Amritsar, July 15 -- The Akal Takht, in collaboration with the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Panthic organisations, on Tuesday held an ardas (prayer) at Harike Pattan in memory of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra and others who disappeared during the turbulent era in Punjab. The event was organised in the wake of a ban on the 'Satluj' movie, based on the issue.

After recitation of Sukhmani Sahib and Gurbani kirtan, the concluding ardas was performed by Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, who alleged while addressing the gathering that "thousands of people, including women, children and Jaswant Singh Khalra, were murdered and their bodies disposed of in rivers".

He alleged that human righ...