Punjab government is planning an industrial park near Mattewara forest in Ludhiana district of Punjab. Environment and social activists have raised alarm against this plan as Mattewara forest is the only large forest and largest adobe of wild life in the state of Punjab. Moreover the land on which Punjab government is planning to build industrial park falls in vicinity of Satluj river.
In 2015 the Punjab government had entrusted CBI with investigation of Beadbi cases. CBI failed to nail the culprits. As a result in 2019 the state assembly decided to withdraw investigation of these cases from the CBI and passed an unanimous resolution in this regard. Acting in accordance with the will of the State assembly, the Punjab government directed the CBI to hand back the investigation of these cases. The CBI did not only refuse to hand back the cases but also filed closure report in the trial court requesting the court to close these cases. All this happened when there are clear reports that a Punjab police team has cracked the case while investigating a related matter.
An updated tentative list released by Sikh lawyer Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur has revealed that the Congress party led Punjab government is faster than previous SAD-BJP government in at least one perspective- registering cases under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
Sikh Siyasat Editor Parmjeet Singh has talked to senior Advocate R S Bains about the high court judgement, Gurmeet Pinky’s case and issues related to human rights and impunity.
Sikh Siyasat talked to Advocate Rajwinder Singh Bains, senior lawyer of Punjab and Haryana High Court, about Punjab Police FIR against organizers of the Sarbat Khalsa 2015 event. This video presents excerpts of the talk with Advocate Bains.
Sikh Siyasat talked to Advocate Rajwinder Singh Bains, senior lawyer of Punjab and Haryana High Court, about Punjab Police FIR against organizers of the Sarbat Khalsa 2015 event. This video presents excerpts of the talk with Advocate Bains.
Sikh sangat of Punjab outraged against incidents of beadbi of Guru Granth Sahib. After the incident of October 14 police firing in Kotkapura and Behbal Kalan village in Faridkot district, in which two Sikhs were killed and many others were injured, Sikh protest brought Punjab’s life to stand-still.