Ludhiana: Lashing a scathing attack on the Shiromani Akali Dal(Amritsar) President , S Simranjit Singh Mann for his demand of taking up the issue of Khalistan in the proposed Sarbat Khalsa (open deliberative assembly) on November 10th, S Ravnit singh Bittu, Member Of Parliament from Ludhiana said that there are some anti national forces working behind the brains of S Mann. The issue of Khalistan should not be raised at Sarbat khalsa, instead there are more important sikh issues which can be discussed, this is an attempt by the veteran Akali Leader to derail the peace and harmony in the state once again. Earlier also he alongwith certain radical groups were looking for an opportunity to fight back and take the Punjab into dark days of terrorism again. We will not let this happen again at any cost.
S Ravnit Singh Bittu appealed to the Sikh Community specially the Sikh preachers, Sikh scholars to refrain them selves from such leaders who are giving such instigating statements and trying to spoil the law and order in Punjab. These leaders are backed by number of radical groups working overnight in the country and abroad to disturb the peace of the state. Already Punjab has paid a price for this for a long time. We cannot allow anybody like S Simarnjit Singh Mann to spoil the law and order situation in the state. The focus of the Sarbat Khalsa should be on the recent incidents of sacrilege of Shri Guru Granth Sahib, decreasing sanctity of Sikh insititutions, reducing of SGPC to mere political tool and SGPC playing into the hands of one family.
S Ravnit Singh Bittu further said that we support the demands raised by the Sant Samaaj at Mohali. The congress party also demands the immediate release of the two brothers who are illegally under a hatched conspiracy, arrested by the Punjab Police. We also ask for the registration of the criminal cases against those police officers who were responsible for the firing on the innocent people in Faridkot. The Punjab Government and its intelligence agencies have failed utterly in tackling the situation, now they want to hand over the case to CBI just to save their skin. Sitting judge of Hon Supreme Court in a time bound manner should investigate the case.