June 2014 Archive

Motion in UK Parliament on 30th anniversary to commemorate the attack on Darbar Sahib

Last week the Sikh Federation (UK) organised a 30th anniversary event in the UK Parliament to commemorate the attack on Sri Harmander Sahib. In anticipation of the event an Early Day Motion (EDM) was tabled in relation to the 30th anniversary and calling for an independent public judge-led inquiry.

“I am not in depression, rather engaged in helping Punjabis stuck in Iraq”, claims Bhagwant Mann

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s Member Parliament (MP) from Sangrur has claimed that he was not suffering from depression as was “propagated” by some sections of the media. Rather, he said, he was engaged in helping Punjabis stuck in trouble-torn Iraq.

Human Rights NGOs Present Report on June 1984 Indian Army attack on Darbar Sahib to UNHRC

According to a press release (dt. June 21, 2014) by Sikhs For Justice (SJF), [d]uring the 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council, the US based human rights NGO’s presented a report and statement about the June 1984 military invasion of and massacre at Golden Temple. The report was tabled during Council's session on "Interactive Dialogue On International Solidarity".

More than 700 youths from Punjab and Haryana stuck in Iraq

As per the state governments of Punjab and Haryana, nearly 700 people from both the states are stuck in strife-torn Iraq.

Synthetic Drugs case: Goraya Industrialist Chuni Lal Gaba in police net

The Patiala police have arrested Goraya-based businessman Chunni Lal Gaba in the synthetic drugs case, but with the alleged “excuse” illness, he was under treatment as duty Magistrate Gagandeep Singh Garg sent Gaba to judicial custody till July 5.

Bikram Singh Majithia goes “missing”, media report

Moga, Punjab (June 23, 2014): According to a report published by Jalandhar based Ajit News Paper, ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)’s minister and president of Youth Akali Dal (YAD) Bikram Singh Majithia is "missing".

Malaysia court upholds ban on use of “Allah” word by The Hirald; Christians can still use “Allah” in Churches, says Malaysia govt.

According to ABC news, Malaysia's top court weighed in Monday on the country's longstanding fight over the word "Allah," saying non-Muslims cannot use it to refer to God. But the government said hours later that the judgment applied only to one newspaper at the center of the case, adding still more confusion to a deeply divisive debate over religious freedom in the Muslim-majority country.

Nanakshahi calendar row: Dal Khalsa backs PSGPC’s proposed move to organize Sikh Conclave at Nanakana Sahib in Nov

Dal Khalsa patron Gajinder Singh has backed the proposal of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) to organize Sikh Conclave at Nanakana Sahib in Nov to deliberate on the issue of Nanakshahi calendar and other distinct identity related burning issues.

JKLF chief Yasin Malik arrested over protest against BJP and RSS

According to various media reports, The Indian Police arrested Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik on Monday (June 23, 2014) while he was leading a protest march at Maisuma in Srinagar.

Badal managed to cool down protest by Congress MLAs

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal was able to cool down a protest by Congress MLAs who were chanting of anti-Badal slogans and holding anti-government mottos while protesting outside residence on June 23, 2014.

Do not try to provoke me without reason: Shashi Kant to other Aam Aadmi Party fellows

Former Punjab Director General of Police (DGP-Prisons) has sent a strong worded message to some fellow Aam Aamdi Party members. Shashi Kant has alleged that 'a good many AAPians (members of the Aam Aadmi Party) are in awe of him and keep on attacking him without any provocation'.

India: No information of black money in Swiss Banks, claims Jaitly

After media reports revealed that the Swiss banks have prepared a list of bank accounts of Indians, who has black money in those banks, Finance minister of India Arun Jaitly has claimed that the government has not received any communication from Switzerland about ‘black money’ suspected to be stashed in Swiss banks. Jaitley said he was writing to the Swiss authorities for more information.

Narendra Modi govt. imposes 14.2% rail fare hike; Allies, Opposition outburst anger

The railways hiked fares of both in passenger fares (14.2%) and freight (6.5%) on Friday, leading to furious uproar. The Modi-led government at the Centre supported the hike saying that it is in fact 'bitter pill' that the aam aadmi must put up with. However opponents on the other hand alleged that the Centre was already failing in delivering its election-time promise of 'achche din'.

Centre promises AIIMS for Jalandhar; Smart city plan for Amritsar

According to media reports Punjab got two major promises from the central government on Thursday — an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Jalandhar, and a ‘smart city’ development plan for Amritsar and its satellite towns.

India: Govt. faces outrage over imposing Hindi in official communications over social media

Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) led NDA government draw strong criticism over it's directive to impose Hindi for all “official” communications on social networking sites, such as Twitter and Facebook.

Issue of Separate SGPC for Haryana: AISSF (Peermohammad) in favor of calling congregation to take opinion of concerned Sikhs

All India Sikh Students Federation (Peermohamamd) has reportedly urged the Akal Takhat jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh to convene a general gathering over the issue of Haryana Government's proposed decision to set up a separate Shiromani Gurudwara Parbhandhak Committee (SGPC).

Manmohan Singh’s “soft corner” for Parkash Singh Badal had halted formation of separate committee for Haryana, says Sarna

Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) president and former head of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) Paramjit Singh Sarna has once again extended extended his support for separate Gurdwara Parbandhak committee for Haryana.

Mann Dal to contest Punjab Assembly by-polls

It is learnt that Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) has decided to contest the forthcoming Punjab Assembly by-polls. Information in this regards was released by Mann Dal's Secretary General Jaswant Singh Mann after a meeting of the Sangrur and Barnala district units of the party on June 19.

OP-ED: Tough going for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab

Basically, the Aam Aadmi Party (APP) is the product of Anna Hazare’s movement that began in September 2011 in Delhi against raging corruption during the second inning of the UPA government at the Centre.

Badal seeks BJP led central govt’s intervention in row related to voting rights of “Sehajdhari” Sikhs

According to media reports the Badal Dal delegation asked the India government to enact the notification of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on the Sehajdaris issue into the legislation for providing procedural correction to remove the technical infirmities in the GoI’s directive.

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