India, June 7 -- Bathinda SAD MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday appealed to external affairs minister S Jaishankar to sensitise the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government about the Sikh articles of faith, particularly regarding the wearing of the kirpan and kataar.

Her appeal came in response to a recent advisory issued by the Indian Embassy in the UAE, cautioning Indian citizens against carrying sharp objects in line with Article 405 of the UAE penal law.

The advisory has led to "deep distress and mental agony" among Sikh residents and travellers, as the kirpan, a sacred article of faith, falls under the category of restricted items.

In her letter, Badal cited increasing instances of Sikhs being detained or forced to remove their kir...