Delhi Gurudwara committee asks Nikki Haley to help Indians at US detention centre
According to officials, around 40-45 Indians are at a federal detention centre in the Southern American State of New Mexico while 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs and Christians, are held in Oregon
The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) on Thursday spoke to US envoy to UN Nikki Haley about the 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs, held at a detention centre in the US state of Oregon.
BJP legislator and DSGMC General Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa spoke to Haley during her visit to Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib along with the US Ambassador to India, Kenneth Juster.
"We are humbled to have @nikkihaley Ji and @USAmbIndia paying obeisance at Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahab. We requested Nikki Ji to address the problem of 52 Indians detained in Oregon Jail. @nikkihaley Ji immediately took note and discussed it with @USAmbIndia to resolve the issue. We will be meeting Mr Ken Juster soon to discuss the matter in detail," he tweeted.
The daughter of Sikh immigrants from Punjab, she also visited Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk. Among the historical gurudwaras of Delhi, the Sis Ganj Gurudwara is of great religious significance for the Sikh community.
As part of the community service, she rolled chapatis for 'langar' at the gurdwara's kitchen and was also seen stirring a huge cauldron of prasad, food served among devotees.
"Meeting @nikkihaley Ji & @USAmbIndia has been a humbling experience. They both keenly did Langar Sewa. Nikki Ji conversed in Punjabi also. I would always cherish her joy on seeing Deg, getting Karah Parshad and mentioning her childhood & mom's cooking," Singh tweeted.
Nearly 100 Indians, mostly from Punjab, are detained for illegally entering the country through its southern border. According to officials, around 40-45 Indians are at a federal detention centre in the Southern American State of New Mexico while 52 Indians, mostly Sikhs and Christians, are held in Oregon.