FATEHGARH SAHIB, Punjab—First Jatha of 62 Singhs courted its arrest at Fatehgarh Sahib as a sign of protest against illegal detention of political Sikh prisoners by the Punjab Government. It is notable that the decision of courting arrest at will was taken in the Panthik Conference of May 10 at village Hassanpur.
Sikh sangat arrived early in the morning at Sri Fatehgarh Sahib. Various speakers shared their views and encouraged the sangat to support the initiative of Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa. Bapu Ji is on a hunger strike since January 16, 2015 against the illegal detention of political Sikh prisoners. A number of Sikh prisoners remained lodged despite the completion of their terms.
After performing ardas at Sri Fatehgarh Sahib, the Jatha was on its way to Chandigarh when the police arrested the Singhs.
The Jatha of 62 Sikhs who were arrested was led by Adv. Harpal Singh Cheema, Dr. Manjinder Singh Jandi, S. Jasvir Singh Khandur, Bhai Mohkam Singh, Bhai Amrik Singh Ajnala, Bhai Gurpreet Singh and Bhai Sukhwinder Singh.
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