AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—It’s been three and half years since work is in progress on a portrait gallery in memory of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, his aides and sangat who attained martyrdom while defending the holiest Sikh shrine, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has failed to ensure completion of the gallery.

The gallery is under construction in the basement of a gurdwara constructed as a memorial of these martyrs. The SGPC handed over the ‘Kar Sewa’ of the gallery to the Sikh seminary Damdami Taksal (Mehta) in June 2017. However, this project is being delayed inordinately and still far from completion. The SGPC which is the custodian of this project has failed to have a check on it.

Presently, much of the civil work is pending and the frames on which the portraits are to be installed, are being fitted. Taksal continues to collect the money from the devotees visiting Sri Harmandar Sahib in the name of this gallery. Two golaks (donation boxes) are placed in the complex of the shrine for this collection, yet the project is being executed at snail’s pace, thereby irking the Sikh bodies.

Taksal’s representatives disclosed many times about the finalization of the list of those whose portraits are to be displayed there, but no further progress is witnessed. Taksal’s chief Harnam Singh Khalsa has assured many times to finish this project but all these assurances have proved to be false so far. The SGPC fixed no deadline for the completion of the project.

Apart from the portrait of Sant Bhindranwale, that of Bhai Amrik Singh, Major General Shabeg Singh, Bhai Mehanga Singh Babbar and other Sikh fighters will also be displayed. They fought against the Indian armed forces during “operation bluestar”, code name given to the army attack on the shrine complex targeting Akal Takht Sahib, the highest Sikh temporal seat.

This is the major project as the Indian government dubs these fighters, martyrs of the Sikh community, as “terrorists”. The anti-Sikh forces made hue and cry when the memorial was built up there highlighting the names of Sant Bhindranwale, Bhai Amrik Singh, Major General Shabeg Singh and Baba Thara Singh. At the time of its inauguration in 2013, the SGPC, which is controlled by the Shiromani Akali Dal that was in power in Punjab then in alliance with BJP, had expressed unease at a plaque and two slabs with Bhindranwale’s name installed at its entrance. Certain leaders of the BJP and the then opposition Congress had opposed it, terming it “anti-national”.

Sewa of this gallery was handed over to Taksal during the regime of the then SGPC chief Kirpal Singh Badungar.

On the other hand, a parallel gallery is near completion at the Durgiana Temple in the same city in memory of those who played a role against the Sikh struggle and were allegedly killed by the Sikh militants for the same.

The portraits of Hindu extremists besides leaders of the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who were killed by militants in the 1990s, are also being put up in the gallery, it is learnt. Nearly 100 portraits with a brief description have been installed.

The gallery is in the vicinity of the Harbans Lal Khanna Samarak, the BJP’s district-level office. The memorial was built in the memory of Harbans Lal Khanna,the Amritsar BJP chief and former MLA, who was killed by suspected militants in 1984. Khanna’s portrait has also been put up in the gallery. Khanna was the man who broke model of Sri Harmandar Sahib. 

AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has expanded its Information Technology (IT) Department to disseminate its activities and achievements through social media.

This new IT Department will be used for spreading Sikhi and publicizing the activities of the gurdwara body, said the SGPC president Jagir ‘Kaur’ while inaugurating the new office of the department at the SGPC headquarter in Amritsar.

She said, “About 20 employees have been recruited from the field of information technology and there are plans to set up a studio soon. The recruited employees include anchors, writers, video editors, graphic designers, cameramen, media volunteers, etc. Today, social media has become an effective tool for the promotion of religion.”

Jagir ‘Kaur’ said that in future serious discussions on Sikh religion, history and national issues would also be initiated through online.

She added that for setting up the IT Department, the devotees Satpal Singh Multani of Richie Travel Jalandhar and Manmohan Singh Kapurthala have done a great help. “These devotees have provided all the necessary equipment for this department at a cost of about Rs 30 lakhs,” she said.

She added that SGPC is an institution of the sangat and it is important for the sangat to be aware of its functions and activities.

On this occasion SGPC members Gurmeet Singh Booh, Ajaib Singh Abhyasi, Sukhdev Singh Bhurakohna, Sukhminder Singh, OSD Dr Amrik Singh, Dr Sukhbir Singh, and superintendent Malkit Singh Beharwal and others were present

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The SGPC appointed officiating Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh has directed the entire Sikh community to enchant the sacred Mool Mantra and Gur Mantra for 15 minutes in the memory of Shaheed Baba Zorawar Singh, Shaheed Baba Fateh Singh and Mata Gujar Kaur Ji on December 27.

Notably, the 317^th martyrdom day of Shaheed Baba Zorawar Singh, Shaheed Baba Fateh Singh and Mata Gujar Kaur Ji is being marked on December 27 at Gurdwara Jyoti Saroop Sahib in Sirhind.

Giani Harpreet Singh has fixed the timing for enchanting the sacred Mool Mantra and Gur Mantra from 10:00 am to 10:15 am on this historic day.

Every year, tens of thousands of devotees throng to Gurdwara Jyoti Saroop Sahib to pay tribute to the matchless martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s younger sons Shaheed Baba Zorawar Singh and Shaheed Baba Fateh Singh.

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—In a big jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party, its major Sikh face and former Member of Parliament (MP) Harinder Singh Khalsa has quitted the saffron party in protest against three farm laws recently legislated by its government in Centre.

Before joining the BJP in presence of the then Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Khalsa was Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP from Fatehgarh Sahib. had won the 2014 Lok Sabha polls on AAP’s ticket, but was suspended from the party in 2015. Earlier, he was elected as MP from Bathinda in 1996 on the ticket of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).

While resigning from the party, Khalsa also disclosed its bad intentions towards the farmers stir. He said the BJP government had chalked out several strategies to remove the agitation of the farmers on the borders of national capital Delhi. He said the government will get this agitation prolonged and then break unity in the farmers and defame them. “If it still fails to remove the protests, it would not hesitate to use power against the farmers”, he added.

He also disclosed that the BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal had told the BJP highcommand that the laws had made it difficult for them to enter the villages in view of the anger over the laws.

Notably, Khalsa is considered close friend of Union Minister for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri, former IFS officer and Indian envoy in United Nations (UN). Puri played key role in taking Khalsa to the saffron party.

He came in limelight first when he resigned from the post of Indian envoy in Norway in protest against army attack on Sri Harmandar Sahib and Sri Akal Takht Sahib in June 1984.

