{"id":302660,"date":"2023-03-28T04:02:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/28\/top-sikh-bodys-ultimatum-to-punjab-cops-amid-crackdown-on-separatist\/"},"modified":"2023-03-28T04:02:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T04:02:00","slug":"top-sikh-bodys-ultimatum-to-punjab-cops-amid-crackdown-on-separatist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/03\/28\/top-sikh-bodys-ultimatum-to-punjab-cops-amid-crackdown-on-separatist\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Sikh Body&#8217;s Ultimatum To Punjab Cops Amid Crackdown On Separatist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-03\/kjq20a7g_akal-takht_625x300_28_March_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Top Sikh Body's Ultimatum To Punjab Cops Amid Crackdown On Separatist\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Top Sikh Body's Ultimatum To Punjab Cops Amid Crackdown On Separatist\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Top Sikh Body's Ultimatum To Punjab Cops Amid Crackdown On Separatist\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-03\/kjq20a7g_akal-takht_625x300_28_March_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-03-28T10:35:48+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=690472&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/28032023_n_AkalTakhtOnAmritpal_42523_10111_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T4M31S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-03\/kjq20a7g_akal-takht_625x300_28_March_23.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=690472&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was addressing a gathering of Sikh organisations<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">Amritsar: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Akal Takht has issued a strong statement against the Bhagwant Mann government and the centre over the Punjab Police crackdown against separatist preacher Amritpal Singh, questioning why similar action is not taken against &#8220;those who demand Hindu Rashtra&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the state government to release Sikh youths picked up during the crackdown against the separatist preacher. He was addressing a gathering of Sikh organisations comprising intellectuals, lawyers, journalists, religious and social leaders to discuss the situation in Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>The Akal Takht is the highest seat of authority for the Sikhs and its Jathedar their top spokesperson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Questioning why the stringent National Security Act was invoked against those arrested for allegedly supporting Singh and his demand for Khalistan, he said, &#8220;There are lakhs who demand Hindu rashtra. Those who are calling for Hindu Rashtra should also be booked .They should also be booked under NSA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Chief Minister Mann has said he has asked the state police to release those taken into preventive custody if they were not found involved in any anti-national activity. However, he said, strict action will be taken against anyone who tries to disturb peace.<\/p>\n<p>Punjab Police has said it has released 197 persons out of the 353 taken into preventive custody.<\/p>\n<p>The Akal Takht jathedar has cautioned against any violent protest and said that if the arrested youth were not released, &#8220;we must not get aggressive but must answer them diplomatically&#8221;. He said they will approach the high court for the release of those in police custody.<\/p>\n<p>He has said the Akal Takht will take up this matter across the country and the world after Baisakhi. &#8220;We will tell them what is being done to us,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>He has also targeted news channels that allegedly defamed Sikhs. Alleging that a &#8220;narrative&#8221; is being set through probe agencies and news channels, the Akal Takht jathedar said, &#8220;The hate propaganda done by news channels. we must book the news channels. Are we terrorists?&#8221; .<\/p>\n<p>In an earlier statement, the Akal Takht had asked Amritpal Singh to surrender before police and cooperate with the investigation. He had also questioned police&#8217;s competence, wondering why they have not been able to catch him so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/amritpal-singh-akal-takht-giani-harpreet-singh-punjab-police-top-sikh-bodys-hindu-rashtra-query-as-punjab-cracks-down-on-separatist-3898757\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Akal Takht jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh was addressing a gathering of Sikh organisations Amritsar: The Akal Takht has issued a strong statement against the Bhagwant Mann government and the centre over the Punjab Police crackdown against separatist preacher Amritpal Singh, questioning why similar action is not taken against &#8220;those who demand Hindu Rashtra&#8221;. 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