Who is Lakha Sidhana, named as one of many major accused in Republic Day violence

Image Source : INDIA TV Lakha Sidhana has been named as one of many major accused in Republic Day violence.
Gangster-turned-social activist Lakhbir Singh alias Lakha Sidhana, named as one of many major accused within the violence in Delhi throughout the farmers’ rally on Republic Day, belongs to a village in Punjab’s Bathinda district and dreamed of creating huge in politics by way of the farmers’ agitation.

Since November 25, he had been fairly lively within the agitation on the borders of the nationwide capital and aggressively lobbying for the agitation to realize momentum.

Who is Lakha Sidhana?

Sidhana, a small-time gangster who goals to enter politics by reflecting himself a social activist, was acquitted in a number of circumstances earlier than contesting the 2012 Assembly polls as a candidate of the People’s Party of Punjab, as soon as led by Manpreet Singh Badal, who’s at present the Finance Minister within the Congress authorities in Punjab.

Farmer leaders have, the truth is, now distanced themselves from Sidhana and at the moment are blaming them for inciting violence on the Red Fort.

Sidhana belongs to Sidhana village in Bathinda district. At one level of time, he used to work for Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD). He was first jailed in 2004 and was put behind the bars many occasions until 2017.

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Of late, he hogged the limelight as a social activist by demanding that each one official signboards, apart from English, needs to be in Punjabi first.

Along with Sidhana, Punjabi actor-turned-activist Deep Sidhu, who was seen as protesters swarmed the Red Fort and even put up a non secular flag on its ramparts, has been named the principle accused within the violence.

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(With inputs from IANS)

 
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