Akal Takht, which faced widespread criticism and outrage for honouring the kin of former Army chief Gen AS Vaidya's killers, has done it again. This time it has honoured the killers of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Akal Takht paid tribute the assassins,...
In a move that caused much outrage Akal Takht honours Balwant Singh Rajoana, condemned to gallows for the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. At a ceremony in the Golden Temple, Amritsar, Rajoana's foster sister accepted the honour. Unio...
The Congress slams the BJP for being a silent spectator to the atrocities of the SAD, which has honoured convicted assassin Balwant Singh Rajaona on the 28th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
The Punjab Congress condemns the BJP for keeping mum and watching its ally, the Shiromani Akali Dal, honour the convicted killer Balwant Singh Rajaona.
BJP feels the pinch of the SAD alliance, as its nationalist policies are overtaken by the Shiromani Akali Dal's 'separatist' demand for a memorial commemorating the radicals killed in Operation Bluestar.
The Shiromani Akali Dal backs an Akal takht demanding a memorial for radicals killed in Operation Bluestar. Victims of the 1984 riots protest the move.
The pressure to stop the hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana is building up on the Punjab government. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal is expected to meet President Pratibha Patil in Delhi.
A near total bandh disrupted normal life in Punjab as shops and commercial establishments remained closed to protest the proposed execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana.
Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal says Beant Singh killer Balwant Singh Rajoana cannot be hanged as his clemency plea is pending with the President.
The day-long bandh called by various Sikh organizations to protest the scheduled execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, disrupted normal life in parts of Punjab.
Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal arrived in New Delhi and is scheduled to meet President and Prime Minister to discuss the Rajoana clemency case.
With four days left for his scheduled hanging, death row convict Balwant Singh Rajoana snubs the ruling Akali leadership asking them not to save him from the gallows.