Khalsa started his career as an English lecturer at the G.G.N. Khalsa College, in Ludhiana. During his academic career (1964-1974), he published two textbooks: A Manual of General English and Social Science. In May 1974, he joined the Punjab Civil Services. In July 1974, he joined the Indian Foreign Service (IFS) and worked as a Second Secretary in Jakarta. Later, he served as a First Secretary in Bangkok and Norway.  

As the Congress government filed some cases against him after he resigned from the post in Norway, he decided to stay there, running a small eating joint and working as a postman in Norway. He returned to India in 1990, after being assured that the cases against him would be dropped.

During 1990-91, he served as the Chairman of Punjab Human Rights Organization, an NGO  that highlighted the excesses committed by the state government during the anti-insurgency operations. During 1991-03, he served as a secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). 

CHANDIGARH: Youth Akali Dal (YAD) President Parambans Singh Romana today said chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh had turned the Punjab Police into a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Protection Force on the directions of union home minister Amit Shah.

In a statement here, the YAD President said it was shocking that Punjab Police personnel had been removed from active duty and assigned to protect the houses and business establishments of BJP leaders by the Congress government in Punjab on the directions of the union home minister.

“With the sword of the Enforcement Directorate hanging over the chief minister and his family, Capt Amarinder Singh has chosen to work as an agent of the BJP and has forgotten that he is the custodian of Punjab and Punjabis. We condemn this abject surrender and warn the chief minister that in case he does not reassign Punjab Police personnel to active duty it will have to face the wrath of Punjabis who will not tolerate this cowardly act”.

Romana also condemned the manner in which the Congress government bent backwards to appease BJP State President Ashwani Sharma today during his visit to Bathinda today. He said police force from four districts was assigned to protect Sharma at the cost of policing duties.

Stating that this skewed policy was having repercussions on the law and order situation, Romana said there was a surge in crime including snatchings, robberies and dacoities. He said in case the State continued with the current policy things could take a turn for the worse and the very peace of the State could be threatened.

Asking the chief minister to spell out why he had abjectly given in to the demands of the union home minister, Romana said “your cravenly behavior indicates that you are ready to board the BJP bandwagon yourself. You have given credence to this belief earlier also by scrapping a planned protest in favour of agitating farmers at the Raj Ghat. Even as the farmers of Punjab are protesting at the border with Delhi, you have refused to lend your support to them and have not even mustered the courage to demand the central government listen to the farmers and resolve their grievances at the earliest”.

On the other hand, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has also condemned the Punjab Police for becoming the protection force for the BJP workers.

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The Kalgidhar Trust Baru Sahib has announced to provide free education to the children of farmers who have lost lives during the ongoing agitation. To date, more than 30 farmers have lost lives while agitating against the Indian government seeking repealing of recently introduced laws pertaining to the procurement of farm produces.

A spokesperson of the Kalgidhar Trust Baru Sahib informed that they have decided to ensure availability of education till secondary level to the children of all those farmers who have lost lives in this ongoing agitation.

It is pertinent to note here that the Kalgidhar Trust Baru Sahib is already providing free education to around 28,000 children of economically weak section of society including the farmers who committed suicide while enduring unbearable financial hardships.    

The Kalgidhar Trust Baru Sahib has always kept its focus to impart education to the next generation. 

AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary Tarun Chugh is facing backlash from the civil society of Indian union for calling agitating Punjab farmers “Urban Naxals”.

While addressing a small meeting of the party workers in his home turf, Amritsar central assembly constituency, Chugh stated that the “Urban Naxal” are spearheading the agitation against three farm laws legislated by the saffron party-led union government of Indian union. The meeting was held to make the people aware of the so-called benefits of the laws.

However, there was hardly any farmer in the meeting. Chugh also asked the audience to use social media for spreading the positive impact of the laws against which thousands of farmers have converged at the borders of Delhi for the last around month. He also stated that the agitating farmers want to disrupt development activities in Punjab.

Notably, the national level leader of the saffron party could not organize a big gathering even in his stronghold.  He has faced a debacle from this assembly segment in the assembly elections twice.

Earlier, the BJP leaders have termed the agitators “terrorists”, “anti-national” and “ISI-backed”.  These malicious and derogatory terms are inviting criticism for the BJP worldwide.

‘PARTY THAT CAN’T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN CITIZENS FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND TERRORISTS HAS NO RIGHT TO RULE’

Lambasting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over these tags, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday asked the party to stop maligning the farmers and their genuine fight for justice by calling them offensive names like `Urban Naxals’, `Khalistanis’, `Hooligans’ etc.

“If the BJP cannot distinguish between anguished citizens fighting for their survival and terrorists/militants/hooligans, it should give up all pretense of being a people’s party,” said the Chief Minister. A party which treats citizens exercising their democratic right of protest as Naxals and terrorists has lost all right to rule over those citizens, he added.

Hitting out at Chugh over his petty description of farmers in Punjab as `Urban Naxals’, Captain Amarinder said with these remarks, the BJP leadership had hit a new low in its desperation to promote its political agenda. He pointed out that such protests by angry farmers were taking place not just in Punjab but also in BJP-ruled states such as Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. “Do the farmers protesting in all these places look like Naxals to you? And does that mean law and order has collapsed everywhere?,” he asked Chugh.

“What is being seen in all these states, as well as the Delhi borders, is the sorry fall-out of the BJP-led central government’s failed policy on Agriculture, and its mishandling of the situation triggered by the farmers protest,” said the Chief Minister. Instead of heeding the plea of the `Annadatas’ and responding to their concerns, the BJP was busy trying to demean them and stifle their voice, he lamented.

The Chief Minister noted that the farmer leaders themselves believed, and were stressing, that it was imperative for the success of their movement to ensure that it remains peaceful. “Is that the language of Naxals, as Chugh is alleging?” he asked, dubbing the BJP leader’s remarks as a shameless reflection of his own cheap and vicious mentality.

In sharp contrast to the BJP, the Congress believed in upholding the people’s Constitutional right of peaceful protest, which even the Supreme Court had validated in the context of the farmers’ agitation, the Chief Minister said. “But the BJP and its leaders like Chugh seem to be bent on stifling all such protests with their brazen lies and false propaganda,” he added.

The Chief Minister also took a dig at Chugh’s plea to the Union home ministry ‘to keep an eye on such developments in Punjab’, saying that it would been better for the state if the BJP leader had sought the Centre’s support in keeping any eye on the fresh spurt of terrorist movement, as well as smuggling of weapons, in Punjab.

SAD ASKS STATE BJP TO APOLOGIZE FOR SLUR AGAINST FARMERS

“It is reprehensible that the Punjab BJP unit has fallen so low that it is calling the farmers of the State urban naxals. This insult is intolerable and I advise the Punjab unit to take back this slur inflicted on the ‘annadaata’ immediately and apologize for the same”, SAD Kisan Wing President Sikandar Maluka said in a statement here.

