Dal Khalsa holds street protest against denial of ‘Right to Self-determination’ under present Constitution
Zira (Ferozepur) – Dal Khalsa and its allies held a street protest in the city against denial of the right to self-determination under present Indian Constitution, on the occasion of India's Republic day.
Hundreds of activists of Dal Khalsa participated in the march seeking UN intervention to get the right. Considering that Indian security establishment has killed their brethren extra judicially, under the shadow of the Indian Constitution and Tricolour, Dal Khalsa members took out a March carrying flags symbolizing Sikh Sovereignty.
Observing Jan 26 as a black republic day, the rebellious demonstrators carried Sikh flags, banners and placards, chanting slogans of ‘Free Punjab from India’ and denouncing the Indian state for crushing the rights of Sikhs, Kashmiris and other oppressed people. They banners also termed Indian democracy fake and bogus.
The leaders of the hardliner group urged the five members of the UN Security Council to “pull up” ruthless India for subverting its own constitution to continue to deny democratic rights to its religious and ethnic minorities.
Dal Khalsa leader Surjit Singh Khalistani said Sikhs and Kashmiris were not alone in this crisis of identity in India. All the minorities, including the Dalits, are also suffering.
The March was led party vice-president Baba Hardeep Singh Mehraj. The organizers demanded the arrest of tainted cops responsible for Behbal Kalan firing including SS Saini. They also demanded the release of political prisoners who have completed their prison terms but were still languishing in jails.
