Ajit Singh is a well respected by the Sikh Community of Leicester and many people have asked us to take action about his removal from the UK. Ajit is currently being held in detention at HMP Cardiff.

Whilst living in India, (Ajit Singh, comes from Sagnawal village, Punjab) he was a member of Mann Akali Dal and advocated for the establishment of an independent Sikh state by peaceful means free from persecution and genocide from the Indian Authorities.

Due to his political beliefs he was arrested and tortured on many occasions by the Indian police and his entire family have been subject to state persectuion.

The Home Office are continuing deportion actions against Ajit Singh even though he has proved that there are warrants for his arrest which were falsely issued by the Punjab police. A report has been prepared by the Medical foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture giving evidence that he has been severely tortured which has an impact on his physical and mental state.

The authorities in India are totally against the political movement for Khalistan, and many people advocating for this cause have been tortured and killed by the Indian police and army.

Fearing for his life he left India in 1991 after selling part of his land in order to raise enough money for him to leave.

Whilst in the UK he has continued with his political activities and has openly criticised the human rights abuses being committed in India. He was the president of the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) Leicester branch until the Home Office proscribed it.

Even today his family have been suffering from continued harassment from the Indian police. As a result his son, Jaswinder Singh, has also been forced to leave India and is now in the UK seeking political asylum.

The authorities are currently detaining him at HMP Cardiff. He was detained on the 22nd of May 2001, after almost 10 years living in the UK advocating against Human Right abuses in India.

We appeal to the Home Secretary to release and grant asylum on humanitarian grounds as we fear for his life if returned to India.

Petitions and leaflets can be obtained from:
Sikh Refugee Support Group
74 Dudley Road West
Tividale
West Midlands
Tel: 0121 520 6542
Fax: 0121 520 9107

email: sikhrefugee@yahoo.com

http://www.sikhrefugee.freeserve.co.uk