Parkash Singh Badal.

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Parkash Singh Badal from Akali Dal is the current Chief Minister of Punjab, serving his fourth term in the position since 2007. He was President of the Akali Dal from 1996 to 2008.

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$<strong>Chandigarh</strong>: At a time when Punjab is at the political crossroads over the issue of allowing international supermarket chains in multi-brand retail, Congress leader Amarinder Singh has accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of putting politics before Punjab and said the state will pay the price for Badal\'s indecision. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, which runs an alliance government in Punjab with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has opposed allowing foreign investment in the state\'s retail business. Parkash Singh Badal is only playing politics. He knows it (foreign investment) is good for Punjab. His own mandi board chairman has spoken out in favour, Amarinder Singh, the former chief minister, told IANS in an interview here. This is entirely due to political compulsions and his closeness to the BJP. This has been his stand ever since aunha nu naal rakhna hai (we need to keep them (BJP) with us). Initially when they were fighting (elections), they were always losing. They only started forming the government (in Punjab) when the BJP came in, Amarinder said while drawing out Badal\'s compulsions to oppose the move to opening up retail to what is called foreign direct investment (FDI). The contradictions within the ruling Akali Dal have seen a flip-flop by its top leadership. Akali Dal president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had in December last year written to Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma lauding the move and complimenting the central government. [caption id=attachment_486013 align=alignleft width=380$

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<strong>Milwaukee (Wisconsin): </strong>Visiting Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been hit by a federal lawsuit by a Sikh human rights group alleging that he oversaw the torture of Sikhs in India.

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Wednesday issued summons against Badal on a 30-page complaint filed by Avtar Singh of New York, who lists himself as coordinator of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

The lawsuit contends that Badal had shielded police officials who inflicted custodial torture and were responsible for the extra judicial killings and continuous human rights violations against the Sikh community in Punjab.

It claims the federal court has jurisdiction under the Torture Victim Protection and Alien Tort laws, and because Badal is currently in Wisconsin.

The court summons give Badal, who has been chief minister of Punjab for more than 12 years from 1997 till 2002 and from 2007 till present, 21 days to answer the charges.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, visits the Golden Temple, Sikh s holiest shrine, along with Chief Minister of Punjab state Parkash Singh Badal, center left wearing glasses, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Cameron also laid a mourning wreath at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of a notorious 1919 massacre of hundreds of Indians by British colonial forces. More than 300 Indians were killed during the massacre on unarmed Indians attending a rally, which galvanized the national independence movement.

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British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, pays obeisance at the Golden Temple, Sikh s holiest shrine, along with Chief Minister of Punjab state Parkash Singh Badal, center left, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Cameron also laid a mourning wreath at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of a notorious 1919 massacre of hundreds of Indians by British colonial forces. More than 300 Indians were killed during the massacre on unarmed Indians attending a rally, which galvanized the national independence movement.

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$Chandigarh: At a time when Punjab is at the political crossroads over the issue of allowing international supermarket chains in multi-brand retail, Congress leader Amarinder Singh has accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of putting politics before Punjab and said the state will pay the price for Badal\'s indecision. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, which runs an alliance government in Punjab with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has opposed allowing foreign investment in the state\'s retail business. Parkash Singh Badal is only playing politics. He knows it (foreign investment) is good for Punjab. His own mandi board chairman has spoken out in favour, Amarinder Singh, the former chief minister, told IANS in an interview here. This is entirely due to political compulsions and his closeness to the BJP. This has been his stand ever since aunha nu naal rakhna hai (we need to keep them (BJP) with us). Initially when they were fighting (elections), they were always losing. They only started forming the government (in Punjab) when the BJP came in, Amarinder said while drawing out Badal\'s compulsions to oppose the move to opening up retail to what is called foreign direct investment (FDI). The contradictions within the ruling Akali Dal have seen a flip-flop by its top leadership. Akali Dal president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had in December last year written to Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma lauding the move and complimenting the central government.$

Milwaukee (Wisconsin): Visiting Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been hit by a federal lawsuit by a Sikh human rights group alleging that he oversaw the torture of Sikhs in India.

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Wednesday issued summons against Badal on a 30-page complaint filed by Avtar Singh of New York, who lists himself as coordinator of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

The lawsuit contends that Badal had shielded police officials who inflicted custodial torture and were responsible for the extra judicial killings and continuous human rights violations against the Sikh community in Punjab.

It claims the federal court has jurisdiction under the Torture Victim Protection and Alien Tort laws, and because Badal is currently in Wisconsin.

The court summons give Badal, who has been chief minister of Punjab for more than 12 years from 1997 till 2002 and from 2007 till present, 21 days to answer the charges.

Chandigarh: At a time when Punjab is at the political crossroads over the issue of allowing international supermarket chains in multi-brand retail, Congress leader Amarinder Singh has accused Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal of putting politics before Punjab and said the state will pay the price for Badal's indecision. The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, which runs an alliance government in Punjab with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has opposed allowing foreign investment in the state's retail business. Parkash Singh Badal is only playing politics. He knows it (foreign investment) is good for Punjab. His own mandi board chairman has spoken out in favour, Amarinder Singh, the former chief minister, told IANS in an interview here. This is entirely due to political compulsions and his closeness to the BJP. This has been his stand ever since aunha nu naal rakhna hai (we need to keep them (BJP) with us). Initially when they were fighting (elections), they were always losing. They only started forming the government (in Punjab) when the BJP came in, Amarinder said while drawing out Badal's compulsions to oppose the move to opening up retail to what is called foreign direct investment (FDI). The contradictions within the ruling Akali Dal have seen a flip-flop by its top leadership. Akali Dal president and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had in December last year written to Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma lauding the move and complimenting the central government.

Milwaukee (Wisconsin): Visiting Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been hit by a federal lawsuit by a Sikh human rights group alleging that he oversaw the torture of Sikhs in India. The US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin on Wednesday issued summons against Badal on a 30-page complaint filed by Avtar Singh of New York, who lists himself as coordinator of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ). The lawsuit contends that Badal had shielded police officials who inflicted custodial torture and were responsible for the extra judicial killings and continuous human rights violations against the Sikh community in Punjab. It claims the federal court has jurisdiction under the Torture Victim Protection and Alien Tort laws, and because Badal is currently in Wisconsin. The court summons give Badal, who has been chief minister of Punjab for more than 12 years from 1997 till 2002 and from 2007 till present, 21 days to answer the charges.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, visits the Golden Temple, Sikh s holiest shrine, along with Chief Minister of Punjab state Parkash Singh Badal, center left wearing glasses, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Cameron also laid a mourning wreath at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of a notorious 1919 massacre of hundreds of Indians by British colonial forces. More than 300 Indians were killed during the massacre on unarmed Indians attending a rally, which galvanized the national independence movement.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, visits the Golden Temple, Sikh s holiest shrine, along with Chief Minister of Punjab state Parkash Singh Badal, second from left wearing glasses, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Cameron also laid a mourning wreath at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of a notorious 1919 massacre of hundreds of Indians by British colonial forces. More than 300 Indians were killed during the massacre on unarmed Indians attending a rally, which galvanized the national independence movement.

British Prime Minister David Cameron, center, pays obeisance at the Golden Temple, Sikh s holiest shrine, along with Chief Minister of Punjab state Parkash Singh Badal, center left, in Amritsar, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013. Cameron also laid a mourning wreath at Jallianwala Bagh, the site of a notorious 1919 massacre of hundreds of Indians by British colonial forces. More than 300 Indians were killed during the massacre on unarmed Indians attending a rally, which galvanized the national independence movement.

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