SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN

 

Dr. Gurwinder Singh ¹

 

¹ Research Scholar, Singhania University, Rajasthan, India  

 

1. INTRODUCTION

Simranjit Singh Mann is a former Indian Police Service officer and a Member of the Parliament in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, representing the constituency of Sangrur since 2022. He is the president of the political party Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar).  Mann has served three-times as an MP; once from Taran Tarn (1989-1991), and twice from Sangrur (1999-2004) and since (2022). He is known as a Khalistani supporter and his party is known for their pro-Khalistan stances The Indian Express (2006)

 

2.  Early Life

Simranjit Singh Mann was born on 20 May 1945 (as of 2023 he is 78 years old) in Shimla, Punjab, British India (now Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India). His hometown is in Fategarh Sahib. From 1945-1947 he was a British Indian citizen and from 1947 till present he is an Indian citrizen. His father Sardar Bahadur Joginder Singh Mann MBE (Member of thbe British Empire) was a politician as also an honorary first-class magistrate. He was elected to the first Punjab legislative assembly in 1937, was member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), later becoming MP and speaker of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha in 1967. Mann's paternal grandfather, Sir Aroor Singh, was in charge of the Golden Temple and the 10th Jathedar of the Akal Takht from 1907 to 1920.

He received  his education  from Bishop Cotton School,  Shimla  (Himachal  Pradesh) and Government College (affiliated with Panjab University) in Chandigarh. He received his BA (Hons) degree and is a gold medalist in History. He is married to Geetinder Kaur, who is a sister of Preneet Kaur, the wife of former Punjab CM Amarinder  Singh. They have a son Emaan Singh (who is a politician) and two daughters (Pavit Kaur and Nanki Kaur). Now, the leader  of Shiromani  Akali Dal (Amritsar)  has registered  with the Election Commission  of India  as  Shiromani  Akali  Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann), spearheading peace  in  Punjab to achieve "statelessness" between India and Paki stan.   He visited Austria, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Switzerland and U.K.

 

3.  Civil Services

After passing the Central Services Examination in 1966, he joined the Indian Police Service in 1967 and was selected as the "Punjab Cadre". While serving in the Indian Police Service, he held many senior positions, including:

·        Assistant Superintendent (ASP), Ludhiana (19767)

·        Superintendent of Police (SP)

·        Aide-de-camp (ADC) to the Governor of   Punjab Sh.  D.C Pavate and Sh.  M.M. Choudhry (1970-1972)

·        Commandant in Punjab Armed Police (Sangrur) in IX Battalion (1973) and in 80^th Battalion (1974)

·        Superintendent of Police (Hqrs,) Ferozepur (1974)

·        Superintendent of Police (Vigilance), Ferozepur (1975)

·        Deputy Director of Vigilance Bureau, Chandigarh (1975)

·        Senior Superintendent of Police, Ferozepur (1977)

·        Senior Superintendent of Police, Faridkot (1978)

·        Additional Inspector General of Railways, Patiala (1980)

·        Superintendent of Police (CID), Chandigarh (1982)

·        Group Commandant in Central IndustrialSecurity Force (CISF), Bombay.

He resigned from the Indian Police Service on 18 June 1984 in response to the Indian Army's attack on Harmandar Sahib, codenamed Operation Blue Star.

 

4. History and Ideology

Akali politics in post-colonial India was organized around the promotion and defense of  Sikh  politics  and  culture  and  the  Punjabi  language.  By 1973, the  Akali's  adopted the Anandpur Sahib Resolution a document which advanced a desire for increasing regional autonomy within India's centralized structure of governance, as well as various socio political concerns (Singh (2014)).

From 1975  to 1977, then Indian  Prime  Minister  Indira  Gandhi  declared  a state  o f emergency  and  suspended  elections  and  civil  liberties.  During  the  early  phases  of  the emergency, Akali and Sikh parties would meet in Amritsar to resist the "fascist tendency of the  Congress"  (Grewal (1991)). The Akali Dal   would  launch   the  "Campaign   to  Sa ve Democracy"  (Grewal (1991)). However,  this period  saw human  rights  violations,  including mass arrests of protesters and immigrants,  forced sterilizations,  constitutional  modifications, demolition of homes and displacement of people and suspension of the press.

