Shoes hurled at Akali delegation in New York

A senior cabinet minister in the Punjab government and his delegation came under attack in New York as hundreds of Sikhs protesting his visit allegedly threw stones and hurled a shoe at the leaders. HT Photo

Updated on: Jul 19, 2015 11:33 PM IST

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A senior cabinet minister in the Punjab government and his delegation came under attack in New York as hundreds of Sikhs protesting his visit allegedly threw stones and hurled a shoe at the leaders. HT Photo

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Tota Singh, Minister for NRI affairs in the Punjab government, and other Akali leaders were scheduled to address a meeting at Richmond Hill in the Queens borough on Saturday. HT Photo

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Two Sikh youths were taken in custody by the New York police for attacking the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader. HT Photo

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Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal dubbed the attack on a delegation led by Punjab's NRI affairs minister Tota Singh in New York as as act of "frustration" by some "vested interests". HT Photo