SFJ tries to find support from farmers by dangling $1m offer
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SFJ tries to find support from farmers by dangling $1m offer
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AMRITSAR: To earn sympathy of farmers of Punjab, United States (US) based Sikh body, Sikh for Justice (SFJ) and its legal counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannu , a designated terrorist, have now given a call for ‘Gherao Modi’ rally on September 30. Pannun claimed that SJF would start distributing $1 million among the farmers of Punjab and Haryana, following the Delhi rally. Pannun told TOI on Saturday, “A day after the rally, SFJ will start distributing $1million among farmers who have defaulted agricultural loan payments”. Stating that the government may not allow farmers to travel freely to the national capital, Pannun has urged truckers who transport produce from Punjab, Haryana, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to flock at Modi’s residence on Wednesday and burn copies of farm bills. Earlier, Pannun had promised reimbursement of $20 service fee to pilgrims levied by Pakistan on the Indian devotees going to pay obeisance at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib. He had also offered to give $5,000 and $500 to any Sikh offering Khalistan ardas at Akal Takht and other gurdwara’s respectively on August 23. He had offered to reimburse students’ airfare to London, if they were travelling to attend pro-Khalistan functions in any airlines except Air India. However, SFJ never declared the names of beneficiaries whom it had extended financial help. Indian government had declared Pannun a designated terrorist in July following which National Investigation Agency ordered to attach his immovable property in Amritsar under Section 51 A of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA ) 1967.
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The Times of India
Date
2020-09-27
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Chandigarh