Washington, May 24, 2016:
The American Sikh Council (ASC) has expressed its concern on the security of Sikhs in Punjab and accused the SAD-BJP government for playing with the religious sentiments of the Sikhs in the state.
In a communication, the ASC said that the recent assassination attempt, by followers of Harnam Singh Dhumma an ‘American Citizen’ and the head of the Damdami Taksal brings to light the deadly political nexus of the anti-Sikh forces colluding with the Punjab government in trying to snuff out any honest voices of dissent such as Bhai Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale whose Sikh centered preaching seems to have hit a raw nerve.
It is shameful that the Chief Minister of Punjab is a visible Sikh yet is constantly pandering to the anti-Sikh lobby of the federal government, by trying to diminish and undercut the Sikh ethos in every which way he can. The common Sikh citizen is very aware and will remember how the state government has constantly trampled upon their religious institutions. This current episode should be a wake up call for the powers to be to get their act together and rule righteously, instead of continuing to rule by deceit, the ASC said.
The ASC has also denounced and eschewed all forms of violence, especially this recent cowardly act against a peaceful preacher of the Sikh Faith. The ASC has condoled the death of Bhai Bhupinder Singh who was travelling in the same car with Bhai Rajit Singh when the attack happened and was killed in the encounter.