Following the end of the emergency from 1977 to 1984, the Akali Dal would be re - elected  in  Punjab  and  constitute the  main  opposition  to  the  Indira  Gandhi -led  Congress government.  The period  would  see an increase in Punjabi nationalism  (Singh (2014)).  The party will continue to participate at the behest of Anandpur  Sahib. The central government viewed the  Anandpur  Sahib  Resolution  as  a  separatist document,  ultimately  leading  to Operation  Blue  Star, the invasion of Hamidar  Sahib  on 1 June 1984  and the  cr eation  of Khalistan. The Khalistan movement would be brutally suppressed by the central Indian state leading to mass human rights violations including extrajudicial executions, torture, and mass detention (Singh (2014)).

On  1  May 1994,  the  Shiromani   Akali   Dal (Amritsar)   would   split   from   the traditional Shiromani Akali  Dal  (Singh (2014)). Despite the  overlapping views  of the  two parties, Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) is still more radical than just its leader. The party continued to  support greater independence of Punjab.  In addition,  the  party continued  to advocate  the Anandpur Sahib Resolution,  which proposed  various religious,  economic  and political goals for Punjab. The party has opposed the construction of the Sutlej Yamuna Link Canal, saying the canal violates the state's riverine water rights and will lead to permanent desertification. The party also criticizes government officials for killing, torturing and killi ng Sikhs in the 1980s and 90s. Upon winning the seat in 2022, Simranjit Singh Mann gave credit to Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (News18(2022).

 

5.  Politics

1)    Political Party: Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) (SAD (A)) (1989- Present). Shiromani  Akali Dal (Amritsar) is a Sikh Nationalist political party led by Simranjit Singh  Mann  Vasudeva (2022),  it is a  splinter  group  of the Shiromani  Akali  Dal.  They use 'Balti', the Punjabi term for bucket as their official election symbol. Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) was formed on 1 May 1994. The party has seen a resurgence in support after the deaths of Deep Sidhu and Sidhu Moose Wala who were supporters and seen as sympathetic to the cause of Simranjit  Singh  Mann  (The Indian Express (2022)). Their  2022  Lok  Sabha victory  after  more  than  two  decades  has  been  viewed  as a resurgence  in Sikhism, and  a political  vacuum  due  to  collapse  of  other  traditional  political  parties  in  Punjab  (Dey (2022)). The  last  major  victory  for  Shiromani  Akali  Dal  (Amritsar)  was  in  the  1989 Lok Sabha elections, where the party and their allies won 10 out of 13 seats from Punjab (Sandhu, 1989).

2)    Party Symbol:       

 

3)    Political Journey:

·        Founded and became President of SAD (M) in 1989

·        Elected as MP from Tarn Taran in 1989

·        Resigned his seat in the Parliament on 12 October 1990 in protest when he was denied entry into the Sansad Bhavan (Parliament House) bearing his Kirpan (a large sword), a religious rite in the Sikh Faith

·        Contested and lost Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in 1996

·        Contested and lost Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in 1998

·        Elected as MP from Sangrur in 1999

·        Contested and lost Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in 2004

