Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a number of prominent Sikhs at his residence on Friday and highlighted the works done by his government for the community. The meeting came two days before the Punjab Assembly polls, with the BJP going all out to woo the Sikh community as it seeks to put up a strong … Read more
Eyeing to expand its base in Punjab, the BJP will nominate Sikh candidates on more than half of the total seats it will contest in next month’s assembly polls, its general secretary Tarun Chugh said on Saturday. Speaking on the BJP-led alliance, which comprises the Punjab Lok Congress and the SAD (Sanyukt), he said it … Read more
BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Sunday warned against attempts to turn the Lakhimpur Kheri incident into a “Hindi vs Sikh battle”, saying it is dangerous to create these fault lines and reopen wounds that have taken a generation to heal. The Pilibhit MP, who was recently dropped from the BJP national executive, said the struggle … Read more
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for killing a member of Pakistan‘s minority Sikh community earlier in the week in the northwestern city of Peshawar. An IS statement issued late Friday described Satnam Singh, 45, as “polytheist” and said he was shot dead by IS members. Pakistani officials have denied any organized IS presence … Read more
When Nirmal Singh’s father died from Alzheimer’s he said his family had to fight the stigma the condition can have in the Sikh community. He said there is no word for dementia in many South Asian languages, and some still use the Punjabi word “pagal”, meaning “crazy”. Mr Singh, from Slough in Berkshire, wanted to … Read more
NEW DELHI: BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya has said that the Citizenship Amendment Act rules will be framed in the next one month, after which the Act will be ready for implementation in the state. “We are firm in our promise to refugees. There was some delay in framing of the rules, but the … Read more
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has filed a complaint against Kolkata Police officers over an incident on October 8 when a scuffle between the West Bengal Police and a Sikh bodyguard of a BJP protestor in Kolkata broke out. In a video of the incident, cops can be seen manhandling the Sikh … Read more
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter on Friday to express his anger against the Bengal police for manhandling a Sikh man, disrespecting his turban and pulling him by his hair. Tagging West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Harbhajan tweeted, “Please have a look into this matter @MamataOfficial. This isn’t done.” He retweeted a … Read more