RMS Chhina Welcomes Centre’s Decision to Scrap Sikh Black List

Amritsar, September 15 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Senior Bhartiya Janata Party leader Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina today welcomed the decision by Union government to slash the controversial `black list’ of the Sikhs abroad. He said the move would go long way to correct the historic wrong as the list prepared during the high days of terrorism was `arbitrary’ and `discriminatory’.

“I am extremely thankful to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for the move. It is a move which is being taken by the Sikh world with open hands. Many Sikhs who had nothing to do with the terrorism were named in the list which was prepared during the Congress regimes in Centre”, said Chhina.

            He said with the decision the Modi government has conceded the long pending demand of the Sikhs from across the world. “The names of 312 out of the total 314 names of NRI Sikhs had been deleted and thus the liast is virtually non-existent now”, said he adding that now the Sikhs abroad can freely return and move to India to pay the visits to their families.

            He said many Sikhs had fled abroad during the `tough times’ and many were declared as sympathisers of terrorism which was being objected by many. The move now he said would bring them back to the mainstream which would be in the interest of the community at large.