·        Contested and lost Dhanaula Assembly seat in 2007

·        Contested and lost Fatehgarh Sahib Assembly seat in 2012

·        Contested and lost Sangrur Lok Sabha seat in 2019

·        Contested and lost Amargarh Assembly seat in 2022

·        Elected as MP from Sangrur in 2022 by-elections

4)    Electoral Performance

Election Type	Party	Result	Candidate
1989 Indian general election: Tarn Taran	SAD (A)	Winner	Simranjit Singh Mann
General Election 1996: Sangrur	SAD (A)	Second	Simranjit Singh Mann
Punjab Assembly election, 1997: Qila Raipur	SAD (A)	Third	Simranjit Singh Mann
General Election 1998: Sangrur	SAD (A)	Second	Simranjit Singh Mann
General Election 1999: Sangrur	SAD (A)	Winner	Simranjit Singh Mann
General Election 2004: Sangrur	SAD (A)	Third	Simranjit Singh Mann
Assembly Election, 2007: Dhanaula	SAD (A)	Third	Simranjit Singh Mann
General Election 2009: Sangrur	SAD (A)	Fifth	Simranjit Singh Mann
Assembly Election, 2012: Fatehgarh Sahib	SAD (A)	Fourth	Simranjit Singh Mann
General Election 2014: Khadoor Sahib	SAD (A)	Second	Simranjit Singh Mann
Assembly Election, 2017: Barnala	SAD (A)	Fourth	Simranjit Singh Mann
General Election 2019: Sangrur	SAD (A)	Fourth	Simranjit Singh Mann
Assembly Election, 2022: Amargarh	SAD (A)	Second	Simranjit Singh Mann
2022 By-Election: Sangrur	SAD (A)	Winner	Simranjit Singh Mann

 

6. Political Position

1)    Khalistan

He constantly fought for justice for ethnic and religious minorities. Meanwhile,  Mr. Mann was arrested or imprisoned nearly 30 times, but was never convicted of a crime. Mr. Mann was arrested in 1984 after resigning as head of the Central Industrial Security Force (I.P.S.) in Mumbai.   He was accused of plotting to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.  Although  he was severely  tortured and isolated,  he  was released  without  incident after five years in prison and all charges were dropped. His release indicated that he had been released  “in the interests  of the State”.  Like Nelson  Mandela,  Mr.  Mann is one of India's prisoners  of conscience.  If they return to India, they will  face death. Today,  thousands  of Sikhs are in Indian jails without charge, bail or legal representation.

2)    General Reginald Dyer

In 1919, after General Reginald Dyer's Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Mann's maternal grandfather Arur Singh, then Sarbarah (in-charge) of the Golden Temple and the 10th Jathedar of the Akal Takht from 1907 to 1920. He had honoured General Dyer with a "Siropa" at Akal Takht. Singh was a British government appointee. Arur Singh's act hurt Sikh psyche and is considered a "Black chapter" in Sikh history. In July 2022, Mann defended the act of his grandfather saying he did it to pacify Dyer's anger (Tribuneindia (2022)).

3)    Assassination Attempt

In May 1993, while campaigning  for a candidate during the Jalandhar by -election, a gunman with links to politicians  from the opposition  Indian National  Congress tried to kill Mr.  Mann.  However,  no  charges  were  filed  against  the  alleged  killer.  Mann  has  some powerful political opponents, and Amnesty International says some of them have committed numerous human rights abuses, including murder, torture and rape.

 

7. Controversies

·        Booked for Protesting against Installation of Beant Singh’s Statue (2007)

In May 2007, Mann protested against the erection of a statue of former Punjab Chief  Minister  Beant  Singh  at BMC  Chowk  in  Jalandhar.  Mann  and SAD  leader Wasan Singh Zafarwal hung the picture of assassin Dilawar Singh around the neck of CM  Beant  Singh's  statue,  blackening  the  image  of the  statue.  After  this  incident, police arrested Mann, Zafarwal and 18 of his supporters at the Chowk  for about 45 minutes and subsequently booked them under Sections 107 and 151 of the Penal Code as a precautionary  measure. The opposition accused Beant Singh, who was sworn in as Punjab  Chief Minister  after Operation  Blue  Star and the assassination  of Indira Gandhi,  of allowing  fake assassinations,  kidnappings and secret funerals during the Sikh uprising in Punjab. In June 2007, the court rejected Mann's bail application  and his trial was postponed for a further two weeks and resumed in August 2007.

