Satluj row: Khalra’s wife Paramjit Kaur urges Akal Takht to form ‘People’s Commission’
Paramjit Kaur Khalra, wife of slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, on Monday urged the Akal Takht to form a ‘People’s Commission’ to determine the actual number of people who went missing, the number of unidentified bodies, and those killed in alleged fake police encounters in Punjab during the ’80s and ’90s. Directed by Honey Trehan, ‘Satluj’ depicts the life of Khalra, who investigated the “illegal” cremation of thousands of “unidentified” bodies in Punjab between 1984 and 1994. (ANI/Representational) Kaur’s remarks followed renewed public attention on the Khalra case after the release, and subsequent takedown, of the Diljit Dosanjh-starrer film ‘Satluj‘ from ZEE5. The film earlier titled ‘Punjab ’95’ is based on the activist’s life. Notably, the Akal Takht, which is the supreme temporal seat of the Sikhs, will hold ‘ardas’ (prayers) on Tuesday for the eternal peace of those Sikh youths whose cases were brought to light by Khalra, and seek justice for the affected families. In a post on X in Punjabi, Kaur said that with Punjab preparing to gather on Tuesday …
