July 2015 Archive

Indian politicians led by Narendra Modi are preparing to give a kick in the teeth to Britain: Sikh Federation UK

David Cameron and his ministers have been courting their Indian counterparts for trade but without seeing anything substantial in return.

Mann Dal, Aam Aadmi Party workers arrested after protest on Sikh political prisoners issue

The police reportedly arrested around 60 workers of various organisations, including Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on July 24. They were demanding the release of Sikh prisoners and were holding protest in support of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa.

SC riders cut hopes of 13 Sikh political prisoners; Other options are still there, says Advo. Manjhpur

Sikh political prisoners who have been in jail for more than 14 years, 13 Sikh political prisoners who have completed over 14 years in prisons are unlikely to benefit from the verdict as either they were convicted under infamous TADA, or their cases were investigated by the CBI.

Simranjit Singh Mann meets Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa after mild altercation with police

Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar president Simranjit Singh Mann met Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa at Dayanand Medical College and Hospital (DMC) Ludhiana yesterday.

Sikh man killed in Derby (UK) hit and run

Satnam Singh (74), a father of three, from Princes Street was found on the junction of Princes Street and Coronation Street, Rosehill at around 4.50am on Thursday, July 23.

Internal rift continues in Punjab AAP: Shergill levels allegations against MP Harinder Singh Khalsa

Aam Aadmi Party's Punjab leadership continue to fire salvos on each other. Addressing a press conference at Chandigarh on July 22 Party's newly appointed state legal cell chief Advo. Himmat Singh Shergill claimed that he had got ‘solid information’ that AAP MP from Fatehgarh Sahib, Harinder Singh Khalsa has been bought over by the Badals.

India’s “Civil Society: Comes Out In Support Of Teesta Setalvad & Javed Anand

New Delhi: Various activists and prominent personalities of different fields have issued a written statement in support of Citizens for Justice and Peace activist Teesta Setalvad. ...

Yakub Memon’s hanging is political, stop it: PUDR

Terming Yakum Memon's proposed hanging on July 30 as "political", People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) said that the judicial process through which Yakub has been pronounced guilty and deserving of capital punishment has failed to bring to justice the main perpetrators of anti-Muslim carnage in December 1992 and January 1993, despite the Srikrishna Commission of Inquiry identifying a host of police officers and politicians belonging to Shiv Sena for their role.

Human rights activist Teesta Setalvad denied anticipatory bail

A Mumbai High Court today rejected the anticipatory bail plea moved by human rights activists Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand.

High Court tells Chief Secretary to seriously consider the issue of farmers’ suicide

The Punjab and Haryana High Court told Punjab chief secretary to seriously look into the matter of farmers suicide in the state and take necessary steps. It was a bench of justices Satish Kumar Mittal and Justice Surinder Singh Sidhu was hearing a petition filed by Malkeet Singh Balianwali.

Deadlock continues as Sikh leaders still behind the bars, Bapu Surat Singh in DMC ICU

Deadlock on the issue of Sikh political prisoners continues as the main leaders of Bandi Singhs Rihai Sangharsh Committee remain behind the bars and Bapu Surat Singh is kept under intensive care at ICU ward of DMC hospital.

No Fundamental Right to Privacy: says Indian government

Central Government of India recently (on Wed. - July 22) told Supreme Court that there was no fundamental right to privacy under the Indian Constitution.

Supreme Court allows states to release life convicts but with riders

The Supreme Court of India today permitted the states to exercise their power to remit the sentences of life term convicts if they have already served more than 14 years imprisonment.

Six dead as bus carry Sikh devotees from Barnala to Gurdwara Manikaran fell into river near Kullu; 20 injured, many misisng

At least six persons were killed and around 20 were injured when a tourist bus fall into a 200 feet Deep gorge near Rampur Himachal Pradesh. Media reports say that some more people are still missing. Missing persons are feared to have been washed away in Satluj river.

Bhai Sukhjit Singh Khosa, 12 others get bail; Release expected in few days

As per the information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN), Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Committee chief by Sukhjit Singh Khosa and 12 others, who were arrested from Bapu Surat Singh's house on July 19th, were granted bail by a Ludhiana Court today.

Facts rebut Punjab govt’s claims related to List and Release of Sikh Political Prisoners

The issue of Sikh political prisoners, especially the issue of permanent release of those Sikh political prisoners who have completed their mandatory jail terms, is once again in focus. Punjab government and various newspapers/media are maintaining that there were no Sikh prisoners in Indian jails who could be granted permanent release, especially in wake 2014 Supreme Court of India (SCI) stay on granting remissions to life term convicts.

Sikh Coalition’s Powerhouse Legal Team is Expanding

A news update by the Sikh Coalition informs that the US based civil rights and advocacy group is expanding its Legal Program to provide even more legal services to Sikhs across USA.

Fasting Sikh activist, Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, shifted to DMC as health condition deteriorates further

Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, who has been on hunger strike for more than 6 months now, was reportedly shifted to DMC Hospital (Ludhiana) by police and civil administration.

Police force glucose into Bapu Surat Singh; Family not allowed to meet

The police today started forcible administration of glucose to fasting Sikh activist Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa. The health condition of Bapu Surat Singh reportedly deteriorated today as he had stopped drinking water on July 20 evening when he was forcibly admitted to civil hospital of Ludhiana by the police.

Bapu Surat Singh’s condition deteriorates: police doesn’t allowed his family members and Dal Khalsa leaders to meet him at Ldh hospital

Dal Khalsa activists led by its president H S Dhami and spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh. who visited civil hospital Ludhiana today to meet Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, who is on fast unto death since Jan 16, were not allowed to meet him by the police administration.

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