Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa’s Struggle for Prisoner Rights Completes One Year

CHANDIGARH :We immediately routed towards Civil Hospital, had lunch in the hospital canteen and started waiting for ADGP Bhullar inside the Hospital premises. In the afternoon, ADGP Bhullar arrived and called us through the police constables deployed there. Initially, Bhai Jang Singh and Aunty Ji were allowed to go inside the emergency ward but quickly ADGP Bhullar also called me inside the hospital.
When I was called, I recall Bhullar that said to me that if you people are demanding release of your fighters then how would it be a justice to those innocent police contingents who were killed specifically or accidentally by the militants. I had replied to him that before departing our homes, you and I worship the same lord. Our goals are same i.e. to ensure healthy and crime free society but we differ while acting. As per your duties, you act as per the orders from upper authorities without deliberating that it’s right or wrong but I act as per my analytical wisdom. After having a small talk, we arrived in the room where Bapu Ji was being force fed, Bapu Ji stared at us in suspicion. Physical condition of Bapu Ji at that time was revealing that he was being treated brutally by the administration. Food pipes was stitched on his forehead so that Bapu Ji couldn’t remove them and there was a bluish blot on his arm due to brutal injections of needles. Aunty Ji also noticed blood patches beneath Bapu Ji that was indicating the bleeding from his stool. Following the formal exchange of words by us with Bapu Ji, ADGP Bhullar asked us to convince Bapu Ji to give up the struggle as the administration was ready to pursue talk on the issue. When Aunty Ji told Bapu Ji that commissioner has said this to us, Bapu Ji lost his temper and asked Aunty Ji, “You have also started singing their songs.” He angrily asked Aunty Ji to go out if she was expecting him to give up struggle. I remained silent at this occasion and was standing apart from Bapu Ji. An Inspector ranked clean shaved officer was continuously observing my silence. At last, he told me to go outside but Bhullar stopped him. Ultimately, our motive to watch Bapu Ji’s condition was achieved as it was necessary to chalk out the next legal action in defense of Bapu Ji. Finally we came out.