The Sikh Students Federation has alleged misuse of law of Sedition (Section 124A of IPC) against Sikhs in Punjab at a large extent. In a press statement S. Parmjeet Singh Gazi, President of SSF has claimed that during the days of militancy there was abuse of laws like TADA at a large scale against Sikhs. Now these black laws are practically replaced by Charges of Sedition under Section 124A of IPC (1860). Both Badal-BJP and Congress governments are frequent in framing false charges of sedition against Sikh leaders. He claimed that this process is used like a multi-edged weapon against Sikhs. On one hand Sikhs leaders are put behind the bars and are kept away from public issues, on the other hand continuous charges of sedition are defaming the Sikh Nation and are an attack on our credibility world wide. Giving facts in support of his argument S. Gazi has that congress government framed charges of sedition against Bhai Daljit Singh for speaking in favor of farmers of Barnala District last year; now charges of sedition are framed against him in Fatehgarh Sahib District for peacefully participating in a march. Since last 4-5 years charges of sedition are registered against Sikhs on 6th June at Sri Amritsar every year. Recently a charge of 7/51 against S. Simranjit Singh Mann has been converted into sedition at Jalandhar. A case of Sedition is registered against Sikhs after success of Khalsa March at Talwandi Sabo on 24 June. Moreover charges of sedition against Sikhs are more frequent in Punjab than other residents of other states. All these are clear-cut instances of misuse of law.

S. Parmjeet Singh Gazi said that all freedom-lovers, Human rights activists and Social organizations should speak up against this discriminatory trend. Sikhs belonging to legal profession should try all alternatives with in Indian System to prevent this misuse of law & legal process and they should take up the matter at international level as well.

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