Karnal/Amritsar, June 12 -- A day after 94 pilgrims from Haryana were denied entry into Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border check post, Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (HSGMC) president Jagdish Singh Jhinda accepted the mistake but blamed the state government for delaying the notification.

The pilgrims were part of a jatha (delegation) that left on Wednesday for a 10-day religious pilgrimage to mark the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev in Lahore. The group was left stranded all day waiting for final approval from Indian authorities, eventually making them unable to proceed with their journey. The jatha was scheduled to visit several sacred Sikh shrines, including Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, Dera Sahib, and Panja Sahib.

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