KAC to honour anti-Dera activists

KAC to honour anti-Dera activists
Rajay Deep
Tribune News Service

Bathinda, April 7

“The Khalsa Action Committee (KAC) will honour eight families whose members have played a significant role in the anti-Dera Sacha Sauda drive at a conference to be held at Talwandi Sabo on the occasion of Baisakhi, convener of the KAC, Bhai Mohkam Singh, disclosed this here today.
Speaking further on the issue, the members of the KAC said that during the Baisakhi conference, future strategy on ways to combat the influence of Dera Sacha Sauda would be discussed.
“To lure voters, the Shiromani Akali Dal (B), Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress all have been coming up with the statements supporting the Dera followers, which is a clear violation of the hukumnama issued by the Akal Takht to discontinue all engagements with the Dera followers,” charged Bhai Mohkam Singh.
Lashing out at the CM, the members of KAC said, “The attempt of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to suppress the fourth estate of the democracy has revealed his true belief. The Badal government is not ready to listen to anything against it and if anybody dares to raise his voice, the government tries to seal his lips.”
“The assault on and maltreatment of the protesters are enough to expose the reality of the CM’s slogan “Raja Nahi Seva”. The government is not working in a democratic way,” they alleged.
Condemning the incident that took place on March 27 in the presence of the CM, where the media was treated badly and the women workers of Anganwari were dragged by their hair by the police, members of the KAC disclosed that they would meet the Governor on April 11 to demand action against the administration and the government.
“By issuing a statement about forming its own force to tackle unpleasant situations for the Chief Minister and SAD chief Sukhbir Badal, the ruling party has expressed its wish to impose a ‘mafia rule’. The SAD force will be no less than a ‘goonda brigade’,” they aleged.
Lashing out at the Congress ties with the SAD (B), they said, “It is the cordial relationship between them which got Bhattal a clean chit in the financial scam. MLA from Bathinda, Harminder Singh Jassi, is also a part of the game as he never speaks against SAD because the leaders of the ruling party have allowed him to continue his chairmanship.
During a meeting held at the Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Daljeet Singh Bittu, Bhai Mohkam Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Baba Manmohan Singh and Darshan Singh Jaga Ram Tirath addressed the mediapersons.