Hindus are not our brothers but yes Sikh will live in peace with anyone unless they are the first to interfere in our internal affairs or make aggressive moves against us.
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Khalistan demand raised on genocide day
YUDHVIR RANA
TIMES NEWS NETWORK[ MONDAY, JUNE 06, 2005 04:41:16 PM ]
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/a...ow/1134911.cms
AMRITSAR: The pent up secessionist emotions of Sikh radicals whipped up on the Genocide Day observed as Ardas Divas at Akal Takht on Monday, as a large number of Sikh youth including women brandishing naked swords raised slogans for Sikh's independent state Khalsitan while passing pejorative remarks against SAD-Badal president Parkash Singh Badal and SGPC president Bibi Jagir Kaur for not coming up to the aspirations of Sikhs and addressing their problems.
The ferocity of slogans multiplied after Sikh radical leader Simranjit Singh Mann, president of SAD(Amritsar) announced that Sikhs's hurt feelings could only be assuaged when Sikhs independent state Khalistan comes into existence. He suggested that Khalistan could be created on the buffer zone between India and Pakistan.
Baba Harnam Singh, 15th chief of Damdami Taksal joined Simranjit Singh Mann with his arms wielding supporters and announced to observe the martyrdom day of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwalae at Taksal's headquarters at Gurdwara Gurdarshan Parkash, Chowk Mehta on June 12.
The radical activists including from Dal Khalsa, Dal Khalsa, SAD(A), Damdami Taksal , Sikh Students Federation (Bittu), Akal Federation jointly put up the board of Shaheedee Gallery at the gallery situated outside Akal Takht against the wishes of SGPC. A large number of Sikhs and converged at Akal Takht on the 21st anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
Posters of demolished Akal Takht, Sikh militant leaders and pamphlet on the life of Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwalae were distributed among Sikh sangat .
A large number of policemen in plain clothes and sleuths of various intelligence agencies were hovering around the Akal Takht and it's surrounding. A police officer of DSP rank remained present among Sikh sangat sitting infront of Akal Takht during the ceremony.
Earlier Parkash Singh Badal and Bibi Jagir Kaur condemned congress government for rubbing salt to the wounds of Sikhs . About the postponement of foundation stone lying ceremony of Yadgara-e-Shaheedan, Badal said the foundation stone would be laid once its design was approved.
Justifying the demand of Khalistan , Jagjit Singh Chauhan, a Khalistan ideologue said that they would peruse their mission thorough peaceful democratic means.
Jathedar of Akal Tkaht, Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti presented siropas's to Ishar Singh, Mata Pritam Kaur son and wife of Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwalae and relatives of other martyrs. Earlier addressing the gathering he said it was unfortunate that even after 21 years of Operation Bluestar, the central government has not condemned the incident nor those responsible for the 1984 anti Sikh riots have been brought to books and Operation Bluestar was a black chapter in the history of independent India . The Sikhs had laid down their lives under the aegis of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwalae to protect the sacntitiy of gurdhams.
Meanwhile Damdami Taksal presented photographs of Jarnail Singh, Amrik Singh , Shubeg Singh and Thara Singh to Jathedar of Akal Takht Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti for displaying them in the gallery. Vedanti however asked them to contmplate over their request. Meanwhile chief spokesperson of Damdami Taksal, Bhai Mohkam Singh said that they also performed ardas at the gallery's gate. He said panth would decide if there was no desirable reply from Jathedar.
On the other hand SAD(A) had demanded to display the photograph of of Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwalae at central Sikh Museum , handing over of personal belongings of Bhinderanwale by his family, Taksal and Army to panth without any conditions, naming the road between Sri Guru Arjun Dev Niwas to Sri Hargobind Niwas on Sant Jarnail Singh Marg, setting up of a Sant Jarnail Singh Dharmik Vidya Kendar and beginning of Shaheed Bhai Amrik Singh Award for those schools helping to check apostism among Sikhs and General Shubeg Sigh Award to promote traditional sports.