Amritsar: Portraits of three important personalities were installed today at the Central Sikh Museum located at Sri Darbar Sahib. These include the portraits of great martyr Bhai Gurdev Singh Debu, who played an important role in the Sikh struggle during the twentieth century; Dal Khalsa leader Bhai Gajinder Singh; and Justice Kuldeep Singh, who highlighted issues concerning human rights in Punjab.

Bhai Gurdev Singh Debu is remembered as a great martyr who, during the twentieth century, revived the traditions of ancient Sikh history. His portrait was installed at the Central Sikh Museum.

Similarly, the portrait of Dal Khalsa leader Bhai Gajinder Singh was also installed in the museum. Through his writings and actions, he continued to make an important contribution to the Sikh freedom movement. Even while living in exile, he remained steadfast in his belief in Khalistan and continued to uphold it with determination and conviction.

The third portrait installed was that of Justice Kuldeep Singh. He had described the cases in Punjab in which Sikh youths were killed in police encounters and their bodies were later cremated in cremation grounds after being declared unclaimed and unidentified as an act “worse than genocide.” He also played an important role in ordering an investigation in the Khalra case and in initiating the investigation proceedings related to the matter. Police officials connected with this investigation were later also convicted.

On the occasion, apart from the family members of the three personalities, several Panthic and struggle-related personalities were also present. These included Sri Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, Bhai Daljit Singh, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, Bhai Kulbir Singh Barapind, Dal Khalsa leader Bhai Kanwarpal Singh, Bhai Paramjit Singh Mand, Bhai Sarabjit Singh Ghuman, Prof. Jagmohan Singh, S. Paramjit Singh Gazi, along with other Panth Sewaks and a large number of Sangat.