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Akali Dal Seeks Humanitarian Consideration From US in Florida Case of Trucker Harjinder Singh

The party casts the matter as a consular-rights issue for a Sikh driver facing prosecution in Florida.

Truck driver Harjinder Singh

Overview

  • SAD passed a resolution on August 25 urging the Trump administration to take a humanitarian view of Harjinder Singh’s situation.
  • The party asked India’s Ministry of External Affairs to ensure full legal and consular support through the embassy and consulate.
  • Sukhbir Singh Badal condemned that Singh was presented in court without his turban, calling the move hurtful to Sikhs globally.
  • Media reports say the 28-year-old from Tarn Taran faces vehicular homicide charges after a Florida crash and was returned from California following his arrest.
  • The resolution sought moral, financial, and legal help from Sikh and Punjabi diaspora groups and noted a planned SAD ‘Fateh’ rally in Moga on August 28.