Saka Panja Sahib centenary: Meets Pakistan high commissioner, seeks maximum visas for pilgrims

Islamabad (Webdesk/Delhi)

SGPC delegation meets Pakistan high commissioner, seeks
maximum visas for pilgrims

The delegation handed
over a letter written by the SGPC president to him demanding visas be granted to a maximum
number of Sikh pilgrims.
Amritsar: A special delegation of (SGPC)
Tuesday met the Pakistan high commissioner in New Delhi, Aftab Hasan Khan, and demanded visas be
granted to a maximum number of Sikh pilgrims aspiring to attend events to be organised to mark the
centenary of Saka (massacre) Panja Sahib in the neighbouring country. The main event is being
organised at the historic Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hassan Abdal in Pakistan. The delegation handed
over a letter written by the SGPC president to him. The SGPC delegation comprised general secretary
Karnail Singh Panjoli, members Rajinder Singh Mehta, Surjit Singh Bhittewad, former president of
Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Harvinder Singh Sarna, SGPC additional
secretary Paramjit Singh Saroa and SGPC in-charge (pilgrimage department) Rajinder Singh Ruby.
Giving information about the historical significance of Saka Panja Sahib, the SGPC delegation told the
high commission that the 100-year centenary of this Saka is being marked by the SGPC on a large scale
on October 30, 2022. It was told that as per the sentiments of the Sangat (community), the SGPC wants
to organise a large congregation at the place where this massacre took place in 1922 to offer tributes to
the martyrs.