18. Wisconsin court issues summons to Badal over rights violations

August 10, 2012 | I P Singh , TNN

JALANDHAR: A Wisconsin court in America has issued summons to Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, who is currently visiting the US, on a lawsuit filed by Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a human rights group, and Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar). The lawsuit accuses Badal of allegedly shielding police officers, who it claims are responsible for extra-judicial killings in Punjab. The summons for Badal have been issued by district court for the eastern district of Wisconsin on August 8, giving him 21 days to answer the charges of torture, practice of impunity to police officers responsible for extra-judicial killings and continuous human rights violations of Sikhs in Punjab.