Operation Bluestar Anniversary Today

[Azaad]

The Sikh organisations failed to come on a single platform to observe the silver jubilee of Operation Bluestar on June 6 even as the SGPC has put its task force and Young Brigade on high alert to prevent any untoward incident.

While the SGPC will honour the kin of Sant Bhinderanwale, Bhai Amrik Singh, Baba Thara Singh and Major-Gen Shabeg Singh (retd) here tomorrow, the Damdami Taksal will organise a parallel programme at Chowk Mehta, 40 km from here, tomorrow.

Certain radical Sikh organisations had already held a protest march in Amritsar city while Bhai Manjit Singh, senior vice-president of the SAD, will organise a function near Gurdwara Shaheedan tomorrow.

The SAD (Panch Pardhani) led by Daljit Singh Bittu also organised a parallel march up to Akal Takht today.

Though certain radical Sikh organisations had approached the SGPC to jointly observe the silver jubilee, yet the Shiromani Committee, called “Mini Parliament of the Sikhs”, decided to organise the function independently.

Many radical Sikhs especially leaders of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) have gone underground, fearing arrest on the eve of the silver jubilee of Operation Bluestar.

Talking to The Tribune, Simranjit Singh Mann, president of SAD (A), claimed that the police went to the home of Bhai Ram Singh to arrest him, but he was not at home.

He said come what may, he would reach Amritsar to participate in the function being organised at Akal Takht.

The function is likely to be a low-key affair according to the programme chalked out by the SGPC since no senior functionary of the SAD is likely to participate.