Amritsar, Punjab: The NDA government’s move to announce Rs 5 lakh aid to the kin of each of those killed in 1984 Sikh genocide has been largely hailed in Sikh circles, but there is a strong feeling that only delivering justice will apply balm on the wounds of the community. Talking to The Tribune, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh welcomed ...
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AISSF calls for statewide bandh on Nov 1
Jalandhar, Punjab: The All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) and the Sikh Students Federation Mehta (SSF) today gave a call for a statewide bandh on November 1 to protest the 1984 Sikh Genocide following the assassination of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Addressing the media, AISSF president Karnail Singh Peermohammad said 30 years after the riots, the the victims were still waiting ...
Read More »30th Anniversary of Sikh Genocide: All India Sikh Student Federation For “Punjab Bandh” on Nov 1
Amritsar, Punjab: To challenge the 30 years of impunity of the Congress party leaders who orchestrated the 1984 genocide of Sikhs, and to highlight the practice of politics that has overshadowed the “Issue of Justice” for the victims, All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) gave a call for ‘Punjab Bandh” on November 1st. 2014 November will be 30 years since, after ...
Read More »AISSF celebrates anniversary in Derby, opposes interlinking of rivers
Moga, Punjab: Reiterating its demand for a Sikh homeland, the All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) has called upon the Indian Government to stop the “ illegal” appropriation of Punjab’s water resources and free Sikh prisoners languishing in jails for the past many years. At its 70th anniversary celebrations at Guru Arjun Dev Gurdwara in Derby, UK, on Saturday, the federation asked ...
Read More »‘Manmohan Singh stalled formation of HSGPC’
Tarn Taran, Punjab: Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC), general secretary, Harminder Singh Gill, has claimed that had it not been for the intervention of former prime minister Manmohan Singh, the Sikhs of Haryana could well have got a separate committee to manage the affairs of their gurdwaras instead of being gover ned by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). In ...
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