Lakha Sidhana’s Facebook page disabled in India

Tribune News Service

Bathinda, February 27

The Facebook page of gangster-turned-activist Lakha Sidhana, wanted for the Republic Day violence, has been ‘disabled’ in India. He used to upload videos on the page to connect with his more than three lakh followers regularly.

While his supporters in India claimed they couldn’t access the page, those in the US, Italy and other parts of the world aren’t complaining of any such restriction.

Reacting sharply over the development, the Lakha Sidhana Fan Club page on Facebook has posted a video of the gangster and written that the “government can’t suppress the voice of Lakha Sidhana, this is illegal.” It urged people to create posts in favour of the activist.

On the run, Sidhana had last week posted a video on his page in which he announced holding a rally against the farm laws at Chief Minister Capt Amrinder Singh’s ancestral village Mehraj in Bathinda district on February 23.

After hearing Sidhana’s message in the 13-minute-long video, a large number of people, including youth, turned out in the rally in the support of Sidhana.

On February 23, Sidhana again posted a video in which thanked people for coming out in large numbers in the rally.

BJP: Why is CM mum on Lakha?

Chandigarh, February 27

The BJP today accused CM Capt Amarinder Singh of maintaining “silence” and adopting a “no-action strategy” against two gangsters for vote bank politics. Former state secretary Vineet Joshi said by not arresting Lakha Sidhana and not transferring Mukhtar Ansari to Uttar Pradesh, Capt Amarinder was being selective in his action. — TNS