Sidhu Moosewala's father alleges Punjab Govt 'harassing' him over newborn son

Chandigarh Balkaur Singh accuses Punjab Government of harassment over birth of second son after Sidhu Moosewala's death.

Balkaur Singh, the father of late Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, has accused the Punjab Government of harassing him over the birth of his second son.

Mr. Singh and his wife Charan Kaur welcomed a baby boy on March 17, nearly two years after Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in Mansa district. They had opted for the In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technique.

In a post on Instagram on March 19, Mr. Singh alleged that the administration was harassing him to prove that the child was legal.

“Two days ago, by the blessings of ‘Waheguru’ and your prayers, we got our Shubhdeep [Sidhu Moosewala] back,” Mr. Singh said in the video clip. “However, the administration has been harassing me since morning, asking me to furnish documents of the baby. They are posing me several questions, asking me to prove that this child is legal.” In the video, he requested the government, “particularly CM ‘saab’ [Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann], let the treatment be completed. I hail from this place and will come wherever you call me”.

“As I am pained, I want to tell you in strong words that you have a habit of taking U-turns. Your advisors give you such advice... I am not among those who take U-turns,” Mr. Singh said and asserted that he did not violate any law.

“If I have done so [violate the law] then send me behind bars... lodge an FIR against me, put me in jail and then carry out an investigation. I will provide all the legal documents,” he said in the video post.

Meanwhile, it is learnt that the Union Health Ministry wrote to the Punjab Government on March 14 and sought a report regarding the IVF treatment of Charan Kaur while citing a media report.