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Manmohan visits Bangla Sahib, recalls painful 1984, Godhra riots

New Delhi | June 12, 2004 1:55:45 PM IST

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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid a thanksgiving visit to the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib in New Delhi today.

This was his first visit to a Gurudwara since taking over as the head of government.

After paying his obeisance at the Gurudwara, Singh said that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and the Godhra incidents were "painful" events.

Singh, who was accompanied by his wife Gursharan Kaur, said he understood the "pain and anguish" of Sikhs who had suffered during the 1984 riots.

He also deplored the Gujarat riots and appealed to the people to create an atmosphere to prevent such incidents in the future.

"In the comity of nations, India should again become the 'Golden Bird'," Singh said.

Reciting a couplet from Guru Gobind Singh's verses, he said he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life in the interest of the country. (ANI) (with other wire inputs).

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NEW DELHI : Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described bloody sectarian riots in the western state of Gujarat two years ago and anti-Sikh clashes in New Delhi in 1984 as "painful", as he called for communal harmony.

Singh, a member of India's minority Sikh community, made the comments during a visit to a Sikh temple in the Indian capital New Delhi, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

The premier, who was sworn into office on May 22, said h

e understood the "pain and anguish" of Sikhs who were targetted after India's former prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her Sikh security bodyguards in October 1984.

Gandhi was shot dead after ordering Indian troops into Sikhism's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in the northern Indian state of Punjab in June 1984 to flush out Sikh militants fighting for an independent "Khalistan" state.

Her death triggered revenge attacks in which at least 3,000 Sikhs were massacred on the streets of New Delhi and elsewhere.

Singh, India's first Sikh prime minister, is a member of Gandhi's Congress party, some of whose politicians were accused of inciting the anti-Sikh riots.

The prime minister also expressed sorrow over the riots in Gujarat, which was triggered by the burning of a train compartment in which 59 Hindu activists and pilgrims were killed in February 2002.

More than 2,000 people -- mostly Muslims -- died in subsequent rioting, with human rights groups accusing the Hindu nationalist administration in the state of turning a blind eye to the violence.

"Such incidents should never occur again," Singh said Saturday as he appealed to all sections of society to help maintain peace and harmony in the country and usher in a "new dawn of prosperity".

- AFP

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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Well i can't say i have doubts..

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

Jee, give him SOME credit. He didn't have to show up, but HE DID. Lets give him SOME wiggle room before we jump to judgements, OK?

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

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vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

from www.gursikhijeevan.com. someone wrote....

Manmohan Singh was also the person sent by the congress party to the United Nations in 1993. Where he infamously said "There are no human rights violations in Punjab".

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

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