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UK Parliamentarians to debate the Abolition of the Death Penalty in India

15 February 2013

Fabian Hamilton Labour MP for Leeds North East and also the Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for British Sikhs announced live last night on Sangat TV that he had applied for a debate in the UK Parliament about the Abolition of the Death Penalty in India.

He said the debate will be taking place on Thursday 28 February in the main chamber of the House of Commons. It will be the first debate following Departmental and Business Questions as well as any statements, so it could start as early as 11.30am or possibly 12.30pm depending on that mornings business.

It was announced on the Raj Karega Khalsa programme on Sangat TV that the Sikh Federation (UK) had promised to ensure around 25-30 MPs speak in that debate and would be providing them detailed briefing on the death penalty in India and more specifically the case of Professor Davinderpal Singh Bhullar and Balwant Singh Rajoana.

Bhai Amrik Singh, Chair of the Sikh Federation (UK), said:

There are many aspects of the case of Professor Davinderpal Singh Bhullar that we will ask MPs to set out in the debate. The case of Balwant Singh Rajoana is different and the most important thing to highlight is the gross human rights violations perpetrated by the Beant Singh led Punjab Government.

In addition, the debate provides an opportunity to expose the level of political corruption in India at the highest levels and a judicial system that has major flaws and means a minority community like the Sikhs can never get justice in India.

The Sikh Federation (UK) also informed viewers that it had been reported that Pranab Mukherjee, India's President, has reportedly rejected the mercy petitions of four others on Tuesday. The President had now ordered the death penalty for seven convicts in the last seven months, more than any Indian President in the last 15 years.

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ਬਰਤਾਨਵੀ ਪਾਰਲੀਮੈਂਟ 'ਚ ਪ੍ਰੋ: ਭੁੱਲਰ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਈ ਰਾਜੋਆਣਾ ਦੇ ਕੇਸਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚਰਚਾ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ-ਫੈਬੀਅਨ ਹੈਮਿਲਟਨ

ਲੰਡਨ, 16 ਫਰਵਰੀ (ਮਨਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੱਧਨੀ ਕਲਾਂ)-ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ ਦੀ ਸੰਸਦ ਵਿਚ 28 ਫਰਵਰੀ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਫਾਂਸੀ ਦੀ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਖ਼ਤਮ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਬਹਿਸ ਵਿਚ 25-30 ਪਾਰਲੀਮੈਂਟ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਲੈਣਗੇ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਫਾਂਸੀ ਦੀ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਖ਼ਤਮ ਕਰਵਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਨਗੇ | ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਆਲ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਪਾਰਲੀਮੈਂਟਰੀ ਗਰੁੱਪ ਦੇ ਚੇਅਰਮੈਨ ਫੈਬੀਅਨ ਹੈਮਿਲਟਨ ਨੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਫੈਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਯੂ. ਕੇ. ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕਰਵਾਏ ਇਕ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ 'ਰਾਜ ਕਰੇਗਾ ਖਾਲਸਾ' ਦੌਰਾਨ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕੀਤੇ | ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਸ ਬਹਿਸ ਵਿਚ ਭਾਈ ਬਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਜੋਆਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰੋ: ਦਵਿੰਦਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਭੁੱਲਰ ਦੇ ਕੇਸਾਂ ਉੱਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਚਰਚਾ ਹੋਵੇਗੀ | ਸਿੱਖ ਫੈਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਯੂ. ਕੇ. ਦੇ ਚੇਅਰਮੈਨ ਭਾਈ ਅਮਰੀਕ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਿੱਲ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਪ੍ਰੋ: ਭੁੱਲਰ ਦਾ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਕਈ ਵਾਰ ਮੁੱਦਾ ਉਠਾਇਆ ਹੈ, ਇਸੇ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਬਲਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਰਾਜੋਆਣਾ ਦਾ ਕੇਸ ਵੀ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਹੈ | ਕਿਉਾਕਿ ਇਸ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਨਿਰਦੋਸ਼ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਤਲ ਦੀ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਹੈ | ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਨਿਆਂਇਕ ਸਿਸਟਮ ਅਤੇ ਵਧ ਰਹੇ ਭਿ੍ਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਉੱਤੇ ਵੀ ਬਹਿਸ ਹੋਣੀ ਚਾਹੀਦੀ, ਕਿਉਾਕਿ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਾਰਨ ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿਚ ਘੱਟ ਗਿਣਤੀ ਭਾਈਚਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨਾ ਬਣਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ |

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On Friday the Sikh Federation (UK) directly contacted over 120 MPs and urged them to take part in the debate on Thursday 28 February.

The debate will start between 11.30am and 12.30pm and will last for up to two and a half hours.

Remember the Strangers Gallery, where members of the public can observe the proceedings in the main Chamber can only hold 120 and usually you can only stay for 10-15 minutes depending on the level of interest in the debate and how many members of the public are queuing. The queues for the Strangers Gallery can be around 2 hours. This is on top of the queues to enter Parliament itself.

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