India’s Modern Day Freedom Fighter: Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa – Huff Post

Written by Damanvir Kaur

Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa (Bapu Ji) is an 82-year-old human rights campaigner single-handedly battling the entire Indian establishment. Hailed as a modern day hero, Bapu Ji has been on hunger strike since January 16, 2015 to bring attention to human rights violations in India.

His demand is simple: release all Sikh political prisoners in India. While hundreds of thousands of individuals have shown their support worldwide and continue to stand by his side, the antagonist in this story continues to give a cold shoulder: the Punjab Government…

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