CHANDIGARH Punjab Government has forwarded letter of pro-freedom Sikh leader and Khadoor Sahib MP-elect Amritpal Singh to the speaker of Lok Sabha, lower house of Indian Parliament. The letter seeks permission for taking oath as a Member of Parliament. The chief of Waris Punjab De organization, Amritpal Singh wrote this letter from Central Jail Dibrugarh...
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Sikhs gather in Darbar Sahib complex to remember Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Avtar Singh Khanda
AMRITSAR In memory of Sikh freedom fighters Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Bhai Avtar Singh Khanda who were allegedly killed by Indian intelligence agencies on the soil of Canada and UK respectively, a function was organised on Saturday at Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai Sahib, situated in Sri Darbar Sahib complex in Amritsar. The function was...
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Sikhs reiterate demand for Khalistan on 40th anniversary of ’84 army attack at Akal Takht
Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Thousands of Sikh youths on Thursday gathered at Akal Takht Sahib to mark 40th anniversary of 1984 army attack carried out by India on Central Sikh shrine Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple). They reiterated demand for Khalistan, sovereign Sikh nation, on the occasion, while remembering their martyrs including Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale who...
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Complete shutdown observed in Amritsar to express pain of ’84 army attack
Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR Complete shutdown was observed on Thursday in Amritsar city on 40th anniversary of 1984 Indian army attack on Sri Darbar Sahib and Akal Takht to express pain of the wounds caused by the attack. Call of the shutdown was given by Sikh organization Dal Khalsa to pay tributes to martyrs and protest against...
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Khalistan slogans reverberate during massive ‘Holocaust Remember Parade’ in Amritsar
Author Hardeep Singh AMRITSAR On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the attack on the Darbar Sahib by the Indian Army in June 1984, a ‘Holocaust remembrance march’ was held by the Sikh organization Dal Khalsa in the city of Amritsar. Thousands of Sikhs participated in the march. Starting from Burz Akali Phula Singh...
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Amritpal Singh, Sarabjit Singh Khalsa secure historic victories in parliamentary polls
Author Hardeep Singh CHANDIGARH Pro-freedom jailed Sikh leader Amritpal Singh and Sarabjit Singh Khalsa, who is son of Indian PM Indira Gandhi’s assassin Beant Singh, have secured historic victory in the parliamentary polls from Khadoor Sahib and Faridkot constituencies respectively. Pro-freedom Sikh party Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) president Simranjit Singh Mann and its other candidates...
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A History of Injustice: Sikh Activism and the Need for Khalistan
Author Damanvir Kaur The horrific images of what occurred forty years ago still remain engrained in Sikhs’ minds. The genocide perpetrated by the Indian government, carried out with intent and malice, sought to demolish the very essence of what it meant to be a Sikh. Targeted for their identity, brutalized for their belief, Sikhs carry...