administration’s pointers concerning the city-wide blackout by switching off exterior and higher lights of the advanced inside the specified timeframe.
Nevertheless, lights at areas the place spiritual code of conduct is noticed had been saved on, and the sanctity the spiritual place was maintained with full accountability, he mentioned.
Mr Singh reiterated that the each day spiritual practices at Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple), the Langar of Guru Ramdas Ji, locations of Sri Akhand Path Sahib, and different associated gurdwaras had been performed in response to strict protocols, and nobody has the precise to intervene with them.
Regardless of the tense state of affairs in current days, the complete spiritual code of conduct continued at Harmandar Sahib with dedication and self-discipline, he mentioned.
Mr Singh additionally made it clear that no lights had been turned off at any spiritual web site the place ‘maryada’ was being noticed, even in the course of the blackout.
SGPC chief Dhami mentioned that based mostly on session with Mr Singh, solely the outer lights had been turned off following the district administration’s pointers.
He identified that even in the course of the blackout, massive numbers of devotees continued to go to and do ‘sewa’ (voluntary service) and had there been any such occasion like gun deployment, the Sangat (congregation) would definitely have seen and seen it.
Mr Dhami acknowledged the commendable position performed by the Military and the nation in the course of the tense circumstances, and emphasised that “spreading such falsehoods concerning the central spiritual place of Sikhs days after the occasions is shockingly unfaithful”.
He additionally demanded clarification from the federal government.
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