Posted on 06/26/2017 9:49:19 PM PDT by TBP
Victims are a group of Sikh individuals from Punjab, India who were actively and peacefully advocating the call given by SFJ to hold referendum for Sikhs' right to self determination and to liberate Indian Occupied Punjab. The demand for referendum is based on the right to self determination guaranteed by the UN Charter and International Convent on Civil and Political Rights on the basis that Sikhs are indigenous people of Punjab, with a separate and distinct religious, cultural and linguistic identity.
Sikh Referendum Campaigners were actively involved in "Referendum 2020" campaign by coordinating, participating and holding gatherings in the villages of Punjab to educate, promote and advocate the demand for Referendum.
On or about August 06-07, Indian police arbitrary arrested the referendum campaigners while they were gathering signatures on an online White House Petition launched by SFJ urging Obama administration's support for the liberation of Indian occupied Punjab, (See https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/august-15th-not-independence-day-sikhs-support-liberation-indian-occupied-punjab-create-khalistan).
Indian Police itself declared that Sikh campaigners have been arrested for "distributing referendum related material and T-Shirts". To justify its illegal actions, the police later imputed the false charges of "planning to carry out some terror activity" on the detained campaigners. (See http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/terror-module-linked-to-nris-busted-in-punjab-before-i-day/278666.html).
The detention of the campaigners in this case is carried out to stop and suppress the Sikh referendum campaign.
One of the detained Referendum Campaigner, Jaspreet Singh was hospitalized as a result of the custodial torture. See the news report and picture showing the detainee in the hospital bed. (http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/terror-module-linked-to-nris-busted-in-punjabbefore-i-day/278666.html)
The illegal detention and custodial torture on the referendum campaigners is carried out by a team of Indian police officials headed by Lok Nath Angra, Inspector General (IG) of Punjab Police.
Ever since the campaign for "Referendum 2020" has been gaining momentum and popularity, the Indian government has been reacting with measures aimed at silencing the demand for referendum.
The illegal detention, custodial torture and framing of false terror charges against the Sikh Referendum Campaigners is being carried out in retaliation to lawful and democratic activity of demanding right to self determination which is guaranteed under International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and therefore the actions of Indian government violate Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1.Jaspreet Singh of village Handowal, Punjab, India
2.Kuldeep Singh of Punjab, India
3.Hardeep Singh of Punjab, India
4.Vikramjeet Singh of Punjab, India
5.Balwinder Singh of Punjab, India
Perpetrators:
1.Government of India
2.Lok Nath Angra, I.G Police
3.Kuldeep S. Chahal, Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Hoshiarpur, Punjab
4.Kulwant Singh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Hoshiarpur, Punjab
5.Hardip Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Chabbewal, Punjab.
6.Sukhamrit Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Investigation, Hoshiarpur, Punjab.
7.Kulwindar Singh, Station House Officer (SHO), Police Station, Chabbewal, Punjab
Khalistan is a fools errand. Sikhs have particular covenant type scenario where Punjab is their holy land.
Their last human guru, on his deathbed no less, said something to the effect of Sikhs are like seeds. Wherever they go if the water themselves with good deeds the will blossom and thrive.
Should read Sikhs have NO covenant type scenario.
At least they’ll be able to escape teh oppression of teh Indian regime.
They declared their independence in 1987.
The Akali Dal, which controls the Punjab government, is in alliance with the militant Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a party committed to “Hindutva”, and the oppression of minorities: Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Assamese, Bodos, Tamils, and others.
A BJP leader was on record saying that everyone who lives in India must either be Hindu or be subservient to Hindus.
It matters not whether it’s BJP or Congress in control. Both have carried out the torture, extrajudicial killings, and other atrocities against India’s minorities.
They hve killed somewhere between 250,000 and a million Sikhs since the 1980s, thousands of Christians in Nagaland and elsewhere, and tens of thousands of Assamese, Bodos, Dalits, Manipuris, Tamils, and other minorities. There are 17 freedom movements within “the world’s largest democracy.”
India is not our friend.
The only way that Sikhs will be free to practice their religion and enjoy their human rights is in their own country.
“If a Sikh is not for Khalistan, he is not a Sikh.” — Darshan Singh, former Jethedar of the Akal Takht
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