Threat To Hindu Families

[Guest amar_jkp]

New Delhi, June 13

The recent incident of a few Hindu families in Rayya, Punjab, being stopped from holding a kirtan and jagran is in the notice of the Union home ministry.

The intelligence agencies are checking the background of the men who threatened the families to stop the jagran or leave the village.

A complete report is being collated by the Central agencies. A senior officer in the Punjab police, who was in the forefront during militancy, has also been asked by Punjab government to give his assessment on the issue.

The Hindu families, fearing their safety, had to take refuge in the Durgiana temple at Amritsar, 40 km from Rayya.

This afternoon, PPCC members, led by its chief Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, met Union home minister Shivraj Patil and demanded strong action against the guilty

She said Patil had assured her of the safety of the Hindu families. Later talking to mediapersons, Bhattal said the BJP should speak on the issue and reveal its stand

[Guest amar_jkp]

Threat to Maadh Village Families

Akali leader's arrest sought

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, June 18

Various Hindu organisations have demanded the arrest of Akali leader Yuvraj Singh booked by the police for threatening members of a community at Maadh village under Beas police station.

At a meeting here today, under the chairmanship of Surinder Kumar Billa, president, All-India Hindu Shiv Sena, leaders of various organisations resolved to demand Yuvraj Singh's arrest for threatening families of a particular community at Maadh village.

Billa said they had also decided to send letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and home minister Shivraj Patil seeking security for the lives and property of the minority community living in more than 12,500 villages of Punjab. He said they would also request Governor of Punjab S.F. Rodrigues and Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in this regard.

Beleaguered families had returned to their houses in the village after the senior officers of the district administration assured them of safety and protection, besides booking the Akali leader under Sections 295-A, 452, 506, 148 and 149, IPC, and 25, 27, 54 and 59, Arms Act, at Beas police station on June 13.

Ramesh Sharma, manager, Durgiana Managing Committee, Raman Pehalwan of the Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray), Rakesh Madan of the Bajrang Dal, Arun Khanna of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Subhash Bhardwaj of the Shiv Sena, Punjab, Sanjay Mehra and Baldev Bhardwaj were among those who addressed the meeting

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[Mahakal]

Anything happen with this? They send letters did anything happen? I'm asking as our Singhs are being Shaheed and still government does nothing, some Bahmins get threatened and they're writing letters to PM

[SaRpAnCh]

lol

[Papi]

Anything happen with this? They send letters did anything happen? I'm asking as our Singhs are being Shaheed and still government does nothing, some Bahmins get threatened and they're writing letters to PM

Just keep waiting for "them" to do something ...