Flight Carrying Last Two Saroop Of Guru Granth Sahib To Arrive In Delhi Today—Watch

The last two Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are currently onboard an unscheduled Kam Air flight from Kabul organised by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Amritsar.

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New Delhi: The last two Saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are currently onboard an unscheduled Kam Air flight from Afghanistan's Kabul organised by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Amritsar. The flight will arrive in Delhi from Kabul on Wednesday, as reported by the news agency ANI.

“A non-scheduled Kam Air flight, organised by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Amritsar, is to arrive in Delhi from Kabul today. Last 2 Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib onboard with 3 members of Afghan Sikh community,” Puneet Singh Chandhok, President, Indian World Forum said as quoted by ANI.

#WATCH | Kabul:A non-scheduled Kam Air flight, organised by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee Amritsar,to arrive in Delhi from Kabul today. Last 2 Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib onboard with 3 members of Afghan Sikh community: Puneet Singh Chandhok, Pres Indian World Forum pic.twitter.com/A6rumtCQdd

— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2023

“I thank the Government of Afghanistan and the Government of India for facilitating the smooth passage and protocol for the transfer of Sri Guru Granth Sahib as per its sanctity,” Chandhok further said.

I thank the Government of Afghanistan and the Government of India for facilitating the smooth passage and protocol for the transfer of Sri Guru Granth Sahib as per its sanctity: Puneet Singh Chandhok, President, Indian World Forum

— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2023

Three people have arrived from Kabul with the last 2 Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The Saroop will be taken to gurudwara now, ANI reported. According to member, It was due to efforts from SGPC and the Central government that the saroops were brought back.

Delhi | Three people have arrived from Kabul with the last 2 Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. It will be taken to a gurudwara now. It was due to efforts from SGPC and the Central govt that saroops were brought back, said a member pic.twitter.com/JA5q4J9jbx

— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2023

In another incident, locals in Kabul have expressed frustration over prolonged power cuts amid the freezing cold, adding to the miseries of people in Afghanistan, TOLOnews reported.

The outages have left people with various challenges a result of which they urge the authorities to address the matter. According to the residents, electricity is supplied for four to five hours daily, which is not enough for them. People have also complained that they fall short of water due to the unavailability of electricity. The business community said the power shortage has also affected factories in Kabul's industrial park.