Gill was suffering from end-stage kidney failure and significant ischemic heart disease. He was recovering from peritonitis.
'Border areas should be policed properly. The police at the international border with Pakistan should be well equipped.'
"The reality, across the world today is that while non-Muslims are the proclaimed targets of the Islamist extremists and the so-called global jihad, it is Muslims who are its principal victims," Gill said.
'Amritpal was just a plant.' 'We have to be careful that such kind of people do not emerge in Punjab.'
SC dismisses petition seeking review of Gill's conviction
'Super Cop', K P S Gill has stirred the proverbial hornet's nest with his comment that the first martyr of the Assam agitation against illegal migrants, Khargeswar Talukdar, was not killed because of police action but drowned in a pond.
'Amritpal is the creation of journalists and the inaction of the government in Punjab.'
K P S Gill, former director general of Punjab police, described the Mumbai serial blasts that rocked Mumbai city on Wednesday as unfortunate.
In a conversation with rediff.com late on Wednesday evening, former President of the Indian Hockey Federation who was reinstated as the President of Indian hockey by court, said that a criminal case should be filed against the coach.
The reconciliation efforts between Hockey India and Indian Hockey Federation suffered a setback on Friday, with the IHF rejecting the merger proposal in its current form.
"Anti-Naxal strategy is a flop strategy. It is totally flop. Somebody has picked up the strategy from some book and forced it down on the paramilitary forces, who are obedient servants and they never objected to what is thrust on them," K P S Gill, who was ex-security advisor to the Chhattisgarh government, said.
'Many times when Khalistan slogans are raised, it is from those who feel alienated, not because they want a separate state.'
The Centre's decision to strip police officers convicted of 'moral turpitude' of medals and awards fuelled a demand by an ex-woman Indian Administrative Service officer on Tuesday that the Padma Shri award be taken back from Punjab's former 'super cop' K P S Gill convicted for molesting her.
A fresh controversy erupted in Indian hockey on Monday with a television news channel claiming to have done a sting operation in which IHF secretary-general K Jothikumaran was purportedly shown receiving cash for getting a player included in the senior team.
K P S Gill, former director general of Punjab police, has refuted allegations against him in a 125-page human rights report in which he was accused of personally questioning human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra.
India beat Pakistan 3-1 to win the gold medal in men's hockey at the Afro-Asian Games.
'And no one expected the case to be detected, because there was nothing.'
The Indian Hockey Federation has sacked national coach Vasudevan Baskaran following an unending streak of dismal performances.
The erstwhile IHF had recommended to the Sports Ministry a development team, having a few senior players, but the new selection committee, changed the squad though it retained some players from the old list. The committee also decided to retain A K Bansal as head coach of the team for the tournament, starting May 8.
Indian Hockey Federation chief K P S Gill lashed out at Sports Minister M S Gill for suggesting that younger administrators should head sports federations, saying first the sports minister should be a younger person.
It is shameful and I have no words to condemn such an act. We will seriously consider taking action against him.
Breaking his silence after being sacked as the IHF President, K P S Gill on Wednesday said he would watch the activities of the IOA's ad-hoc committee with "greater interest".
Suresh Kalmadi, president of the Indian Olympic Association and chairman of the Commonwealth Games Organising committee to be held in New Delhi in 2010, said that it was a painful decision to suspend the Indian Hockey Federation and see the exit of former super cop K P S Gill as the president of the ailing Federation.
IHF chief KPS Gill said he will quit from his post only after Indian hockey regains lost ground.
Ramvilas Paswan said he had recommended Punjab cops Ribiero and Gill to take Pathak's place.
Canada has confirmed the deportation to India of suspected Babbar Khalsa terrorist Bachan Singh Sogi, accused of plotting to assassinate former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, his son Sukhbir and former state director general police Gill.
Canada has decided to deport Babbar Khalsa International terrorist Bachan Singh Sogi accused of plotting to assassinate former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal.
IHF president K P S Gill assured the former cancer-striken India player more aid after the India-Pakistan Test series.
IHF President KPS Gill also said that he was not in favour of having a foreign coach for the team.
Continuing its hire and fire policy, the IHF sacked Rajinder Singh Jr and appointed the former Olympian for yet another stint with the national team.
Some selectors and a top functionary are threatening to quit if coach Rajinder Singh is not shown the door immediately.
A bonus amount of Rs 1000 has been offered for each goal scored by the Indian team at the ongoing Asia Cup.
The PHL Trophy, made from Swarovski Crystals, was unveiled in Hyderabd on Tuesday.
Dilip Tirkey, Gagan Ajit Singh and Deepak Thakur are among many regulars left out of the team, to be coached by Harinder Singh.
Prabodh Tirkey will lead the 18-member Indian team at the Asia Cup in Chennai.
IHF president K P S Gill said they will look at the possibility after assessing the team's performance at the Asian Games.\n
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