Entire Khalsa Action Committee & Ex Sri Akal Takhat Sahib Jathedar Arrested

[Damdami Taksal Jatha Bhindran]

MARCH AGAINST DERA CHHOOTHA SAUDA CHIEF

Sri Akal Takht Sahib Ex-Jathedar picked up, freed, then re-arrested

Jalandhar,

The police picked up a former Sri Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar Singh Sahib Bhai Jasvir Singh Khalsa ‘Rode’ from his residence situated at New Hardayal Nagar locality today.

Bhai Jasvir Singh was detained for several hours reportedly in connection with the proposed protest march of the Khalsa Action Committee towards Salabatpura Dera in Bathinda district on February 10.

Talking to The Tribune soon after his release, Bhai Jasvir Singh said several policemen led by CIA staff in charge inspector Harinder Singh swooped on his house around 5a.m. He was taken to the office of the CIA staff at Patel Chowk.

“After keeping me there for several minutes, I was taken to some other place where SP (D) PS Parmar was present.” Singh Sahib said. “I was asked about the route of the proposed march and other related things about the march.” “After detaining me for several hours, the police dropped me at my house”, he added.

When contacted SSP Arpit Shukla denied that Bhai Jasvir Singh had been picked up and detained for some hours. He was just called at the CIA staff office and later allowed to go, he added.

One of Bhai Jasvir Singh Khalsa’s supporters Baljit Singh Brar, editor of daily Aj Di Awaaz, informed about the police action to the President, the PM, some SC and HC judges and the Punjab Governor by sending e-mails and SMSes.

Within a few minutes, M.P. Singh, secretary to Governor S.F. Rodrigues, called Brar up and inquired about the incident.

Later, Bhai Jasvir Singh was released and rearrested the following day at 5am from his residence. Singh Sahib was held in judicial remand and later sent to jail.

Bhai Daljit Singh arrested, ex-envoy Khalsa under house arrest

Ludhiana,

Three days before a proposed march by the Khalsa Action Committee to Salbatpoora against Dera Sacha Sauda head, the Punjab Police in an early morning swoop today arrested Sikh leader Bhai Daljit Singh Bittu from Ludhiana besides putting Bhai Harinder Singh Khalsa, former ambassador to Norway and ex-chairman, National SC-ST Commission, under house arrest at his residence in Barrewal here.

Several other leaders and activists of the Khalsa Action Committee were also arrested and sent to jail in judicial custody. Bhai Bittu was sent to jail till February 14.

Police officials said action had been taken against them apprehending law and order problem due to the scheduled march to Salabatpoora.

SSP R. K. Jaiswal said he had been arrested under Section 107/,151 of the Cr PC. Others taken into custody were Bhai Darshan Singh, general secretary-Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) (Panch Pradhani), Bhai Hardeep Singh, Bhai Palwinder Singh, Bhai Harpal Singh Cheema.

Bhai Harinder Singh Khalsa said he was put under house arrest after he refused to accompany a police team that knocked at his door early today.

He said the march was peaceful aiming at urging the Punjab government to ban entry of the Dera head into Punjab. However, the police action had proved the Badal government was helping growth of such deras.

Khalsa march foiled; Khalsa Action Committee detained

Bhai Rupa/Mehraj (Bathinda),

Hundreds of activists of the Khalsa Action Committee (KAC) were detained today after they tried to take out a march near Salabatpura, the headquarters of Dera Sacha Sauda in Punjab. The police had made tight security arrangements to prevent the march but the KAC activists changed the venue of the march at the last minute from Bhai Rupa village to Gurdwara Chota Gurusar in Mehraj village.

When the KAC activists tried to take out the vehicle carrying Sri Guru Granth Sahib from the Chota Gurusar Gurdwara premises, the police intercepted them. The Panj Piaras were detained and the Palki was taken in possession by the police personnel who blocked their way by parking a police bus and a jeep in the middle of the way.

Despite the police having turned the villages in the area into a fortress, and motorists being thoroughly frisked, around 70 KAC activists arrived on a tractor-trailer and joined the activists already present there. After some time, around 20 more KAC men arrived at the venue on a jeep. The police arrested them.

Showing resentment over the denial of permission to take out Sri Guru Granth Sahib in a procession, hardliner Sikhs delivered speeches and raised anti-government slogans outside the gurdwara. They accused that Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son Sukhbir Singh Badal of supporting the Dera Sacha Sauda chief for political gains.

Meanwhile, in Dhapali village, about 10 km from Mehraj, another religious march was attempted. However, the police stopped the religious procession near Bhai Rupa village. But, after discussions with the leader of the KAC group, Bhai Boota Singh, the police allowed only the Panj Piaras and Guru Granth Sahib Ji to proceed to Gurdwara Mansarovar in Bhai Rupa village with four other KAC leaders. The police refused permission to other KAC activists assembled there to join the march.

Sadhu Singh of Gumti Kalan village, along with 20 KAC activists, was arrested as he lodged a protest in Bhai Rupa village against the detention of the activists by the police. They wanted to join the march.

