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Centre bans pro-Khalistan fringe group Sikhs for Justice, Punjab CM welcomes move
Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu
July 10, 2019
The Centre on Wednesday banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for a period of 5 years. The fringe organization was founded in 2007. It is known to push for the Sikh Referendum 2020 as part of its separatist agenda. SFJ was formed with Avtar Singh Pannun as its president and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as its legal advisor.
The group was seen at the Old Trafford Stadium on Wednesday wearing Referendum 2020 t-shirts during India's semi-final match with New Zealand.
The men were handcuffed and taken away after their political protest during the World Cup semi-final match. Avtar Singh Pannun was seen wearing a similar during the India-England match earlier.
Since 2014-15 the outfit has become stronger with the core team comprising less than a dozen members and having a strong social media presence with 2 lakh followers. In all 11 cases have been registered against the extremist group.
Ten cases have been lodged with Punjab Police while one case is with National Investigation Agency (NIA) in which 39 accused have been arrested.
Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh described it as the first step towards protecting the nation from the anti-India and secessionist plans and designs of the ISI-backed organisation. He said the association should be declared a terror organisation.
According to top MHA officials, "Central government has today sent a strong warning to fringe groups operating from foreign soils that it will not tolerate secessionist activities, whether carried out in India or abroad, and will take strong action against such entities under law."
Punjab Police and NIA have busted several modules of SFJ found indulging in various subversive activities in Punjab. Investigations revealed that the activists were radicalized and funded by abroad based SFJ handlers - Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Harmeet Singh, Paramjit Singh Pamma, etc.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ce-punjab-cm-welcomes-move-1566317-2019-07-10
Kamaljit Kaur Sandhu
July 10, 2019
The Centre on Wednesday banned pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) for a period of 5 years. The fringe organization was founded in 2007. It is known to push for the Sikh Referendum 2020 as part of its separatist agenda. SFJ was formed with Avtar Singh Pannun as its president and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun as its legal advisor.
The group was seen at the Old Trafford Stadium on Wednesday wearing Referendum 2020 t-shirts during India's semi-final match with New Zealand.
The men were handcuffed and taken away after their political protest during the World Cup semi-final match. Avtar Singh Pannun was seen wearing a similar during the India-England match earlier.
Since 2014-15 the outfit has become stronger with the core team comprising less than a dozen members and having a strong social media presence with 2 lakh followers. In all 11 cases have been registered against the extremist group.
Ten cases have been lodged with Punjab Police while one case is with National Investigation Agency (NIA) in which 39 accused have been arrested.
Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh described it as the first step towards protecting the nation from the anti-India and secessionist plans and designs of the ISI-backed organisation. He said the association should be declared a terror organisation.
According to top MHA officials, "Central government has today sent a strong warning to fringe groups operating from foreign soils that it will not tolerate secessionist activities, whether carried out in India or abroad, and will take strong action against such entities under law."
Punjab Police and NIA have busted several modules of SFJ found indulging in various subversive activities in Punjab. Investigations revealed that the activists were radicalized and funded by abroad based SFJ handlers - Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, Harmeet Singh, Paramjit Singh Pamma, etc.
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/sto...ce-punjab-cm-welcomes-move-1566317-2019-07-10
