Amritsar: In a statement issued yesterday, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh condemned the Punjab government and Punjab police for use of “force” to shift Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa to hospital.

Giani Gurbachan Singh said that it was necessary to shift a Bapu Surat Singh hospital in order to save his life but the way police used force against Sikh activists was highly condemnable. He said that even innocent people were lathi-charged by the police.

He said that the issue related to Sikh girl prisoner was a serious issue that should be dealt with sincerely and sensitively.

Punjab government create liaison with the Centre at the earliest for release of the Sikh political prisoners lodged in the different jails on the grounds of human rights and justice, he added.