AAP infiltrated by Khalistani separatists? Why is Arvind Kejriwal silent?
When senior leader of Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) Prashant Bhushan spoke in support of Kashmiri separatists,
party supremo Kejriwal was quick to term it as Bhushan’s “personal
views”, but he has maintained a strategic silence on the issue of party
leaders supporting Khalistani separatists.
Khalistan movement refers to a hardline Sikh demand for a separate
country for Sikhs. This demand has never found popular support among
common Sikhs as they feel that their interests are well protected within
India. However, this movement has always found support from Pakistan.
Khalistan movement was at peak during Indira Gandhi regime with likes
of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale leading an armed struggle. But it slowly
fizzled out thanks to nationalist Sikhs in Army and politics, who could
save India from another partition.
But the movement still finds some support among some areas in Punjab. Earlier this year, pro-Khalistani outfits had declared support to AAP during the Lok Sabha elections.
And it worked. The only seats AAP could win anywhere in the country were in Punjab.
But questions should be asked if AAP is playing a dangerous game by going soft on Khalistani separatists for electoral gains?
Although AAP chief Kejriwal has never made a categorical statement
about relationship between pro-Khalistani outfits and AAP, he could
argue that he can’t stop anyone from supporting him.
Just like Congress supported AAP during Delhi government formation in
December 2013 without AAP asking for it openly, Kejriwal could claim
that pro-Khalistani outfits supported AAP in a similar manner.
But now Arvind Kejriwal can’t afford to remain silent on this issue.
A photograph released by Tajinder Singh Bagga of Bhagat Singh Kranti
Sena (see the tweet above) shows Jarnail Singh, an AAP leader who was
a candidate from West Delhi in the 2014 general elections, addressing
rally of Khalistan supporters.
As one can clearly see, the rally has posters demanding a separate
Sikh homeland of Khalistan, and thus it is asking for division of India.
An unconstitutional and dangerous demand.
The rally took place on 5 June 2011 in London, as confirmed by Bagga to OpIndia.com and it raises serious issues about relationship between pro-Khalistan movement and AAP.
Will AAP remain silent for electoral gains even if it means that the unity and sovereignty of the country is weakened?
Khalistani movement has been supported by Pakistan, which also
supports Kashmiri separatist movement. Isn’t AAP playing into the hands
of Pakistan by going soft on such issues?
In fact, it raises serious questions if Pakistan could be funding
some of these activities. One is forced to link it with the fact
that AAP doesn’t show Pakistan as a country in its donations list.
Check out this official online form for donation
to AAP. It shows all countries in the drop-down list except Pakistan.
It doesn’t mean that people from Pakistan can’t donate to AAP (nowhere
on the website it asks those living in Pakistan to stay away).
It means that people residing in Pakistan will have to choose some
other country while making the donation, which means that the donations
from Pakistan will be a non-transparent process. This comes from a party
that asks for transparency in all walks of public life. Why is AAP
afraid of disclosing donations received from Indians living in Pakistan?
AAP should come clean on these issues that hint at the party going
soft on Pakistan backed groups such as Kashmiri separatists by Prashant
Bhushan and Khalistani separatists by Jarnail Singh.
In fact, this is not only going soft on Khalistanis, but now it’s
about sharing stage with Khalistanis after this exposé by Bhagat Singh
Kranti Sena.
An AAP leader is seen making demands to break up the country, and the party chief Arvind Kejriwal must speak up now. Read More
Twitter Tweets
#AAP infiltrated by #Khalistani separatists? Why is Arvind #Kejriwal silent?: http://t.co/WhZSMD8izS via @opindia_com #PAAP
— Sumanta Pal (@TheMarsGuy) July 27, 2015
AAP infiltrated by Khalistani separatists? Why is @ArvindKejriwal silent? http://t.co/8r4aYU4ADv
— Dr Shobha (@DrShobha) July 27, 2015
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