Amritsar, Punjab: The kin of the Sardar Beant Singh and Sardar Satwant Singh were honoured by the head of Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion and many other religious leaders at Sachkhand Sri Harmander Sahib.
Shaheed Bhai Beant Singh restored the fallen turban of the Sikh nation to full glory when he assassinated Indira Gandhi on this day in 1984. Sardar Beant Singh’s son, Sarabjit Singh was presented with a silver plaque. The son of Kehar Singh, who was wrongfuly convicted for the assassination conspiracy, was also honoured.
Addressing the gathering, Sikh leaders urged the SGPC to construct a memorial for the three at the Golden Temple complex. A resolution was passed on the occasion which was handed over to ‘Jathedar’ of Akal Takht for implementation.