Sword Fight At India’S Golden Temple On Raid Anniversary

[dholki]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/10880015/Sword-fight-at-Indias-Golden-Temple-on-raid-anniversary.html Sword fight at India’s Golden Temple on raid anniversary At least two wounded in fighting at Amritsar's Sikh temple on 30th anniversary of army's Operation Blue Star which killed at least 400

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Members of Sikh radical groups clash with SGPC supporters at the Golden Temple Photo: Raminder Pal Singh/EPA

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Sikh activists clash with members of the SGPC during commemorations Photo: Narinder Naru/AFP

By AFP

8:02AM BST 06 Jun 2014

Clashes broke out between sword-wielding Sikhs on Friday at the Golden Temple in northern India on the 30th anniversary of a notorious army raid on the site.

At least two people were wounded in the violence, according to an AFP photographer at the temple in the city of Amritsar, which is the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion.

Hundreds of Sikhs had gathered at the shrine to pay their respects to those killed in the June 6 1984 raid of the temple by Indian troops aimed at flushing out armed separatists demanding an independent Sikh homeland.

“Today we were supposed to have a solemn remembrance for the martyrs of 1984 so what has happened is very sad,” said a spokesman for a radical Sikh outfit called the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) whose supporters were involved in the clashes.

“The Temple has once again been dishonoured today,” the spokesman Prem Singh Chandumajra told reporters.

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Television footage showed two groups of Sikhs sporting blue and saffron turbans chasing each other with swords on the marbled staircase of the revered shrine in Punjab state.

The clashes broke out after members of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) insisted they be allowed to speak on the microphone first.

At least 400 people were killed in the army’s infamous Operation Blue Star in 1980, the anniversary of which is commemorated on June 6.

[JUSTAJATT]

Aint proud of that.

apney bandhey just don't get it do they >>>

[JeevanCymro]

Great dishonour to our Gurus. Those involved should be ashamed of their actions. Also highlights great weakness in Leadership and organisation.

[InderjitS]

Without knowing the background of the altercation what is there to say, the picture paints a sombre reflection of Sikh, makes us look like fanatics. Talking about them and actually carrying out actions for the world to see is embarrasing and a setback to ultimately us! Why the need to pull out a talwar at any opportunity. Any justified attacks should have been carried out Gupt. The media will revel in this story, I can see the headline 'peace loving Sikhs'...pppfff?

[buddasingh]

This reeks to high heaven of involvement of agent provocateurs. On this day at that place is almost beyond belief.

Regardless the simple fact that there were not 100 sikhs to restrain every 1 nut and shut this down in a second shows our utter stupidity. This is punjabi machismo pendu idiocy being confused for sikhi and it is in all corners of the world damaging sikhi.

Those, regardless of background, with true courage speak softly and carry a big stick. We must stop the csste inspired practice of jatt <banned word filter activated> pride taught in childhood and masquerading as sikhi. If sikhi was taught this would never happen.

[Dev1975]

Oh jeez, what the hell is wrong with our people?!? All these elders and not an iota of sense between them!! So, so disappointed!

[guruvah]

It seems from the video Badal's Akali thugs within SGPC are attacking.......the most disturbing is this occured in the main darbar sahib of Takht Sahib in presence of Guru Sahib.

regardless this was uncalled for on the anniversary day. First in Patna early this year now in Akal Takht Sahib....sigh

[chatanga]

This reeks to high heaven of involvement of agent provocateurs.

the ones with yellow turbans are the Task Force of the SGPC, basically hooligans who are paid to stop Simran Jit Singh Mann speaking at Gurdwaras under SGPC control.

[dashmesh1984]

dismantle sgpc for gods sakes......

[BritishSingh]

This is a day of remembrance. There should be a 1 minute silence to reflect on what happened. All Sikhs around the world should stop what they are doing for 1 minute for remembrance. These people are idiots and bring shame on the Panth. How can we move forward with this attitude?