Lakhwinder Singh Jakhar, Superintendent, Central Jail, Patiala, who had been issued contempt notices by a local court for refusing to execute the death sentence of Balwant Singh Rajoana, has cited lack of territorial jurisdiction for refusing to execute the sentence. In his reply filed on April 25, Jakhar stated that he acted bona fide and without any contempt towards the court. He also said Rajoana... 

Days after Bibi Jagir Kaur, the lone woman cabinet minister in Punjab, was jailed for five years, the Akali-BJP government led by chief minister Parkash Singh Badal got another jolt after another cabinet minister faced conviction for misusing the official machinery. Agriculture minister Tota Singh was sentenced to one year in jail. The minister, however, got bail enabling him to approach a higher court.... 

Twenty-eight years after the Army stormed into the Golden Temple complex to evict Sikh hardliners led by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, the SGPC executive at a meeting in Anandpur Sahib today approved Operation Bluestar Memorial. The memorial will come up near Gurdwara Thara Sahib in the Golden Temple complex. The SGPC House had given the green signal to the memorial a decade back and the matter had been... 

UK: International Panthic Dal welcomes the news on the construction of the Shaheedi Memorial of Sikh Martyrs who were killed by the Indian Government in June 1984. The construction of the memorial will be headed by the Chief of Damdami Taksal Sant Baba Harnam Singh Ji Khalsa and supported by other GurSikhs including Singh Sahib Bhai Jasvir Singh Ji Khalsa (Sabka Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib and founder... 

The name of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is doing the rounds as a potential candidate for the post of the Vice-President of India. Sources in the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said the party has not so far received any official communication from the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to field Badal as the alliance nominee, but politicians in Punjab have started debating if he would be willing... 

LUDHIANA: The Bains brothers who had been expelled from Shiromani Akali Dal during the Punjab assembly elections are going to make a comeback to the party. As the civic polls are approaching, the brothers declared that their coming back is just a formality as they never had any differences with the party high command. Simarjit Singh Bains and his brother Balwinder Singh had contested independently... 

London: 26 April 2012, International Panthic Dal has written to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon who is on official travel to India. International Panthic Dal requested his support on two ongoing human rights and justice matters. I.P.D highlighted the case of Balwant Singh Rajoana and the ongoing Justice being sought for the victims of June 1984 and November 1984 respectively.  Read More »

It was 3 years ago this month- Sardar Jarnail Singh Journalist threw his shoe at the Indian Home Minister – in connection with the zero justice given to Delhi widows of November 1984 Pogroms. The world media after 25 years took notice again of what occured in November 1984 with Sikhs in Delhi. As a result of Jarnail Singh actions and media pressure, India’s Parliament and the Indian Prime... 

Sardar Harvinder Singh Phoolka has led a long legal crusade to gain justice for the victims of November 1984 Delhi slaughter of Sikhs, where over three thousand Sikhs (Official Indian Government figures) were murdered. Sardar Harvinder Singh Phoolka for… 27 years has represented many Sikh widows, and despite death threats has shown great courage and continued relentlessly to fight their cases.... 

Living Martyr Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana is still inside prison and his death penalty has not been commuted. If the media is highlighting Living Martyr Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana’s case less, we must not make the mistake of lapsing – forgetting. The unarmed protester of Gurdaspur Ranjit Singh is still in hospital – he has not forgotten – the family of Quami Shaheed Jaspal Singh...