Episode 85
This interview with Advocate Harpal Singh Khara was published on 2 October 2022. At the beginning of the interview, he was asked whether the politics of Punjab has changed after the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib in 2015. So he said that people who become arrogant in the intoxication of power make mistakes and then they end. He said that in 2007, when Sarsa Wala Sadh impersonated Guru Gobind Singh Ji, Akali Dal supported him and Sikhs were persecuted a lot. He said that the end of a regional party is the most dangerous for a state. He spoke by giving the example of the leaders of the 1947 era. Advocate Harpal Singh Khara on the Behbal Kala issue said that everyone clearly knows that the desecration of Guru Granth Sahib was done by Dera supporters. But the governments are saving them till date. Regarding the issue of religious conversion, he said that it could be a political conspiracy. He also shared his views on the Behbal Kalan shooting incident. About Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, he said that he is a good Jathedar and a smart person but he is speaking frankly even when under pressure. He said that Simranjit Singh Mann should seize the opportunity and give a good leadership to Punjab. Finally, about the gang culture going on in Punjab, he said that these gangsters were created by the Akali and Congress governments, which they used for their own interests by giving them drugs and money. He said that when these youths are not of use to the government, their fake encounters are also conducted.
~kulwinder kaur bajwa