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November 8, 2012

Stephen Harper explains position on political activism of Canadian Sikh diaspora

Ludhiana/Bangalore, India (November 08, 2012): According to media reports the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who is on a visit to India and has received complaints about political activities of Sikhs in Canada concerning the political rights of Sikhs in India, said on November 08, 2012 that “he won’t interfere with the political rights of Canadian Sikhs who advocate a separate state in India — even though his government firmly opposes the idea”.

Dal Khalsa writes to UN secretary General cataloguing the voices of Sikhs worldwide

Chandigarh- Dal Khalsa has written a letter to UN secretary General Ban-ki-moon cataloguing the voices of Sikhs worldwide to mark the 1984 Holocaust week. Expressing the desire to see a peaceful and prosperous world, the organization’s secretary for Political Affairs Kanwar Pal has requested the UN to listen to the voice of the beleaguered Sikh community, particularly the voice of those Sikhs whose family and friends were brutally assaulted and killed [...]

Preneet Kaur faces wrath of rights group after calling Canadian Sikhs as “extremists”; SJF seek ban of Congress Party Leaders into Canada

Toronto, Canada (November 07, 2012): Taking a strong exception to PM Singh and Minister Preneet Kaur’s statement branding Canadian Sikhs as supporters of terrorism, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) termed it yet another attempt to cover up the November 1984 Genocidal attacks and continuation of malicious campaign against Canadian Sikhs for exposing India’s human rights violations.

United Sikhs congratulate US President Barack Obama on his 2nd victory

Ludhiana (November 8, 2012): United Sikhs, a US based NGO and humanitarian aid organization, has offered congratulations to US President Barack Obama and the new members of Congress on their election victories on November 6, 2012.

SCORE & US Sikhs elated at Barack Obama’s re-election

Washington, November 8, 2012: Sikhs across the United States have expressed their elation at President Barack Obama’s re-election. Dr. Rajwant Singh, Chairman of the Sikh Council on Religion and Education (SCORE), said, “We are pleased with the results of these hard fought elections. This is especially great for the Sikhs because Obama has demonstrated in the last four years that he has deep respect for the Sikh faith.

SSF & Punjabi University students held candle light vigil to remember victims of Sikh Genocide 1984

[...] This peninsula, called India, is home for various ethnic, cultural, linguistic, religious, tribal and national entities and forcible absorption of all under the grab 'Indian nationalism', which is a veil adopted by the Hindutva ideology is the cause of all conflicts [...]

Sikhs Nation’s blood donation drive in the memory of Sikh Genocide 1984

This weekend the Sikh community remembered and paid homage to thousands of innocent lives lost in 1984 Sikh Genocide. Certain volunteers of our community have started a very good campaign to remember and pay homage to innocent lives lost.

Canadian PM’s visit to Anandpur Sahib – Punjab police defied religious code of conduct, annoyed devotees

Punjab police personnel attempted to remove the devotees sitting in front of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib out of the Takhat Sahib. They were reportedly asked to either move out or sit near the walls, to make seating space for the guests from Canada and the leaders who escorted them. A SP level officer was reportedly supervising this conduct of Punjab police.

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