Asserting that Sikh people were the only legitimate heirs to the Kohinoor diamond and many other artifacts and symbols of the erstwhile Sikh rule that adorns the museums in UK, the Dal Khalsa said neither the petitioner in the Supreme Court nor the government of India have any locus standi to claim the Kohinoor.
SAD Badal has asked the SGPC to file a caveat in SCI so that it could be heard before the court passes a judgement on a PIL demanding the return of the Koh-i-noor diamond to India.
SGPC today slammed the central government over its stand that Kohinoor diamond was neither "forcibly taken" nor "stolen" by British rulers and demanded its return to the religious body, saying it "belongs to the Sikh community".
In a written statement released yesterday Bhai Amrik Singh, the Chair of the Sikh Federation (UK) said British media would be advised to seek advice of British Sikh scholars and activists rather than rely on incorrect information supplied by Indian Solicitor General, Ranjit Kumar, who clearly lacks basic knowledge of Sikh history.
Keith Vaz MP today called for the world-famous 'Koh-i-Noor' diamond to be returned to India during Narendra Modi's UK visit in November.