The campaign against the deportation of Raghbir Singh gathers pace with a demonstration in Birmingham on April 29. Committee on Ireland, the He has never been conEvicted of any crime, never Connolly Association, the charged with any offence Federation of Irish Socieand no evidence has been ties, the Haldane Society of presented against him. DeSocialist Lawyers, Women spite this the Secretary of and Ireland, Wolfe Tone State has issued a notice to Society and the Colin serve a deportation order. Roach Centre - among oth- Raghir has been editor of the Punjabi newspaper Awaze Qaum International The campaign will be for four years. He lives with centred in part on mobilisThis wife Kulwinder Kaur ing the labour movement and the Irish community in It is clear that there can be no military solution to the problem; only a socialist solution can mobilise the working class to destroy the partitionist states on both sides of the border.
Sinn Fein has so far chosen the wrong alliances to defeat British imperialism.
In that sense, the ceasefire is likely to achieve no more than previous cease-fires. This however does not diminish the grave responsibility on socialists in Britain to get the troops out and support self-determiwho is a British citizen and his two British born children.
As editor of the paper he has expressed strong views about the situation in the Punjab opposing the policies of the Indian government.
Prison
Raghir is currently being held at Winson Green prison Birmingham. He is not allowed to know the specific allegations made against him. He is being refused the right to request bail. He has no right of appeal.
His NUJ branch secretary Jeremy Dear said "if the Home Secretary believes Raghbir is a terrorist, let him present the evidence in an open court instead of hiding behind the sinister veil of national security". • Demonstrate Saturday April 29 11.30am Black Patch Recreation Ground Foundry Lane, Smethick. Rally at 1pm Summerfield Park.
For further info contact Jeremy Dear on 0121 415 5866.
SOCIALIST OUTLOOK No. 82, April 29 1995, Page 5.