Flaws in political system lead to protests, says Deep Sidhu
GS Paul
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, June 6
Deep Sidhu, who has been facing charges of violence at the Red Fort on January 26, said ‘faulty’ political system should be held responsible for being a hurdle in getting justice.
Sidhu was at the Golden Temple on the occasion of 37th anniversary of Operation Bluestar and said poltical dominance was prevalent in every institute. “After 37 years of Operation Bluestar, the justice is still awaited. Be it the Congress or BJP at the Centre, flaws in political system will not let you get justice for your rights. On the one hand, Defence Minister encourages the Sikh Battalion to raise religious slogans ‘Raaj Karega Khalsa’ and ‘Jhulte Nishan Rahe Panth Maharaj Ke’, on borders. On the other hand, when these slogans are raised within the county for one’s own rights (farmers’ protest), one will be tagged as ‘anti-national’, or ‘Khalistani’, he said.
When asked about ‘Khalistani’ tag attached to him after his name had surfaced in the Red Fort violence, he said the Supreme Court’s guidelines speak that there should be space for aspirations if these were expressed in a peaceful manner. “Aspirations should be peaceful and space should be there in a mature democratic set up. The struggle was to fight for the right. Unless a proper federal system is established, there will be problems in framing policies. Farming is a state subject, but the Centre overpowered it, thus leading to a massive protest by farming community”, he said and added that a sense of collective consciousness has developed among Punjabi youngsters.
