The mystery surrounding the conviction of S. Kehar Singh has created The Amnesty International pleaded for mercy. Lord Gifford, a former judge and a member of the British House of Lords put his comments a huge cry by the world community. As follows, “I am deeply shocked by Kehar Singh’s death sentence. It is particularly shocking that a man should be executed on the basis of such evidence, which is at its highest, ambiguous and speculative.” (Globe and Mail Jan. 6, 1989).
A Hindu, Sadhu Mohan, broke his silence to warn the government of India and said, “Justice and tolerance have acquired serious distortions in the course of politician and partisan debate.” He further stated, “Mr. Venkataraman was put, “(on the defensive),” and thus shifted his attention from saving a condemned man to saving the dignity of his office.” (Globe and Mail Jan 6, 1989).
Bibi Pyar Kaur, the mother of S. Satwant Singh had her final meeting with her son for about 15 minutes and came out with the following message.
“He touched my feet and said, “I am ready for martyrdom. I will die with my head held high. I will never let down my community.” She said, “He prayed all day, was in good spirits and demanded nobody weep for him.” (Ottawa Citizen, Jan. 6, 1989).
SADH SANGAT JI LET US PRAY: MAY WAHEGURU BLESS THEM!
Waheguru ji kakhalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh.
Yours Sewadar
AMOK SINGH
Vice President (South) WSO, USA.
“Injustice never rules forever.”
Seneca
“Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers from which they dare not dismount.”
A Hindu Proverb.
“It is fairly obvious that those who are in favor of the death penalty have more affinity with assassins that those who are not.”
Remy De Gourmount.
“In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.”
Erasmus.
“There is no man so good, who were he to submit all his thoughts and actions to the laws, would not deserve hanging ten times in his life.”
Montaigne.
“You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it is good for one’s self-respect to be a punching bag.”
Edward Koch (Mayor of New York City.
“If you shoot at a king you must kill him.”
- W. Emerson
“There is no such thing as justice in or out of court.”
Clarence Darrow.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 17, 1989
