Raising its voice against the 30-year impunity to the Congress leaders who allegedly orchestrated 1984 Sikh genocide and also to highlight the practice of politics that overshadowed the “issue of justice” for the victims, the All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) on Friday gave a call for Punjab bandh on November 1.
“After having lost faith and disgruntled with the Indian legal system, 1984 Sikh genocide victims will now approached the people of Punjab for their support to seek justice,” said AISSF president Karnail Singh Peermohammad, who was accompanied by Jagdish Kaur, prime witness in Sajjan Kumar Case and her son Gurdeep Singh Goldy, among others.
He said that to show solidarity with 1984 sikh genocide victims, “We appeal to the people of Punjab and the SAD (Badal) Government to support the November 1 bandh call and keep government offices, businesses and educational institutions closed for a day”.
“Despite recommendations of Nanavati Commission, successive Congress Governments shielded its high ranking leaders from prosecution for their role in November 1984 riots… Since BJP-SAD is now in power at Centre, victims demand that cases should be filed against Kamal Nath, Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler,” AISSF chief said.
He added, “Justice for 1984 victims does not mean votes for political leaders who use this issue during elections but convictions of those responsible for the Sikh genocide.”
Already AISSF, along with 1984 victims and human rights activists, have started a ‘Torch of Justice’ campaign which will pass through Hondh-Chillar, Kanpur, Bokaro, Jharkhand and Delhi. A delegation of Sikh Genocide survivors and AISSF will also carry a ‘Torch of Justice’ from Delhi to New York reaching United Nations headquarters on November 7.