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Satluj Film Controversy: All the victims of the nineties of Punjab should be remembered in today's Ardas: Ravneet Singh Bittu

  
  
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  Akal Takht Ardas: Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has appealed to Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj to remember all the victims of violence in Punjab during the 1990s in the Ardas to be held on Tuesday. This appeal has been made before the Jathedar's Ardas in memory of the youths killed in alleged illegal police encounters. The Union Minister wrote on social media platform X that the blood that was shed during that period was not only of terrorists, police or only innocent civilians, but it was the blood of Punjab and the blood of Punjabis. BJP leader Ravneet Bittu had earlier raised questions on Diljit Dosanjh's film 'Sutlej' on Sunday. He had asked why the film downplayed the massacre of innocent Hindus and the sacrifices of Punjab police personnel, security forces and countless brave citizens who fought against terrorism. Amid the controversy surrounding the film, the Akal Takht Jathedar has called a religious gathering on the banks of the Sutlej River in Harike Pattan on Tuesday evening. The gathering was called to pray for the spiritual peace of the Sikh youths who were killed in police encounters brought to light by human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra. Satluj Ardas Samagam: Ardas Samagam begins in Harike Pattan in memory of all Sikh martyrs Jathedar Gargaj had said that till date no joint prayer has been offered for those innocent youths, women, elderly and children who were victims of government and police atrocities in Punjab. In his statement shared on social media on Tuesday, Bittu said that the entire Punjab and Punjabis across the world are looking at Jathedar Sahib and his Ardas. He humbly requested Jathedar Sahib to remember the massacres that took place in Punjab during the 1990s in today's Ardas. He said that whether someone was armed or unarmed, in uniform or a common citizen, all those killed were Punjabis. Even today, those thousands of souls look at the walls of Sri Akal Takht Sahib and ask if anyone will speak in our favor and will there be any Ardas for us too. Bittu clarified that this appeal is not about any one community, but about the entire Punjab, Punjabis and Punjabiyat. He demanded that every sister, brother and family affected by the violence be remembered so that the souls of those whose blood had stained this land red can find peace. Bittu said that the debt of this soil can be paid not through hatred, but only through Ardas. He expressed hope that this holy prayer will act as a balm for those souls. Questions and legal background raised regarding the Khalra case and the film 'Sutlej' Earlier, Paramjit Kaur Khalra, wife of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, had appealed to the Akal Takht to constitute a 'People's Commission' to find out the actual number of missing persons, unclaimed bodies and people killed in alleged fake police encounters in Punjab during the 80s and 90s. This statement of Bibi Khalra has come into the limelight after the release and then removal of the film 'Sutlej' from the OTT platform 'Zee-5'. This film was earlier made with the name 'Punjab 95', which is based on the life of Jaswant Singh Khalra. It is worth mentioning that Ravneet Bittu is the grandson of the then Chief Minister of Punjab Beant Singh. Beant Singh was assassinated at the Chandigarh Secretariat on 31 August 1995. It is worth mentioning that Jaswant Singh Khalra was abducted from outside his house in Amritsar in September 1995 and later murdered, although his body was never found. Talking about the legal aspect of the case, in November 2005, a CBI court had sentenced former DSP Jaspal Singh and ASI Amarjit Singh to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of Khalra, while four other policemen were given seven years each. Later in 2007, the Punjab and Haryana High Court acquitted Amarjit Singh, while the sentences of the other four accused were increased to life imprisonment. This decision was also upheld by the Supreme Court in 2011.
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