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The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee is trying to underplay the issue of missing Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib Ji. It is trying to project an issue related to beadbi of Guru Sahib as an issue of corruption.

Sikh Political Prisoner Bhai Lal Singh Akalgarh spent 28 years behind the bars in India. Arrested in 1992, Bhai Lal Singh was sentenced to imprisonment for life by a TADA Court in 1997. In India persons sentenced to imprisonment for life are released after spending 10 to 14 years in jail but Bhai Lal Singh was made to spend 28 years behind the bars. He was permanently released from jail in August 2020.

A report by a probe panel constituted by Giani Harpreet Singh, acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, has found that 328 Saroops of #GuruGranthSahib are missing as per the records of the #ShiromaniGurdwaraPrabhandakCommittee. Besides this, the probe panel found that SGPC prepared 61 and 125 Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib without making entires in its records. It is not know that where are all these Saroops now.

A report by a probe panel constituted by Giani Harpreet Singh, acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, has found that 328 Saroops of #GuruGranthSahib are missing as per the records of the #ShiromaniGurdwaraPrabhandakCommittee. Besides this, the probe panel found that SGPC prepared 61 and 125 Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib without making entires in its records. It is not know that where are all these Saroops now.

A report by a probe panel constituted by Giani Harpreet Singh, acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, has found that 328 Saroops of #GuruGranthSahib are missing as per the records of the #ShiromaniGurdwaraPrabhandakCommittee. Besides this, the probe panel found that SGPC prepared 61 and 125 Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib without making entires in its records. It is not know that where are all these Saroops now.

A report by a probe panel constituted by Giani Harpreet Singh, acting Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib, has found that 328 Saroops of #GuruGranthSahib are missing as per the records of the #ShiromaniGurdwaraPrabhandakCommittee. Besides this, the probe panel found that SGPC prepared 61 and 125 Saroops of Guru Granth Sahib without making entires in its records. It is not know that where are all these Saroops now.

Samvad, a discussion forum, held on “Khalsa Jee Ke Bol Baaley” on August 30, 2020. Youth scholar Dr. Gurpreet Singh and Prabhjot Singh shared their views during this discussion and also addressed to questions raised by online audience. This is video recording of views shared by Dr. Gurpreet Singh on “Guru Khalsa Panth”.

In last week of August 2020, a news broke out in media that 11 Sikh personalities will be honoured by Akal Takht Sahib with various awards. The decision was taken during August 24 meeting of five Singh Sahibs under the leadership of Giani Harpreet Singh, SGPC appointed acting Jathedar of Akal...

On 6 June 2020, Samvad released a draft to trigger debate on determining the future course of Sikh struggle as per the Panthic tradition and principles. In order to explain this document and facilitate debate on it, Samvad is holding a series of of discussions. As a part of this series, second...

These days social media has become an important part of our lives. but the flow of information is so that it drags us without leaving much space for considered thinking before engaging in commenting or other activity. Such a hasty engagement often complicate the matters further instead of resolving them.

Samvad, a discussion forum, has released a draft to trigger debate on determining the future course of Sikh struggle as per the Panthic tradition and principles. The document was released on 6 June, 2020 at Takht Kesgarh Sahib, Sri Anandpur Sahib.

The Pilibhit fake encounter case was one of the rarest cases that stood on trial for over two decades till final hearing, conviction and sentencing of the culprits. This short documentary tells the story of struggle of victim families against tyranny for 25 years.

On 6 June 1984, the day when Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale attainted martyrdom, a Hindu journalist named Sanjay Suri went to Sant Bhindranwale’s home in village Rode in Moga district of Punjab. After more than three decades he has narrated his experience of that day.

Dera Sauda Sirsa came in clash with the Sikhs in 2007 when Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim attempted to personify himself as Tenth Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and staged a darama of Amrit Sanskar. Personification of Sikh Guru or staging drama of Amrit Sanskar is strictly prohibited in the Sikh tradition.

Misuse of UAPA and tactics of NIA are under question after witness interrogated by NIA dies mysteriously. A case registered by the Punjab police in 2018 at Sultanwind (Amritsar) police station was suddenly transferred to NIA. NIA called a Sikh youth named Lovepreet Singh for questioning as a witness. After meeting NIA officials on 13 July 2020, Lovepreet Singh died under mysterious circumstances on the same day. It is being said that Lovepreet Singh has committed suicide.

Punjab government is planning an industrial park near Mattewara forest in Ludhiana district of Punjab. Environment and social activists have raised alarm against this plan as Mattewara forest is the only large forest and largest adobe of wild life in the state of Punjab. Moreover the land on which Punjab government is planning to build industrial park falls in vicinity of Satluj river.

In 2015 the Punjab government had entrusted CBI with investigation of Beadbi cases. CBI failed to nail the culprits. As a result in 2019 the state assembly decided to withdraw investigation of these cases from the CBI and passed an unanimous resolution in this regard. Acting in accordance with the will of the State assembly, the Punjab government directed the CBI to hand back the investigation of these cases. The CBI did not only refuse to hand back the cases but also filed closure report in the trial court requesting the court to close these cases. All this happened when there are clear reports that a Punjab police team has cracked the case while investigating a related matter.