A major row erupted after Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath was honoured at a Sikh event on Tuesday on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti in Indore. The video of singer Manpreet Singh Kanpuri slamming the decision of inviting Kamal Nath to the programme from the stage has gone viral as Sikh leaders have come forward showing support for Kanpuri. Kanpuri said he will never come to Indore.
BJP Sikh leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa issued a video statement and said, “At an event, Kamal Nath who is an accused of 1984 atrocities against the Sikhs was felicited by a Sikh organisation — knowingly or unknowingly. Bhai Manpreet Singh Kanpuri has condemned the incident and swore that he will never come to Indore. It shows what pain we are carrying in our hearts. But these criminals are roaming around freely and are even getting felicitated.”
“Bhai Manpreet Singh Kanpuri is a kirtan singer. But he was so pained that he had to express his feelings from the stage. I urge the Congress to suspend such members from the party and the Centre should complete the pending cases against Kamal Nath,” Manjinder Singh Sirsa said.