Shillong, Dec 9: Gurjit Singh Jhampur, a representative of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) headed by Simranjit Singh Mann, arrived in the city and met Governor Satya Pal Malik seeking his intervention into Harijan Colony issue.
After returning from the USA, Jhampur came from Punjab to Shillong on his bike, taking five days.
The move of the state government to relocate the Harijan Colony from Them Iew Mawlong as per recommendation of the High Level Committee on September 28, has compelled Jhampur to reach Shillong.
Though the governor had to go for a medical checkup, he spoke to Jhampur on Wednesday.
The emissary also sent the personal letter of Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann through whatsapp number of the ADC to the Governor Sunil Kumar.
”The Governor assured that the Punjabi Lane dispute will be resolved soon by getting together the representatives of the Sikh community and government of Meghalaya,” Gurjit said in a statement issued on Thursday.
He said the governor will also be visiting Punjab where the Sikhs are eager to honour him for his stand on the Sikh community.
The president and management committee of Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Shillong also welcomed Jhampur for arriving on his bike to show solidarity with the Sikhs of Meghalaya.
The Sangat of the Gurdwara thanked the president Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann for taking action to resolve the dispute by sending his emissary to meet the governor.
In his letter to the governor, Simranjit Singh Mann wanted deployment of army contingent in the vicinity of the Harijan Colony.
“We the Sikhs and the public in general are concerned about the Sikh settlement in Shillong, which is about two hundred years old…I will be grateful if the Sikh’s settlement is assured of security and if thought best an Army contingent is posted in the vicinity,” he said.
He lauded the governor for speaking for the farmers and said, “It was only Maharaja Suraj Mall of Bharatpur later Sardar Baghel Singh in 1783 and on the 26th Jan 2021 Sardar Jugraj Singh from village Vian under the leadership of our party’s Farm leader Sardar Jaskaran Singh who hoisted the flags atop the Red Fort in the past and now in the present.”