—Noted Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala who courted several controversies in past, has come up with his new song on the farmers’ stir going on at New Delhi against three farm laws of the Union government of India, in which he hailing Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his aides, who attained martyrdom in June 1984 while defending the holiest Sikh shrine Sri Harmandar Sahib and highest Sikh temporal seat Sri Akal Takht Sahib.

This is a video song released on YouTube yesterday. The title of the new song is ‘Punjab (My motherland)’ that has been watched by 2.4 million of people in 23 hours on YouTube. This is widely being shared over social media.

This song begins with a portion of historic speech delivered by noted Sikh thinker late Bharpoor Singh Balbir, that underlines need of the political power for the Sikhs. It is followed by an old video that shows Sant Bhindranwale walking and pay obeisance at Sri Harmandar Sahib along with his comrades. Following is the main words of the song:

“Keh Keh K Badle Lainda, Mainu Punjab Kehande aa

Delhi Vee Nap Lainda, Mainu Punjab Kehande aa”

It is noteworthy that Moose Wala has 6.65 subscribers on YouTube.

Hailing from Moosa, a village in Punjab’s Mansa district, he has been hitting the headlines regularly over controversies.  However, his new song sung to promote the cause of farmers agitating against the union government to get the draconian laws rolled back is being welcomed.

Link of the song is given below:

Under the control of the Badal family, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) staying in alliance with the Hindu extremist political party BJP that wants to snatch powers from the states of the Indian union, for 30 years has remained part of damaging and weakening the federal structure. After harming this structure for three decades, its leadership has now come out to save it.

Under the pressure of Punjab farmers who are its major vote bank, the SAD snapped 30-year old ties with the saffron party in the month of September over three farm laws enacted by the BJP-led union government of India. These laws were supported by it earlier.

This party that fought for the federal structure before Parkash Badal brought ideological shift into it by scrapping its status of the Sikh party, was also with the BJP when the special status of the Jammu and Kashmir was abrogated. It was the largest attack on the ethos of decentralization in the history of this country after 1947.  Now, the incumbent party president Sukhbir Badal is mobilizing the regional parties of India against the ongoing process of the centralization of powers. Promulgating three agriculture laws is fresh instance under this process.

Sukhbir has called for a united nationwide initiative for fighting “autocratic” tendencies and for the setting up of a genuinely federal structure in the country.

In a letter of solidarity with the West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) Chairperson Mamata Banerjee on the eve of the TMC farmer rally, Badal said Punjab and West Bengal had always led the country’s fight for genuine fiscal executive and political autonomy to the States for making India a strong federal country.

“We must continue with this tradition and invite more like minded parties to take a stand for a genuine federal structure in the country in keeping with the sentiments of our constitutional makers. For too long have we allowed the powers of the States to be eroded in one way or another due to which things have come to such a pass that the centre has also legislated on a State subject – agriculture, which has resulted in the ongoing Kisan mass movement in the country”, he said.

While extending his best wishes to Ms Mamata Banerjee for the success of her fight for farmer rights, Badal also congratulated her for sending a five member team of TMC MPs to hold talks with protesting farmers as well as interacting directly with the farmer leaders today.

“You have also strengthened the farmer agitation by announcing a series of street protests from next week to demand revocation of the three hated Agricultural laws. This will go a long way in making the farmer movement a truly national movement”, he added.

Badal said the SAD has always been a champion for more powers to States as State governments were more qualified than the remote centre to understand and address peoples’ problems. “SAD has made super sacrifices both for the farmers’ cause as well as for the pressing issue of federalism. Both issues require a joint national effort on the part of regional and right thinking national parties. I am confident that with the forceful support you have lent to the farmer agitation our joint effort to force the BJP led central government to repeal the farmer laws will meet with the desired success”, he said.

The SAD President also informed the TMC leader that the party had formed a three member sub-committee comprising senior leaders Balwinder Bhundur, Prof Prem Singh Chandumajra and Sikander Singh Maluka to coordinate with likeminded parties on this issue. He said besides meeting the TMC chairperson, the committee members had also met Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar. He said the SAD would continue with its efforts to form a joint front to force the BJP led central government to repeal the three Agri Acts.

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—The agitating farmers of Punjab have announced to fully boycott BJP leader Harjit Singh Grewal who has been trying to justify the contentious farm laws since day one. The Bharti Kisan Union Ekta (Ugrahan), Bharti Kisan Union Ekta (Dkonda) and villagers of Dhanaula constituency have asked the lessee farmers not to take Grewal’s land on lease.

On December 27, the agitating farmers installed boards in Dhanaula area asking lessee farmers not to take Harjit Grewal’s land on lease and boycott him completely.

Interacting with media on this occasion, Bharti Kisan Union Ekta (Dkonda) leaders said that Harjit Grewal has back-stabbed the farmers by speaking against the farmers struggling for their existence. They added that they have announced to completely boycott Harjit Grewal and no lessee farmer should take his farming land on lease.

“If any lessee farmer goes against us and take Grewal’s land on lease then he too will have to face boycott,” they clarified.

They further said that they were installing the boards to raise awareness among farmers about this boycott of Harjit Singh Grewal.

1. Today, 3 protestors passed away. Manpreet Singh kaka who has been at the morcha since day 1 has passed away. Siri Akhand path started for him.
2. Bhupinder Singh from village Rara passed away.
3. A 55-year-old Barnala-based farmer, Sukhdev Singh Gurm, died of a heart attack while sitting on a dharna outside BJP district president Yadwinder Singh’s house. Gurm was protesting outside Yadwinder’s house since October 1.
4. The morcha is the world’s largest peaceful protest. Now as it feeds hundreds of thousands every day, this morcha has also become Worlds largest Free Kitchen (Langar).
5. The revised approx numbers of protestors at all borders as of today. Note numbers just keep increasing in hundreds and thousands. Singhu- around 200,000, : Tikri- around 125,000 : Ghazipur- 20,000 : Shahjahanpur- around 8000.
6. Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, the 87-year-old Harvard University professor, backed the farmers’ protests against three agricultural laws, insisting there was a “strong case” for review of the laws.
7. Ongoing games by BJP govt. Center had told farmer leaders to decide date and time of talks. Farmers had proposed talks at 11 AM on 29th of December. Today on 28th of December, ANI made Center’s letter public saying it wants to talk on 30th of December at 2PM. This timing is deliberate as it’s in the middle of a massive tractor rally on 30th dec planned by farmers.
8. 1340 Jio Towers have been taken down approx 7k left. Panthik Spirit is is growing fast in Punjab. This is causing massive issues for Jio mobile company owned by Ambani.
9. Revelations that many of the Jio Towers were built on Panchayat land, without Panchayats approving them. So construction of them is illegal.
10. Bhai Manpreet Singh Kanpur, Bhai Bir Singh and Bhai Sukhpreet Singh Udoke, do a keertan divan at morcha.
11. Fatehgarh Sahib : Sukhbir Badal, President SAD (B) had to face the wrath of the Punjab youths. Sangat at historical Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib this evening, noticed when he had come to pay obeisance to younger Sahibjadas after the conclusion of Jor Mela. He was quickly taken by security as Sikh youth surrounded Akali Dal workers. Sangat cheered as his convoy of cars speed off.
12. Agitating farmers announce to boycott Punjab BJP leader Harjit Grewal.
13. Agriculture minister tweets letters of support from Haryana farmers. Journalist Ritesh Lakhi responds – “Wonder why Union Agriculture minister is seeking ratification for his farm laws from a nondescript kisan club of Haryana ! Still such tactics being adopted by union ministers are not in great spirit, nor intent.
14. Significant protest outside Indian consulate in Toronto today. Despite snow and icy winds, hundreds of vehicle and protestors supports the farmers.
15. Sikhs In Vancouver hoist the Khalsa flag outside the Indian consulate.
16. On the YouTube link to Modi’s Mann ki baat programme, it’s got 32,000 dislikes & 16,000 likes for . That’s actual public reaction & not Godhi media fake news.
17. USA sikh trucker covers his trolley in posters supporting farmers morcha. Huge letters say No Farmers No Food, Shame on Indian Government. At rear is a huge picture of Modi with a necklace of shoes. Sikhs / Punjabis have thousands of trucks in North America. If all could have banners like this, it’s free advertising, educational for North America population, and will send a hugely embarrassing message to Modi and BJP. It may even be more effective than rallies but in combination is excellent. North America truckers, karo Kirpa……
18. Sikh Relief put up a huge coffee machine not far from stage of morcha. It’s gives thousands hot coffee in the morning in the freezing cold. 30,000 cups of coffee per day.
19. Godhi media Zee News ran a fake news against Khalsa Aid. KA responded in a formal statement. Ravi Singh responded in a video while feeding 1500 meals to truckers stranded in Dover. Worldwide response supporting Khalsa aid including Canadian MPs tweeting with #iamWithKhalsaAid.
20. #iamWithKhalsaAid trends No1 in Canada on Twitter. Shame on Zee news as your fake news backfired.
21. UK residents can report the Zee News piece to Ofcom. Ofcom can issues fines, but repeated offenses can lead to removal of broadcasting rights in UK.
22. Yourseva, another Uk based sikh charity put air bikes and other items in morcha gym. Nice video of two elder sikhs enjoying riding on the bikes.
23. Free auto bike service for elderly and bibian at Singhu border.
24. Panth Punjab do more educational seminars on Delhi protests. All can be seen on Panth Punjab YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/channel/UC-umnft3oxNETnR7ZrOy0VA
25. Saving Punjab – ‘Dr Varinder Sharma, Scientist, Development Studies, IDC said that the yield gap per kg and per hectare has come down drastically in Punjab. According to Dr Sharma, more than 10 per cent small and marginal farmers have given up agriculture during the past decade following a decline in profitability, stagnated yields, reduced public investment in agriculture.
26. BJP MP Hans Raj Hans does an interview where he struggles to openly support the farmers instead makes himself out as the victim.
27. A sikh farmer was beaten after he refused to pay Rs200 per quintal as bribe to centre in-charge. Later @uppolice registered FIR against farmer before taking his complaint into consideration. He had sold 287 quintals paddy at a centre in UP’s Shahjahanpur on Nov 26.
28. 23 Sikh boys who didn’t keep kes (Monas) have vowed to keep Kes by taking an oath over fire at Sarai Aurangabad. (Bahadurgarh). The boys from Amritsar will undergo Amrit Sanchar after Morcha gets done with.
29. Aljeezera – India arrests 75 in Kashmir after local elections. The arrests came after an anti-Modi alliance won majority of seats in local elections last week. The Indian government has arrested at least 75 Kashmiri political leaders and activists to forestall political unrest after an alliance of Kashmir’s regional political parties won local elections, leaders and a police official said on Saturday. This is Modi’s democracy.
30. Separately Mata Upkar Kaur Ji, mother of Prof. Devenderpal Singh Bhullar passed away today.
31. Lastly, below is the picture of Manpreet Singh Kaka mentioned in point 1.

1. 4 farmers and one lawyer passed away today. Farmers were Gurpyaar Singh, Amrik Singh, Sukhbir Singh, Umarpal Singh.
2. Gurpyaar Singh (61) was protesting at Tikri and had been sent home due to illness has passed away in his village. He was a member of BKU (Dakoda) and was sitting at Tikri for 24days.
3. Amarjit Rai was a Lawyer of the Jalalabad Bar association he committed suicide & left a suicide note blaming midi treatment of farmers. He is the fifty people to pass away today.
4. Cold rain tonight has made conditions very hard for protestors. However, keertan carried on in the rain.
5. Ardas and Sardhanjali given to Mata Gujjar Kaur ji and younger sahibzade.
6. Over 50,000 farmers block Kolkatas major road to support farmers in Delhi.
7. Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait, who has been at the forefront of the ongoing farmers’ protest, allegedly received a death threat on his phone on Saturday evening.
8. Modi speaks to the Indian nation via Maan ki Baat show.
9. Farmers protesting at Delhi border points banged utensils while marching and chanting slogans against the Central government, while Modi was on TV. Similar to the one Modi called for during lockdown.
10. A group of Soldiers arrived at the Delhi Border farmer protests and pledged support for the farmer’s cause. The soldiers put their medals in a box and gave it to the government in protest of the government not taking back the farm bills.
11. Delhi CM Kejriwal amongst the speakers at Singhu border. His delhi govt has been providing tankers of water for farmers to do ishnaan.
12. Khalsa Aid has opened its second mall at Singhu border for our farmer community with the blessings of the almighty.
13. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath bowed down in a Gurdwara in one of Lucknow on the occasion of the martyrdom day of Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s younger Sahibzada, but still attacks farmers on the streets. It’s their dual policy of say one thing, do another.
14. Blankets and other supplies comes in trucks from sikhs as far away as Kashmir.
15. Kerala farmers have sent 20 tonnes of Pineapples to farmers in Delhi. “They are protesting to protect the interests of each one of us. And that is why we are standing strong in solidarity with them,” said James George, President of the Kerala Pineapple Farmers Association: The News Minute
16. Indian Express – For the first time in seven years, PM Modi is beginning to look weak. Article by Tavleen Singh
17. Godhi media had a BJP spokesman on TV who said they need evidence of any farmers passing away. Farmers say 40 + have now passed now.
18. At Tikri Border, a elder farmer was attacked at night by policemen as he went to the washroom. They broke his wrist.
19. State secretary of BJP, AP, Rameshnaidu Nagothu posts Indira Gandhi’s video from 1984 to falsely accuse farmers of being violent, anti national, falsely claims Congress stands now with those who ‘chant Bharat tere tukde honge, Khalistan zindabad slogans’
20. More protests in Toronto this weekend.
21. Protests outside India vs Australia cricket match in Melbourne.
22. Shiv Sena – ‘India will break like Russia,’ Sanjay Raut issues a subtle threat in his rants against PM Modi
23. Youth Akali Dal (YAD) President Parambans Singh Romana today said chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh had turned the Punjab Police into a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Protection Force on the directions of union home minister Amit Shah. YAD President said it was shocking that Punjab Police personnel had been removed from active duty and assigned to protect the houses and business establishments of BJP leaders by the Congress government in Punjab on the directions of the union home minister.
24. Lakha Sidhana, Raj Kakra, Deep Sidhu and others arrive at Fatehgarh sahib ji and ask Sangat to support delhi morcha.
25. Sikh runner Jagdeep Singh ran from Delhi to Amritsar in 48hrs. He did Ardaas at Harmandir Sahib for victory of Farmers.
26. Farmers Protest has entered day 95 at Jandiala Guru where people are sitting at Railway station. Nearly all major railway tracks of Punjab are witnessing 95th day of protests. Don’t let them whitewash this with ‘one month of protests’.
27. Farmers at Nirankari grounds are turning the infertile ground to a field. Onions, garlic and peas are sown at location. Nirankari grounds host 1200-1500 farmers atm. A farmer said. “We will leave the site greener, better and food can be used by the needy if they want.”
28. Farmers have urged everyone to celebrate new year with them at Singhu and Tikri borders.

—Even as Badal family-controlled Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has no longer remained in power in Punjab and Central government of India, it is still facing people’s anger that is generally faced by an incumbent political party.

This anger was witnessed on Monday when the party president Sukhbir Badal came to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib after the conclusion of Shaheedi Sabha organized there to observe martyrdom of younger Sahibzade of Sri Guru Gobind Singh.  During his visit, he was shown black flags by the Sikh youths and farmers.

He was addressing the media in the gurdwara guest house when a group of youths present outside started raising slogans against him and the Modi government. To prevent any untoward incident, the police hurriedly escorted him to his car from the back gate of the gurdwara. However, the youths continued raising slogans against him and also chased his vehicle. As Sukhbir left the place, the local SAD leaders had to face the wrath of the youths. Protestors raised the point that the Badals were part of the conspiracy to promulgate three laws to ruin the farmers.

A day after the protest, the party blamed the ruling Congress for this incident. “Congress goons had not only hurt the sentiments of the Sikh ‘sangat’ by their reprehensible acts but had also insulted the tradition of ‘langar’ by upturning utensils of tea made for devotees”, senior party leaders Prem Chandumajra and Daljit Cheema said in a press statement.

Refuting this blame, Congress MLA from Fatehgarh Sahib and Cabinet Minister Kuljit Singh Nagra said, “Guru Sahib will not forgive us if we were behind this incident”.

However, this is not the first such protest the SAD president faced after the party was defeated by Punjab voters in 2017 assembly elections.

In September 2017, Sukhbir faced protests the moment his vehicle entered the main road leading to the venue of the party’s workers meeting at Faridkot , with the Sikh protesters waving black flags and raising slogans against him. At the venue, police presence prevented the situation from going out of hand, though tension prevailed for 15 minutes.

The anger still prevails against Badals as they have not been punished for what they did in their 10-year last regime in Punjab. Sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib in Bargari village of Faridkot and killing of two Sikh protesters by Police at Behbal Kalan took place in their regime and the Sikhs are waiting for justice in this case. As Sukhbir had charge of homo affairs in the state and is allegedly responsible for ordering firing that killed two protesters, no action has been taken against him so far.

In case of three farm laws, Sukhbir and his wife Harsimrat Badal who was union minister then, supported the legislation of the laws at cabinet level, when the SAD was an ally of the BJP in centre. Though the SAD left the saffron party under their pressure, the people of Punjab still consider them guilty of the wrongdoing.

AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—The Akal Takht Sahib, the highest Sikh temporal seat, today asked cricketer turned politician and Congress MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu to apologize for wearing a shawl carrying Sikh religious symbols. This act has hurt the Sikh sentiments, the Takht Sahib cited.

Courting a controversy, he appeared at a public event on December 27 in a shawl carrying Sikh religious symbols Sandhawala village in Jalandhar district. He shared a video of his visit and interaction with residents of the village, wherein he is wearing a Magenta shawl carrying ‘Ik Onkar’ and ‘Khanda’ embedded on it.

Soon after, social media was flooded with messages, condemning his act. Despite the objections raised by the members of Sikh community, he again shared his pictures which show him in the same shawl. Today, the Sikh activists led by Paramjit Singh Akali lodged a complaint to the highest Sikh temporal seat.

The Sikh activists demanded stringent action against the Congress MLA from Amritsar east. “What he has done is the sacrilege of gurbani,” said Akali.

Acting on the complaint, Giani Harpreet Singh, SGPC-appointed acting jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, said, “This act of Navjot Singh Sidhu is very unfortunate. Being a Sikh, he should have known that this is against the Sikh maryada. He has hurt the Sikh sentiments by doing so. This is a condemnable act and he should apologize to the Sikh community for his blunder”.   

SGPC general secretary advocate Bhagwant Singh Sialka said, “This is very unfortunate. He is known for such acts. ‘Ik Onkar’ cannot be printed on a cloth meant for wearing. We shall urge Akal Takht jathedar to summon Sidhu to the Takht. Sidhu knows the sacred nature of this symbol, but he is deliberately committing these mischievous acts. He will have to pay for it.”

