A Sikh doctor hailing from Windsor in Ontario has gone on a hunger
strike along with his supporters to protest membership freeze by the
executive committee of the Sikh Cultural Society of Windsor. Dr Sukhdev
Singh Kooner, who previously headed the committee, alleged that the
executive committee is freezing the membership of 400 persons, including him, to
take control of the gurdwara. The charges have been rubbished by the
committee members.
Accompanied by a large number of supporters, Kooner started his
strike on Sunday at Gurdwara Khalsa Parkash, and is since surviving only
on water. "Everyone has the right to be a member; we did not have any
other choice left," he said.
The Windsor police are minutely watching the protest to save any
untoward incident and to keep an eye upon the doctor's health. In a news
release, supporters of Kooner said he and some of his followers are
suffering the effects of not eating and he has "already lost eight
pounds".
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