Aam Aadmi Party joins Sikh protest against Sajjan's acquittal

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Aam-Aadmi-Party-joins-Sikh-protest-against-Sajjans-acquittal/articleshow/19858925.cms

NEW DELHI: In support of the Sikh community's protests over the acquittal of Congress leaderSajjan Kumar in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday joined the hunger strike for a day at Jantar Mantar in central Delhi.

"We are joining hands with our Sikh brothers to protest against the acquittal of Sajjan Kumar. We will join the protest of the family of Nirpreet Kaur, who began her indefinite hunger strike from today (Friday)," Manish Sisodia, senior AAP membertold IANS.

In solidarity with Kaur, AAP members Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sidoda, Gopal Rai, Sanjay Singh and Kumar Vishwas will also sit on a day's fast, and later continue to support her indefinite hunger strike.

Various Sikh groups have been on protest since Tuesday, ever since the verdict was pronounced.

On Thursday, they staged a protest at the residence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Over 115 protesters were detained and later let off.

A day after the verdict, on Wednesday, protesters had blocked busy roads in the national capital. Metro services were also disrupted by the protests for a few hours.

The Sikh groups are angry that a city court acquitted Sajjan Kumar in a case related to the killing of five people in the Delhi Cantonment area during violence against Sikhs that followed the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi Oct 31, 1984.

The court convicted five others in the case.

We know both BJP(+Akali Dal) and Congress are highly anti-Sikh. We also know that more panthic parties( like SAD-A) have no chance to make it to the national stage in India, they dont even garner enough votes in Punjab. In this scenario, should Sikhs align with this new political party ( at least on national stage) which has done some good work to expose Congress and BJP's corruption in last few months-years. Obviously Sikhs of Punjab need to get rid of their association with BJP( which occurred primarily because of historic anti-Congress stance since 1984) to project themselves as a community which stands upto justice and human rights.

With AAP trying to show some solidarity with the Sikhs( which BJP hasnt done ), do you think its high time that Sikhs should align themselves with AAP on the national stage( with AAP's image being primarily anti-Congress and anti-BJP and more focussed on exposing these parties' corrupt leaders.)

[JasSinghKhalsa]

We know both BJP(+Akali Dal) and Congress are highly anti-Sikh. We also know that more panthic parties( like SAD-A) have no chance to make it to the national stage in India, they dont even garner enough votes in Punjab. In this scenario, should Sikhs align with this new political party ( at least on national stage) which has done some good work to expose Congress and BJP's corruption in last few months-years. Obviously Sikhs of Punjab need to get rid of their association with BJP( which occurred primarily because of historic anti-Congress stance since 1984) to project themselves as a community which stands upto justice and human rights.

With AAP trying to show some solidarity with the Sikhs( which BJP hasnt done ), do you think its high time that Sikhs should align themselves with AAP on the national stage( with AAP's image being primarily anti-Congress and anti-BJP and more focussed on exposing these parties' corrupt leaders.)

No harm to align for punishing Sajjan Kumar and others, but when the situation and time comes for a seperate Khalistan, don't trust them. Eventually I wish Khalsa rule spanning all the land where all GURUs went ...

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No harm to align for punishing Sajjan Kumar and others, but when the situation and time comes for a seperate Khalistan, don't trust them. Eventually I wish Khalsa rule spanning all the land where all GURUs went ...

Yes, no national political party will support us on Khalistan issue. But the problem is there's hardly any support in Khalistan within Sikhs themselves. I think Sikhs need to unite with like minded individuals who may not have same long term goals as themselves. The problem is that till Akalis(+BJP) or Congress is at the helm, Sikhi will continue to be destroyed by these parties.

[Jonny101]

aam aadmi party. Nice name

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https://www.facebook.com/AamAadmiParty

[S1ngh]

too soon to suggest anything regarding this aap because of its history link with thug topi wala anna hazaray

[JasSinghKhalsa]

Eh Jinne vi Sikh hain es protest ch, ik ik Shamshir phadan hath ch, Ardaas karan Guru Gobind Singh Ji age, Guru jiven tusin apna Teer ditta si Baba Banda Singh Bahadur nun, Saanu vi Teer deyo, te Sajjan Kumar de ghar di taraf march karan.