July 2014 Archive

Statue or no Statue, the cat is out of the bag as far as Gandhi is concerned: Sikh Federation UK

Earlier this week William Hague, the Foreign Secretary and George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, visiting India announced a statue of Mahatma Gandhi would be erected in Parliament Square next year.

Sikhs for Justice files appeal in US court against dismissal of lawsuit against Sonia Gandhi

SFJ challenged Judge Brian M Cogan's ruling before United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Court that Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) did not create any liability of Sonia Gandhi for "shielding and protecting" those Congress party members who perpetrated genocidal violence against Sikhs.

Govt. can’t deploy constable behind every woman: UP cabinet minister Abhishek Mishra

In yet another statement that would further bring harassment Akhilesh Yadav led Uttar Pradesh government, UP Cabinet minister Abhishek Mishra reportedly said that 'deployment of constable behind every woman in the state is practically impossible'.

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed maintains India deploying troops in Afghanistan to target Pakistan

According to certain media reports, Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed has once again targeted India and alleged that the Indian government has sent troops in Afghanistan after the departure of US forces.

Martyrdom day of Khalistan shaheed General Labh Singh marked at village Panjwar

According to information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) the Sikh sangat observed the martyrdom day of Sikh freedom fighter General Labh Singh at Gurdwara Shaeed Singhan village Panjwar, near Jhabal.

BJP will continue animosity against Moradabad SSP for years: Laxmikant Bajpai

Tendering an open threat to Moradabad's Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dharamvir for holding BJP responsible for inflaming communal tension in Kanth, the party's state president Laxmikant Bajpai yesterday (July 12) said that the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) had framed him (SSP) in eyes like a snake, the animosity will continue for years [BJP ne unhe(SSP Moradabad) naagin ki tarah aankh mein utar liya hai,dushmani duur tak nibhayenge]. BJP leader further said that the SSP was not fit to be in public service.

Maharani Jind Kaur – the woman who terrified the British Empire

On 1 August 1863, shortly after 6:15 in the evening, a frail and partially-blind queen who had spent much of her life raging against the British Empire, died in her bed on the top floor of a Kensington townhouse.

Case against Manmohan Singh by Sikhs for Justice: DoJ tells US court that ex-Indian PM still enjoys immunity

According to certain media reports the US Department of Justice has informed a US court that former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh continues to enjoy immunity in lawsuit related to human rights violation filed against him in by a Sikh NGO.

OP-ED: Does Gandhi really belong in Parliament Square?

Gandhi remains a deeply ambiguous figure: a fervent Hindu who advocated religious harmony; a believer in the caste system who deplored "untouchability"; and an anti-colonialist who was willing to compromise with the British empire. This renders him open to appropriation by different interests, some progressive, some retrograde. But we should not allow a statue in Parliament Square to blandly entrench a historical amnesia and diminish a venal and violent present.

“War cry”: Naga sadhus told to assemble in Allahabad and Haridwar to battle Sai Baba followers

New Delhi, India (July 12, 2014): According to MailOnlineIndia [a] storm is gathering along the banks of the river Ganges. Emergency calls of 'dharma yuddha' are ringing across the akharas of naga sadhus, who have been asked to stand up now to protect the 'sanatan dharma' - Hindu religion.

Synthetic drug racket: After Punjab politicians, senior cops under scanner

Drugs smuggling and trade in Punjab has grown as a major problem in Punjab. During last few days drugs abuse in Punjab spread like an epidemic. Many whistle-blowers, including former Punjab DGP (Prisons) Shahi Kant, have been claiming that the drug trade in Punjab has grown under the patronage, and participation of political-police nexus.

Amita Gill in run for a seat in State parliament in Australia

For the first time in Australian history a young punjabi women will run for seat in Australian Parliament. As Victoria , a southern state of country is heating up for this year's November elections, Amita Gill will be MP candidate from Liberal party of Australia. Amita who belong to Rania village in Moga district of Punjab will run for electoral seat of bundoora , Mainly Covers north area of Melbourne Metropolitan.

Avtar Singh Makkar says HSGPC move ‘illegal’ and it’s prerogative of Badals to decide next course

The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has dubbed the Haryana Government’s initiative to carve out a separate Sikh gurdwara panel for Haryana as ‘unconstitutional and illegal’. SGPC has expressed anguish over the Haryana govt's move and it has also urged the Central Government of India and the President of India to intervene and stall the move.

Delhi HC directs medical treatment of Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara at AIIMS

It is learnt that the Delhi High Court today issued a direction to the Tihar Jail authorities regarding medical treatment of Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara, who has been serving life imprisonment in Punjab CM Beant Singh's assassination case.

Breaking News: Haryana Assembly passes Haryana Committee (HSGPC) Bill amidst walkout by INDL and BJP

The Haryana state assembly today passed bill for the formation of separate Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee for Haryana. The bill, titled “Haryana Sikh Gurudwara Management Bill 2014” was passed amidst walkout by opposition parties including INLD and BJP.

HSGPC Bill tabled in Haryana assembly; SGPC forms “sub-committee” for Haryana

According to information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN), the Haryana state assembly today began debate on a bill aimed at forming separate Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (HSGPC).

Either stop loot of Guru’s golak, if helpless then quit: Dal Khalsa to SGPC executive members

Chandigarh/ Punjab (July 11, 2014): Dal Khalsa has asked the SGPC president and other executive members to explain to Sikh Panth, why and under whose instruction S S Kohli an employee getting huge salary (around one crore per year) was given free hand and unbridled powers to run the affairs of the premier institution and why they (executive) were tolerating the loot and misuse of golak by him.

Sikhs for Justice (SJF) denied permissions to file amended complaint against Sonia Gandhi in US court

According to certain media reports, a US Federal court has denied permissions requested by a Human Rights and advocacy group – Sikhs for Justice, to file an amended complaint against India's Congress party president Sonia Gandhi in connection with a Sikh genocide 1984 related law suit.

India: Sonia Gandhi says notice in National Herald case a ‘political witch-hunt’ and would help congress ‘bounce back’

It is learnt that the Congress party's president Sonia Gandhi said (on July 09) that the notice from the Income Tax department in the National Herald newspaper case was a "political witch-hunt" and it would only help the Congress bounce back.

Center’s approval not necessary for formation HSGPC, says legal experts

Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal and his deputy CM son Sukhbir Singh Badal may be hoping that the Bhartiya Janta Party led NDA government at the Centre, to which Badal Dal is also an ally, may block the formation of a separate gurdwara body in Haryana, but state officials claim that it's governor may give his assent to pass the bill.

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