Sir,

I was traveling from Sri Ganganagar to Faridkot on July 31 by a Punjab Roadways bus. At Ferozepur the bus was stopped by security forces for checking. Two security men entered the bus and to my great surprise they checked only those passengers who belonged to the Sikh community. Not even a single passenger from any other community was checked.

Can the government tell us why Sikhs are singled out for such treatment? Either the Government thinks that all Sikhs are to be suspected or it has complete faith i those who belong to other communities. Does the Government believe that the Sikhs can do no right and others can do no wrong?

Atul Gupta Faridkot (Punjab)

Article extracted from this publication >>  August 25, 1989