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.
The whole world knows about hunger strike by Bapu Surat Singh who clearly sends the serene message for the release of the Sikh prisoners. Time for action and peace!!!
Six California congressional representatives issued a letter to United States Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday asking him to take up the cause of Surat Singh Khalsa, a U.S permanent resident on a hunger-strike in Punjab, India since January 16.
[AUDIO] BBC Asia covered the issue of 85 year old Bapu Surat Singh’s hunger strike for the release of Sikh political prisoners. Bapu Surat Singh is now on his 124th day of his hunger strike to death.
On February 26, while he was attending to his father in the hospital, the police picked him up, along with three other visitors. Hours later, Surat Singh was forcibly anaesthetised and a feeding tube was pushed down his nose.
