To observe and commemorate the 30th anniversary of army attack on Golden Temple, radical Sikh outfit, Dal Khalsa has decided to organise a conference followed by “Genocide Remembrance” Parade on June 5. The decision was taken at a meeting of office bearers held at party head-office on Monday.
The conference will be held in open and the march would start from Hall Gate and conclude at Akal Takht, where an Ardas (prayer) will be performed to pay tributes to all those who were killed during the attack. “We are determined to carry on the struggle for Sikh sovereignty launched by Sant Jarnail Singh (slain militant leader) and other Sikhs,” said Kanwarpal Singh spokesperson of the party while addressing the media here.
He said, “The blood of innocent Sikhs — men, women and children spilt in the precincts of the Golden Temple in June 1984 cries for justice. He said since then there has been change in political leadership with some Sikhs at the helm of affairs both at centre and the state. This however has not healed our wounds of June 84.”
He said army assault code named Operation Blue Star was not something sudden, something unexpected, the Indian Government led by its PM Indira Gandhi took advice and other forms of support from world powers including the UK, six months prior to the actual date of the attack. The complicity of the then UK Government in planning the attack has jolted the Sikh Nation.
He appreciated the Sikh Diaspora especially British Sikhs who are observing the 30th anniversary on June 8 in a big way and pins hope that they would exert pressure on their government to reveal the truth in its entirety.