Ludhiana (May 30, 2011): Bhai Harpal Singh Cheema, along with representatives of other Sikh organizations, brief the proceedings of, and decisions taken at, 30 may, 2011 meeting of various organizations held at Gurudwara Singh Sabha, Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana Punjab.
New York (May 30, 2011): Judge Robert W. Sweet of the US Federal Court for the Southern District of New York has issued an order setting the pre-trial oral arguments date in case against Congress (I) for their role in November 1984 Sikh Genocide.
Ludhiana (May 30, 2011): Sikh bodies have started meeting to discuss the situation emerged after President of India’s decision to deny clemency to Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar who is sentenced to death on no reliable evidence.
In the result, Criminal Appeal No. 993 of 2001 filed by the accused is allowed and the impugned judgment and order passed by the Designated Court convicting the appellant is set aside. The accused is acquitted for the offences for which he is charged and he is directed to be released forthwith if not required in any other case. – Judgement, Justice M. B. Shah.
Bathinda (May 30, 2011): Noted advocate Harvinder Singh Phoolka on Sunday said that Devinder Singh Bhullar’s mercy petition was decided on the basis of political considerations and legal aspects were not given due weightage.
Ludhiana (May 29, 2011): Various Sikh bodies are going to hold an urgent joint meeting at Ludhiana to discuss the future plan of action to oppose proposed execution of Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar.
Ludhiana (May 29, 2011): Former Punjab Chief Minister and current chief of Punjab Congress Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday sought clemency for Professor Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar after his constitutional review petition was rejected by Indian President Pratibha Patil.
The Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has also opposed the Center’s decision to execute death punishment awarded to Professor Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar. SAD (Badal) has sought Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention in saving the life of death row convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar whose mercy petition had been rejected by the President. In a [...]
Chandigarh (May 29, 2011): Smt. Upkar Kaur and Sarabjit Kaur, mother and wife of Prof Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, whose consitutional review petition was recently rejected by the President, met him at Awaas, a medical centre, on Saturday.
Ottawa/Canada (May 29, 2011): The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is gravely concerned by developments in the case of Prof. Davinderpal Singh Bhullar, who was sentenced to death on 29 August 2001 for allegedly “plotting terror attacks” in New Delhi India in 1993. On May 26, 2011, Indian President Pratibha Patil rejected Prof. Bhullar’s [...]