1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Supreme Court stays trial against Sajjan Kumar

In a reprieve for Sajjan Kumar, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed trial proceedings against the Congress leader facing murder and other charges in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases.

A bench of Justices P. Sathasivam and B.S. Chauhan also issued notice to the CBI on Mr. Kumar’s appeal challenging his prosecution.

The High Court had on July 19 refused to quash various charges including that of murder against him, saying the delay in prosecution has apparently benefited him.

Mr. Kumar, a former Outer Delhi MP, is facing prosecution in two cases in which he has been accused of inciting a mob against Sikh community in the aftermath of Gandhi’s assassination on October 31, 1984.

“The interest of justice requires that the offences allegedly committed by accused persons are expeditiously tried to preserve the rule of law in the society,” the High Court had said while directing the trial court to hold the proceedings against him expeditiously in the riots cases.

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Guru Granth Sahib Saroop's & Gutka's were found floating in a basement - 3

Thousands of Gutkas & the Guru granth Sahib saroop's were found floating in the basement of a house in Guru Hargobind enclave, Delhi. Later, these holy books were removed from the said house and hundreds of sikhs started doing the cleaning sewa at Dera baba Karam singh ji Gurdwara in Rasheed market. Few of the pics are being published here though my hands were shivering while clicking.

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Guru Granth Sahib Saroop's & Gutkas were found floating in a basement - 2

Thousands of Gutkas & the Guru granth Sahib saroop's were found floating in the basement of a house in Guru Hargobind enclave, Delhi. Later, these holy books were removed from the said house and hundreds of sikhs started doing the cleaning sewa at Dera baba Karam singh ji Gurdwara in Rasheed market. Few of the pics are being published here though my hands were shivering while clicking.

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Guru Granth Sahib Saroop's & Gutkas were found floating in the basement of a house

Thousands of Gutkas & the Guru granth Sahib saroop's were found floating in the basement of a house in Guru Hargobind enclave, Delhi. Later, these holy books were removed from the said house and hundreds of sikhs started doing the cleaning sewa at Dera baba Karam singh ji Gurdwara in Rasheed market. Few of the pics are being published here though my handswere shivering while clicking.

Sorry for the quality of pics as my hands were shivering were clicking.

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HC Notice On Sehajdhari Sikhs

CHA­N­­DI­GA­RH: T­ak­in­g up­ a p­et­it­io­n­ seek­in­g direc­t­io­n­s t­o­ allo­w­ Se­ha­jdha­r­i Sikhs a­s­ v­oters­ i­n­ the SG­PC elect­ions, t­he­ Punjab­ and Hary­ana Hi­gh Co­urt o­n W­e­dne­s­day is­s­ue­d no­tic­e­s­ to­ the­ G­ur­d­war­a Elect­ion Com­­m­­ission, Union g­ov­er­nm­­ent­ a­n­d­ the Pu­n­j­a­b g­over­n­m­en­t a­mo­n­g o­th­er­s­.

Th­e petitio­n­er­ h­a­s­ ch­a­l­l­en­ged a­men­dmen­ts­ to­ S­ectio­n­ 49 a­n­d S­ectio­n­ 92 o­f­ th­e Sikh­ Gu­rdwara Act, 1925, w­hereb­y Sehajd­hari Sil­chs are n­ot­ b­ein­g­ con­sid­ered­ as “Sikhs”. “Sehajd­hari Sikhs are t­hose p­erson­s, w­ho t­houg­h n­ot­ b­orn­ in­ S­ik­h­ fa­milies­, fo­­llo­­w the r­elig­io­­n fo­­r­ all intents­ and­ pur­po­­s­es­,” r­ead­s­ petitio­­n.

The petitio­­n filed­ b­y­ Hans­ R­aj thr­o­­ug­h ad­v­o­­cates­ Mans­ur­ Ali and­ H.S­. D­eo­­l hig­hlig­hted­ that in 2002 s­pecial v­o­­ting­ r­ig­hts­ wer­e g­iv­en to­­ S­ehajd­har­i S­ik­hs­ b­y­ the r­es­po­­nd­ents­, the s­ame clear­ly­ s­ho­­wed­ that S­ehajd­har­i S­ilchs­ wer­e r­eco­­g­nis­ed­ as­ S­ik­hs­.

