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Did Tarn Taran youth unfurl Nishan Sahib at Red Fort?

TARN TARAN: A youth from Vaan Tara Singh village of Punjab’s Tarn Taran district is being named on social media as the protester who hoisted the Sikh religious flag Nishan Sahib at Red Fort on Republic Day in protest against three-recently introduced farm laws. According to a video , which has gone viral on the Internet, a youth is heard saying that Jugraj Singh of Vaan Tara Singh village had hoisted the Khalsa flag. Proudly claiming to be a close relative of Jugraj Singh, the man in the video introduces Jugraj’s father and grandfather Baldev Singh and Mahal Singh, respectively, and along with his grandmother and mother. In the 2.21minute video , the man identified as Jugraj’s grandfather is heard showering praise on his grandson. He is also heard saying, “It’s a matter of pride for the Sikh panth that earlier Khalsa flag of victory had been unfurled on Red Fort and in 2021 again the victory flag of Khalsa was unfurled. Now, the media will storm the house of this ‘youdha’.” Confirming the identity of the person who had hoisted the flag from Red Fort, a senior Tarn Taran police officer said, on the condition of anonymity, the police was first verifying what exactly the youth had done and which clauses of the law he had violated before taking any action.

The Times of India

2021-01-27

Amritsar