India has taken up the difficulty of reported seizure of the 2 Swaroops (copies) of Holy Guru Granth Sahib with Qatar on excessive precedence, the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated on Friday.
The 2 copies have been taken by Qatar authorities from two people, accused of working a non secular institution with out approval of the federal government.
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated, “We now have seen experiences concerning the Guru Granth Sahib seized by the Qatari authorities and the demand for his or her launch by the Sikh group. The federal government has already taken up the matter with the Qatar facet and our Embassy in Doha has saved the Sikh group abreast of developments on this regard.”
“Our Embassy rendered all potential help throughout the ambit of native legal guidelines and laws,” Jaiswal stated, including, “One in all them was returned by Qatari authorities and it was assured that the opposite Swaroop can be saved with respect.”
The controversy arose when Qatari authorities confiscated two copies of the Holy E book from people accused of working a non secular institution with out their approval, as per the native legal guidelines and laws. The incident, which occurred in December 2023, got here to gentle just lately, inflicting concern amongst Sikh leaders.
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