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Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal connected Sunday (January 11, 2026) said the alleged repeated disruptions of peaceful Sikh Nagar Kirtans successful New Zealand were "deeply concerning" and urged the Centre to instrumentality up the substance with that country.
"The repeated disruptions of peaceful Sikh Nagar Kirtans successful New Zealand, including the latest incidental contiguous successful Tauranga, are profoundly concerning," Mr. Badal said successful a station connected X.
Before the latest incident, past month, Mr. Badal had urged the Centre to instrumentality up the contented of "disruption" of a peaceful nagar kirtan procession successful southbound Auckland by section protesters with the authorities of New Zealand.
In his station connected X connected Sunday, Mr. Badal said, "Nagar Kirtans are ineffable spiritual processions that beforehand peace, unity, and assemblage service. The Sikh community, which ever prays for 'Sarbat Da Bhala' (the payment of all), has shown exemplary restraint astatine specified delicate moments." "Anguished by these repeated incidents, I impulse the Hon'ble External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar to instantly instrumentality up this substance diplomatically with the New Zealand authorities to support Sikh spiritual state abroad. Religious look indispensable beryllium harmless for all. Shiromani Akali Dal stands with our diaspora," helium said.
Earlier, referring to disruption of the nagar kirtan procession successful southbound Auckland, Mr. Badal had specified intimidation threatens spiritual state and the tone of cosmopolitan brotherhood.
Mr. Badal had said nagar kirtan is simply a ineffable and joyous spiritual parade of Sikhs, involving the singing of hymns from the Guru Granth Sahib and promoting devotion and unity.
Earlier, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami had said that the instauration of Sikhism rests connected the principles of Sarbat da Bhala (welfare of all), brotherhood and work to humanity.
Nagar kirtan is simply a ineffable spiritual contented of Sikh religion that conveys a connection of communal harmony, emotion and unity successful society. Opposing specified spiritual events is simply a nonstop onslaught connected the cosmopolitan connection of the Sikh Gurus, Mr. Dhami had said.
He had besides stated that the Sikh community, dispersed crossed assorted countries astir the world, has ever lived successful harmony with section populations and consistently respected the laws and cultures of the countries they reside in.
Through langar (community room food) and selfless work during Sikh spiritual events, a connection of work to humanity is conveyed, which strengthens societal cohesion, helium said.
After the southbound Auckland incident, the SGPC President had appealed to the governments of New Zealand and India to instrumentality superior enactment of the substance and guarantee a harmless and supportive situation for the Sikh assemblage to observe their spiritual events successful accordance with their spiritual rights.
