New Delhi: Singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh is the latest target of banned Khalistani outfit Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) and its US-based leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.
The SFJ has called for a shutdown of singer Diljit Dosanjh’s show in Australia on November 1 for touching the feet of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.
In a statement, the terror outfit said that Dosanjh “insulted every victim, every widow, and every orphan of 1984 Sikh Genocide” by touching Bachchan’s feet.
According to the SFJ, the Bollywood megastar had on October 31, 1984 “publicly incited Hindustani mobs with the genocidal slogan ‘Khoon Ka Badla Khoon’ – ‘Blood for Blood’. This call allegedly unleashed death squads that committed genocidal violence in which more than 30,000 Sikh men, women, and children were killed across India.”
“By touching feet of Bachchan the man whose words orchestrated Genocide, Diljit Dosanjh has insulted every victim, every widow, and every orphan of 1984 Sikh Genocide,” Pannun, who has been designated a terrorist by India, said.
A controversy did erupt after the anti-Sikh riots of 1984, with many victims claiming they saw and heard Bachchan utter the words on Doordarshan. A human rights group also lodged a case against him in a court in the US and he received summons.
Bachchan, however, denied making any such comment. On December 1, 2011, he even sent a letter to the Akal Takht Jathedar, denying allegations of his role in the riots.
The Akal Takht Sahib has declared November 1 as “Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day.”
The SFJ is a banned organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for its anti-national activities which, according to the home ministry, are prejudicial to the internal security and integrity of the country. The SFJ continues to be involved in anti-national and subversive activities in Punjab and elsewhere and intends to disrupt the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, the ministry said earlier.
The organisation maintains close ties with militant outfits and activists, actively encouraging and aiding secessionist activities, including attempts to destabilize the democratically elected government of India.
Recently, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case against Pannun for offering a ransom to anybody who could stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi from raising the Tricolour on the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day. Pannun has over 100 cases against him, all of which are either being probed by the NIA or the states where they have been registered.
