WASHINGTON DC: The USS. State Department is a victim of a Indian disinformation campaign, Gurmit S. Aulakh of the Khalistan council alleged at a March 6, House Sub Committee on Asian and Pacific Affairs chaired by Rep Senator Solarz.
Assistant Secretary of State John Kelly told the panel that the V.P. Singh regime was trying to bring peace to Punjab and Kashmir. “But this was not true. Currently, despite the release of 1,000 illegally detained Sikhs, at least 14,000 Sikhs are still in jail without charge, without trial and without access to legal counsel,”” Aulakh said.
On Feb20,” Aulakh stated, the new regime arrested over 400 Sikhs for planning a peaceful demonstration. In addition, Justice Bains, chairman of the PHRO reports that staged killings by the police in fake encounters is on the rise. Why does the State Department fail to report this?”
Aulakh asked, “Why has the State Department not mentioned the recent assassinations by Indian secret police? On December 28, 1989, Jagdev Singh Khudian was abducted from his home. Five hours later, Indian authorities declared that he had committed suicide. Five days later, his body was found in a nearby canal and his autopsy revealed that he had been dead for less than 20 hours.” Singh regime has continued repressive policies in Punjab. On February 26, in Bathinda, police assaulted 2 Sikh MPs along with 3,000 peaceful demonstrators calling for the release of a local Sikh leader. Simranjit Singh Mann and Sucha Singh Maloa were hospitalized Mr. Maloa is 80
Article extracted from this publication >> March 16, 1990
