"Sikhs Don't Need Certificate": Punjab Leaders Slam Khalistani Slur At Cop
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From top Sikh bodies to political parties, prominent voices in the Sikh-dominated state have expressed solidarity with IPS officer Jaspreet Singh
The use of a "Khalistani" slur against a Sikh IPS officer posted in West Bengal has drawn a wave of condemnation from Punjab. From top Sikh bodies to political parties, prominent voices in the Sikh-dominated state have expressed solidarity with IPS officer Jaspreet Singh and praised him for standing up to the offensive remark. The intentional character assassination of a Sikh IPS officer S. Jaspreet Singh by the BJP leaders in West Bengal is highly condemnable. Leaders who have such thinking in the country should never forget that Sikhs have made the most sacrifices for the freedom and protection of… pic.twitter.com/MsKr9BLYgu I strongly condemn the deplorable act of igniting communal passions by casting separatist slurs on a Sikh police officer in West Bengal yesterday. Turban is our identity and bestowed upon us by our great Guru Sahiban. It has always symbolised our fierce patriotic fervour too.… pic.twitter.com/eimcll4Zz0 BALLE SHERAThis is the way to reply to such hate mongers.I request @BJP4India leadership to take strict action against this as hate crime against any #Sikh officer is highly condemnable. pic.twitter.com/maL2T5Tb5u This is shameful beyond words.BJP workers in West Bengal are calling a Sikh IPS officer Khalistani just because he is doing his duty. Is this what BJP thinks about Sikhs?A strong action should be taken against those trying to create this hooliganism and portraying Sikhs as… pic.twitter.com/VBIyolY2cW
The 2016-batch IPS officer made headlines yesterday after a video of him confronting BJP leaders for allegedly calling him "Khalistani" went viral. In the video, the officer is heard saying, "I am wearing a turban, that's why you call me a Khalistani? I will take action about this. You cannot attack my religion. I have not said anything about your religion." The BJP leaders are heard accusing the officer of not doing his duty and acting as a pawn of the Mamata Banerjee government.
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