Brutal homicide by Nihang Sikhs at Samyukt Kisan Morcha protest website: Farmer union says they don’t seem to be accountable

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), the collective farmer union that was shaped by a number of farmer unions supporting farmer protests towards the Agriculture legal guidelines, has washed its arms off the homicide of Lakhbir Singh on the Singhu border. Singh was killed by Nihang Sikhs on October 15 over allegations of ‘disrespecting’ Guru Granth Sahib.
SKM claimed the group of Nihangs has no connection to the group.
SKM Statement on Singhu Incident:SKM condemns this gruesom killing. SKM is towards sacrilege of any non secular textual content or image, however that doesn’t give anybody the fitting to take the regulation into their very own arms.This peaceable and democratic motion is against violence in any type. pic.twitter.com/rbVmAMXHZb— Kisan Ekta Morcha (@Kisanektamorcha) October 15, 2021
In its assertion, SKM mentioned a Nihang Group had taken duty for the incident. They alleged that Lakhbir was staying with the Nihangs for a while. SKM condemned the homicide and mentioned that although they had been towards disrespecting the non secular textual content or image, any such act didn’t give proper to anybody to take regulation in hand. They additionally promised to offer help to police and administration.
Statement issued by SKM whitewashing there arms from the cold-blooded homicide on the farmer protest website
The assertion reads, “It has come to the discover of Samyukt Kisan Morcha that an individual hailing from from Punjab (Lakhbir Singh, son Darshan Singh, Village Cheema Kala, Police Station Sarai Amanat Khan, District Tarn Taran) was mutilated and murdered this morning on the Singhu Border. A Nihang group on the scene has claimed duty, saying that the incident happened due to the deceased’s try to commit sacrilege with regard to the Sarbaloh Granth. It is been reported that this deceased was staying with the identical group of Nihangs for a while.
Samyukt Kisan Morcha condemns this grotesque killing and desires to make it clear that each the events to this incident, the Nihang group and the deceased particular person, don’t have any relation with Samyukt Kisan Morcha. The Morcha is towards sacrilege of any non secular not or image, however that doesn’t give anybody the fitting to take the regulation into their very own arms. We demand that the culprits be punished in keeping with regulation after investigating the allegation of homicide and conspiracy behind sacrilege. As all the time, Samyukt Kisan Morcha will cooperate with the police and administration in any lawful motion.
This peaceable and democratic motion is against violence in any type.“
Questionable previous of SKM and crimes at protest websites
Though SKM had distanced itself from the cold-blooded homicide that occurred on the protest website, the previous crimes on the protest websites and SKM’s angle in the direction of heinous crimes is questionable. In June, a lady from West Bengal was allegedly raped and murdered on the protest websites. The incident was tried to be whitewashed by Kisan leaders. An incident of rape was reported in April as nicely.
Nihangs at Farmer’s protest mob Lynched a person in Kundali, Haryana.Look on the description of how brutally they murdered the person, even made video of it. Threatened journalist who tried to take pics.Are these individuals Farmers? Strict motion have to be taken. pic.twitter.com/9sL0itc63J— Ankur (@iAnkurSingh) October 15, 2021
It is notable right here that the brutal homicide occurred on the unlawful tent website close to Singhu border the place SKM ‘protestors’ have been squatting for months. Media studies have identified that the physique of the sufferer was hanged from the framework of the principle stage the place the SKM has been holding its protests.
Gruesome movies of the incident have emerged on social media the place Nihang extremists are seen boasting how they’ve killed the person for alleged blasphemy. A Nihang chief named Baba Nrain Singh has taken duty for the homicide. Reports have said that the sufferer was first crushed, mutilated, dismembered and was then dragged by a rope to the principle stage. There, the physique was tied up and ‘displayed’ for the general public, together with the chopped off hand.