·        Criticized for Calling Bhagat Singh a Terrorist

In 2007, Mann was arrested  for calling Bhagat Singh a "petty terrorist".  He was arrested by the Patiala police for allegedly causing har m to people under Section 153-A of the IPC. The prosecution failed to prove its case and he was acquitted by a

civil  court  in 2013.  After  coming  out  of the court,  Mann  said,  "My  acquittal  has vindicated  my words that Bhagat  Singh  was a terrorist  and  not a martyr…Now,  I reaffirm  that Bhagat Singh indulged  in violence  and  killed innocent  persons, John Saunders and head constable Chanan Singh. And our party doesn’t support violence of terrorism.   My  acquittal   has  upheld   my  viewpoint.”   In  2015,  he  again   stirred controversy  when he objected to the naming of the Chandigarh  airport after Bhagat Singh.

·        Calling Controversial Sikh Assembly "Sarbat Khalsa" (2015)

In 2015, Mann came under  public scrutiny  for holding a review conference called “Sarbat Khalsa”, which raised the issue of creating an independent  Sikh state called  Khalistan  of  the  Sikhs.  Sarbat  Khalsa  was  held  on  10  November  2015  in Chabba village on the outskirts of Amritsar. He was acquitted for blasphemy.  Mann claimed  that  it  was Chief  Minister  Parkash  Singh  Badal  who  convinced  the  Akal Takht to pardon the Dera Sacha Sauda leader. Sarbat Khalsa passed 13 resolutions, including  the election of Jagtar Singh Hawara  as Akal Takht Jathedar.  Hawara, the convicted  murderer  of former Punjab chief minister  Beant Singh, was sent to Tihar jail  after  being  found  guilty.  Following  the  attack,  Chattiwind  police  booked  20 people,  including  Mann and Mohkam  Singh,  for a nationwide  rampage  during  the attack. However, Amritsar police quashed the FIR in 2018 on the recommendation of Justice Mehtab Singh Gill.

·        Claiming that Sikhs Cannot Chant‘Bharat Mata ki Jai'

In 2016, Mann claimed that “Sikhs cannot  chant the slogan ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ (Hail, Mother India) as they don’t worship  women in any form.” He also said, "According to the BJP, one who doesn’t say ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is not a patriot and can be tried for sedition… Sikhs should say ‘Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh’.” He also claimed that “Sikhs can’t say ‘Vande Matram’ either.” While making the statements before the media, he also stressed that Hindu religious scripture like the Geeta should not be imposed on people from other religions. He said so in reference to the introduction  of the Bhagwad  Gita in the school curriculum  of Haryana,  a BJP- ruled state. Mann spoke up regarding the issues after Waris Pathan of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul  Muslimeen (AIMIM)  came under  public  scrutiny  for refusing  to chant “Bharat Mata Ki Jai,” although he was ready to say ‘Jai Hind’.

·        Demanding a ‘Jat-land’ State (2016)

Two days after Mann declared that Sikhs cannot chant ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai,’ he passed a resolution seeking a separate state of ‘Jat -land’ by increasing the size of Punjab. The resolution  was passed in aftermath  of violent  agitation  by Jats for job reservation in Haryana.

 

8. Reviews

Ram (28 June, 2022) says that the drubbing  of both the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress in the Sangrur  Lok  Sabha  bypoll  has  created  a vacuum  that  now  serves  as the perfect entry point for Simranjit Singh Mann and his brand of religious politics. That religion will  play a key role in Punjab’s  mercurial  political  landscape  is evident  in Mann’s  post - victory speech. The former IPS officer and president of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar), who defeated AAP’s  Gurmail  Singh  by  a  margin  of 5,822  votes, attributed  his  victory  to  the martyrdom of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his young militant brigade. “It is a win of our party workers and the teachings that Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale  has given,” Mann told the media.  The contested  phenomenon  of  Bhindranwale  is  perceived  differently by  different people. For some, he is a freedom fighter; for others, he could be a militant.

