Situation under control in Ludhiana, administration lifts curfew
December 8th, 2009 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI ( 2 comments )Ludhiana, Dec 8 (ANI): After three days of violent protests by radical Sikh outfits, the situation is under control here and returning to its usual, after the administration relaxed the curfew that had been imposed in the region.
The radical Sikh outfits were protesting against the arrival of Ashutosh Maharaj, a religious Guru who was to address his followers on Saturday (December 5).
The situation is under control at present with no further tension mounting the city. The traffic is back on the streets and all the shops have reopened.
The locals are now in a sigh of relief with everything back to normal again.
“The situation is absolutely normal in this region. The shops have been reopened and the traffic transport is also back to normal. There is no tension over here, as such. Earlier, there was tension in this area, but now the situation is under control,” said Suresh Kumar, a local.
The authorities concerned have declared that the curfew would be lifted from all parts of the city from 8 AM to 5 PM.
“Ludhiana’s situation is returning to normal, as the administration has given a relaxation (of the curfew) from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Vehicles are out on the streets, shops are open again and children are going to their schools,” said Harish Kumar Bansal, Superintendent of Police.
The Superintendent of Police added that the administration would be monitoring the situation and further announcements will be made accordingly.
Earlier on Saturday (December 5) the members of several Sikh outfits took to the streets, protesting against the arrival of a controversial religious leader Ashutosh Maharaj, who has not found favour with the Sikh groups for allegedly preaching against their religion.
Swami Ashutosh Maharaj, who heads an organisation named Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJSS), was to hold a religious meeting in the city.
The protestors’ pelted stones at the police and in response, the police had to open fire to disperse the crowd. A protestor was killed, while many others got injured.
The administration had to cancel the two days conference due to the violent protests across the region.Swami Ashutosh Maharaj is not in the good books of the Sikhs since 1980s, when he allegedly spoke against the religious text of the Sikhs, Guru Granth Sahib.
The radical Sikh outfits had also called a Punjab shutdown on Monday. The Sikh outfits were protesting the killing of Darshan Singh, a demonstrator who lost his life in the alleged police firing in Ludhiana on Saturday (December 5). (ANI)
- Ludhiana: One killed and 12 injured in protest against Ashutosh Maharaj's visit - Dec 05, 2009
- Sikh organisations protest against Ashutosh Maharaj's visit - Dec 05, 2009
- Punjab State Assembly witnesses scuffle between Akali and Congress MLAs - Dec 08, 2009
- Punjab shutdown peaceful till noon - Dec 07, 2009
- Curfew enforced in Ludhiana following violent protests - Dec 06, 2009
- Punjab orders probe into Ludhiana violence, 1 dead (Roundup) - Dec 05, 2009
- Mixed response to Punjab shutdown call, Ludhiana under curfew (Lead) - Dec 07, 2009
- Ludhiana tense as curfew continues - Dec 06, 2009
- Police in Ludhiana fire in air to quell protesters - Dec 05, 2009
- Sikhs burn effigy of controversial sect leader in Amritsar during Punjab Bandh - Dec 07, 2009
- Punjab on high alert after radicals' shutdown call Monday - Dec 07, 2009
- Punjab shutdown peaceful, evokes mixed response (Roundup) - Dec 07, 2009
- One killed in Sikhs' protest in Ludhiana (Second Lead) - Dec 05, 2009
- Punjab Police on high alert Monday after shutdown call - Dec 07, 2009
- Curfew on in Ludhiana, no incident on Sunday (Lead) - Dec 06, 2009
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December 8th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
What A Mockery Of The Democracy In India?
Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
THE SO-CALLED RADICALS AND THE SANT SAMAJ MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO MOVE TOGETHER-Punjab Bandh supported by the government got mixed response but remained peaceful except setting ablaze effigy of controversial sect leader Ashutosh Maharaj in Amritsar. The so-called radicals and the Sant Samaj may not be allowed to move together for lawlessness or projected collectively as heroes hereafter, at least, for a long interval.
After terrorizing the people, the administration always acts as referee and order the radical teams used for the purpose, act separately under its command henceforth till further order. Similar way happened in Ludhiana.
Ashutosh Maharaj got maximum publicity worldwide and permitted to be victorious for the cause and his supremacy, because of the open support of BJP and other similar organizations having strong hold in the centre.
CM Parkash Singh Badal seemed helplessly supporting; the anticipated lawlessness with the result loss of lives was to occur in this case, due to the prevailing political set up as being experienced in India.
As earlier said in some other context, “let any Sikh be, may be from the so-called radical groups, in the position of Badal, and he shall be readily willing to behave in the manner as Badal does in the given system of the Indian democracy.
I don’t see much difference in Sikhs or differentiate Sikhs or anybody else in India when the question arises about sharing political power at any level. As long as I did not get opportunity to disown any such position, even, I am not ready to justify myself, what to talk of the personalities like Badal, Sukhbir, Amarinder Singh etc?”
What to talk of BJP or Congress, We ourselves are beoming fools as they are never different in any manner with regard to dealing with Sikhs! There would never be any shortage of Sikhs to get support from them collectively or separately or act as a puppet on their terms and conditions, that to play similar politics. Even, today, the so-called Sikh radical groups are doing agency work at the cost of innocent Sikhs.
The comment may be seen or weighed in the light of the statement of Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who created a flutter by claiming that “some powers” (the Indian central agencies) had prevented him from probing the massacre of 35 Sikhs at Chattisinghpora in 2000 on the eve of Bill Clinton’s visit to India.
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December 8th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
What A Mockery Of The Democracy In India?
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Balbir Singh Sooch, Advocate, Ludhiana
THE SO-CALLED RADICALS AND THE SANT SAMAJ MAY NOT BE ALLOWED TO MOVE TOGETHER-Punjab Bandh supported by the government got mixed response but remained peaceful except setting ablaze effigy of controversial sect leader Ashutosh Maharaj in Amritsar. The so-called radicals and the Sant Samaj may not be allowed to move together for lawlessness or projected collectively as heroes hereafter, at least, for a long interval.
After terrorizing the people, the administration always acts as referee and order the radical teams used for the purpose, act separately under its command henceforth till further order. Similar way happened in Ludhiana.
Ashutosh Maharaj got maximum publicity worldwide and permitted to be victorious for the cause and his supremacy, because of the open support of BJP and other similar organizations having strong hold in the centre.
CM Parkash Singh Badal seemed helplessly supporting; the anticipated lawlessness with the result loss of lives was to occur in this case, due to the prevailing political set up as being experienced in India.
As earlier said in some other context, “let any Sikh be, may be from the so-called radical groups, in the position of Badal, and he shall be readily willing to behave in the manner as Badal does in the given system of the Indian democracy.
I don’t see much difference in Sikhs or differentiate Sikhs or anybody else in India when the question arises about sharing political power at any level. As long as I did not get opportunity to disown any such position, even, I am not ready to justify myself, what to talk of the personalities like Badal, Sukhbir, Amarinder Singh etc?”
What to talk of BJP or Congress, We ourselves are beoming fools as they are never different in any manner with regard to dealing with Sikhs! There would never be any shortage of Sikhs to get support from them collectively or separately or act as a puppet on their terms and conditions, that to play similar politics. Even, today, the so-called Sikh radical groups are doing agency work at the cost of innocent Sikhs.
The comment may be seen or weighed in the light of the statement of Union minister Farooq Abdullah, who created a flutter by claiming that “some powers” (the Indian central agencies) had prevented him from probing the massacre of 35 Sikhs at Chattisinghpora in 2000 on the eve of Bill Clinton’s visit to India.