A former BJP MP, Sidhu had gained popularity among the Sikhs after he hugged Pakistan army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa during the oath-taking ceremony of Imran Khan as Prime Minister. Sikhs hailed him after he said that Bajwa had promised him the opening of the Kartarpur corridor in 2017. And Pakistan delivered this promise. Main credit of corridor’s opening is given to Sidhu as it is perceived among the Sikhs that their long pending demand could be met due to his old friendship with Imran. Sidhu is also hailed for his stand against the inaction by Captain Amarinder Singh government against the culprits of Bargari sacrilege and Behbal kalan Police firing that killed two Sikh protesters. However, he is drawing criticism over his fresh act.

1. A bibi protestor Malkit Kaur has died due to an accident while crossing the road in Punjab. She had returned from Singhu and was sitting in protest in Punjab as well.
2. One side effect on the morcha. Thousands of Bibian support their husbands in morcha in Delhi. However, thousands more bibian are doing farming in their lands. A gruesome video emerged today of an elderly Bibi whose hand was crushed while working in the fields in machinery. They are having to do the manual hard Labour work while the morcha is happening.
3. NDTV reports massive farmer protests in the Bihar capital of Patna. 10,000 + farmers March on Patna is very embarrassing for Modi as it’s a BJP state.
4. Bihar police attack Bihar farmers aggressively as news spreads of the protest on TV channels.
5. Lakha Sidhana asked farmers’ NRIs not to sell their lands in Punjab to corporations. He said these corporations want the land because when China has completed its new Silk Road, these fertile lands will be sending food from the Middle East to Russia. Corporations want to buy these lands of you now cheaply as they will substantially increase in value in the future.
6. Despite being the most sensible voice of the morcha, Lakha Sidhana still getting restricted to speak on stage. Lakha said out of 40 kisan unions, 39 have no issues with him, only one does. But we need unity now, we can sort these issues out in Punjab when we return.
7. Deep Sidhu still not getting any time at all on stage, but gets a lot of support on his social media updates.
8. Farmer union leaders have accepted center’s proposal on 30th of December at 2 PM. Tractor march has been postponed from 30 to 31 December. Tribune reports that farmers will bring tractors from Punjab, Haryana and UP for the march.
9. In a big jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab division, its major Sikh face and former Member of Parliament (MP) Harinder Singh Khalsa has quitted the saffron party in protest against three farm laws recently legislated by its government in Centre. Huge blow to their next election hopes.
10. BJP infighting continues as they struggle to control events. Their Punjab head admits they can no longer go into villages of Punjab safely.
11. The gherao of BJP leaders continued with gherao of Kamaljeet Singh who had gone to see his relative in Bathinda. He had to escape through back door.
12. Bloomberg: Mukesh Ambani sold Silicon Valley and Wall Street a $27 billion plan to transform his tech empire. Now the billionaire is under pressure to deliver.
13. Basketball Toronto Raptors Super Fan Nav Singh Bhatia Refuses Indian of the Year Award, Writes Emotional Letter of Refusal. “My heart cannot accept this {global Indian award 2020 from CIF Canada India Foundation} award at this time. Not while my brothers and sisters across India are in pain. I stand with all of the farmers of India. I pray for a safe and peaceful resolve.” I am Sikh.Actually.I am a proud Sikh.” It’s an embarrassing setback to the Indian govt attempt to divide Sikhs in Canada.
14. Due to fake news about Khalsa Aid presented by Zee News, Gurpreet Grewal refuses to present her show Canada Bhangra on the Zee Network.
15. Ravi Singh from Khalsa Aid calls on more Punjabi artists to quit the Zee Network.
16. Veterinary Association of Punjab has sent its group in solidarity with farmers. The group of 32 reached Tikri an hour ago.
17. Sarvan Singh Pander has said that the farmers’ groups from other states that have not been able to become part of this movement will be added as well
18. Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh committee decided not to participate in tomorrow’s talks between Central govt and farmer unions. In a statement, committee said PM Narendra Modi and central ministers’ statement show that govt is defending the new farm laws and it does not have solid agenda.
19. On the ground, Journalist @PunYaab- More Panchayats complain the Jio have illegally built towers on their lands in villages. They said no payments by Jio have ever been made to Panchayats. Machhiwara BDPO Rajwinder Kaur said she is not aware of this as work was done few years ago. Samrala SDM Gitika Singh complained that ADC(D) Sandeep Kumar can answer questions related to this issue. Sandeep Kumar said issue of installation of towers in panchayat land doesn’t comes under his department. Director of Panchayat and Rural Development ministry Manpreet Singh said this issue is related to e-governance department. They all pass the buck.
20. 17 FIR’s registered against mobile tower vandalism activities in Punjab. No arrests made yet. Police directed to recover property. 1602 towers are without electricity.
21. Buddha Dal donate 5lakh rupees to farmer unions.
22. Khalsa Aid have now set up washing machines at Tikri border.
23. 30,000 protestors enjoyed coffee with Gurh thanks to Sikh Relief.
24. Life Care Foundation has set up Free laboratory for protesting farmers at Singhu Border. They help the elderly age group that’s vulnerable to diabetes, hypertension & other ailments. The laboratory offers free blood test & other tests as well.
25. An unprecedented coalition of Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh elected officials from California sent a letter to the Indian Ambassador supporting farmers in India.
26. UK MP Tanmanjit Singh Dhesi writes on Twitter, “To clarify Boris Johnson’s understanding of #FarmersProtest and to ensure he raises it with Indian PM, a cross-party letter is being sent to him in early Jan. Rather than contact me, please email your local MP, if they’d like to add their signature to lend support to this cause.”
27. According to the Mumbai Police allegedly the Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami paid lakhs to senior officials of TV rating agency BARC, including CEO Partho Dasgupta to manipulate the Television Points Ratings (TRP). The Police submitted a remand note to the magistrate court on Monday, December 28.
28. Lots of love between farmers. Many help each other. Keep the site clean. Akhand keertani jatha and nihangs dals doing keertan together and making sarbloh langar. Lots of farmers from many states having discussions to increase knowledge on farming and how to build more unity.

AMRITSAR SAHIB, Punjab—Congress Member of Parliament (MP) from Amritsar Gurjit Singh Aujla today wrote a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of the malicious propaganda being carried out by select media houses in India against Khalsa Aid, Ravi Singh, its founder CEO and other such organizations which are extending help to the farmers agitating against three farm laws promulgated by Modi-led government at the borders of Delhi.

The letter reads, “I bring into your notice the malicious propaganda being carried out by select media outlets in India against Khalsa Aid, Sh. Ravi Singh; its founder CEO and other such organisations which are selflessly serving the humanity in the times of crisis, natural calamities and or warzones. These allegations are unfounded, baseless and devoid of all credibility.”

