New Delhi, Sept 07: Centre has indicated its willingness to send a 'jatha' of Sikh pilgrims to visit gurdwaras in Pakistan, SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra today said after meeting Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani. Tohra, who was accompanied by former Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal, told reporters after the half-an-hour meeting that the jatha would comprise about 500 pilgrims.
On their discussions with Advani, Tohra and Badal said they briefed the Deputy Prime Minister about "false cases" being registered by Congress government in Punjab against Akali Dal leaders and workers.
They alleged that Punjab vigilance department was in particular targeting the party workers in Punjab where they said the law and order situation had also deteriorated.
Bureau Report