<p>The 'Guru Granth Sahib saroops', which were seized by Qatar authorities for running a religious establishment without permission, were brought to Amritsar and have been handed over to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), following India's Ministry of External Affairs intervention.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The two holy saroops of Guru Granth Sahib, which were returned by the Doha police in Qatar, were brought here on Wednesday night.&nbsp;</p>

<p>After requests by the SGPC to the External Affairs Ministry, the Indian government intervened and took the matter with the Qatar authorities.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>SGPC Secretary Partap Singh said the committee was informed on Wednesday night that the saroops were being brought by a flight to Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport in Amritsar.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The committee then sent a special vehicle to receive the saroops and brought them in a palanquin carriage vehicle to Gurudwara Baba Gurbakhsh Singh.&nbsp;</p>

<p>MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Wednesday, thanked the Qatar government and urged Indian nationals in the Gulf countries to follow local laws.</p>

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<p>Earlier on August 23, Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal also wrote to EAM Jaishankar, requesting him to take up the issue of allowing Sikhs of Qatar to establish&nbsp;gurudwaras, so they could practice their religion freely.&nbsp;</p>

<p>"Appealed to Dr S Jaishankar to take up the issue of the release of two 'sWaroops' of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji from police custody in Qatar. Informed him that the Sikh 'sangat' of Qatar was in shock and anguish that the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, which is regarded as the living Guru by the community, had been made a case property," Badal said in a post on X.&nbsp;</p>

<p>This comes after Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh directed the SGPC, after a charitable organisation, the Bhai Kanhaiya Humanitarian Aid reported that an Indian national had been arrested in Doha in December 2023, in a case related to operating a religious establishment without approvals.&nbsp;</p>

<p>However, the Sikh man was later released, but the two holy saroops were seized from him and were kept at Al Wakara police station in Qatar's Doha.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


The 'Guru Granth Sahib saroops', which were seized by Qatar authorities for running a religious establishment without permission, were brought to Amritsar and have been handed over to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), following India's Ministry of External Affairs intervention.

The 'Guru Granth Sahib saroops', which were seized by Qatar authorities for running a religious establishment without permission, were brought to Amritsar and have been handed over to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), following India's Ministry of External Affairs intervention. The two holy saroops of Guru Granth Sahib, which were returned by the Doha police in Qatar, were brought here on Wednesday night. After requests by the SGPC to the External Affairs Ministry, the Indian government intervened and took the matter with the Qatar authorities. Also read: Qatar fails to provide India with copy of death sentence verdicts to eight Indians SGPC Secretary Partap Singh said the committee was informed on Wednesday night that the saroops were being brought by a flight to Sri Guru Ramdas Jee International Airport in Amritsar. The committee then sent a special vehicle to receive the saroops and brought them in a palanquin carriage vehicle to Gurudwara Baba Gurbakhsh Singh. MEA official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Wednesday, thanked the Qatar government and urged Indian nationals in the Gulf countries to follow local laws. Watch | How India saved its veterans from death sentence in Qatar × Earlier on August 23, Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal also wrote to EAM Jaishankar, requesting him to take up the issue of allowing Sikhs of Qatar to establish gurudwaras, so they could practice their religion freely. "Appealed to Dr S Jaishankar to take up the issue of the release of two 'sWaroops' of Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji from police custody in Qatar. Informed him that the Sikh 'sangat' of Qatar was in shock and anguish that the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, which is regarded as the living Guru by the community, had been made a case property," Badal said in a post on X. This comes after Akal Takht jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh directed the SGPC, after a charitable organisation, the Bhai Kanhaiya Humanitarian Aid reported that an Indian national had been arrested in Doha in December 2023, in a case related to operating a religious establishment without approvals. However, the Sikh man was later released, but the two holy saroops were seized from him and were kept at Al Wakara police station in Qatar's Doha. (With inputs from agencies)

