Why is there talk of Lahore Gurdwara in Indian media?
At a time when preparations for the inauguration of a temple on the site of the Babri Masjid in India are in full swing, reports in the Indian media that a Lahore Gurdwara has been converted into a mosque are gaining momentum.
On the other hand, the Pakistani authorities have strongly denied the reports of construction of a temple on the site of the Gurdwara, calling them fabricated. Amir Hashmi, a spokesman for the Abandoned Waqf Property Board, a government agency that looks after minority places of worship in Pakistan, told DW that reports in the Indian media that a mosque was being built on the site of a temple in Lahore were untrue.
According to him, the minorities of Pakistan and especially the Sikh community have always appreciated the care taken by the government of Pakistan for the sanctuaries of the minorities, “The establishment of Kartarpur Corridor, the establishment of minorities by the government of Pakistan. Here is just one example of care, not long ago we opened hundreds of years old temple in Sialkot to the Hindu community decades later. In addition, we have opened Sikh gurdwaras in Jhelum and Quetta. "
Sardar Bishan Singh, former head of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and chairman of Baba Guru Nanak Welfare Society Pakistan, told DW that such news was intended to alienate the Sikh community from Pakistan for nefarious purposes under a well-conceived plan by India Are being spread.
According to Sardar Bishan Singh, Gurdwara Shaheed Ganj Bhai Taro Singh Ji is also called Shaheed Asthan Gurdwara. This Gurdwara was built in 1745 in the memory of Sikh leader Bhai Tara Singh Ji who sacrificed his life. The Gurdwara is located in Nolakha Bazaar, near the Lahore Railway Station. There is a small gurdwara building on one side of a compound with a few canals, a court just in front of it, and some people want to build a mosque in the adjoining plot of the gurdwara.
Sardar Bishan Singh says that the dispute over the ownership of this place is very old, Sikhs and Muslims have been claiming its ownership long before Pakistan was formed. Locals in a bazaar near the gurdwara told that a resident of Johar Town, Lahore, and his associates wanted to build a mosque there. But no practical activity has yet been seen to build a mosque on the site.
According to Sardar Bishan Singh, Sikh religious rituals are regularly performed in this temple. "Sikh pilgrims from other countries also come to visit this Gurdwara regularly."
Many Sikh leaders, including Sardar Sarbat Singh and Sardar Madan Singh, were present on the occasion. According to Sardar Bishan Singh, India is trying to harm the Muslim-Sikh friendship by using the issue of this Gurdwara. He said that this is not a big issue at all as India is presenting it.
A spokesman for the Abandoned Waqf Property Board told DW that they had written separate letters to the Lahore Police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on behalf of the board as a precautionary measure on the direction of the board chairman. Has been asked to take action accordingly.
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