Why silent over pro-Khalistan rally in London, asks Congress
Monday - August 13, 2018 10:58 am ,
Category : INDIA
New Delhi Aug 13 (IANS) Describing the pro-Khalistan rally in London by the Sikhs as a conspiracy to divide the country the Congress on Monday questioned the Narendra Modi-led government s silence on it.
"As a sinister conspiracy is hatched to revive militancy in Punjab why are BJP-Akali Dal mum? Why has the 56 Modi government been stunned into a conspiratorial silence? Isn t it a conspiracy to break the country? Why silence then?" Congress spokesman Pradeep Singh Surjewala said in a tweet attaching a news report about the pro-Khalistan rally.
The Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) a human rights advocacy group with radical leanings held what it calls a "London Declaration" on an independence referendum for Punjab at Trafalgar Square in London on Sunday.
Thousands of Sikhs and their supporters gathered to demand a Referendum 2020 campaign in Punjab.
They also brandished banners reading "Free Punjab End Indian occupation" "Punjab Referendum 2020 for Khalistan" and "We will re-establish Punjab as an independent country".
--IANS aks/ksk/vm
"As a sinister conspiracy is hatched to revive militancy in Punjab why are BJP-Akali Dal mum? Why has the 56 Modi government been stunned into a conspiratorial silence? Isn t it a conspiracy to break the country? Why silence then?" Congress spokesman Pradeep Singh Surjewala said in a tweet attaching a news report about the pro-Khalistan rally.
The Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) a human rights advocacy group with radical leanings held what it calls a "London Declaration" on an independence referendum for Punjab at Trafalgar Square in London on Sunday.
Thousands of Sikhs and their supporters gathered to demand a Referendum 2020 campaign in Punjab.
They also brandished banners reading "Free Punjab End Indian occupation" "Punjab Referendum 2020 for Khalistan" and "We will re-establish Punjab as an independent country".
--IANS aks/ksk/vm
