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September 29, 2014

September 29, 2014
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Ludhaina Fake Encounter: Media report hints at Political rivalry, AAP-Badal Dal angle

September 29, 2014
Sikh Siyasat Bureau

Sikh killed by cops in fake encounter 20 years ago, family still fights for justice

September 29, 2014
Sikh Siyasat Bureau

Pictorial: Narendra Modi’s Madison Square Garden address mars huge protests/ demonstrations

September 29, 2014
Sikh Siyasat Bureau

Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind released from Maximum Security Jail Nabha

September 29, 2014
Sikh Siyasat Bureau

Ludhaina Fake Encounter: Media report hints at Political rivalry, AAP-Badal Dal angle

September 29, 2014
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Sikh leader Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind acquitted by Jalandhar court; Release expected today

September 29, 2014
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Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s last surviving sister passes away in Canada

September 29, 2014
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Narendra Modi draws huge crowd, protests at Madison Square Garden

September 29, 2014
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USA: Delegation seeks favor from Narendra Modi for asylum holders

September 29, 2014

Ludhaina Fake Encounter: Media report hints at Political rivalry, AAP-Badal Dal angle

September 29, 2014

Ludhiana, Punjab (Sept. 29): A detailed report by Mohit Khana, The Tribune journalist, says: [t]he cold-blooded gunning down of two young brothers, Harinder Singh and Jatinder Singh, allegedly by an Akali (Badal Dal) leader in connivance with a police party yesterday (Sept. 27) at Jamalpur near Ludhiana was reportedly a case of political rivalry. Hailing from Bhopur village near Machhiwara, the youths were active supporters of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). They belonged to a poor Dalit family and were popular kabaddi players.

Sikh killed by cops in fake encounter 20 years ago, family still fights for justice

September 29, 2014

Batala/Gurdaspur, Punjab: Two decades after Gurdaspur resident Sukhpal Singh was eliminated by the Punjab Police in a fake encounter in 1994, his family says they will not give up their fight for justice. Sukhpal Singh’s widow Dalbir Kaur, his father Jagir Singh and son Jugraj Singh are living in penury. Fearing threat to their life, the family had to sell property at their ancestral village Kala Afgana (in Gurdaspur) and shift to Batala. However, the money was spent on a long legal battle and Dalbir Kaur’s illness.

Pictorial: Narendra Modi’s Madison Square Garden address mars huge protests/ demonstrations

September 29, 2014

Here is a pictorial of protests/ demonstrations held by Sikh diaspora and other human rights activists against Indian Prime Minister Narindra Modi's speech at Madison Square Garden in New York, USA [...]

Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind released from Maximum Security Jail Nabha

September 29, 2014

Nabha/Patiala, Punjab (Sept. 29): Akali Dal Panch Pardhani leader Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind was released Maximum security jail, Nabha on late this evening. Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind was received outside Nabha jail by Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu, Harpal Singh Cheema, Amrik Singh Issru, Mandhir Singh and Manjit Singh Bamb besides other leaders and activists of Akali Dal Panch Pardhani.

Ludhaina Fake Encounter: Media report hints at Political rivalry, AAP-Badal Dal angle

September 29, 2014

Sikh leader Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind acquitted by Jalandhar court; Release expected today

September 29, 2014

Jalandhar, Punjab (Sept. 29): A local court here today acquitted Akali Dal Panch Pardhani (ADPP) president Bhai Kulvir Singh Barapind in a two years old case. Bhai Kulvir Singh, who is also a member of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) from Phillaur constituency was brought to Jalandhar from Nabha Jail to hear the decision. Additional District and Sessions Judge Mandip Singh Dhillon acquitted Bhai Kulvir Singh from all charges leveled against by the Punjab police.

Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s last surviving sister passes away in Canada

September 29, 2014

Toronto, Canada (Sept. 29): Parkash Kaur, the younger sister of Shaheed Bhagat Singh, died in Canada on Sept. 28, 2014. She was 96 and was living in Toronto. She was the only surviving member of the Shaheed Bhagat Singh's immediate family.

Narendra Modi draws huge crowd, protests at Madison Square Garden

September 29, 2014

New York, USA (Sept. 28): Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's address at Madison Square Garden attracted thousands from the Indian community in the United States. The address also witnessed protests outside the venue by activists who reminded Indian Prime Minister's controversial past, as they accused him for mass murder of Muslim minority in Gujrat state in 2002.

USA: Delegation seeks favor from Narendra Modi for asylum holders

September 29, 2014

New York (Sept. 29): A delegations of certain US based Sikhs, propagated as 'Sikh community leaders' by Indian media, reportedly held a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sept. 27 and raised the issue of harassment of those who had sought asylum in USA during 1980-90s by Indian authorities.