Sikh Delegation Meets Minister Over "Forced Conversion, Marriage" in Kashmir: Report

Minister of State, Home, G Kishan Reddy said he will discuss the matter with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah

A delegation of Sikhs met Union minister G Kishan Reddy Tuesday and apprised him about the alleged forced conversion and marriage of girls from the community in Jammu and Kashmir. The delegation, including Delhi's BJP leader R P Singh, submitted a memorandum to Mr Reddy who assured them that necessary action will be taken. "The delegation submitted a memorandum about the alleged forced conversion and wedding of Sikh girls in Kashmir. I will discuss the matter with the Union Home Minister (Amit Shah) about the action that is required to be taken," said Mr Reddy, Union Minister of State for Home. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa had alleged Monday that four Sikh women were forcibly married and converted to Islam in Kashmir recently and demanded that they be returned to their families.