The Congress sounds the arrival of new mughals
in Punjab calls for their crushing defeat
Sukhpal Singh Khaira,
MLA and Official Spokesperson.
The pomp and show displayed by the SAD-BJP at Amritsar
yesterday during the filing of nomination papers of Navjot Sidhu
while seating Sukhbir, Majitha, and Sidhu himself on elephants
can rightly be termed as the arrival of the new Mughal emperors
of Punjab. While the people of Punjab continue to suffer due to
lack of basic facilities in Punjab, Sukhbir and his new team have
embarked upon the path of glory once witnessed during the erstwhile
Mughal emperors of India.
The State of Punjab is reeling under a massive
debt burden of over Rs. 52000 crores coffers are empty unable
to pay its employers. Poor helpless farmers are committing suicides
in large numbers as their debt burden has crossed Rs. 25000 crores.
40% Punjab of the 12800 villages are without safe drinking water
even after 60 years of independence. Our 18397 Govt. schools in
the State are in shambles, without basic facilities like teaching
staff, boundary walls, books, toilets etc. The 229 hospitals and
thousands of dispensaries of Punjab are unable to offer medical
help to the people due to lack of doctors, medicines and infrastructure.
Lacs of young Punjabi’s graduates continue to remain unemployed
and are taking flight to various parts of the world in search
of greener pastures. Punjab is immensely short of power, villagers
suffered a cut of 8–10 hours during the winter, and there
is no electricity for either the agriculture sector or the industry
in Punjab.
While the Punjab’s don’t have access
to these daily basic needs, Mr. Sukhbir Badal the new Mughal emperor
and feudal lord wants to build 5 star hotels at Amritsar and Bathinda,
do people need 5 star hotels in Punjab or safe drinking waters,
quality education, health services, electricity, and employments,
asks the Congress?
While People of Punjab lack the above mentioned basic amenities
in the State, the glamour indulged in by the new trio of Sukhbir,
Sidhu and Majitha are riding on elephants ready to crush the already
suffering Punjabi’s under the feet of elephants as the Mughals
did in the earlier days. The Congress party therefore calls these
three hot headed, arrogant and feudal leaders, the new Mughals
of Punjab and calls upon the brave Punjabi’s to give a crushing
defeat to these Mughals by the power of ballot.
Congress MLA Request- Immediate transfer
and suspension of I.P.S.
To
The Chief Election Commissioner,
Nirvachan Sadan,
Ashoka Road,
New Delhi-110001.
Subject: - Immediate transfer and suspension of Sh. Sumedh Singh
Saini, I.P.S. Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab as he is
threatening the Congress candidates & MLAs with registration
of false cases.
Sir,
The present complaint is in addition to the earlier 2 complaints
made to the Hon’ble Election Commission by me (on 20-03-2009
& 31-03-2009) against Sh. Sumedh Singh Saini, I.P.S. Chief
Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab whose immediate transfer and
suspension are required for conduct of free and fair elections
in Punjab as the present SAD-BJP Government in Punjab, since its
formation, has been using the Vigilance Bureau through its Chief
Director Sumedh Singh Saini, IPS, as a very effective tool in
intimidating its political opponents.
Sumedh Singh Saini, I.P.S. Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab,
in order to ensure the victory of the Akali candidate, has been
threatening the Congress MLAs, their families and party workers
with registration of false cases by Vigilance Bureau, Punjab,
in case they don’t stop supporting the Congress candidates
in the present Parliamentary elections. This gets proved beyond
doubt from the case of Sh. Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, MLA, Talwandi
Sabo, Punjab who belongs to the Congress Party. In the present
Parliamentary elections, his Assembly constituency is a part of
the Bhatinda Parliamentary Constituency where the Akali candidate
is Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the daughter-in-law of the present
Chief Minister, Punjab and the wife of the Deputy Chief Minister,
Punjab. Sh. Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu is supporting the Congress
candidate S. Raninder Singh.
Sumedh Singh Saini, I.P.S. Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab,
in order to make Mrs. Harsimrat Kaur win the elections, has been
threatening Sh. Jeet Mohinder Singh Sidhu, MLA, Talwandi Sabo,
Punjab with registration of false cases by Vigilance Bureau, Punjab.
He has even gone to the extent of getting a case registered against
him by the Vigilance Bureau and is now threatening to get more
cases registered against him and his colleagues and supporters
if they don’t stop campaigning for S. Raninder Singh. This
fact gets substantiated from the fact that Sh. Jeet Mohinder Singh
Sidhu had moved the Ld. Sessions Court, Bhatinda, seeking anticipatory
bail against the FIR registered against him by the Vigilance Bureau,
Punjab and the Ld. Court was pleased to Order that a 7 days advance
notice be given to him in case he is required to be arrested vide
its Order dated 17-03-2009. A copy of the Order referred to hereinabove
above and the application for the anticipatory bail are annexed
as Annexure A-1. The copy of his application before the Ld. Sessions
Court, Bhatinda, would show that he had made same contentions
even before the Ld. Sessions Court that Sumedh Singh Saini, I.P.S.
Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab was trying to compel people
to give affidavits against him levelling corruption allegations
against him so as to browbeat him and stop him from campaigning
for Sh. Raninder Singh.
Sumedh Singh Saini has also threatened Sh. Makhan Singh, Pucca
Kalan, Sh. Ajaib Singh Bhatti, Nathana and Sh. Gurpreet Kangar,
Rampura Phool (all from Punjab), whose Assembly Constituencies
are falling in Bathinda Parliamentary Constituency that if they
don’t support the Akali candidate and go on supporting Sh.
Raninder Singh, then he would get false cases registered against
them by the Vigilance Bureau and would harass us, our families,
relatives as well as party workers. He has even started getting
evidence fabricated against these MLAs.
Sumedh Singh Saini, I.P.S. Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab,
is threatening the Congress leaders as well as their party workers
with registration of false cases against them by the Vigilance
Bureau in case they tried working for their party candidates.
He is, thus, acting as an Akali henchman and as long as he continues
in the present post, the elections cannot be free and fair.
The modus Operandi of the SAD-BJP Government in Punjab from
the very beginning has been to give the most important postings
to the officers who are facing serious allegations like those
of murder or abduction with the intention to commit murder, etc.,
so that these officers in order to save themselves from any sort
of legal and administrative action like suspension, etc., which
as per the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s Judgment in Niranjan
Singh Vs P.R. Kharote’s case (1980) 2 SCC 559 is mandatory,
would act as the right hand men of the Akali Government and would
go to any extent of illegality so as to save their own skin. It
is pertinent to mention here that charges have been framed against
Sumedh Singh Saini, I.P.S. Chief Director Vigilance Bureau, Punjab
by the Ld. Special Judge, CBI, Delhi in RC No. 2(S)/94vide order
dated 6.12.2006 for kidnapping and eliminating three innocent
persons due to personal enemity and thus, has been charged for
the offences under Sections 342, 343, 364, 120-B of Indian Penal
Code. As per the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Niranjan Singh
Vs P.R. Kharote’s case (1980) 2 SCC 559, if charges have
been framed against any officer in a criminal case, then that
officer must be placed under suspension immediately till the decision
of that case. Thus, Sh. Saini has to be placed under suspension
as per the mandate of the Hon’ble Supreme Court. In order
to avoid such action against himself, he is exceeding all limits
to oblige the Akali Government. If the SAD Government is so clean,
then why has an officer facing charges of kidnapping with the
intention to commit murder in 2 FIRs lodged against him by CBI
and against whom charges have also been framed by CBI Special
Court, rather than being placed under suspension, been posted
as Chief Director Vigilance Bureau? Thus, Saini is purposely trying
to create fear in our minds so as to enable the Akali party to
win and to ensure that no action is taken against him.
Hence, it is requested Sh. Saini be immediately transferred from
his present position as Chief Director, Vigilance Bureau, Punjab
and be suspended from service in accordance with the law of the
land.
Request to take up the issue of discrimination
against Sikhs by the U.S Army, with the United States Govt. at
the highest level.
To Dated 17.4.09
Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji,
Prime Minister,
India.
Subject: - Request to take up the issue of discrimination against
Sikhs by the U.S Army, with the United States Govt. at the highest
level.
Sir,
As has been reported in the Hindustan Times dated 16.4.09, two
Sikhs namely Capt. Kamaljit Singh Kalsi a doctor and Second lieutenant
Tejdeep Singh Rattan a dentist, who have just completed an army
programme that pays for medical education in return for military
service were asked to remove their turbans and cut their hair
to become eligible for active duty in the US Army.
Needless to mention that unshorn hair and turban are symbols of
pride for the Sikh Community and asking Sikhs to cut their hair
and remove their turban amounts to hurting the sentiments of not
only the two officers but the entire Sikh community. The Sikh
community led by an organization ‘The Sikh Coalition’
have launched a signature campaign to end this biased and discriminatory
act of the US Govt. A petition has also been submitted to the
US Army besides holding a protest in front of the historic Marine
Corps War Memorial near Pentagon on Tuesday in Washington.
The Sikhs are already suffering on account of discrimination against
Sikhs living in France, where the Govt. has banned wearing of
turban and other religious symbols in public schools and Govt.
offices. This ban is under challenge in the United Nations Human
Rights Commission in New York.
In order to restore the dignity and pride of the Sikhs, I would
request the Govt. of India to take up this important issue at
the highest level with their counterpart in the US Administration,
to end this extreme discriminatory attitude against those Sikhs
wishing to join the US Army.
I hope immediate priority would be given to this issue.
With Regards,
CC: - Sh. H.S Hanspal,
Member, National Minorities Commission,
Govt. of India.
After withdrawl of Congress ticket to
Sh. Jagdish Tytler and Sh. Sajjan Kumar your turn to prove credentials
by suspending Sh. Sumedh Saini IPS responsible for eliminating
Sikh youth in fake encounters.
Dated 10.4.09
Sukhpal Singh Khaira,
MLA Bholath.
