OTTAWA, Canada—The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply concerned by the ongoing arbitrary arrest and detention of Sikhs across Punjab in recent days. Sikhs who attended the Sarbat Khalsa gathering held on November 10 2015 or who were involved in the mass protests against the desecration of Sri Guru Granth Sahib are being arrested by the Punjab Police and detained under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including sedition and apprehension of breach of peace.
The WSO’s President Dr. Amritpal Singh Shergill said today, “the arbitrary harassment, arrest and detention of Sikhs in Punjab on the grounds that they attended peaceful protests and rallies is unacceptable. The Punjab Police is routinely arresting Sikhs under section 107/151 of the Indian Penal Code which only requires an ‘apprehension’ of breach of peace at a future date. Raids are taking place across Punjab at the homes of Sikh leaders and activists, their families are being harassed and they are being arbitrarily held for no fault but exercising their right to protest. If India prides itself as being the world’s largest democracy, it cannot disregard the basic human rights of its citizens. Those individuals who are being detained simply for engaging in peaceful protest or exercising their right to freedom of speech must be released immediately.”
The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is a non-profit organization with a mandate to promote and protect the interests of the Sikh Diaspora, as well as to promote and advocate for the protection of human rights of all individuals, irrespective of race, religion, gender, ethnicity, and social and economic status.
To all the World Organizer ,Planners and schemers
This is what I have to tell you
It is not possible in 2015 Punjab to Orchestrate
1) Religious Hindu -Sikh conflict
because there is a blood relationship between us and NO RELIGION in world can ever break it.
2) Setting up a separate home land for Sikhs
because India is our Nation and also Nations are made and destroyed by “EMPIRES ”
Moral of the story
JUST LAY OFF
There is an systematic ongoing attempt to take Punjab back to 1980-1990 era.
Let me tell some simple facts
1) If some one is going to try and Trigger a Religious conflict then it wont succeed. This is not Middle east .
2) If some one is going to try setting up an independent home land then again it wont work .
This is because Nations are created and destroyed by Empires .
The Empire is made up of the 05 Permanent members of Security councils who run this World order.
As far as peaceful protests are concerned it is not needed as 2017 elections are around the corners in Punjab . Just win the elections and Rule Punjab the way you want to Rule it .
No Government of the day will allow chaos even if it is done by peaceful protests. Is serves no purpose in todays digital age as information can be conveyed by whatsapp.
You may organize a “CANADIAN SARBATT KHALSA” if you so desire and discuss Canadian issues .
In case you are interested in “INDIAN SARBATT KHALSA” then please take up Indian citizenship and then enter into Indian Politics.
Peaceful co existence is the Fundamental way our Gurus taught us and that is how we want to live in Indian Punjab and all over the world .
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Also, those arrested have been and are subjected to police abuse in the jails. A letter should be sent out to Modi to the Punjab government and to Modi about to stop the abuse of power which is totally contarary to their democratic principles. The lawyers should move to get an injunction against the police and the state government restraining them from abusing their powers.