Another  possible factor behind  Mann’s victory could be the emotional  mass appeal generated  in the aftermath  of the  murder  of internationally  known  rapper  and  songwriter Sidhu  Moose Wala  by channeling  people’s anger  against the AAP  government  seemingly compromising  his  security  despite  regular  threats  to  his  life.  Simra njit  Singh  Mann  had reportedly promised to pay the rapper a visit at his native village Moosa in Mansa district just a few days before his murder. Mann eventually  went there on his Antim Ardas (last prayer ceremony).  The  emotional  mass  appeal  was  further  intensified  by several  law and  order- related incidents and the AAP government’s failure to resolve the Bargari sacrilege cases as well as the police firing in Kotkapura and Behbal  Kalan. Simranjit  Singh Mann also put on record  his  gratitude  to Deep  Sidhu,  another  notable  emerging  figure  on  the political  turf of the Punjab politics, who died under mysterious circumstances in a car accident on his way from Delhi to Punjab.

 

9. Research Methodology

For every comprehensive research a proper research methodology is indispensable  & it has to be properly conceived. This chapter includes comprehensive  objectives of the study and hypothesis of the study. This chapter will also include the methodology adopted for the research – it will include the objective of the study – Research design -Sample area – Sample technique – Sample size –  Method of data collection and analysis tools adopted for the study etc.

A total of 200 respondents (100 males and 100 females) were selected at random from the village Sangrur, Punjab  for the present  study.  An interview  schedule  was used for the collection of the primary data.

 

10.  Analysis & Interpretation

Table 1

Table 1 Did You Join Simranjit Singh Mann’s Party at Your Own Will?
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage  (%)
Yes	195	97.5
No	5	2.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

It is seen from Table 1 that out of 200 respondents, 195 (97.5%) respondents says they have joined Simranjit Singh Mann’s party at their own will and 5 respondents (2.5%) did not joined the party at their own will.

Table 2

Table 2 Do You Agree Simranjit Singh Mann Is Known as A Patriot Person?
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage  (%)
Yes	197	98.5
No	3	1.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                              

 

It is seen from Table 2 that out of 200 respondents, 197 (98.5%) respondents says they knew Simranjit Singh Mann’s as a patriot person and 3 respondents  (1.5%)  did not know Simranjit Singh Mann’s as a patriot person.

Table 3

Table 3 As a Social Worker Does Simranjit Singh Mann Provide Service?
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	197	98.5
No	3	1.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                    

 

It is seen from Table 3 that out of 200 respondents, 197 (98.5%) respondents says that as a social worker Simranjit Singh Mann do provides services and 3 respondents (1.5%) say that as social worker Simranjit Singh Mann do not provide any services.

 

Table 4

Table 4 He Constantly Offers Consolation to Grieving Members of the Community
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	190	95
No	10	5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                  

 

 

It is seen from Table 4 that out of 200 respondents, 190 (9%) respondents says that he constantly  offers  consolation  to  grieving  members  of the  community  and 10  respondents (5%) say that he do not offers consolation to grieving members of the community.

Table 5

Table 5 He is Constantly Working to Preserve Sikhism's Culture and Civilization
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	180	90
No	20	10
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

It is seen from Table 5 that out of 200 respondents, 180 (90%) respondents says that he is constantly working to preserve Sikhism's culture and civilization and 20 respondents (10%) say that he is not constantly working to preserve Sikhism's culture and ci vilization.

Table 6

Table 6 He is Always Willing to Assist Anyone in Need
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	185	92.5
No	15	7.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                  

 

It is seen from Table 6 that out of 200 respondents, 185 (92.5%) respondents says that he is always willing to assist anyone in need and 15 respondents (76.5%) say that he is not always willing to assist anyone in need.

Table 7

Table 7 Always voice your opposition to social ills in society
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	180	90
No	20	10
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

It is seen from Table 7 that out of 200 respondents, 180 (90%) respondents says that he always voice our opposition  to social ills in society and 20 respondents  (10%) say that he always voices our opposition to social ills in society.

Table 8

Table 8 Always Attach Importance Toward Social Contribution
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	185	92.5
No	15	7.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

 

It is seen from Table 8 that out of 200 respondents, 185 (92.5%) respondents says that he always attach importance toward social contribution and 15 respondents (7.5%) say that he does not always attaches importance toward social contribution.