The KAC activists at Gurdwara Mansarovar deferred the march in the afternoon and placed the Bir inside the gurdwara. After passing a resolution to boycott Badal, the KAC activists moved towards the village. But, immediately, the police, under orders from district magistrate Rahul Tewari, arrested the KAC activists, including some women.

Convener of KAC Bhai Mohkam Singh, who was arrested, said: “The march was not attempted from this place only. Our activists started the march from various other places, but the police detained them. Despite the tight security arrangements, many of us gathered here which indicates the failure of the administration.”

Jathedar Bhai Kumikar Singh, the member of the presidium of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) (Panch Pardhani), said: “The police personnel themselves wanted to disturb peace. When we asked them to remove the bus from near the gurdwara, a senior police official suggested that we break its window panes.”

About the arrest of the KAC activists, the district magistrate said: “They have been detained as a preventive measure. Moreover, they defied the order issued under Section 144 of the CrPC. A case would be registered only against those leaders of radical Sikhs who did not pay heed to our instructions.”

When SSP Naunihal Singh was asked about the intelligence lapses, he said: “Earlier, we had the information that the march would begin from Bhai Rupa. So, we concentrated on the roads that lead to that village. But, they changed the venue. The KAC activists got only that much time which we took in deploying the force.”

Mediapersons obstructed

Vehicles of mediapersons, bearing the Press sticker on the windshields, were deflated and parked in a field some distance away from Gurdwara Chota Gurusar in an alleged attempt to prevent mediapersons from reaching the venue of the march. On being asked, district magistrate Rahul Tewari passed the buck on to the police officials and expressed regret.

[SaRpAnCh]

Ok this is really taking the piss now , you can't even protest PEACEFULLY or even gather PEACEFULLY,whats left now? Its rightous to draw the sword

[SaRpAnCh]

The Panj Piaras were detained and the Palki was taken in possession by the police personnel who blocked their way by parking a police bus and a jeep in the middle of the way.

[Damdami Taksal Jatha Bhindran]

A picture of the Panj Piare before being detained, the police jeep is blocking the Panj Piare and Sri Guru Granth Sahib's Swari leaving the Gurdwara Sahib

[Mehtab Singh]

Ehna da behda baithhan waala baandraan da. One haramkhor does beadbi of Dasve Patshah and so much security for him. Oye mar jaaneyo! It was gonna be just a protest march. The bloody cops could block roads, put baricades, and what not to make sure the march was peaceful. But NO! They bloody well had to arrest these Singhs because the life of one haramkhor pakhandi rapist murderer jhootha saadh is a lot more valuable than the anakh of Dasve Patshah! Sharm karo khoteyo!

Now Sikhs can't even PEACEFULLY protest against the offensive actions of a rapist/murderer insulting Dasve Patshah ?!?!?!?!

SHAME

SHAME

SHAME

[SaRpAnCh]

DDT Can you get more pics or enlarge this pic, to show the sangat - like make it bigger - a pic speaks a thousand words

[Damdami Taksal Jatha Bhindran]

Sikh gathering being arrested and put into police vans

The Nagar Kirtan arriving with thousands of Sangat from "Rode" led by Sant Baba Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale's brother Captain Bhai Harcharan Singh Ji "Rode" who was also arrested.

On one side the Sikh gathering can be seen, and other side police ready to lathi charge.

Yet the people of Punjab sleep like theres nothing going on.

[SaRpAnCh]

The sangat across the world needs to be informed of this happening everyone in their areas should spread the word of what happened and what is happening,this is going too far now ,,with the Police even telling us we can't do protesting peacefully or even carry out nagar keertans ,how dare they stand in front of the panj pyareh ,what authority do these clowns have over the 5 beloved representatives of the Khalsa Panth.

Swift retaliation should be done and I know the Panthic figures involved will not take this sitting back,all the rest of the qoum should be ashamed of themselves for not supporting the Singhs/Singhnia involved.

[Heera Singh]

and it begins....

[mann_kaum_layee_qurbaan]

Ehna da behda baithhan waala baandraan da. One haramkhor does beadbi of Dasve Patshah and so much security for him. Oye mar jaaneyo! It was gonna be just a protest march. The bloody cops could block roads, put baricades, and what not to make sure the march was peaceful. But NO! They bloody well had to arrest these Singhs because the life of one haramkhor pakhandi rapist murderer jhootha saadh is a lot more valuable than the anakh of Dasve Patshah! Sharm karo khoteyo!

Now Sikhs can't even PEACEFULLY protest against the offensive actions of a rapist/murderer insulting Dasve Patshah ?!?!?!?!

SHAME

SHAME

SHAME

"mahatma" gandhi must be turning in his grave, seeing that people can't protest peacefully in free India.

when sikhs pick up weapons to protest, they are jailed. when they protest peacefully, they are jailed.

so my conclusion is that any type of sikh actvisim lands you in jail, even if you follow the "great mahatma's" ways that india feeds the rest of the world.

bharat mata, why must you be this way? kio ami aapni barbaadi de din nede liayee jaani ah?

peace.