LUDHIANA, Punjab—After being discharged from the PGIMER Chandigarh, Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa reiterated his demand for the release of political Sikh prisoners. Although Bapu Ji is physically weak, he is spiritually in rising spirits.
Talking with Sikh24, Bapu Ji affirmed that either Singhs will be released or he will pass away. “Any atrocity of state can’t force me to bow my head,” he stated.
A large number of his supporters started visiting him today. S. Jaspal Singh Heran (Editor, Rozana Pehredar) also met Bapu Ji at his residence in Hassanpur.
Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa has been observing hunger protest since January 16 for the release of political Sikh prisoners who have already served their mandatory terms life sentences. He had been force fed by State government four times by illegally detaining him in different Hospitals.
First time, he was force fed at the Civil Hospital (Ludhiana), second time in Civil Hospital (Ludhiana) and PGIMER at Chandigarh, third time in DMC Hospital (Ludhiana) and fourth time in Advanced Cardiac Department of PGIMER at Chandigarh. Bapu Ji had been brutally tortured during all these detentions by Punjab Police.
During his recent detention at the PGI, the notice issued by the High Court to the Punjab government to clarify about Bapu Ji’s illegal detention till October 12 compelled the government to release him.
