Sikh groups to approach HC

Several Sikh organisations put up a united front on Sunday,and said they will approach the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Union Home Department over the arrest of Akali Dal Panch Pardhani leaders Kulbir Singh Barapind and Daljit Singh Bittu. They alleged that the police were acting on the behest of the state government to suppress its political opponents. At a joint press conference,leaders of Akali Dal Panch Pardhani,Dal Khalsa,Akali Dal (Amritsar) and other like-minded organisations,said Barapind and Bittu were arrested because Panch Pardhani had launched a campaign against the activities of the SGPC and its trusts. HS Dhami of Dal Khalsa and Harpal Singh Cheema of Panch Pardhani asked why Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal was silent on the issue.