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Operation Bluestar

No memorial to victims: SGPC

Varinder Walia

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, November 22

The SGPC seems to have dropped raising a memorial to those killed in Army operation of June 1984 in the SGPC complex. After his re-election as SGPC chief for the fourth time, Jathedar Avtar Singh announced that there was no plan to build such a memorial.

Earlier, on May 27, the SGPC’s executive body, under the presidentship of Bibi Jagir Kaur, at Anandpur Sahib had unanimously resolved to build a memorial, Minar-e-Shaheedan Ghalughara 1984, for those who died in Operation Bluestar. The meeting had also decided to lay the foundation stone of the memorial on June 6, 2005, to mark the 21st anniversary of the Army operation. It was also decided the memorial would be built inside the Darbar Sahib complex, but outside the parkarma.

However, the SGPC president parried a direct question why the resolution of the executive body had been dropped after three years.

The SGPC general house formed a sub-committee to finalise the definition of a ‘Sikh’.

Meanwhile, the general house of the SGPC congratulating USA President-elect Barrack Obama said he should solve problems of Sikhs living in America.

Another SGPC resolution urged the Central government to amend the Sikh Gurdwara Act of 1925 by incorporating 10 seats in the SGPC to give adequate representation to Sikhs who had moved out of the country.

The SGPC also resolved to urge the Punjab government to implement the official language in the working of government offices, TV and radio, besides making Punjabi compulsory subject in the Plus II syllabus of the CBSE.

The house also demanded representation of Sikhs on the TV and film Censor Board, besides inclusion of Sikh representatives in the NCERT on the recommendation of the SGPC.

The committee urged the Central government to take up the issue of providing corridor near Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara so that Sikh devotees could pay obeisance at the shrine without visa.

The resolution urged the Union government to continue international flights from the Rajasansi airport for the convenience of people coming to pay obeisance at the Golden Temple. It also sought reduction of landing charges, besides facilities of international standards.

It also demanded the demolition of old shops in the Ghanta Ghar Chowk so that a new building could be constructed for parking of vehicles.

The house urged the Central government to abolish the black list so that hundreds of Sikh youths in various jails of the country could start life afresh by visiting India. It also demanded the release of Prof Davinderpal Singh Bhullar on death row for his involvement in subversive activities in the country.

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