In 1980s-90s the Indian state created so-called black list of Sikhs, adding names of diaspora Sikh activists in it in a whole-sale manner. The issue had been a cause of concern in the past decade as a number of cases surfaced where the abuse this extra-judicial mechanism was clearly established.
The Sikh sangat reportedly held a ‘Shaheedi Samagam’ to mark the martyrdom anniversary of former Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) chief ‘General’ Labh Singh at Panjwar village in Tarn Taran district on Thursday (July 12).