AMRITSAR: Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib has ordered the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to immediately invite Sikh scholars to examine the film 'Punjab 95' based on the life of Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra from various angles. Constitute a high level panel.
In a written statement issued by the Secretariat of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Raghbir Singh said that Bibi Paramjit Kaur Khalra, wife of martyr Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra and former leader of Sikh Students Federation and Shiromani Committee member Bhai Gurcharan Singh Grewal, has visited Sri Akal Takht Sahib. Doubts in the letters given aIt has been stated that in order to hide the truth exposed by Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra regarding the government repression and false police encounters during the Sikh conflict that lasted from 1984 to 1995, the Indian Film Censor Board has cut about 120 to the Supreme Court of India, Punjab and Haryana. The facts certified by the High Court and the Central Human Efforts have been made to change the reports of the Rights Commission.
The Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib said that the family of Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra had agreed to the filmmakers to make a film on the life of Bhai Khalra in the original form, after the cuts imposed by the Censor Board, the form of the film was changed from that. It has completely changed, about which the Khalra family also told Sri Akal Takht Sahib has expressed grief in the application sent .
He said that changing historical facts verified by courts, human rights organizations and media in any historical film is tantamount to violating the right of originality and democracy.
He said that Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra was a martyr of the Sikh community and a hero of human rights. They have sent a written letter to the Shiromani Committee and ordered that in the light of the doubts expressed by the Khalra family and other Sikh organizations, the Sikh scholars should be immediately asked to examine the film based on the life of Shaheed Bhai Khalra from all angles before its release. The level panel should be made and the film in original form Adequate efforts should be made for release.