“It is­ s­ur­pr­is­ing­ as­ to­­ ho­­w till 2003 S­ehajd­har­i S­ik­hs­ wer­e co­­ns­id­er­ed­ S­ik­hs­, and­ at pr­es­ent the r­es­po­­nd­ents­ ar­e r­es­tr­aining­ the d­efinitio­­n o­­f S­ik­hs­ b­y­ o­­us­ting­ S­ehajd­har­i S­ik­hs­,” the petitio­­n s­aid­.

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Sri Akal Takht Sahib directs SGPC to form ‘censor board’

Amritsar, Punjab: To prevent eruption of controversies over books and films based on the Sikh religion, gurbani, history and culture, the five Sikh high priests have directed the SGPC to constitute a “censor board” comprising Sikh scholars to examine and clear books and films before their formal release.

“The SGPC has been asked to constitute a censor board. Any book, published material and films related to the Sikhism, history and culture will have to be subjected to examination by the board before their release. This is being to done to avoid any controversies in the future,” said Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh.

The five Sikh high priests, led by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh, have also asked the SGPC to divide Punjab into three regions-Majha, Malwa and Doaba-to spread message of Sikh Gurus and that of “Gurbani” in a better way.

The Dharam Parchar Committee of the SGPC will distribute published material like books on the Sikh religion among Sikhs through Akhand Kirtani Jatha head Baldev Singh and other Sikh religious preachers.

The three regions, according to Giani Gurbachan Singh, will also have SGPC-operated missions on lines of the similar institutions operating in Jammu. “The Sikh high priests will also visit these regions from time to time,” said Giani Gurbachan Singh.

The idea to set-up an SGPC-operated “censor board” came up for discussion among the Sikh high priests after a recent controversy of the publication of two books “Gian Sarovar”- an encyclopedia for primary classes in Punjab-and “Balu De Wal”.

SAD (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Maan had raised objections over the books following which Director-General (School Education) Krishan Kumar had tendered an apology.

The Akal Takht Jathedar had accepted the apology and had asked the Sikh sangat to consider the issue “as closed”.

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Sajid Khan is on the back foot. The actor-filmmaker, who recently courted controversy on the show India’s Got Talent, has now apologised for hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community. Sajid, who judges the show, had said that a Gatka (a martial arts dance form of the Sikhs) performance was too violent since it had a five - year - old using a sword.

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Floods damage historic gurdwara Pathar Sahib

CHANDIGARH: The sheets of water which devastated Leh town and its outskirts also considerably damaged one of the Sikhs' holy shrine, Pathar Sahib.

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Sarnas appear before Akal Takht, panel set up on Phoolka charges

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Amritsar, Aug 8 – The Sikh high priests Saturday formed a five-member committee to look into a controversy involving 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims’ lawyer H.S. Phoolka and the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna and his brother.

The committee was set up after Sarna and his brother appeared before the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikhs, here Saturday and submitted a written reply before the Sikh high priests to support their allegations against Phoolka.

The Sarna brothers, Paramjit and Harvinder, were summoned by the Sikh high priests last month following a complaint by Phoolka, lawyer of 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims, saying that he was humiliated by them at a meeting in Delhi recently.

The Sarna brothers were asked to explain their stand on the controversy over Phoolka.

The lawyer later told reporters that the allegations against him by the Sarna brothers were a ‘deep-rooted conspiracy’ by the Congress leaders to save those party leaders who were behind the killing of thousands of innocent Sikhs in New Delhi November 1984 in the aftermath of the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards Oct 31, 1984.

Phoolka, who spearheaded a 26-year-long battle for justice to victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, had last month offered to quit as lawyer of riot victims’ families after Sarna leveled allegations against him for ‘having received crores of rupees for personal benefit’.

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