To
S. Parkash Singh Badal,
Chief Minister,
Punjab.
Subject:- After withdrawl of Congress ticket to Sh. Jagdish Tytler
and Sh. Sajjan Kumar your turn to prove credentials by suspending
Sh. Sumedh Saini IPS responsible for eliminating Sikh youth in
fake encounters.
Dear Badal Ji,
Now that the Congress party has cancelled the candidature of Sh.
Jagdish Tytler and Sh. Sajjan Kumar keeping in view Sikh sentiments
over 1984 Anti- Sikh riots, it is your turn to prove your sincerity
towards Sikhs as well. Needless to remind you that Sh. Sumedh
Saini IPS has been charge sheeted by a special CBI court at N.
Delhi u/s 342, 343, 364, 120b IPC for kidnapping and eliminating
three persons in RC No. 2 (S)/ 94. Besides another F.I.R No. RC
10 of 2008 u/s 120-b, 364, 343, 330, 167, 193, IPC has been registered
against him by the CBI for eliminating innocent Sikh families.
Instead of suspending such like officers having criminal propensities
you have recently promoted him from IGP to ADGP Chief Director
Vigilance. You have in an affidavit filed in the Supreme Court
have eulogized him as a brave officer, Do you consider officers
killing innocent people in fake encounters brave?
I also question your paradoxical approach on the Tytler issue
of 1984 riots. You were Chief Minister Punjab from 1997-2002 and
your NDA Govt. was in power from 1999-2004, during this period
Sh. Jagdish Tytler got his first clean chit from the CBI. Why
you did not oppose his clean chit then? Why you not ask the then
PM Sh. Vajpayee ji to intervene? Probably you did not want to
embarrass the BJP, or because there were no elections in India
that time for you to rake up religious issues for political gains.
Your son Sh. Sukhbir Badal shared the same Parliament benches
for the last 10 years with Sh. Tytler and Sh. Sajjan Kumar, he
did not utter a single word against them, can he show the Sikh
masses anything said against them on record. During your second
tenure as CM after the 1984 incidents what have you done for the
re habilitation of the 1984 riot affected? What have you done
for the Sikh army personnel who deserted their barracks at your
call in 1984? I think you did not have the courtesy to meet even
one Army Sikh deserter who languished in jails for years.
In fact the popular quote best fits on your double standards in
politics “To run with the hare and hunt with the hound”
as is clear when the Akali Dal and the SGPC are demanding commuting
the death sentence awarded to Davinderpal Singh Bhuller, while
you are promoting and awarding Sh. Sumedh Saini responsible for
eliminating the family of Bhuller. In case you call yourself a
pro- Sikh leader and your party a representative party of Sikh,
I urge that you immediately suspend Sh. Saini IPS to prove your
credentials, or else I would term you as hypocrat with double
facetted policies.
Dated 11.4.09
Sukhpal Singh Khaira,
MLA Bholath.
Subject:- Deletion of name from Black list and Union War book
of S. Daljit Singh s/o S. Ghasita Singh Lubana Sikh R/o V. Baagwanpur
P.S Bholath Distt. Kapurthala living in exile for the last 20
years in the U.S.A.
In a major achievement, I have been able to get the name of S.
Daljit Singh a Lubana Sikh deleted from the Black list prepared
by Govt. of India and the Union War book prepared by the Intelligence
wing of Punjab Police (Copies of both letter attached).who was
forced to live in exile in the U.S.A for over 20 years.
Bibi Gian Kaur widow and mother of S. Daljit Singh had been running
from pillar to post to get her son’s case reviewed from
the Black listed Sikhs living abroad, so that he could visit his
motherland. When, I was approached by her, I immediately wrote
a letter dated 20.6.08 to the then Home Minister Sh. Shivraj Patil
(Copy of letter attached) for review and deleted S. Daljit Singh’s
name from the Black list.
Thereafter a string of inquiries followed by various intelligence
agencies of India including RAW, IB and the intelligence wing
of the Punjab police. After 6 months of intense pursuit at various
levels of Govt. including Chandigarh and Delhi particularly with
Sh. Asim Khurana, IAS Joint Secretary Ministry of Home, foreigners’
Division G.O.I We met with success and the Govt. vide letter dated
8.12.08 (copy attached) cleared the name of S. Daljit Singh not
only from the black list but from the Union War book as well (copy
attached).
I would infact again urge the Govt. of India to order thorough
review of entire black list of Sikhs residing abroad on humane
grounds. Many innocent Sikhs such as Daljit Singh against whom
there was no case or any criminal record were forced to live in
exile for such long periods without any reason. This achievement
would also put to shame those Akali leaders who have been accusing
me of being Anti- Lubana recently since Daljit Singh’s village
is barely 5 kms from Bibi Jagir Kaur’s village and that
the repeated requests of Daljit’s mother had fallen on deaf
years when Bibi Jagir Kaur was MLA for 10 years. It should also
be an eye opener for Mr. Badal and the Akali Dal who merely seek
the votes of Sikhs on religious grounds but are not prepared to
espouse their cause.