India: 1) Information on Sikh organization called Morcha; 2) Copy of sections 307, 323, and 324 of the Indian Criminal Code (in force during 1984) and sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 August 1989 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND1874 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: 1) Information on Sikh organization called Morcha; 2) Copy of sections 307, 323, and 324 of the Indian Criminal Code (in force during 1984) and sections 25, 54, and 59 of the Arms Act, 1 August 1989, IND1874, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac038c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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l) "Morcha" is actually a word in Punjabi which means "entrenchment" and is applied to the mass agitations that are part of the strategy of the Akali Dal Party, the political party that has dominated Sikh Affairs. [Dr. Christopher Shackle, The Sikhs, (London: The Minority Rights Group, 1984), p. 14.] For your information a copy of an earlier Response to Information Request by the IRBDC on the Akali Dal is attached.
2) No copies of the abovementioned texts could be found among the sources presently available at or consulted by the IRBDC.
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