AMRITSAR: An important gathering of Sikh sects, organizations, Sikh scholars, journalists and intellectuals was held today at Sri Akal Takht Sahib to discuss the uneasy atmosphere in the minds of Sikhs due to the current situation in Punjab and the illegal arrests of Sikh youth.
Speaking during the meeting, the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh announced that the Khalsa Vehir under the auspices of Akal Takht Sahib under the auspices of Akal Takht Sahib against drugs and patriarchy and to make Sikh youths Amritdhari. gave an ultimatum to release the arrested youth within 24 hours.
Meanwhile, he said that the National Security Act imposed on all youths should be immediately removed, the seized vehicles of the Sikhs who were peacefully protesting at Harike's headworks should be released immediately and the closed web channels and social media accounts should be activated immediately. Meanwhile, in the past, the flag and symbols of Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Khalsa State and the Sikh princely states were wrongly propagated as the flag of Khalistan by the Punjab Police, and the SGPC was ordered to take strict legal action against those concerned police officers. He also asked the Sikhs to put signs of the Khalsa state on their vehicles and houses to stop the government's propaganda against the flags and symbols related to the Sikh heritage.
During the meeting held at Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh said that today a very serious and diplomatic siege is being carried out by the state against the Sikhs, which should be answered diplomatically without being violent. There is a need to create collective capacity among Sikhs.
He said that on the one hand, in this democratic and communally diverse India, announcements are made to create a Hindu Rashtra by suppressing the minorities, but no action is being taken against the people who make such provocative statements, on the other hand, the scope of democracy. Governments do not take long to impose black laws on Sikhs who present their views while staying inside. He said that if the government does not end the atmosphere of terror by releasing all the youth within 24 hours, then a campaign of propaganda will be started diplomatically in the country and abroad against the atmosphere created by the Indian state of bullying the Sikhs. He also said that legal action will be taken by Sikh organizations against the character assassination of Sikhs by the government through the national media.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami announced a panel of lawyers to repeal the National Security Act and provide other legal assistance to the Sikh youth who were victims of government repression. Along with this, he also appealed to the families of the arrested Sikh youths that the victim's families should immediately contact the Shiromani Committee so that legal assistance can be provided to them.
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami announced a panel of lawyers to repeal the National Security Act and provide other legal assistance to the Sikh youth who were victims of government repression. Along with this, he also appealed to the families of the arrested Sikh youths that the victim's families should immediately contact the Shiromani Committee so that legal assistance can be provided to them.
Meanwhile, the various speakers who arrived at the gathering also unanimously agreed on the need to take a big stand at the intellectual and diplomatic level against the injustice being done to the Sikh community and expressed confidence in the leadership of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. done In the gathering Giani Jagtar Singh, chief scribe of Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib, Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh, Shiromani Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, Baba Balveer Singh Shiromani Panth Akali Buddha Dal, Baba Avtar Singh Sursingh, Sri Akal Takht Sahib Former Jathedar Bhai Jasvir Singh Rode, Manjit Singh GK, Bhupinder Singh, Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee, Chief Spokesperson of Damdami Taksal, Baba Sukhdev Singh, Sikh personalities from different areas also arrived.