Visitors banned from retreat ceremony

ATTARI: A day after the stone-throwing incident from Pakistani side during the retreat ceremony, Indian authorities again banned the entry of visitors to the gallery

Published on: Oct 4, 2016, 11:58:41 IST

By Aseem Bassi

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ATTARI: A day after the stone-throwing incident from Pakistani side during the retreat ceremony, Indian authorities again banned the entry of visitors to the gallery at the Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post. Though 300 spectators were allowed to watch the ceremony on Sunday, there was a total restriction on Monday.

BSF officials claimed they did not stop spectators and just followed orders of the state government, which told them not to allow anyone into the gallery. BSF DIG RS Kataria said, “Nobody is allowed for retreat ceremony today because of orders from the civil administration.”

On the stone-throwing incident, the DIG said that a strong protest has been lodged with Pakistan during a Commandant level meeting of the BSF and Pakistani Rangers.

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Aseem Bassi
A principal correspondent, Aseem Bassi is the bureau chief at Amritsar. He covers politics, Indo-Pak border, gurdwara politics, crime, border trade and civic issues.

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