Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 8: BJP J&K vice president of National Sikh Front (NSF), Varinder Jeet Singh has advocated release of Sikh political prisoners or ‘Bandi Singhs’, who are in jails for the last 2 or 3 decades in militancy related cases.
“Many Sikhs booked during militancy continue to remain in jails, although they have completed their prison terms. They are aged and pose no threat to society rather they need family support,” he said and appealed all state governments to sympathetically consider all such cases. Singh urged the Central Government to intervene and release these prisoners who have long completed their jail term.
Gurdyal Singh Bali (general secretary, NSF) said that on December 10, known as Human Rights Day, they will observe ‘Black Turban Day’ to support release of these political prisoners. He urged everyone to show support by wearing a black turban on December 10.
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