As the Indian state continues to accelerate the criminalization of dissent across the subcontinent, we spoke with Bhai Jaspal Singh Manjhpur to discuss continuities and shifts in Delhi’s strategy to contain and repress Sikh activism in Punjab. This discussion outlines the contours of Indian repression in Punjab, with specific reference to legal mechanisms of oppression, as well as the BJP’s broader—and more sinister—approach to diversity and dissent in the region.| www.panthpunjab.com
Actively working to “protect the weak, destroy the tyrants” and striving for halemi raj, Khalistan, Bhai Hardeep Singh dedicated each and every breath to the Guru Panth and roamed this world as a marjeevara (one who conquers death while alive)... Bhai Sahib’s shaheedi is not something to be mourned by the sangat of the Guru or the warriors of the Khalsa, nor is it an occasion to offer “condolences”.| www.panthpunjab.com
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with a delegation of overseas Sikhs during his visit here in November was described as a “major breakthrough after 31 years of standoff” by leading Sikh interlocutor Jasdev Singh Rai. Rai, director of the Sikh Human Rights Group and the lead interlocutor during the parleys, spoke to Hindustan Times on Monday on steps taken since the November talks.| Hindustan Times
We met with Bhai Parmjeet Sigh Gazi last week to discuss the counter-insurgency operations launched by Indian security forces on March 18, 2023.| www.panthpunjab.com
Throughout each period of political turbulence, the Khalsa has been guided by its commitment to Khalsa jee ke bol baalay, sarbat da bhala, and the establishment of halemi raj.| www.panthpunjab.com
