Government open to Sikh rebels' return: Chidambaram

India Friday said that it will look into the demands for facilitating return of 'misguided' Sikhs who went abroad and want to return to the country after denouncing their demand for Khalistan.

'I know the demand has been made and I will look into the matter. If misguided Sikh youths who have gone abroad want to come back after denouncing their demand for Khalistan, certainly we have to find the way to rehabilitate them,' Home Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters here.

He said the government has shown readiness to facilitate the return of Kashmiri youths from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PoK).

'Anyone who crossed over to PoK tries to infiltrate to India via Bangladesh or via Nepal on false paper. That's an unsound approach,' he said.

'And the correct ... if you denounce militancy and if you want to come over, you will be subject to identification, screening, facilitating legal travel to this part of Jammu and Kashmir, debriefing, rehabilitation and last step will be to integrating with the community,' he added.

Chidambaram said the trend is not new and it has been the practice for the last several years.

'In 1997-98, the Central Reserve Police Force raised a battalion of surrendered militants, the Border Security Force recruited 450 surrendered militants and in northeast even today, surrendered militants are being recruited,' he said.

The home minister said in Maoist-affected states, surrendered rebels were being welcomed to come and join the mainstream.

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Badal demands general amnesty for Sikh youths

Kapurthala, Feb 18 (PTI) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today slammed the Centre for leaving Sikh youths who took political asylum abroad during the days of militancy out of the ambit of its proposed move to grant general amnesty to PoK-based Kashmiri youths who give up arms and return.

"When the country is one, what is the harm in giving general amnesty to Sikh youths who want to shun violence and join the mainstream," Badal told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.

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Chidambaram no to return of Sikhs from PoK fuels anger in Punjab

CHANDIGARH/VALTOHA: Union home minister P Chidambram’s categorical no to including Sikhs in the ‘welcome-back’ call extended to Kashmiri youth who had gone over to PoK, has come as a rude shock for Punjab, where people are slamming the government’s stand as ‘‘discriminatory and unjust’’.

Soon after PC’s offer to PoK youths, the Jathedar of Akal Takht, in an exclusive interview with the TOI, had asked the minister to make the same offer to Sikh youths on February 13. On Thursday, Chidambram’s party colleague and former Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh said he ‘‘did not agree with the (PC’s) decision’’.

‘‘There has to be some logic to it. When we are extending this offer to those who are still resorting to violence (in J&K), then why can’t we call back those who have shunned arms years ago and returned to the mainstream,’’ said Amarinder, who had, during his chief minister’s tenure, carried back a list of 50-odd such youths from Canada for having their names cleared from the High Commission, after taking clearance from Indian authorities. He also took up the matter with External Affairs ministry later.

BJP MP from Amritsar, Navjot Sidhu called the decision ‘‘a shocking violation of Indian constitution where Union government was indulging in discrimination on the basis of caste, colour and creed. Anybody, who violates the constitution should be made to face action,’’ Sidhu told The Times of India on phone from Indore.

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HC refuses to give relief to Sajjan Kumar

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to give interim relief to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar, facing threat of arrest in 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.

Justice A.K. Pathak, hearing Sajjan Kumar’s anticipatory bail plea, refused to restrain the CBI from arresting him till Monday as pleaded by the former MP’s counsel.

Advocate I.U. Khan, appearing for Sajjan Kumar, submitted that the court should restrain the CBI from arresting him as the matter is pending here.

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Display names of 1984 riot victims denied compensation: CIC

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The Central Information Commission (CIC) has directed the Delhi government to display on its website names of 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims whose claims for compensation have been rejected.

The decision came on an application filed by Amrik Singh Lovely, a resident of Tilak Nagar, who sought information on victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots claiming compensation on grounds of death, injury and commercial, industrial or domestic loss were.

The CIC has asked the names to be put up on the Delhi government divisional commissioner's website.

'The divisional commissioner is directed to put up the names of those claimants who have applied in 2006 and those whose claims are being rejected on the website. It should also give the categories of the claimants whose claims are for death, injuries, loss of property and commercial loss in discharge of the department's obligation under section - 4 (of the Right to Information Act), so that citizens do not have to file RTI application to get these details,' Information Commissioner Shailesh Gandhi said.

He directed the government to put up the information before March 15 and send a compliance report to the commission before March 20.

The commission also directed the authorities to give the information to Amrik Singh Lovely before Feb 25.

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Non bailable warrant against Sajjan Kumar

The Kadkaddooma court has issued today Non Bailable warrant against Sajjan kumar for his involvement in 1984 riots. As he was not present in the court, the court issued this order. He has to appear now by 23rd February before the court. He may be arrested any time now though his bail application is pending for hearing tomorrow in High Court.

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Historical Gurudwara : Gurdwara San Sahib

Please view n listen the history of the Historical Gurudwara : Gurdwara San Sahib, near Amritsar.

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