Parliamentary Questions raised in the UK Parliament with regards to Bhai Gurbaksh Singh and Sikh political prisoners

January 8, 2015

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on the hunger strike of Bhai Gurbaksh Singh in India; and if he will make a statement.

Sikh lawyer rebuts Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini’s claims on Sikh Political Prisoners issue

January 8, 2015

In a press conference held on 7th January, Punjab Director General of Police Sumedh Saini stressed that a ‘life sentence, means life’ and there was no way to release any convict who is undergoing a life term following a Supreme Court order.

Police restrains, Confusion marred the day: Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa prevented from taking out march to Amritsar

January 8, 2015

The governments of Punjab and Haryana today unleashed crackdown on Sikh activists and prevented them from taking out a march from Gurdwara Lakhnaur Sahib to Darbar Sahib Amritsar.

Answer to Press Conference of DGP Sumedh Saini by Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur [Sikh Political Prisoners issue]

January 8, 2015

Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur has rebutted claims of Punjab DGP Sumedh Saini regarding the issue of premature release of Sikh Political Prisoners.

Sikh body lashes out at Badals, Punjab govt. over DGP Sumedh Saini’s statement regarding Sikh political prisoners

January 8, 2015

Dal Khalsa today asked Punjab’s Chief Minister and home minister Parkash Singh Badal and Sukhbir Singh Badal to explain to the people as to why the police leadership was "authorized" to speak on their behalf on the issue of Sikh political prisoners.

DGP himself misinformed about number of Sikh political prisoners: Advocate Manjhpur

January 8, 2015

Advocate JS Manjhpur said that he had issued an updated list of Sikh political prisoners (on Jan. 07) which include names of 83 Sikhs out of which 16 life term convicts have completed their sentence, while one - Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana is facing death sentence but he has also completed minimum mandatory term of life imprisonment.

DGP Sumedh Saini comes to defense of Badals; Says ‘No case for early release in Punjab’

January 8, 2015

Punjab DGP Sumedh Siani has come to the defense of Badal government in Punjab saying that there were no pending cases of premature release of life term convicts in Punjab. It is notable that Punjab government is under pressure to grant premature release to Sikh political prisoners who are eligible to get ‘premature release’.

Punjab police crackdown on Sikh activists in wake of Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa’s march to Amritsar

January 8, 2015

The police crackdown reportedly conducted in wake of announcement by fasting Sikh activist Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa to visit Darbar Saib in Amritsar on January 08. Gurbaksh Singh’s indefinite hunger strike has entered 56th day today. He is seeking permanent release of seven Sikh political prisoners who have completed their jail terms.

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