Table 9

Table 9 Always Talk About National Integration
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	185	92.5
No	15	7.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

It is seen from Table 9 that out of 200 respondents, 185 (92.5%) respondents says that he would always talk about national integration and 15 respondents (7.5%) say that he does not talk about national integration.

Table 10

Table 10 Always Talk About International Integration
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	185	92.5
No	15	7.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                    

 

 

It is seen from Table 10 that out of 200 respondents, 185 (92.5%) respondents says that he would always talk about international integration  and 15 respondents (7.5%) say that he does not talk about international integration.

Table 11

Table 11 Always Talk About Good Human Beings
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	195	97.5
No	5	2.5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

It is seen from Table 11 that out of 200 respondents, 185 (92.5%) respondents says that he would always talk about good human beings and 15 respondents (7.5%) say that he does not talk about good human beings.

Table 12

Table 12 Always Talk About Respect of All Religions
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	198	99
No	2	1
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

 

 

 

It is seen from Table 12 that out of 200 respondents, 198 (99%) respondents says that he would always talk about respect of all religions and 2 respondents (1%) say that he does not talk about respect of all religions.

Table 13

Table 13 Always Talk About Prohibition of Violence
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	180	90
No	20	10
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

It is seen from Table 13 that out of 200 respondents, 180 (90%) respondents says that he would always talk about prohibition  of violence and 20 respondents  (10%) say that  he does not talk about prohibition of violence.                                .

Table 14

Table 14 Always Talk About Best Political Leadership
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	180	90
No	20	10
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                               

 

 

It is seen from Table 14 that out of 200 respondents, 180 (90%) respondents says that he would always talk about best political leadership and 20 respondents  (10%) say that he does not talk about best political leadership.                           .

Table 15

Table 15 Always talk about good behaviour in society
Response	No. of respondents (N=200)	Percentage (%)
Yes	190	95
No	10	5
Total	200	100
Primary data

                                                                     

 

It is seen from Table 15 that out of 200 respondents, 190 (95%) respondents says that he would always talk about good behaviour in society and 10 respondents (5%) say that he does not talk about good behaviour in society.

 

11.  Conclusion

The Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) was founded on 1 May 1994. The party saw a revival in support after the death of Deep Sidhu and Sidhu Moose Wala, who were supporters and believed to be sympathetic to the cause of Simranjit Singh Mann.

Shiromani Akali Dal is a political party formed on the basis of democratic principles and  to  create  an  environment  through  democratic  and  peaceful  means  to  ensure  better standard of living, equality and justice for all sections of the society and especially to protect the interests of the national minority.

The party's biggest success was in the 1989 Indian general elections, when it won 6 out of 13 seats in Punjab. The party adopts the ideology  of Punjabi and Sikh nationalism. Moreover,  the  party  also  won  the  Sangrur  assembly  in  1999  and  2022  (by -election). Additionally, Mann said his first priority would be to "work with the Punjab government" to "improve the economy  of the poor in Sangrur,  including  indebted  farmers." The party also contested  the  same National  Policy  Council  election  and won  three  seats.  The only  time MLAs belonging  to SAD (A) were elected to the Punjab Legislative  Assembly  was in the 1997  elections   when  Sardar  Ajit  Inder  Singh's   won  from  the  Sadurgarh   constituency defeating the Shiromani Akali Dal candidate by 3,117 votes.

Majority of the respondents  have joined Simranjit  Singh Mann’s party at their own will.    All knew  that  he is a  patriot  person.  As a social  worker  he  provides  services  and constantly  offers  consolation  to  grieving  members  of  the  community.  He  is  constantly working to preserve Sikhism's culture and civilization and always willing to assist anyone in need. He always voices our opposition to social ills in society. He always attaches importance toward social contribution and he would always talk about national integration, international integration,  and good  human  beings.  He would always talk about respect  of all religions, prohibition of violence, political leadership and good behaviour in society.

 

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

None. 

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

None.

 

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