India criticized Pakistan for violating the resolution on Culture of Peace. (Figurative)
New York:
India on Wednesday criticized Pakistan for violating the Culture of Peace resolution passed last year and arbitrarily transferring management of the Sikh holy shrine, Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, from the Sikh community body to the administrative control of a non-Sikh body.
Speaking at the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, First Secretary Ashish Sharma said: “Pakistan has already violated the previous resolution on Culture of Peace passed last year by this very assembly.”
“Last month, Pakistan arbitrarily transferred the management of the Sikh holy shrine – Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, from the Sikh community body, to the administrative control of a non-Sikh body,” he said.
Pakistan, in November this year, had unilaterally transferred the management and maintenance of the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib from the Pakistan Sikh Committee Gurudwara Prabhandhak (PSGPC), a body run by the Sikh minority community, to the administrative control of the Trust Property Board of Evacuated.
In response, India had summoned the Charge d’Affaires (CDA) of the High Commissioner of Pakistan and made its strong protest at Islamabad’s unilateral decision to transfer the administration and maintenance of the Kartarpur Sahib.
MEA spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said in a briefing that Pakistan was told the decision was “highly reprehensible” and goes against the spirit of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor and also the religious sentiments of the Sikh community.
Attacking Pakistan further, First Secretary Sharma said on Wednesday that “if Pakistan changes its current culture of hatred against religions in India and stops its support for cross-border terrorism against our people, we can pursue a true culture of peace in the south. from Asia and beyond.. “
“Until then we will only be silent witnesses that Pakistan drives away its minorities through threats, coercion, conversion and murder. Even people of the same religion are not spared because of the encouragement given to sectarian killings,” he added.
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