No Air Defence Guns Deployed At Golden Temple During Operation Sindoor: Army

There have been reports that the Golden Temple management had allowed the Army to deploy the air defence guns to counter potential drone threats.

Amritsar:

The Army said on Tuesday that no air defence guns or any other air defence resources were deployed within the Golden Temple premises during Operation Sindoor. The assertion came in the wake of reports that the Golden Temple management had allowed the Army to deploy the air defence guns within the shrine to counter potential drone and missile threats from Pakistan.

"Some media reports are circulating with respect to deployment of AD (air defence) guns in the Golden Temple. It is clarified that no AD guns or any other AD resource was deployed within the premises of Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar (Golden Temple)," an Army statement said.

Earlier, dismissing the reports, the additional head priest of the shrine and the apex religious body of Sikhs, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), had said no permission was given to the Indian Army to deploy any air defence guns.

SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami also said that while the administration contacted them only about switching off the lights during the blackout after the recent escalation of tension between India and Pakistan, they fully cooperated in the interest of administrative responsibility while maintaining the sanctity of the ongoing 'maryada' (conduct).

Mr Dhami said there was no contact from any Army official regarding the installation of air defence guns at Sri Harmandar Sahib.

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