Aiming to unite Sikhs, Dal Khalsa to hold convention on Dec 5 at Moga

Dal Khalsa has resolved to hold convention with an aim to bring Sikh factions, representing both moderate and hardliner streams, together on one platform to formulate a new strategy to deal with challenges being faced by the community globally and to take the Sikh struggle for rights, justice and independence to its logical conclusion.

The announcement was made by party’s working president Paramjit Singh Mand, political affairs secretary Kanwar Pal Singh, vice-president Hardeep Singh Mehraj and secretary Jasvir Singh Khandoor at a press conference here on Saturday.

This convention will be held on December 5 at Windsor Garden, Moga, in which the parties actively working on Panthic turf will present Sikh view point on issues ranging from targeted killings of Khalistani activists to denial of rights and

justice.

Reiterating the importance of the convention, Mand said the Sikhs as a community would have to take a decision as to how long they would continue to tolerate the targeted killing of Sikhs.

Expressing solidarity with Kisan organisations for waging struggle against the Modi government to get their rights and supporting the morcha at Mohali for the release of “Bandi Singhs”, the leaders gave a call to all struggling sections to unite on single platform as their “oppressors” were “the same”.

On Akal Takht to pronounce religious ‘tankah’ to Akali Dal leaders, including its former president Sukhbir Singh Badal, Kanwar Pal Singh said Takht’s Jathedars needed to satisfy the collective conscience of Panth as Akalis, in their lust for power and privileges, had ruined the Panthic institutions, undermined the Akal Takht and made SGPC its subservient.

“The nature of punishment from Takht should set precedent so that no Akali leader can dare to make mockery of Panth and damage its institutions in future,” he said.