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Apprehending embarrassment Sukhbir Badal cancels Canada visit
Apprehending embarrassment Sukhbir Badal cancels Canada visit
Saturday, August, 18 2012 - 15:55
By: Punjab Newsline Network
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal has canceled his visit to Canada. Although the official sources attributed the unavailability of the Canadian Prime Minister around that time, when Sukhbir was scheduled to be there, the main cause is believed to be the strong opposition from a section of Sikhs to his visit to that country.
Sukhbir had sent senior party leader Balwant Singh Ramoowalia in advance to look for the arrangements there. The apparent aim was to have a feel of the situation there in the US and whether it was advisable for him to travel there are not in view of the opposition from radical Sikhs.
A strong section of the radical Sikhs has been continuously critical of the Shiromani Akali Dal leadership and it has been trying to embarrass both Sukhbir and the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal off and on. Canada has a large population of radical Sikhs opposed to Badals. They are believed to have been planning protests on Sukhbir’s arrival which led to his being advised to cancel his US trip.
There are reports that a similar complaint was filed against Sukhbir also in Canada like one filed against the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in a US Court which issued him summons on the eve of his visit there. It may be recalled, the senior Badal was summoned by a US court under provisions of the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCT) and the Torture Victim Protect Act.
It is believed that a similar complaint had been lodged against Sukhbir both in Canada as well as the US under a similar law.
Source: Punjab Newsline Network
source: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/...sment-Sukhbir-Badal-cancels-Canada-visit.html
Apprehending embarrassment Sukhbir Badal cancels Canada visit
Saturday, August, 18 2012 - 15:55
By: Punjab Newsline Network
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal has canceled his visit to Canada. Although the official sources attributed the unavailability of the Canadian Prime Minister around that time, when Sukhbir was scheduled to be there, the main cause is believed to be the strong opposition from a section of Sikhs to his visit to that country.
Sukhbir had sent senior party leader Balwant Singh Ramoowalia in advance to look for the arrangements there. The apparent aim was to have a feel of the situation there in the US and whether it was advisable for him to travel there are not in view of the opposition from radical Sikhs.
A strong section of the radical Sikhs has been continuously critical of the Shiromani Akali Dal leadership and it has been trying to embarrass both Sukhbir and the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal off and on. Canada has a large population of radical Sikhs opposed to Badals. They are believed to have been planning protests on Sukhbir’s arrival which led to his being advised to cancel his US trip.
There are reports that a similar complaint was filed against Sukhbir also in Canada like one filed against the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in a US Court which issued him summons on the eve of his visit there. It may be recalled, the senior Badal was summoned by a US court under provisions of the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCT) and the Torture Victim Protect Act.
It is believed that a similar complaint had been lodged against Sukhbir both in Canada as well as the US under a similar law.
Source: Punjab Newsline Network
source: http://www.punjabnewsline.com/news/...sment-Sukhbir-Badal-cancels-Canada-visit.html