Sikh candidate in Pakistan LB polls says he’ll get record votes
Pakistan Times National News Desk

LAHORE: The affection of Muslims and Christians for Sikhs is astonishing for me as they are running my campaign instead of their candidates.

This was said by Sardar Attar Singh, a cloth merchant by profession who is contesting councillor election on minority seat from UC 27, inside Delhi Gate said on Sunday.

After independence, he is the first Sikh contesting election from the provincial metropolis on minority seat. He said that all parties had been trying hard for him instead of their candidates as he was like their brother.

He said although, Sikhs in Lahore had only eight votes, all in Delhi Gate and his close family members, but he was hopeful of getting record number of votes.

About his aims and objectives, he said when he went to any mohalla or area for campaign, the locals opened his election offices on their own and asked him there was no need to come here as he would be given all the votes of minorities present in that area.

About his constituency, he said union council had over 45,000 votes and areas included Delhi Gate, Yakki Gate, Mochi Gate, Sheranwala Gate, Akbari Mandi, Chowk Nawab Sahib and Chuna Mandi.

He said he had no plan to contest the election, but locals of Delhi Gate forced him to do so. Attar, brother of Sardar Bishan Singh, Vice President of Pakistan Sikh Gurdawara Prabhandhak Committee said if he was given a chance, he would serve the people day and night.●