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Khalra's wife urges Akal Takht People's Commission
The Hindu··13 Jul
The Hindu reported that Paramjit Kaur Khalra on July 13 urged the Akal Takht to form a People's Commission to count people missing, unidentified bodies and alleged fake encounter victims in Punjab during the 1980s and 1990s. Her appeal follows the Satluj film row and planned July 14 ardas at Harike Pattan for affected families.
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What It Means For You
- Families of Punjab's missing still seek official accounting decades later.
- Film censorship rows can reopen unresolved human rights questions.
- Sikh institutions may take a larger role in documenting past abuses.
What's Happening
- Paramjit Kaur Khalra called for a People's Commission on July 13.
- Akal Takht will hold ardas at Harike Pattan on July 14.
- The appeal follows the Satluj film's removal from Indian OTT.
Punjab History
- Jaswant Singh Khalra exposed mass cremations of unidentified bodies.
- He was abducted in 1995 and later found to have been murdered.
- Courts sentenced several policemen in the Khalra case.
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