Is It Time To Sell Out Laibar Singh Ji?

Is this a matter of Laibar Singh for sale for $50,000? Or is this a matter of obeying Canada law? I wonder. It seems that now we are willing to give up on Brother Laibar. I still wonder what his wishes in the matter are, as I have heard nothing from him and it is his life, after all? I don't know how well he can talk, but I think it is time that we hear from him directly. What does he have to say? An interview, please, Laibar Singh Ji!

Assuming he could get proper medical care, would he be safe from the gentle attentions of RAW, etc.? I don't feel very happy about his case right now, although it is possible that the time bought has been well used and he has recovered enough to at least be able to survive.

Laibar Singh's supporters finally seem relenting,
he may be deported
WSN Bureau

TORONTO: Laibar Singh may finally have to return home. The failed refugee claimant who had beaten many attempts by the Canadian authorities to be deported back to India may soon have to declare defeat as his supporters seemed to be agreeing that he will have to return.

It seems he has already fired his lawyer but lawyer Zoolfikar Suleman said he was still acting on behalf of the 48-year-old paralysed man who had taken sanctuary in the gurdwara at Surrey, B.C. and wanted to stay in Canada at least till his pending application on humanitarian grounds is heard.

Reports however said his supporters have already sounded the Canada Border Services Agency that they are prepared to give up the fight to keep Laibar Singh from being deported. The committee backing Laibar Singh so far, and claiming to represent 21 groups in the South Asian community, said it's time for him to return to India.

The community has put up a valiant fight but does not want to be seen blatantly on the wrong side of the law, particularly when the Canadian authorities have displayed a certain degree of sensitivity in handling the case. There are strong voices within the community that it must show respect to the laws of Canada.

Harbans Singh Kandola, a member of the committee, said all legal options have been exercised and the community will avoid any situation in which its name is tarnished.

Laibar Singh is now known to have arrived in Canada in 2003 on a forged passport and initially sought refugee status that year on the grounds that he would be persecuted by police in Punjab, where officials have accused him of links to separatist militants. At that time, he was not disabled.

His refugee claim was denied in late 2003.

His appeals to stay in Canada were turned down by immigration officials who ruled that Laibar Singh couldn't remain because he doesn't have adequate community ties. As luck would it, he suffered a stroke in 2006 that left him a quadriplegic and unable to care for himself, and has since argued that he will die if he is deported to India because he won't be able to get proper medical treatment.

The committee, which had put up $50,000 bond for Laibar Singh is now requesting the Canadian authorities to return the money so that it goes to Laibar Singh

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WHY TRY TO FIT IN?
YOU WERE BORN TO STAND OUT!

Bye, bye, $50,000

But this was always about the health and safety of Brother Laibar Singh, right? It was never about money. Except in the minds of certain Canadian taxpayers that I will refrain from calling racist. So what now? Will he stay or will he go? And what does he want. More and more questions, only confusion for answers. I pray the community and our friends will continue to support and protect Mr. Laibar Singh.

You will notice I have been using Thaindian News quite a lot. This is my attempt to avoid Kim Bolan and The Vancouver Sun, two entities I have little, if any, respect for.I

From Thaindian News

Indo-Canadians lose $50,000 bond on deportee
March 12th, 2008 - 10:07 pm ICT by admin - Email This Post

Vancouver, March 12 (IANS) While official word on it was awaited, supporters of failed refugee claimant Laibar Singh forfeited the $50,000 bond they had put up to keep the disabled man in Canada. Monday was the deadline for them to either hand over Singh to the Canadian Border Security Agency (CBSA) for deportation or face forfeiture of the bond.

Singh was currently hiding at the Guru Nanak Sikh Temple at Surrey here.

He came to Canada on a fake passport in 2003 and applied for refugee status. Even as his application was rejected repeatedly, Singh got paralysed in 2006.

He was ordered deported last July but his supporters whisked him away from a hospital to a gurdwara. After three reprieves of two months each, he was again ordered deported on Dec 10.

Again his supporters thwarted the CBSA at Vancouver Airport from deporting him. In exchange for keeping him, his supporters filed the bond under which they were to surrender him to the CBSA after three months.

That date, which expired March 3, was extended by a week after negotiations between his supporters and the CBSA.

The Sikh temple where Singh is hiding contributed $10,000 towards the bond. Another $10,000 came from the Surrey shrine of Amrit Parkash Temple. The Radio India chipped in with $5,000.