🎥 Archival footage- Jaswant Singh Khalra.
In this rare interview from his final visit to Canada, Khalra offers a sharp political analysis of India — and its lasting consequences for the Sikh community.
🙏🏽Recording preserved by Ajit Singh Sahota (WSO)
"We saw Punjab 95 at a private screening recently. Directed by Honey Trehan and starring Diljit Dosanjh, the film accurately depicts the work of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. The Central Board of Film Certification has ordered over 100 cuts to thr movie. Why is the government afraid of Khalra?" @AdityaMenon22 asks the tough question. #punjab95 #diljitdosanjh #movie #khalra
Less than two weeks before his disappearance, Jaswant Singh Khalra published a lesser-known report exposing how Punjab Police was not only responsible for the mass extrajudicial killings of Sikh youth but also for eliminating its own officers.
#ExtrajudicialKillings
It highlights Khalra's recognition of the absence of a well-organized, genuine Panthic group capable of effectively championing the Sikh cause for justice and self-determination.
- This article was penned down by Jaswant Singh Khalra on May 27-1993 after the results of Lok Sabha By-Elections of Jalandhar.
- Jaswant Singh Khalra was Campaign in-charge of Lok Sabha Elections for which Justice Ajit Singh Bains was the Candidate from Shiromani Akali Dal (ASR)
The article captures the prevailing sentiments of the Sikh community during a particularly low point in the Sikh struggle, while also presenting Khalra’s political analysis of key Panthic issues.
On September 6, 1995, Jaswant Singh Khalra was abducted and killed by security forces in Punjab. A human rights hero, Khalra brought to light the stories of thousands of Sikhs disappeared and killed by the Indian state. #Challengethedarkness
Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Surrey’s Langar Hall has been named in honor of top human rights defender Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra.
His wife, Bibi Parmjeet Kaur Khalra, unveiled the plaque dedicating the Langar Hall to Bhai Sahib.
In 1995, Punjab Police abducted, tortured, & murdered Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra for his work uncovering thousands of disappearances, unlawful killings, & secret cremations of Sikhs perpetrated by Police in Punjab.
Gulshan Kumar was abducted from his residence on June 22, 1993, kept in illegal detention for a month, and was killed in a staged encounter on July 22 that year.
CBI court Mohali has convicted the then DSP, Dilbagh Singh and the then SHO Gurbachan Singh of Tarn Taran for the extra-judicial killing of a fruit seller after abducting him from his residence in 1993.
https://t.co/nA6N95pa2H
These efforts by the Indian government to intimidate and silence its dissidents serves as a reminder of the ends to which the Indian government is willing to go to target and intimidate its critics.
🚨Facebook pages of Khalramission, and Bibi Paramjit Kaur Khalra were targeted and hacked yesterday by ‘Pro-India group’, . These targeted cyber campaigns have become increasingly common and sophisticated specifically….
He along with Bapu Dalbir Singh were the driving force for most of the media campaigns KMO were involved at the peak of Khalra case and even afterwards. May his legacy inspire continued advocacy for justice.
“ਇੱਕ ਸਾਥੀ ਹੋਰ ਵਿਛੜ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ”
Sardar Gurbachan Singh, the noted Sikh human rights activist, author, and editor of Des Punjab magazine, has passed away after a cardiac attack on Thursday morning at his home in Jalandhar.
Throughout the decades that followed, his unwavering commitment to human rights and social justice leaves a lasting legacy. Alongside Bapu Dalbir Singh Pattarkar, his counsel and dedication to the Khalra Mission were pivotal.