Addressing a function in the national capital on the 553rd Prakash Parv of Guru Nanak Dev, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the importance of the Citizenship Amendment Act that was passed in 2020
Sikhs in Afghanistan have been targeted by Islamist groups including the ruling Taliban and have been threatened to either flee the country or convert to Islam even before the so-called blasphemous statements by Nupur Sharma.
Speaking to the delegation, PM Modi praised the contribution of the Sikh community saying, "India and India's history both are incomplete without Sikhs."