Congress Leader Seeks Removal Of Indian-Origin People From Afghanistan

With the Taliban making advancements in Afghanistan, Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill today wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar requesting for the immediate evacuation of Hindus and Sikhs from the war-torn country. My letter to Minister for External Affairs in personal capacity as citizen of India belonging to Sikh Community requesting Govt of India to evacuate Hindus/Sikhs from Afghan on special visa considering escalating & disturbing violence by Taliban pic.twitter.com/n4A6xOOWsg "My love for my own people" has compelled me to take up the matter with your esteemed Office, Mr Shergill, who is also the Congress's National Spokesperson, said as he requested the government to also provide economic security to the people of Indian-origin who have been affected by the war. Mr Shergill said that around 650 Sikhs and 50 Hindus are stuck in Afghanistan and have become sitting targets for the Taliban "adamant to kill minorities belonging to Indian origin". "The numerous episodes of attacks on minorities of Indian origin, especially the recent shameful act of Taliban removing "Nishan Sahib" (Sikh holy flag) from the holy Gurdwara located in Paktia, killing of 25 Sikhs during the attack on Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, the suicide attack in Jalalabad on 1st July, 2018 in which 19 Sikhs and Hindus were killed are living testimony of the fact that Afghanistan is no longer a safe country for Indian origin Hindus-Sikhs," he said in the two-page letter.