AMRITSAR: The initiative launched by the Sikh clergy to unite the Akalis achieved the desired results as the Badal and Amritsar factions decided on Wednesday to unite in principle. The modalities will be completed by April 13 they claim.
The decision was announced by the SGPC president Mr. Gurcharan Singh Tohra from the Akal Takht after a six hour marathon meeting.
The Sikh high priests distanced themselves from the announcement as a precautionary measure against the Chief Election Commission (CEC). Davinderpal Singh Bhullar is claimed to be an explosives expert He was picked up from the Delhi airport on Jan. 19. following his deportation from West Germany Punjab police sources disclose that Navneet Singh Kadian alias Nihang Harnek Singh, alias Necka, and Manjinder Singh alias Comrade are suspected to be behind the kidnapping of Mirdha.
The KLF earlier claimed credit for kidnapping the Romanian ambassador, Mr. Radu, from New Delhi.
Article extracted from this publication >> February 24, 1995