KANWAR SINGH

Bhai Kanwar Singh was the Convener of the Akal Federation (formed in November 1982). He was also one of the major leaders of the Khalistan movement. He, along with his second wife, was arrested (from Ahmedabad), on May 17, 1993 and kept in illegal confinement for about 10 months. On March 29, 1994, a drama to “stage” his surrender backfired. He exposed the police atrocities on the Sikhs. His wife, Bibi Kulbir Kaur was also with him in jail. In August 1996, Bibi Kulbir Kaur was released and Bhai Kanwar Singh was sentenced to imprisonment for five years.

(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)