Browsing Tag: Protest

With the government “ignoring” the August 4 ultimatum of various Sikh organisations, Surat Singh Khalsa Sangharsh Committee members along with their allied Sikh radical groups have decided to stage a protest outside Parliament tomorrow.

Sikh activist Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, who was to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple today, could not make it to Amritsar. There were reports that his supporters were headed towards the city.

In the United Kingdom, the country we have adopted, this is a wakeup call for Sikh youth leaders to give responsible collective lead. As an umbrella organization, the Sikh Council UK is ideally placed to facilitate a constructive discussion on this and related issues...

At the urging of Akal Takhat Bhai Sahib ended his fast as two prisoners are let out.

On his 49th Birthday, Bhai Gurbaksh Singh has today visited Sri Anandpur Sahib amongst supportive Sikh leaders and Sangat.

Although Physically Weak, Bhai Gurbaksh Singh is in Chardi Kala

Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Ji was forcefully arrested by undercover intoxicated Punjab Police officers from Gurdwara Amb Sahib in Mohalli, Punjab is in custody of Punjab Police, in Ropar Jail.

Measures to stop a few hundred Sikh protesters from reaching Parliament threw traffic out of gear in central Delhi on Tuesday morning.

The capital has been witnessing protests since last Tuesday after a court acquitted Kumar in an anti-Sikh riot case.

"Hearts of all Sikhs are weeping over the judgment," Tuteja said.

I had never before seen anyone protest an interfaith gathering.

Over 8.1 million signatures have been collected for a petition seeking clemency for Prof. Bhullar. The petition has been submitted to the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.

Upon hearing of the verdict by the Supreme Court on Friday Sikhs have been holding a constant vigil from midday outside 10 Downing Street. This has been an around the clock vigil where numbers at times have swelled to over a thousand.

The security situation in Afghanistan is now so bad and getting worse, even in Kabul, that nobody should be sent back to that country. And we have not even discussed the position of women of all backgrounds.

Sikh weddings are regularly disrupted by protesters opposed to mixed-faith marriages in gurdwaras, a BBC Asian Network investigation has found.

A Sikh body, All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) has approached Akal Takhat Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh against an upcoming Hindi TV serial titled “Gurbani”.

Sikh groups led by United Sikhs organization, Akali Dal (Delhi) and Sikh Forum held a peaceful protest outside the French Embassy in Delhi and submitted a memorandum addressed to French President Francois Hollande against the ongoing turban ban in French public schools.

A pause could help in seeing our own contribution to the culture of gender violence: when we laugh off our boy’s exploits for being such a ‘Casanova’ or ‘stud,’ while we pride ourselves in curtailing our girl’s movements and dreams.

Amid the ongoing row over former Congress MP Jagdish Tytler being included in the official delegation to the Olympics, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak (SGPC) President Avtar Singh Makkar on Sunday said that he would be writing a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in protest of the former's inclusion.

10,000 Sikhs march from Hyde Park to mark 28 years since the 1984 Sikh genocide and the destruction at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, calling for justice, freedom for Sikh political prisoners and the establishment of an independent Khalistan.

Hundreds of members of the Luton Sikh community are protesting outside local police station amid claims police were failing to properly investigate a sex attack on a young woman.

Can you just imagine Dhan Guru Gobind Singh ji, on his blue horse, with his plumed turban, weapons overflowing, saying that he ‘wants’ justice? No, we cannot. Justice is something that Guru ji would ‘Deliver’. To want is to be left wanting.

The day-long bandh called by various Sikh organizations to protest the scheduled execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, convicted in the Beant Singh killing case, disrupted normal life in parts of Punjab on Wednesday.

Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana has shaken the Sikhs. From London to Ludhiana, from Surrey to San Francisco, Sikhs are showing that the spirit of the community is not dead. We are not so focused on elections, careers, wealth, and family to forget the soul of the nation.

AISSF, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) and victims of November 1984 approached Giani Gurbachan Singh, Jathedar Sri Akal Takhat Sahib seeking his immediate intervention to stop SAD (Badal) Government from inviting Amitabh Bachchan to the religious ceremony of inauguration of Khalsa Heritage Complex.

A delegation of Sikhs marched proudly joining a big rally against the English Defence League (EDL) held in Luton on Saturday 5th February 2011.

Some fear that some of that so-called "immoral income" could then be used for the langer - the free meals provided around the clock at the gurdwara. Kohinoor Singh from The Sikh Channel Kohinoor Singh from the Sikh Channel said breaking the code was one of the biggest issues for UK Sikhs

Consistent with the Sikh obligation to defend human rights for all people, the Sikh Coalition rejects bigotry toward Muslims. We support the right of Muslims to worship in peace, and we condemn threats to burn their religious scriptures.

Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji Dhadrianwale, accompanied by members of the Sant Samaj, Sikh organisations and the Sikh youth, held a Dhaarna in Sector 16, Chandigarh.

The Sikh protesters squatted on the track at several places, including Amritsar, Sirhind, Malout, Abohar, Sangrur and Rajpura in Punjab to protest against the killing of a community member.