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January 16, 2014

SGPC panel submits report on Patna clash to Giani Gurbachan Singh; Jathedar waiting for report by Sant Samaj panel

Amritsar, Punjab (January 15, 2014): The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) probe panel, which had been to Patna Sahib to investigate into the January 07 violent clash at Takht Sri Patna Sahib, has submitted its report to SGPC chief Avtar Singh Makkar and Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh.

The truth behind the Amritsar massacre: by Dabinderjit Singh (Sikh Federation UK)

Code-named Operation Bluestar began on June 1st 1984. Up to 150,000 Indian army troops were sent to the northern Indian state of Punjab, the Sikh homeland, equipped with helicopter gunships and tanks.

British “commercial interests” in India were “very substantial” – said post June 22, 1984 briefing by 10 Downing Street

London, United Kingdom (January 16, 2014): According to The Guardian, then British PM Margaret Thatcher gave her Indian counterpart Indira Gandhi Britain's full support in the immediate aftermath of the June 1984 attack on Darbar Sahib. The Guardian has reported seen further private correspondence of British officials in this regard.

Punjabi News Bulletin (January 16, 2014)

Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) brings daily news bulletin in Punjabi language. This news bulletin covers main headlines of January 16, 2014 morning related to Sikh issue and Punjab related issues. Sikh Siyasat News podcast news bulletins on daily basis. Our news bulletins update you on issues concerning Global Sikh community. Besides this we cover issues […]

8 Punjab cops get life term for eliminating a Sikh youth in a 1992 case

Bathinda, Punjab (January 15, 2014): It is learnt that eight Punjab police cops, who were convicted by the Bathinda additional sessions judge on January 10, 2014, were sentenced to life imprisonment in a 21-year-old custodial death case here on Tuesday.

David Cameron answers questions on British involvement in planning of June 1984 attack on Darbar Sahib by Indian Army

London, United Kingdom (January 15, 2014): In the British House Of Commons today, Prime Minister David Cameron was asked two questions on the 1984 Sikh Genocide with reference to the possible British involvement as seen via the released documents under the 30-year rule.

Letter to UK Foreign secretary William Hague by MP Tom Watson on recent disclosures of British link to June 1984 attack

If the documents are authentic, it shows that Britain secretly provided planning advice to India’s military in the build up to the raid on the Golden Temple, Amritsar in 1984. Please confirm whether the enclosed documents are indeed official government records.

Sikhs in Leicestershire react with shock over evidence of UK’s link to June 1984 attack

Leicestershire, UK (January 15, 2014): Recent disclosure of British involvement in planning of armed attack on Sikh holy place Darbar Sahib by Indian army has left many in shock and anger. According to local media reports “Sikhs in Leicestershire reacted with shock and anger today after evidence emerged that the British Government colluded in the notorious massacre at the Golden Temple of Amritsar 30 years ago”.

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