No nod for Army guns at Golden Temple: Clergy
AMRITSAR: Any suggestion that Golden Temple authorities allowed Army to deploy air defence weaponry on their premises to foil Pakistani attacks in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor is "utterly shocking and untrue", the Sikh religious leadership said Tuesday, contesting a statement attributed to air defence in-charge Lt Gen Sumer Ivan D'Cunha.
SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami said lights along outer circle of Golden Temple were switched off based on a security-related request from the administration. But he insisted there was "no communication with any Army official regarding installation of air defence guns at Golden Temple".
In a statement later in the day, the Army said, "It is clarified that no air defence (AD) guns or any other AD resource was deployed within the premises of the Golden Temple."
SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami said lights along outer circle of Golden Temple were switched off based on a security-related request from the administration. But he insisted there was "no communication with any Army official regarding installation of air defence guns at Golden Temple".
In a statement later in the day, the Army said, "It is clarified that no air defence (AD) guns or any other AD resource was deployed within the premises of the Golden Temple."
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Jagjit Sidhoo
1 day ago
Air defense units do not have to be deployed INSIDE the Golden Temple to protect it they are deployed in the area .Everyone should not try to become a defense expert .Read allPost comment
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