“These organisations are based on the Sikh principles of Sarbat da Bhala, which is the concept of the wellbeing of all humanity. Certain media outlets do not approach these organisations for comment but merely use their platforms to generate false attacks against such organisations and the charitable work that they out,” it reads further.

Aujla states in the letter, “Since the organisation Khalsa Aid has carried out hundreds of projects all around the world including India. A few noteworthy projects are; Help surviving cold during farmer protests 2020, Indonesia Earthquake and Tsunami Relief, Kerala Floods Relief, Congolese (DRC) Refugee Response, Restoring Electricity to Assyrian Orthodox Christians, Grenfell Tower (London) Fire, Life changing aid for Syrian refugees with disabilities, Syrian refugee emergency relief, Winter Camp Relief and Women’s Aid, Project Dignity: Essential Clothing for Yezidi women, ex slaves of ISIS, Greece: Refugee Crisis, UK Floods 2015, Yemen Civil War, Nepal earthquake 2015, Drinking water for flood victims in Malawi, Australia: Cyclone Marcia, Vishakhapatnam Cyclone, Flood relief in Jammu and Kashmir, Riots Relief Saharanpur, Displaced Sikhs in Iraq, Providing Bread to Syrian Refugees in Iraq, Bosnia Floods, Sudanese Refugee Camp, Uganda, Lebanon: Refugee support, UK Floods – 2014, Philippines Typhoon, Muzaffarnagar Riots, Uttarakhand Floods, Water Borehole, Kenya, Famine Relief, Kenya, Lybia & Syria (2011), Haiti Earthquake (2010), Cambodia Orphan Children, Displaced Sikhs in Pakistan 2009, Punjab Floods 2007, Bangladesh Cyclone 2007, Indonesia Tsunami 2006 and hundreds more”.

“It is worth mentioning here that when Khalsa Aid has been honoured and awarded at International levels for their humanitarian works. I therefore request your good self to personally intervene into this quagmire being created by certain media houses and take strict action against those who are trying to strangulate the true spirit of the Constitution of India”, the letter concludes.

The letter was also marked to Amit Shah, Union Home Minister of India.

The Indian TV channels which are spreading vilification against these Sikh organizations, include Zee News and Republic TV etc. Zee News has telecast a special programme recently to project Khalsa Aid as “terror organization” and its service as “revival of terrorism.”

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—A serene scenario of Corporate giants’ impact on the Indian government has come to fore within two days after the outraged farmers disconnected power supply of only 9% mobile towers of Reliance Jio in Punjab. Interestingly, the Indian PM Narendra Modi has himself appealed the protesters for not destroying the “public property” while indirectly pointing towards targeting of Reliance Jio’s towers in Punjab. 

Dubbing the disconnection of power supply to Reliance Jio towers as “an attack on the national property”, Narendra Modi said that harm to “public property” is an attack on common man.

To date, outraged farmers have disconnected the power supply of around 1600 out of the total 18,000 mobile towers of Reliance Jio in Punjab.

Astoundingly, hardships of more than 5 million farmers protesting in this unbearable cold weather is a small thing for the Indian PM Narendra Modi but the disconnection of power supply to only 9% mobile towers is intolerable for him.

Today, Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore has summoned the Chief Secretary as well as DGP Punjab in the wake of disconnection of power supply to Reliance Jio’s mobile towers in Punjab. It is clear that the pressure on Punjab Governor to control targeting of Reliance Jio towers is coming from Centre.

Sikh24 doesn’t endorse the use of illegal means to get one’s demands fulfilled but this episode has definitely exposed who is controlling the “world’s largest democracy”.

Meanwhile, a freelance journalist Sandeep Singh (@PunYaab) who has become the social media face of the protests at various Delhi borders said that the Government is taking a strong notice of vandalizing of Jio towers, which it claims are public property, however, the Government itself has dug up roads leading to Delhi. He posted that the roads are public property, not the Jio towers.

CHANDIGARH, Punjab—Acting quickly on the directions of SGPC appointed acting Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has tendered an apology for wearing a shawl having Sikh symbols ੴ and Khanda. Yesterday, Giani Harpreet Singh had asked Navjot Sidhu to tender an apology for hurting Sikh sentiments through his act.

“Shri Akal Takht Sahib is Supreme, If I have unknowingly hurt the sentiments of even One Sikh, I apologise !! … Millions wear the revered Symbols of Sikhism on their Turbans, Clothes and even carve Tattoos with Pride, I too as a humble Sikh wore the Shawl unintentionally,” tweeted Navjot Sidhu today.

In his apology, he has also tried to highlight that his act was not different than millions of other people who wear symbols of Sikhism on their turbans, clothes and even carve tattoos on their body.  

It may be recalled here that Navjot Singh Sidhu had worn this shawl while appearing in a public event in village Sandhanwal of Jalandhar district on December 27.

On December 29, SGPC appointed acting Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh had condemned Navjot Sindh Sidhu’s act of wearing this shawl while directing him to apologize.

A number of Akali leaders tried to use this act by Navjot Sidhu to divert attention away from the farmers protest, however, Navjot Singh acted swiftly and apologized.

Giani Harpreet Singh had said that Navjot Singh Sidhu must have known that wearing such kind of cloths was against the Sikh code of conduct. He has asked Navjot Sidhu to seek an apology for this act.

It is pertinent to note here that a large section of Sikhs was complaining against Navjot Sidhu’s this act after Sidhu’s visuals surfaced over social media.

