GURDASPUR: Defence minister Rajnath Singh raked up the Partition during his rally here on Friday for the Punjab assembly elections, saying that Kartarpur Sahib would have been a part of India if some gaffe had not been made during the country’s division.
Addressing the rally in support of BJP candidates Dinesh Babbu (Sujanpur) and Parminder Singh Gill (Gurdaspur), Rajnath said a blunder had been committed during the Partition. He said if the decision had been taken rationally, Kartarpur Sahib would have been a part of India. Now, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib, the birth and death places of Sikhism’s first master Guru Nanak Dev, respectively, were in Pakistan, he said.
Praising the contribution of Sikhs in the country’s freedom struggle, Rajnath said countrymen’s heart fills with pride and gratitude thinking of the martyrdoms of Sikhs. At the same time he regretted that there were certain forces who wanted to create a rift between Hindus and Sikhs. “But such forces wouldn’t succeed,” he said.
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GURDASPUR: Defence minister Rajnath Singh raked up the Partition during his rally here on Friday for the Punjab assembly elections, saying that Kartarpur Sahib would have been a part of India if some gaffe had not been made during the country’s division. Addressing the rally in support of BJP candidates Dinesh Babbu (Sujanpur) and Parminder Singh Gill (Gurdaspur), Rajnath said a blunder had been committed during the Partition. He said if the decision had been taken rationally, Kartarpur Sahib would have been a part of India. Now, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib, the birth and death places of Sikhism’s first master Guru Nanak Dev, respectively, were in Pakistan, he said. Praising the contribution of Sikhs in the country’s freedom struggle, Rajnath said countrymen’s heart fills with pride and gratitude thinking of the martyrdoms of Sikhs. At the same time he regretted that there were certain forces who wanted to create a rift between Hindus and Sikhs. “But such forces wouldn’t succeed,” he said. FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail