Check this out!!

[Guest rsingh]

here is a new bbc audio

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/su.../s20040606d.ram

This was without doubt one of the best publicised

"anniversary" events over the last 20 years.  BBC

On-line started the coverage with an article in the

early hours of Sunday 6 June titled "UK Sikhs remember

Amritsar attack" which is reproduced opposite.

BBC Radio 5 Live was next in on the act with a

broadcast at 5.20 am.  Many mainstream national radio

stations then followed with broadcasts on Sunday

morning.  Millions of people were aware that Sikhs in

London were protesting about the events of June 1984.

BBC Radio 4 (Sunday) also broadcast a special feature

titled "Twenty years since the storming of Amritsar"

at around 7.30 am on Sunday 6 June which it recorded

on Friday 4 June.  This included an extremely

controversial comment by a prominent member of the

Gurdwara Management Committee from a Gurdwara in

Southall.  The recording is available on the BBC web

site using the following link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/su.../s20040606d.ram

Sikhs in West London in particular are urged to try

and listen to the recording in the next few days and

judge for themselves what if any action should be

taken, such as a

resignation and public apology in the

press and on radio by the Gurdwara concerned.

BBC WM also broadcast an interview on the morning news

and separate interviews were given by Sikh Federation

(UK) representatives across the UK, such as to BBC

South and BBC East Midlands.

At 7.40 in the morning the Press Association had

released the report shown below and this has been

picked up in around 25 cities and regions across the

UK.  These included: Berkshire, Cheshire, Coventry,

Croydon, Ealing, Essex, Harrow, Hounslow,

Huddersfield, Kent, Liverpool, Newcastle, North

London, North Wales, Scotland, Solihull, South London,

Staines, Surrey, Teeside, The Wharf, Uxbridge and

Wales. 

Teletext services such as Ceefax were also carrying

news items on Sunday 6 June.  The London News Network

showed footage of the rally and march later that

evening on television.

7:40am (UK)

Sikhs Remember Temple Massacre 

By Emily Pennink, PA News 

Thousands of British Sikhs were converging on central

London today to mark the 20th anniversary of the

Indian Army's storming of their holiest shrine, the

Golden Temple of Amritsar. 

The temple, which is at the heart of the Sikh faith,

was at the centre of fighting in 1984 when the Indian

government tried to root out 40 Sikh militants

fighting for an independent homeland. 

Official figures stated there were hundreds of

casualties but many believe the death toll ran into

thousands although the bodies were cremated, according

to the Sikh Federation UK. 

British Sikhs, remembering the attack, are also

calling for Amnesty International and the United

Nations to fully investigate the deaths. 

Thousands of people will be at a rally in Hyde Park,

then marching to the Indian High Commission in London,

said Federation spokesman Jagtar Singh. 

Twenty coffins, symbolising 20 years, will be car

ried

on the march.

[Guest rsingh]

another thing please listen to this pogram

1984 sikh youth was on last sunday i happend to listen to half an hour, excellent

Part 2 of a series of documentaries continues on Sunday 13 june, 9-11pm

Listen live on channel 926 (sky digital) or www.amritbani.com

[sher-e-panjab]

In this BBC audio, forward to around 2.50 to 3.00, what does the singh say? i cant understand it properly coz of his freshie style english, does he say we were in the wrong?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/realmedia/su.../s20040606d.ram

[Guest rsingh]

the gurudwara vice pres says no enquiry shud be made as it will open wonds, etc. this is the person from southhall gurudwara who say they represent sikhs.

they dont want comminion " we wont gain any thing, wot they have done they know is wrong, and enquiry will not help" these are the words of singh sabha :wub: @

then sikh federation, bout how it was. he talks bout justice and how we cant forget

any thing else, some one said how tully says sikhs shud forget bout it, well i say this to tully, have u forgotten the jews, have u forgotten about nazi's. NO we have no explination no justice and yet u say we shud forgive. u know BULL so keep the moth shut, FOOL!

[sher-e-panjab]

did any1 else notice in the video, at the start when the gora is giving a speech, the whole place is practically empty

[V]

BRILLIANT VIDEO!!! took me forever to download but well worth it, recommend you all watch it

u said that ur 56k only took u 13 mins :wub:

SUPERB MOVIE!

the gora giving the speach si absolutely SUPERB!

the assembly might be empty - cause he's only mkaing the speach for the movie

bhull chukk maaf

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!