My Humble Requests to all —
1. Let us come out of Black and White binary thinking.
2. Let us respect our institutions of Sewa, Knowledge, Welfare for All and Struggle.
3. Let us respect our roots.
4. Let us respect ourself.
Good morning,
If you're reading this, I know things feel difficult and tough for so many of you right now.
I just want you to know I'm in your corner, fighting for you, and I'll never back down.
Love,
Jagmeet.
NSA is an oppressive law from colonial times which allows for the detention without charge of individuals for 12 months. This period can however be extended indefinitely if there is "fresh evidence" presented by the government.
The NSA gives blanket immunity (under Section 16) to the government. It cannot be legally challenged for any act intended to be in good faith in pursuance of the Act.
Calls for hate crime charges have grown as an incident involving a 21 year old Sikh international student being attacked by a group of a dozen white males in Kelowna is being investigated by police. His dastaar was removed & he was dragged by his hair.
UK Sikhs call national protest over Punjab Internet blackout
Thousands of Sikhs will be heading to London from all over the country to protest against the mass arrests of Sikh activists in Punjab
I urge sikhs worldwide not to indulge in violent means to register your protest against @BhagwantMann oppression in PB bcoz that’s exactly what govt’s here want you to do so that they can label us all anti national. You’re only further pushing the narrative being set here-Khaira
No #internet for common people, but free access to gangsters, says #SidhuMoosewala’s father; raises slogans against @AAPPunjab govt https://t.co/YQ8YiPIRVI
#SidhuMooseWala father asks Govt why they had chosen this day to arrest #AmritpalSingh . Roads are closed & Internet is shut down they are trying to suppress my voice like this. Further, He said our net is off & #LawrenceBishnoi IV done from Jail.
"Why did govt go after #AmritpalSingh on my son's Barsi? They could've just after Ajnala incident": Charan Kaur
"I've served in China border & Kargil. Am I a patriot or is Lawrence Bishnoi a patriot?": Balkaur Singh
What Sidhu Moose Wala's parents said
https://t.co/s1XjqmYXZ1
First western mainstream media pick-up I've seen on the situation unfolding in Punjab. For those who can't access because of a paywall, I'm pasting relevant parts in the thread below.
https://t.co/2wJCozDbX2
The #PanjabUnderSiege operation began a day before a planned mass tribute event for #SidhuMoosewala, the Panjabi music star murdered by a self-proclaimed Indian nationalist. Here we share a clip from a speech his mother made on the day linking his plight to the current situation.
Thousands of Sikhs will be heading to London from all over the country to protest against the mass arrests of Sikh activists in Punjab
https://t.co/KAejMDzng2
BREAKING | Some reports and sources suggest that Amritpal Singh was detained by police in Shahkot, Jalandhar, and the plan is currently to transfer him outside of Punjab, likely to Assam.
This is a developing story, and we are pursuing other leads as well. Updates to come.