Satluj film row: Khalra's wife seeks truth over 1980-90s killings
Amritsar, July 14 -- Human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra's wife Paramjit Kaur Khalra broke her silence on Monday and urged the Akal Takht to establish a people's commission to determine the actual number of people who disappeared, the number of unidentified bodies and those killed in alleged fake police encounters during the 1980s and '90s in Punjab.
In a post shared on her X account, she said, "Punjab is preparing to gather on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at Harike Pattan (the site associated with unidentified bodies), for an Ardas (prayer) ceremony called by the Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib. I appeal to the people of Punjab, the entire Sikh Panth, and people across the world who believe in human rights and justice to unite in the search for truth."
Paramjit, who has also worked as a human rights activist under the banner of the 'Khalra Mission Organisation' after her husband was allegedly abducted and murdered in police custody in 1995, as per the court judgment, also recalled the episodes of Operation Bluestar and the anti-Sikh violence in Delhi and other parts of the country. Apart from blaming Congress for these killings, she also underlined the alleged negative role of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), BJP and AAP . Meanwhile, Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu defended the government's decision to block the film, Satluj, saying its objection was not to human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra or his legacy, but to alleged factual inaccuracies and misleading portrayals in the film. In a press conference Monday, Bittu alleged that the film incorrectly depicted former Punjab CM Beant Singh, former DGP KPS Gill, the Sikh community and casualty figures....
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