Faridkot News: Akali Dal national president and Ghanaur halqa incharge Sarabjeet Singh Jhinjer on Sunday chaired meetings with youth workers in the Kotakpura, Faridkot and Jaito (SC) constituencies. The respective halqa incharges, Mantar Singh Brar, Parambans Singh Romana and Suba Singh Badal, were present. The meetings aimed to mobilise young people ahead of the upcoming elections, connect with them directly and hear their needs and grievances.
The meetings were held on November 1, the anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh violence, in which thousands of Sikhs were killed in Delhi and other parts of the country. Jhinjer and the youth present observed the day as a mark of protest. Participants tied black turbans, while some wore black stripes on their turbans.
“On this day in 1984, Sikhs were massacred in the streets of the national capital and elsewhere. More than four decades later, the victims’ families are still waiting for justice. Governments changed, commissions were formed, but the guilty were not punished,” Jhinjer said.
Turning to the present, he alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government was betraying Punjab’s young generation. “Earlier, the Congress used bullets against Sikhs. Today, the AAP government is committing atrocities on our youth with chitta. The weapon has changed, but the youth of Punjab are still the target,” he said.
Jhinjer said drugs were destroying families in villages and towns across the state. “Our young people are being pushed towards addiction while those who run the supply chain enjoy protection. The government has failed to break it,” he alleged.
He also attacked the state government over law and order, pointing to a string of killings. Recently, Assistant Sub-Inspector Iqbal Singh was shot dead in Tarn Taran, reportedly the fifth police personnel killed in the state this year. “When even the police are not safe, how can ordinary citizens feel secure? Murders, extortion and gangsterism have become routine in Punjab, and the Chief Minister has no answers,” Jhinjer said.
Assuring youth workers of a central role in the party, Jhinjer said: “The Shiromani Akali Dal will give priority to young people. They will get a real place in the party’s organisation, in decision-making and in the elections. Our doors are open to every young person who wants to work for Punjab.”
He asked the halqa incharges to reach every village and ward, listen to young people’s problems on employment, education and drug abuse, and make sure their concerns reach the party leadership.
