New Delhi, March 24: Shiromani Akali Dal MPs today met the Italian Ambassador to India here to register their protest against leading golfer Jeev Milkha Singh’s coach being asked to take off his turban during security check at Milan airport and sought strict action against concerned officials.
The delegation led by Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa met the Ambassador Giacomo Sanfelice Di Monteforte and stressed the need to sensitize the Italian government officials, including security officials, about religious sentiments of Sikhs.
They submitted a memorandum to the Ambassador and “impressed upon him that there was strong outrage among the Sikh community over the intolerable way Sikhs were being treated at airports in Italy by airport officials,” said a statement issued by the party.
The delegation included Rattan Singh Ajnala, Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Paramjit Kaur Gulshan, S. Balwinder Singh Bhunder, Naresh Gujral and Sher Singh Ghubaya.
-Agencies