Speaking during Antim Ardas Samagam held in the memory of journalist S. Dalbir Singh at Village Ganna, near Phillaur on February 23, 2020 Sikh political analyst and author Bhai Ajmer Singh said that S. Dalbir Singh was a close confident of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and he was a key witness of Sikh history of Dharam Yudh Morcha.
Veteran journalist Dalbir Singh (Pattarkar) passed away today. Once a known marxists, he was considered amongst one of the influential ideological figures of the Sikh politics after the Ghallughara of June 1984.
Samvad, a discussion forum, has announced to hold a discussion on various aspects of Sikh struggle of 1980s-90s.
Jalandhar, Punjab (July 16, 2013): Even as the controversy over the Ishrat Jahan case rages on, the demand for families of those eliminated in fake encounters in Punjab during militancy days has resurfaced, especially after a cop recently made the 'revelation' that he had killed 83 persons in cold blood.