Dal Khalsa hits out at aggression by Israel and mute spectator role of the United Nations. In a hard hitting statement issued here today, Dal Khalsa has alleged that world powers backing and supporting Israel have wittingly or unwittingly contributed in reducing UN to a redundant body.
On September 23, 2024 the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released their latest US-wide hate crime data.Though the number of anti-Sikh hate incidents is down from the all-time high reported in 2022, Sikhs remained the third most-targeted group in hate incidents targeting specific religious identities (behind anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim incidents).
In the memory of late Bhai Gajinder Singh, the founding leader of Dal Khalsa, the Dal Khalsa has decided to organize a seminar on 29th September at Gurdaspur. The title of the seminar will be 'Martyr, resistance and the road to Freedom'.
On 18 September 2024 at the Derby City Council meeting Liberal Democrat Councillor Ajit Singh Atwal backed by Liberal Democrat Councillor Emily Lonsdale put down a motion focused on the events of November 1984.
The Sikh Federation (UK) marked its 40th anniversary with an impactful International Sikh Convention at Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Wolverhampton, attended by over 10,000 Sikhs.
Complainant Lakhvinder Kaur recorded her statement before the Special CBI Judge in the Rouse Avenue Court in Delhi yesterday (3 October 2024). Her husband Badal Singh and two other Sikhs were killed in the targeted violence against Sikhs outside Pul Bangash Gurudwara in Delhi on November 1, 1984.
Sikh Shahadat, a quarterly magazine, organized a first seminar to analyze the writings related to “Teeja Ghallughara”, June 1984 attack of Indian Army on Darbar Sahib (Amritsar) and 70 other Gurdwaras across Punjab and adjoining states
The Supreme Court of India, on Friday (27 September 2024) issued a notice to the Union Government concerning a petition filed for the transfer of Sikh political prisoner Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara from Tihar Jail in Delhi to a prison in Punjab. Bhai Jagtar Singh Hawara is currently serving a life sentence related to the assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh.
In a written release issued on 19 September 2024, the Sikh Coalition said that after consulting with Congressman Adam Schiff’s (D-CA) office over the past several weeks, it has endorsed the Transnational Repression Reporting Act.
On September 19, 2024 United States Representative for California's 30th congressional district Adam Schiff introduced the bipartisan Transnational Repression Reporting Act of 2024 which would require the Attorney General, in coordination with other relevant federal agencies, to submit a report of cases of transnational repression against U.S. citizens or people in the United States.
A Shaheedi Samagam was held on September 14, 2024, at Gurdwara Shikar Ghat Sahib in Village Dallewal, near Goraya, to honor the memory of Shaheed Bhai Satpal Singh Dallewal, the general secretary of the Sikh Students Federation.
On August 9, 2024, the martyrdom day of Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh ji was commemorated with profound respect at village Dasuwal by the local Sangat and Gurdwara Sahib Committee.
Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Indian Parliament has kicked off a political storm following a speech in Virginia. Turning to a Sikh member of the audience he stated: “The fight is about whether he, as a Sikh, is going to be allowed to wear a turban in India; or whether, he, as a Sikh, will be allowed to wear a Kara in India; or whether he, as a Sikh, is allowed to go to a Gurudwara.”
On July 5th, when Amritpal Singh took oath of allegiance to the Indian Constitution as a Member of the Indian Parliament, Bibi Balwinder Kaur, Amritpal Singh's mother, addressed the media at Jallukhera village. She, interalia, said, "Anybody may say anything, but he (Amritpal Singh) is not a Khalistani supporter." She urged that now, with Amritpal Singh having taken an oath on the Indian Constitution, such allegations should cease.
The District Magistrate of Amritsar has approved the temporary release of Amritpal Singh, a National Security Act (NSA) detainee, for the purpose of taking his oath as a member of the 18th Lok Sabha.
In the ongoing tallying of votes for the Faridkot (SC) Lok Sabha seat, independent candidate Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, the son of Shaheed Beant Singh, has taken a commanding lead.
In Khadoor Sahib constituency independent candidate and president of Waris Punjab De party is leading with a considerable margin. Amritpal Singh is jailed in Dibrugarh jail of Assam under the National Security Act.
In this interview, Sikh Siyasat editor Parmjeet Singh Gazi analyzes the recent actions of the Jathedar, particularly his decision to declare Sukhbir Badal as Tankhaiya, and the subsequent statement by the SGPC President regarding control over the Akal Takht.
The landscape of Sikh electoral politics is currently marked by significant upheaval and fluidity, reflecting a period of intense transformation and factionalism. The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) is at the center of this turbulence, as internal rifts have erupted within the party. The faction led by Sukhbir Singh Badal has expelled several senior leaders, accusing them of "anti-party activities," after the latter announced to organize “Akali Dal Sudhal Lehar” (SAD-Badal Reform Movement).
In this engaging video, journalist Mandeep Singh interviews Ajaypal Singh Brar, President of Misl Satluj, a socio-political organization that has recently unveiled its manifesto.
Following the electoral victory of Amritpal Singh in the Lok Sabha election from the Khadoor Sahib constituency while incarcerated in Assam’s Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act (NSA), there has been a surge in announcements of candidacies by Sikh detainees for the upcoming Punjab Assembly bypolls.
Simranjit Singh Mann, who also serves as the president of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann), faces the prospect of losing his seat after winning the Sangrur by-election in 2022.
In a stunning development, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi finds himself trailing in the Varanasi constituency as per early vote count data released by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
In this video Sikh Siyasat editor Parmjeet Singh Gazi delves into the intricacies of Sikh electoral politics in Punjab ahead of the Lok Sabha polling on June 1st.
The developments in West Asia are particularly troubling for livers of peace and human rights. Two questions are especially important: First is the Isreali war a limited war as US diplomats will have us believe? Or is it a larger regional war that could destabilize the POST-WWII world order? If the second possibility is closer to the truth why is the Isreali war escalating in scale only incrementally?
Darbara Singh Guru now acknowledges that in 1986, during the Saka Nakodar massacre, he served as ADC in Jalandhar and acted as District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner while the regular DC was away for training. He admits that he ordered the post-mortem reports, although he previously denied ever acting as DM/DC.
The landscape of Sikh electoral politics is currently marked by significant upheaval and fluidity, reflecting a period of intense transformation and factionalism. The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) is at the center of this turbulence, as internal rifts have erupted within the party. The faction led by Sukhbir Singh Badal has expelled several senior leaders, accusing them of "anti-party activities," after the latter announced to organize “Akali Dal Sudhal Lehar” (SAD-Badal Reform Movement).