Sikh Organizations To Petition USA Government Seeking Action in Release of Ravinder Jeet Singh (Son of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa)

—Sikh organizations based in the United States of America are going to file a petition with the US Government seeking intervention in the wrongful detention of Ravinder Jeet Singh, a USA citizen and son of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa.

Punjab Government has wrongfully detained Ravinder Jeet Singh, against national treaties that exist within the two countries.  Police failed to file a charge-sheet against Ravinder Jeet within 24 hours of his arrest.  Furthermore, the US embassy in New Delhi was also not notified by the Punjab Government when Ravinder Jeet Singh was arrested.  It was only with the intervention of USA organizations in support of Ravinder Jeet Singh and Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa, that the the US embassy intervened and charges were finally filed by the police.

Yesterday, Ravinder Jeet Singh, along with Damandeep Singh (a Punjab based human rights activist and a youth leader) were presented in the court fully handcuffed.  They were made to look like criminals even though the charges filed against them are not criminal in nature.  Ravinder Jeet Singh and Damandeep Singh were arrested merely for accompanying the elderly Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa at the Civil Hospital, Ludhiana.

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  1. The violation of punjab government continue whilst rest of world remains asleep on the issue, and doesnot bad an eyelid, as for many other States, similarly..failing in their ongoing breaches of basic human rights standards for their respective citizens. Not a word from Bhai Gurbaksh Singh..in fact very limited on British Sikh media only one channel seems to be covering it in any depth..whereas Bhai GurbaGurbaksh Singh Khalsa campaign was followed more than three times a week by all three channels..Why such difference.?

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