Mohali, Punjab: Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, on an indefinite fast at Gurdwara Amb Sahib here to seek the release of Sikh detainees in various jails, is reported to have developed “symptoms of pneumonia”. Gurbaksh Singh, whose fast entered the 40th day today, was taken to Fortis Hospital. He has been shifted from a tent on the gurdwara premises to the shrine’s meeting ...
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A protest going in vain?
Chandigarh, Punjab: Don’t draw Bhai saab into a conversation as it consumes energy, reads a message at a makeshift camp at Gurdwara Amb Sahib in SAS Nagar where 48-year-old Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa has been sitting on a fast unto death for the past 34 days. Khalsa, who looks a shadow of his former self and is surrounded by a group ...
Read More »Won’t give up protest, says unrelenting Khalsa
Anandpur Sahib, Punjab: Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa today took a pledge at Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib to continue his fast for the release of Sikh youths who have completed their jail terms. Khalsa, who started an indefinite fast at Gurdwara Amb Sahib, Mohali, last month, was rounded up on December 6 but he continued his fast after his release. Accompanied by Harpal ...
Read More »Sikh bodies fortify Mohali protest site against illegal police actions
Mohali, Punjab: Following the midnight detention of fasting Kurukshetra-based radical Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa, several Sikh bodies have decided to depute their armed supporters at Gurdwara Amb Sahib here to thwart any such police action in future. On fast-unto-death, Gurbaksh was whisked away around 12:15 am by the police dressed up as Nihangs two days ago. He had been protesting since November ...
Read More »‘Bandi Sikh Rihayi’ march reaches Mohali
Mohali, Punjab: The ‘Bandi Sikh Rihayi’ march, which commenced from Akal Takht in Amritsar reached here this evening. The march is being carried out to secure the release of the Sikh youths, who have been languishing in various jails across the country despite having served their sentences. The march, organised by various religious and Sikh bodies, received a warm response at ...
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