Awtar Singh

Awtar Singh or Awtar Singh Khalsa (died 1 July 2018) was an Afghan politician. He was the Sikh representative to the Loya Jirga from Paktia Province. He was the only non-muslim representative there. His native tongue was Punjabi.[1] He was in charge of the main Sikh temple (Gurdwara) in Kabul.

He had planned to contest the minority seat in the 2018 parliamentary elections before being killed. Singh was killed on 1 July 2018 in a suicide bombing in Jalalabad which killed 18 other people, mostly from Afghanistan's Sikh and Hindu minority. ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.[2] Singh was 52 and is survived by his wife and 4 children, one of whom was injured in the blast.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Afghanistan, Unveiling (27 March 2014). "Awtar Singh Khalsa: 'They Gave the Hindus and Sikhs a place for rubbish disposal as a Place to Live'". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Afghanistan blast: Sikhs among 19 dead in Jalalabad suicide attack". BBC News. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Avtar Singh Khalsa, Sikh candidate for October polls among 20 killed in Afghanistan blast". Indian Express. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.


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