Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh
On June 6, Akal Takht jathedar Giani
Harpreet Singh had said the Sikh community will accept Khalistan, a separate
state for Sikhs, if the government offers it.
Asserting that nobody wants a separate state for Sikhs, Punjab
Chief Minister Amarinder Singh dismissed a recent statement of Akal Takht
jathedar that the Sikh community will accept Khalistan if the government offers
it.
"Sikhs living in the country
are leading prosperous lives. Why would they want a Khalistan? Nobody wants it
and I do not want it," said Singh while replying to a question on
Khalistan during a press conference. Singh said every Sikh always stood for the
unity and integrity of the country.
“Do you know how many Sikh soldiers we have? They sacrifice their
lives for the country. We fight for our country and this is our country,"
said Singh.
On June 6, Akal Takht jathedar
Giani Harpreet Singh had said, "The Sikh community will accept Khalistan,
a separate state for Sikhs, if the government offers it."
The jathedar (head priest) of
Akal Takht (the highest temporal seat of Sikhs) had raked up the Khalistan
issue on the 36th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, which was carried out in
1984 to flush out heavily armed terrorists holed up in the Golden Temple.
Even the Shiromani Gurdwara
Parbandhak Committee president Gobind Singh Longowal had endorsed the Akal
Takht jathedar's views on Khalistan.
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