Holy 'saroops of Guru Granth Sahib' brought back from Qatar to Amritsar

<p>The Indian government has been carrying out evacuations from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. In one such evacuation flight, the government also brough back three Guru Granth Sahib from Kabul.</p>

<p>India's Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs &amp; Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri&nbsp;welcomed the holy books on the Delhi airport as the Sikh Sangat carried the holy books out on their head. These books were then taken to Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gurdwara in New Mahavir Nagar, Delhi.</p>

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<p>"Blessed to receive and pay obeisance to three holy 'Swaroop'&nbsp;of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji from Kabul to Delhi a short while ago," Puri had tweeted. &nbsp;</p>

<p>As of now, nearly 44 Afghan Sikhs have been evacuated from the Taliban controlled country. However, there are nearly 200 more Afghan Sikhs stranded in the country right now, Puneet Singh Chandhok, president of the Indian World Forum told media. These Sikhs have taken shelter at the nearest gurudwara from the airport, i.e., Karte Parwan gurdwara in Kabul.</p>

<p>"I thank the Modi government, the Indian embassy, the Sikh Sangat and the Indian forces for bringing us back to our country safely," said an Afghan Sikh who&nbsp;was evacuated by the Indian government recently.</p>

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<p>Remembering the time when he also got stuck in the 1991 Iraq war, the Vice President of the Khalsa Help International said, "I have been a victim of this because even I was rescued by the Indian government in 1991 during the Iraq war. I applaud the Modi government for doing such a noble task. I salute my Sikh brothers, forces and the Indian government for bringing back the Guru Granth Sahib by placing it on their heads. They have respected our Guru and we are highly thankful to them for this."</p>

<p>Speaking on behalf of the Sikh community, he also stressed that the whole community is against the Taliban because the basic values of the community are aligned with helping the human kind, and they will oppose anyone who hurts people.</p>


The Indian government has been carrying out evacuations from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. In one such evacuation flight, the government also brough back three Guru Granth Sahib from Kabul.

The Indian government has been carrying out evacuations from Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. In one such evacuation flight, the government also brough back three Guru Granth Sahib from Kabul. India's Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs & Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri welcomed the holy books on the Delhi airport as the Sikh Sangat carried the holy books out on their head. These books were then taken to Guru Arjan Dev Ji Gurdwara in New Mahavir Nagar, Delhi. Also read | Watch: India welcomes three Sikh holy books brought from Kabul "Blessed to receive and pay obeisance to three holy 'Swaroop' of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji from Kabul to Delhi a short while ago," Puri had tweeted. As of now, nearly 44 Afghan Sikhs have been evacuated from the Taliban controlled country. However, there are nearly 200 more Afghan Sikhs stranded in the country right now, Puneet Singh Chandhok, president of the Indian World Forum told media. These Sikhs have taken shelter at the nearest gurudwara from the airport, i.e., Karte Parwan gurdwara in Kabul. "I thank the Modi government, the Indian embassy, the Sikh Sangat and the Indian forces for bringing us back to our country safely," said an Afghan Sikh who was evacuated by the Indian government recently. WATCH | Remembering the time when he also got stuck in the 1991 Iraq war, the Vice President of the Khalsa Help International said, "I have been a victim of this because even I was rescued by the Indian government in 1991 during the Iraq war. I applaud the Modi government for doing such a noble task. I salute my Sikh brothers, forces and the Indian government for bringing back the Guru Granth Sahib by placing it on their heads. They have respected our Guru and we are highly thankful to them for this." Speaking on behalf of the Sikh community, he also stressed that the whole community is against the Taliban because the basic values of the community are aligned with helping the human kind, and they will oppose anyone who hurts people.

Sikh community thanks Indian government for bringing back holy books

Three copies of Guru Granth Sahib along with 46 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus have been evacuated from war-ravaged Afghanistan on an IAF plane.

Three copies of Guru Granth Sahib along with 44 Sikhs and Hindus evacuated from Kabul