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Police Crackdown on Sikh Activists Across Punjab Ahead of Gathering in Amritsar

Punjab police have launched a massive crackdown on Sikh activists ahead of Pathic Ekatarta (gathering) at Sri Amritsar today (17th of March).

Canada Must Condemn India’s Violent Crackdown Against Farmers: BCGC & OGC Write to Canadian Foreign Minister

British Columbia Gurdwaras Council (BCGC) has written a letter to the Canadian Foreign Minister (copy available with Sikh Siyasat News) to raise concerns regarding paramilitary troop mobilization by India at the East-Punjab-Haryana state boundaries and the alleged repression of farmer activists.

Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar Acquitted in 30 Years Old Case

A Ghaziabad court today acquitted Sikh Political Prisoner Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar in a 1994 case. Prof. DPS Bhullar who is on parole attended the hearing in person at the Ghaziabad district court today along with his counsel Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur. The court had reserved the case for verdict today.

Youth Murdered in Offensive Firing by State Forces at Khanauri Barrier: Eyewitnesses

Farmer leader, Baldev Singh Sirsa, confirmed today that a 21-year old activist was murdered by police bullets at Khanauri today.

Sikh Legacy: Remembering Vadda Ghallughara

On 5 February 1762, the pages of Sikh history unfurled a somber chapter known as Vadda Ghallughara, The Great Sikh Genocide, unfolding at Kup Rahera near Malerkotla.

Panth Sewak Personality Bhai Diljit Singh House Arrested

Punjab police has put Panth Sewak personality Bhai Diljit Singh under house arrest. A team of six police officials visited Bhai Diljit Singh's house today and informed him that the state government has decided to put him under house arrest.

Sikh Federation UK to Oppose the Classification of any Sikh Organizations as Extremist

“The new extremism definition about to be unveiled today in Parliament, on the Sikh New Year, will formalise the engagement ban that leading Sikh organisations that are critical of the Indian government have already experienced”, the Sikh Federation UK said in a written release. 

Quebec Court of Appeal Decision on Bill 21: WSO Expresses Disappointment

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is deeply disappointed by the decision of the Court of Appeal of Quebec largely upholding Bill 21, Quebec's controversial secularism law. The WSO maintains that Bill 21 is a direct attack on religious freedom and will continue to fight this unjust law.

Subhkaran Singh (22) Died Fighting for Debt Waiver, Better Price; Family Debt of 10 Lakh Stands

A death underlines the small farmers’ struggle for fair income in a so-called Punjab of agricultural prosperity. Shubhkaran Singh, 22, leaves behind a family that had to sell off an acre of its 3.5-acre land to run the household and marry off its eldest daughter. He’s gone, while the loan waiver he fought for hasn’t come.

WSO Condemns Alleged Mistreatment of Sikh Detainees under NSA at Dibrugarh Jail

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) condemns the mistreatment and unjust detention of Sikh activists in Dibrugarh Jail, Assam. 

Mastuana Sahib Jorr Mela 2024 Documentary

An annual Jorr Mela takes place at Mastuana Sahib from 30 January to 1 February every year in the memory of Sant Attar Singh Mastuana.

Sikh Organizations Seek Standing in Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Canadian Democracy

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO), Ontario Gurdwaras Committee (OGC), and British Columbia Gurdwaras Council (BCGC) have jointly applied for standing in the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions, led by Justice Marie-Josée Hogue.




Politics

Misl Satluj’s Instagram Handle Blocked in India

Social and political organization Misl Satluj’s Instagram handle is blocked in India.

Joint Statement by Panth Sewak Collective after US Indictment on Assassination Plot by Indian Officials

Recent events, from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s revelation about India’s role in Bhai Hardeep Singh’s murder to the US rebuke against India’s attempted assassination of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, have exposed India’s state terror alongside its coordinated transnational assassination campaign against Sikhs around the world.

Sikh Body to Organize March and Rally to Highlight Human Rights Abuses in Punjab, Kashmir, Manipur

Commemorating 75th World Human Rights day, the Dal Khalsa will hold a rally and march on Dec 9 against transnational killings of Sikh activists, long imprisonments, illegal detentions, inhuman torture and misuse of UAPA/NSA in Punjab since last few years.

Synopsis of expected results in Madhya Pradesh

Apparently legislative assembly elections 2023 in Madhya Pradesh will be a closely fought race

Synopsis of Expected Results in Assembly Elections in Mizoram

In Mizoram state assembly elections, Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) appears to be poised to improve its past tally of 8 seats. Corruption and plight of kuki zo refugees from Manipur and Myanmar appear to propelling the electoral prospects of ZPM.

Kejriwal Led AAP Govt. Rejects Premature Release of Sikh Political Prisoner Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar

Arvind Kejirwal led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi government's Sentence Review Board (SRB) has rejected the case of premature release of Sikh political prisoner Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar.

Dal Khalsa Writes to French President Prior to His Visit to India on Jan 26

Taking a significant step, the Dal Khalsa has shot off a missive to French President who is slated to be the chief guest of India’s 75th Republic Day celebrations on January 26, claiming that at this stage, when the Indian government’s role into transnational repression is under world scrutiny “your acceptance to be the chief guest has acutely disappointed the Sikhs worldwide,".

Indian Top Court Not Above Politics : Dal Khalsa

Dal Khalsa leader Kanwar Pal Singh, reacting to the verdict of the Supreme Court on Article 370 abrogation in Kashmir said,  "Clearly, the Indian top court’s verdict endorsing the Indian government’s decision to abrogate Article 370 has come on explected lines.

US Justice Department Announces Charges in Connection with Foiled Plot to Assassinate U.S. Citizen in New York City

The Justice Department of the United States of America has opened the indictment filed against an Indian man for plotting assassination of a Sikh political activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun on US soil.

Sikh Youth of Punjab holds Ardas for Bandi Singhs on Bandi Chhor Divas

The activists of Sikh Youth of Punjab, held prayers for the well-being, high spirits and freedom of Bandi Singhs at Sachkhand Darbar Sahib on the eve of Bandi Chhor Divas.

Thakur Ka Kuan: of Coterie And Turn-Coats In Politics

Recitation of Shri Omprakash Balmiki's iconoclastic verse from the floor of the Upper House of the Parliament has roiled politics in Bihar.

What does the transcript of the press interaction with Jake Sullivan inform of the concerns of US media regarding the Delhi chapter of G20 Convention?

The press interaction on the Air Force One with the NSAUS Mr Jake Sullivan underscored the concerns of the US media regarding the Delhi chapter of G20 Convention.