So you've been selectively ignorant about the forced conversions of Sikhs by the Muslims in Pakistan.
Further, the Pakistanis have been gracious in allowing the free movement of Sikhs from around the world, including the state of Punjab on the Indian side, to come to Nankana Sahib for the annual commemoration of guru Nanak, as well as for other events.
Yea, right. Lol!
Mann writes to Pakistan Embassy
Forced conversion of jailed Indian Sikhs
New Delhi, February 6
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) President and Lok Sabha MP from Sangrur Simranjit Singh Mann has written to the Pakistan High Commission here expressing concern over forced conversion to Islam of some Sikh youths in Pakistan jails.
Mr Mann has requested the Deputy High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mr Jilani, to allow one of the four Shiromani Gurdawara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) members of his party to visit jails in Pakistan where the Sikh youths have been kept. The Akali leader has requested Mr Jilani to grant SGPC members permission to use the land route through Wagah to verify the authenticity of news reports that Sikhs are being coaxed to convert to Islam. A member of the Consultative Committee, Ministry of External Affairs, Mr Mann has requested the Deputy High Commissioner to expeditiously repatriate 22 Sikhs from various jails in Pakistan to Punjab in India.
While drawing the attention of Mr Jilani to the plight of the youths languishing in jails in Kot Lakhpat and Quetta, Baluchistan, the Akali leader has stated that these youths have been duped by unscrupulous travel agents.
The letter also mentions names of youths from various places in Punjab. According to the list, Mahinder Pal Singh (Marnarian), Harminder Singh (Goraya village) and Kehar Singh (Begowal village) from Hoshiarpur district, Gurpreet Singh (Rounta village) and Kuldip Singh (Bhatnoora village) from Jalandhar disrict and Shiv Kumar from Kanour village in Nawanshahar are in the Kot Lakhpat jail. The 16 youths in Quetta jail belong to various districts in Punjab and Haryana. Names spelt out in the letter are as follows: Inderjit Singh from Brara Gurdev village and Sukhwinder Singh from Milk Shekha village in Ambala, Gurnam Singh from Gari Kanungon and Amarjeet Singh from Danowal Khurd villages in Hoshiarpur district, Gurmeet Singh from Timberpur village in Fatehgarh Sahib, Satnam Singh from Sohal district in Gurdaspur, Balwinder Singh from Nawarsi village in Kurukshetra, Karam Singh from Malliana village in Moga, Surjit Lal from Kataria village and Harmesh Singh in Jandel Khurad village in Nawan Shehar, Rajwinder Singh from Ajrawar in Patiala, Surjit Singh from Bakhli village, Surjit Singh from Talli village and Bachitar Singh from Pehowa, Rakesh Singh from Kashmir Garh and Surinder Singh from Mallan Wali village in Yamunanagar.
Perhaps Simranjit Singh Mann has had a problem, but every year many Sikhs from all over the world gather in Nankana Sahib. I know Sikhs who go there whenever they can afford to do so, with absolutely no problems. They see Sikhs from Punjab there too.
Perhaps Mann’s problem isn’t that the Pakistanis won’t let him go, but that India won’t, considering that they have been doing thigns like arresting Mr. Mann for holding a peaceful protest at the statue of the repressive Beant Signh and making speeches and hoisting a flag in various peaceful marches.
Apparently, exercising your rights is a de facto crime in India.