Indian Home Minister Slammed for Objecting to Sikh Activists Using Social Media to Promote Khalistan

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Indian Home Minister Slammed for Objecting to Sikh Activists Using Social Media to Promote Khalistan
By: Sikh24 Editors

HOSHIARPUR, Punjab (November 23, 2013)—Taking issue with the Indian Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for objecting to Sikh activists using social media to propagate Khalistan ideology, the Dal Khalsa asked him to explain what was wrong in doing so.

Party spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh, who was in town to attend the meeting of party workers said the statement by Shinde targeting Sikh youth was meant to terrorize Punjabi Hindus and polarize society in view of the impending elections to Parliament.

He pointed out that aspiring for Khalistan through peaceful and political means was neither illegal nor anti-national. He said that the Supreme Court and High Court in numerous cases have ruled that raising the Khalistan issue through peaceful as well as democratic means was not offensive.

Singh said that by directing the state DGP to keep tabs on internet savvy youth or facebook users, the Home Minister has paved the way for witch-hunting of Sikhs. The tirade by the Home Minister reflects as if the Central government was contemplating censoring social networks and denying the Sikhs their right to expression and having independent beliefs.

He slammed Shinde for blaming Sikh youth for vitiating the atmosphere of the state. “The Indian government has never tried to redress the vexed issues of Punjab that led to [Freedom fighting] in Punjab. Rather the state has always found police solution to Punjab problem, which was otherwise political in nature,” he said.

Singh said that to mark the occasion of martyrdom day of the Ninth Master Guru Teg Bahadaur Sahib, their group was holding a Conference on Nov 24 at Hoshiarpur on “Martyrs and Our responsibilities.” He said Panthic personalities would shed light on the concept and spirit of martyrdom in Sikhism.
Others who were present in the meeting were SYP head Ranvir Singh, Paramjit Singh, Manjit Singh, Noblejeet Singh, Gurvinder Singh, Gurdeep Singh Kalkat and Gurpreet Singh

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