Uproar after ‘nagar kirtan’ disrupted in New Zealand

A ‘nagar kirtan’ (religious procession) marking the martyrdom of the Sahibzadas, sons of tenth Sikh master Guru Gobind Singh, was disrupted by protesters in the Manurewa suburb of South Auckland (New Zealand) on Friday, sparking tension within the local Sikh community and drawing sharp reactions from chief minister Bhagwant Mann, the Akal Takht jathedar and Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC)