New Delhi, May 26
Delhi-Lahore bus service Sada-e-Sarhad has been normalised with a coach left the Ambedkar terminus at 6 am today.
Twenty passengers boarded the bus for Pakistan. An official at the bus terminus, Rajender Singh, said the violence erupted in Punjab in protest against the attack at a gurdwara, killing a priest, had hardly any effect on Sada-e-Sarhad Delhi-Lahore bus service.
The bus reached Delhi late yesterday, as it was stopped near Ludhiana due to violence. This was done as a precautionary measure. Today it is likely to reach at 7.30 pm, he added.
The official said two buses ply on Delhi-Lahore route. One comes from Lahore at 6 pm and the other starts from Delhi at 6 am.
A delegation of BJP and Delhi unit of Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) met the Foreign Affairs Minister to adopt a diplomatic channel to work out the crisis, arrest and punish the culprits in Vienna. They also wanted to know about the medical facilities provided to the victims.
Today again, around 125 Sikhs staged a demonstration in front of the Austrian Embassy, demanding investigation into the killing of Dera Sachkhand leader in Vienna.
The Sikhs belonging to the Jalandhar-based sect gathered in front of the Embassy located in Chanakyapuri around 11.30 am and sat on a dharna there, demanding investigations into the killing of the sect leader Sant Ramanand during a clash between the rival Sikh communities in a Vienna Gurdwara on Sunday. They also submitted a memorandum to the Embassy officials.
Meanwhile, Sanathan Sanskriti Sansthan (SSS) condemned the violence at the Gurdwara in Vienna that sparked counter violence in Punjab and Haryana.
SSS president Jagjivan Bakhshi said, “Sikhism teaches tolerance, not hatred. If religious leaders have differences, they must resolve them peacefully. If one does not agree with another’s view, these need to be resolved peacefully.”
“It is regrettable that one person has been killed and several persons injured in the attack on the Gurdwara in Vienna,” he said.
