March 2015 Archive

AAP crisis: Copy of Prashant Bhushan’s letter to Aam Aadmi Party’s Executive

The rift in Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has once again come out in the open. After senior party member Admiral Ramdas's explosive letter, AAP co-founder and senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan has shot off a letter to the National Executive of the party expressing his anguish over the growing divide and trust deficit in the party.

‘Attempts to remove Arvind Kejriwal,’ says AAP, facing split in party, media reports

Media reports say that there is serious rift with in the Aam Aadmi Party. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party will meet on Wednesday for a decision that could presage the first big split in the party.

DSMGC announces contribution towards Campaign for Sikh Identity in USA

Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee has announced a contribution of $10,000 towards an awareness campaign to educate Americans about Sikhism and Sikh Identity. DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK and General Secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa appeared with Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE) and Senior Advisor to the Washington based National Sikh Campaign, in New Delhi in a press meet and endorsed an American Sikh plan to reach out to millions of fellow Americans.

H.S. Phoolka Vs. Jagdish Tytler: Delhi court frames charges against Tytler under defamation law

The court of Gaurav Rao, ACMM, Patiala House, New Delhi, today framed charges against Congress leader and Sikh genocide 1984 accused Jagdish Tytler under section 499/500 Indian Penal Code (IPC) for the defamatory statements made by him against senior lawyer and Aam Aadmi Party leader Advocate Harvinder Singh Phoolka during the LIVE telecast of a program titled “Khabro-ki-khabar” and “X-Factor” on NDTV channel.

Delhi protest by Sikh organizations postponed to March 9; Police crackdown continues

Punjab police has come down heavily against the Sikh activists supporting hunger strike of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa. The police has reportedly arrested a number of Sikh activists while others have gone underground to avoid arrests. Meanwhile Sikh organizations have postponed March 3 protest at Jantar Mantar to March 9.

Family members not allowed to meet Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa; Update from Bibi Sarvinder Kaur

Bibi Sarvinder Kaur, daughter of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, today said that no one from the family is being allowed to meet him. "The police has put our father under arrest and he is being kept at Civil Hospital in Ludhiana. The police is not allowing any one to meet him", said Bibi Sarvinder Kaur.

Haryana Gurdwara Act is ultra vires, MHA tells Supreme Court

The Ministry of Home Affairs of India has reportedly gave a submission before the Supreme Court of India that the Haryana Gurdwara law commanding formation of Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee should be annulled.

Dal Khalsa on Police crackdown on Sikh activists: State suppressing democratic protest undemocratically

Dal Khalsa today came down heavily on Punjab government for crackdown on members of Committee for the release of political prisoners for lending support to the cause of Bapu Surat Singh, who is on fast unto death since Jan 16 seeking the release of prisoners who have completed their prison term.

NRI body slams Punjab Police for not allowing daughter to meet Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa

"This is not only a violation of human rights but is also a murder of tall claims of our government for the largest democracy in the world", an NRI body said in a press release while referring to police crackdown against Sikh activist Surat Singh Khasla's peaceful struggle to secure release of Sikh political prisoners.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists hit Mohali-Kharar road to contact masses

Mohali, Punjab: Blowing the horn for 2017 state assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), organised its special mass contact programme under the banner of ‘Haal Punjab Da, Dard Punjab Da’, at Mohali on Feb. 28.

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