The Warning That Went Unheeded: How a 2007 Memorandum Foreshadowed Today’s Satikar Act Crisis

June 8, 2026

A major political confrontation has emerged in Punjab over the newly enacted Jagat Jyot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satikar (Amendment) Act, 2026. The growing deadlock between the AAP-led state government and supreme Sikh institutions, including the SGPC and Sri Akal Takht Sahib, has revived a nineteen-year-old prophetic warning. A 2007 memorandum by the Sikh Students Federation cautioned that inviting a secular state to legislate on Sikh religious affairs would eventually undermine Panthic sovereignty—a foresight many observers argue has now materialized.

Panch Pradhani Jatha Seeks Complete Repeal of 2008 and 2026 Satkar Acts

May 21, 2026

The Panch Pradhani Jatha opposes Punjab government interference in Khalsa Panth affairs, calling for the complete scrapping of the 2008 and 2026 Satkar Acts.

Copy of Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026

May 12, 2026

Punjab’s Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act 2026 introduces strict anti-sacrilege provisions, life imprisonment, digital saroop tracking, and sparks debate between the Bhagwant Mann government, SGPC, and Sikh organizations. Read and download a copy of Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

Punjab Govt To Lift Ban On Student Elections In State’s Universities, Says Amarinder Singh

March 27, 2018

As per the media reports the state chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that student union elections will begin in universities and colleges from the next academic year.

Punjab Govt To Lift Ban On Student Elections In State’s Universities, Says Amarinder Singh

March 27, 2018

As per the media reports the state chief minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced that student union elections will begin in universities and colleges from the next academic year.

News about Sikh Students Federation’s involvement in Dera followers’ killings is Fake: AISSF

March 6, 2017

A news about Sikh Students Federation having owned responsibility for killing of two dera premis in Ludhiana district was published by some online media outlets on Monday afternoon.

Jal Bin Sakh Kumlavati – A Booklet on Punjab Water Crisis & River Water Issue

March 13, 2016

Jal Bin Sakh Kumlavati is a booklet published by Sikh Students Federation in July 2008 on Punjab Water Crisis, Punjab River Waters and Satluj Yamuna Link SYL Issue.

Personification of Sikh Gurus through human actor or depiction through Animation, portraits or computer graphics is equally prohibited

March 27, 2015

Makers of the Nanak Shah Fakir movie are taking a plea that they did not violate Sikh tenets as Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Ji was depicted in Nanak Shah Fakir movie through computer graphics and no human actor has played the role of Guru Nanak ji in this movie.

Justice denied – Events of Saka Nakodar (4 Feb. 1986) tell the tales of impunity in Punjab

February 4, 2014

Nakodar, Punjab (February 04, 2014): Twenty-eight year ago on this day four innocent Sikh young men were murdered by Punjab police while they were peacefully protesting against the desecration of Shri Guru Granth Sahib.

Punjabi University Students protested against suspected execution of Prof. Bhullar

April 24, 2013

Patiala, Punjab (April 24, 2013): It is learnt that students of Punjabi University Patiala held a protest march in the University campus on April 23, 2013 to oppose the suspected execution of Sikh political prisoner Professor Devender Pal Singh Bhullar. Prof. Bhullar is facing imminent threat of execution in India as the Supreme Court of India had cleared his execution on April 12, 2013.