1. Young farmer Jangsir Singh passed away today in Tikri border.
2. Talks with Farmer unions and the Indian Govt failed today. Govt agreed on 2 minor demands, but not on the important demands.
3. Agriculture Minister Tomar Media Address after today’s meeting – “Today’s Meeting was in good faith & both sides expressed an urge to resolve the issue. We talked on 4 point agenda of Unions and arrived at resolving 50% of the issues. The two ordinances (stubble & electricity) have been assured to be discarded by the Government. Unions are adamant on their demand of repeal of the laws, we tried to explain our part & how laws benefit most farmers. We are willing to resolve any issues in the laws wide amendments. Our position on MSP is clear & we reiterated same that it will stay like it is on. We urge them to send the old, women and children home because of cold weather”.
4. @Amaanbali – Farmers Unions have postponed the tractor march till 4th Jan. This is done because of good nature of meeting and half the demands have been met.
5. Hundreds injured from yesterday’s brutal tactics of BJP CM of Bihar lathis charging 10,000 farmers peacefully walking to the Governor’s House.
6. Modi bhagats call NDTV fake news, as it does not repeat Godi media talking points demonising farmers and minorities.
7. Indian express interview with economist Devinder Sharma. He states, “If free markets in agriculture were so good I see no reason why the rich countries go on pumping in massive subsidies year after year”.
8. Hinditvawatch – BJP IT cell troll Himanshu Jain followed by Narendra Modi, Piyush Goyal compares medical camp at #FarmersProtests in Delhi to ‘Lashkar or Naxal camp’, asks ‘did they forget how 1984 happened’.
9. BJP senior Leader Rajnath Singh in an interview distances himself from criticism of the farmers. Carefully praises farmers profession and Sikhs, but not farmers demands. However very different tone to Modi, Amit shah and Tomar. Observers says it just a BJP game.
10. Hinditvawatch – Pro BJP ‘defense analyst’ Abhijit Iyer Mitra wants pellet guns used against farmers protesting in Punjab
11. Former Chief economist to World bank, Indian Kausik Basu, who spoke in favour of farmers. He commented on hate trolls from BJP IT cell, to himself and Amartya sen. “It is a shame that Amartya Sen, celebrated the world over, is under personal attack today in his own country, India. It is by a small right-wing group, but still, this is so sad for India.”
12. Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is India’s most valuable company with a market value of ₹12.64 lakh crore, followed by Tata Consultancy at ₹10.91 lakh crore, HDFC Bank at ₹7.69 lakh crore, Hindustan Unilever at ₹5.63 lakh crore and Infosys at ₹5.26 lakh crore.
13. Business Insider India magazine has article – From uprooting mobile towers to cries of #BoycottJio— the farmers’ protests in India are heating up and spreading far and wide.
14. Ambani owned Jio Mobile Stops Responding To PORT Requests as thousands leave its service.
15. Around 2000 Jio towers targeted. In most cases power supply was cut off. Police restored functioning of 80 percent towers. Jio officials met Punjab’s Senior officials seeking security for telecom infrastructure.
16. Mukesh Ambani brother Anil has massive on going issues. “The accounts of 3 Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group entities have reportedly been flagged as fraudulent by three banks, including India’s largest lender, SBI. RCom, Reliance Infratel & Reliance Telecom owe lenders 86,188 Cr.
17. Australians support the farmer movement by protesting against Andani and Ambani. Sikhs on social media ask if Godhi media will call white Australians as terrorists like it does to Sikhs and Muslims.
18. Females on social media tweet that posts they put in favour of farmers are responded to with rape threats by Modi bhagats.
19. Protests in Mumbai today in favour of farmers.
20. Roads closed at Vighay Bhawan.
21. Vox media puts on short video on farmers protests.
22. A group of 30-40 NRI Punjabis from US, Canada, Germany and other countries have arrived at Singhu to protest against new farm laws.
23. Farmers unions avoiding Godhi media Zee News. Zee female reporter wrapped her arm around Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait , but he moved away aware that afterwards these Godhi media reporters make allegations to trap them.
24. Zee News Editor in Chief Sudhir Chaudhry who has become infamous for his hate reporting on farmers, Sikhs and Khalsa Aid. Sudhir owns the channel with a BJP MP Subash Chandra. In November 2012, Chaudhary was arrested, with Sameer Ahluwalia on charges of extortion. This followed a complaint that had been filed by Congress MP and businessman, Naveen Jindal. Jindal had alleged that the two journalists had tried to extort Rs. 100 Crore worth of advertisements from his company in exchange for dropping stories that linked the Jindal Group with the Coalgate scam. The two were sent to 14-day judicial custody in Tihar jail and were ultimately released on bail. However innocent minorities like Sikhs spent decades in jail.
25. Jazzy B tells ZEE5 ZEE TV Canada to take down his promo for Canada Bhangra superstar ZEE5BalleBalle show in protest for their smear campaign against Ravi Singh-Khalsa Aid & Khalsa Aid International
26. 43,000 people join #boycott_zeenews_challenge in one day.
27. Jazzy B still at morcha doing langar seva and mixing with farmers.
28. Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gujjar, who was arrested, was today inducted into the BJP party. This is the party that calls others terrorists when many of its MPs have criminal cases against them. Then hours later after Twitter and media storm, BJP denies that they knew he was the shooter and removed him from BJP. Another day of Modi BJP govt incompetence in so many ways.
29. Nihang dals announce Amrit Sanchaar at morcha on Sunday.
30. Gurpreet Singh Bathinda artist, who’s political cartoons we have featured slot on these updates. Today, he does a live painting on stage, showing the face of Modi with Adolf Hilter.
31. Uk MP Preet Gill speaks on PTC in favour of farmers.
32. A 2014 letter is being shared in which Home Secretary Priti Patel has openly expressed her admiration and support for terrorist organisations such as the RSS. Priti has also attempted to legitimse the Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh (HSS) which is the UK branch of the RSS, attached is a signed letter affirming her support for the HSS.
33. 81-year-old Sukhdev Singh & his 80-year-old wife Jagir Kaur from Kattu village in Barnala have been inspiring many at Tikri border. Landless and childless, the couple claims the fight is for the betterment of Punjab and to safeguard the interests of the future generations.

FATEHGARH SAHIB, Punjab—Feeling heat of the protest faced by the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD-Badal) president Sukhbir Badal at Gurdwara Fatehgarh Sahib on Monday, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Jagir ‘Kaur’ today cried over the incident that left the entire Badal faction in an embarrassment.

After the conclusion of Shaheedi Sabha organized at Fatehgarh Sahib there to observe martyrdom of younger Sahibzade of Guru Gobind Singh, Badal was addressing a press conference in the gurdwara, when he was shown black flags by the Sikh youths and farmers. Protestors shouting slogans against him raised the point that the Badals were part of the conspiracy to promulgate three laws to ruin the farmers.

However, Jagir ‘Kaur’ strongly condemned the sloganeering in front of the gurdwara alleging that this was a handiwork of some mischievous people. She demanded from the police to take stern action against those who have committed this act.

In a statement issued here, the SGPC chief said, “It was against the spirit of the Shaheedi Sabha to injure the faith of the sangat which had arrived during the Shaheedi Sabha. The day is attached with the sentiments of the sangat and on this occasion, the sangat remains in a feeling of vairag. Meanwhile, those who pursued political interests by sloganeering should have thought of respecting sahibzade and Mata Gujri Ji.”

SGPC president said that a complaint has been lodged in this matter at the local police station through the manager of Gurdwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib.

“The police should identify the people concerned and take strict action against them. No one should be allowed to spoil the atmosphere inside Guru Ghars (gurdwaras)”, added the SGPC president.