Published 09:33 IST, February 14th 2021
Pro-Khalistan outfit SFJ's website banned by Govt of India just four days after its launch
The crackdown on the pro-Khalistan outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) intensified as the Government of India banned the outfit's website 4 days after its launch
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crackdown on pro-Khalistan radical outfit Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) intensified as Government of India banned outfit's website just four days after it was launched. SFJ website claiming to provide a platform for Khalistan referendum was banned on orders of Department of Telecommunications. website, which was launched by pro-Khalistani outfit on February 10, 2021, asked farmers to register to earn $21,000 annually while extending ir support for Khalistan referendum.
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SFJ website banned by Centre
NIA books SFJ's Gurpatwant Pannun, 5 ors
NIA on Thursday filed a charge sheet against Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, chief of designated terror outfit Sikhs for Justice and five ors for involvement in hoisting Khalistani Flag at DC Office Complex, Moga on August 14 last year and also for tearing Indian National Flag. Chargesheet was filed by NIA Special Judge, Mohali, Punjab under section 120B r/w 109, 124A, 153B, 201, 204, 212 IPC and substantial offences reof, Section 10, 13 of UAPA and Section 2 of Prevention of Insult to National Hour Act, 1971. Investigation has revealed that accused Inderjit Singh, Jaspal Singh and Akashdeep Singh were radicalized members of SFJ a proscribed unlawful association and conspired with Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and Rana Singh of SFJ, spokesperson added.
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SFJ's attempts to hijack farmers' protests
Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has been actively involved in hijacking ongoing farmers' protests and has organised protests outside Indian Missions in US, Canada, UK, and Europe to 'stand in solidarity' with protesting farmers of Punjab, as stated by Centre in Supreme Court. radical outfit wrote to EAM S Jaishankar and MoS Muraleedharan declaring ir support for Bharat Bandh called on December 8 and alleged that Indian government was 'unabashedly suppressing and gagging protesting, criticizing and dissenting voices, with impunity'. Earlier, SFJ also offered $1 million to farmers who were injured or whose tractors were damd in farmers' protests.
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radical Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had urged people of Delhi to t participate in Republic Day celebrations at Rajpath on 26 January while also threatening to cut off electricity supply to national capital on Republic Day. radical outfit appealed to farmers to target electricity companies allegedly owned by 'Ambanis' in order to 'plunge Delhi into darkness'. SFJ issued a 'stay home-stay safe' advisory while appealing to people of national capital to boycott Republic Day parade at Rajpath. SFJ had also anunced a cash reward of USD 2,50,000 for hoisting Khalistan flag on January 26 at India Gate on Republic Day. Meanwhile, Government of India has blocked website shared by Khalistani group Sikhs for Justice in a letter to farmers protesting against Centre's agriculture laws. SFJ also called for a similar storming of Parliament on Budget-day, offering a reward.
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09:32 IST, February 14th 2021