Rajya Sabha adjourns amid uproar over anti-Sikh riots

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New Delhi: A united opposition today cornered the government in the Rajya Sabha accusing it of cosmetic action into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots and forced adjournment of the House 30 minutes ahead of lunch break.

Raising the issue during zero hour, Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa (Akali Dal) said so many commissions and committees were set up to go into the riots but none gave justice to the victims. He said more than 7,000 Sikhs including 3,000 in Delhi were killed.

He alleged that two of the three Congress leaders named by Nanavati Commission - Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler – are gradually being let off from the case and wondered "why it is being done".

A Delhi court two days back accepted CBI's clean chit to Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The court said no further investigations are required and there is no need to send the accused for trial.

BJP members including SS Ahluwalia said there is only cosmetic action by the government into the issue and alleged that witnesses were threatened.

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Despite Nitin Gadkari's denial, Sikh body threatens protest over remark

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New Delhi: Despite BJP chief Nitin Gadkari's denial of having given a clean chit to Congress on its role in 1984 riots, a Sikh organisation today warned of nationwide protests against him from tomorrow over his comments.

"Gadkari's statement that there was no role of Congress in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots has hurt the entire Sikh community in India and abroad and it is a dangerous comment," All India Sikh Conference president Gurcharan Singh Babbar said.

"He must answer who was responsible for the deadly carnage if Congress was not behind this or else the Sikh community will also hold the RSS and BJP responsible for it," he told reporters here.

Singh said if Gadkari's statement was accepted then it would imply that the continuous efforts by Sikhs to get justice for the last 26 years was a "sheer waste".

He also warned of nationwide protests against Gadkari starting tomorrow, saying, "There would be widespread protests wherever Sikh communities exist and it will only get more stronger."

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Canadian parliament condemns Sikh extremism

Toronto, April 29 – In yet another warning to pro-Khalistan elements, the Canadian parliament Wednesday passed a resolution condemning threats by radicals to top Indo-Canadian leader and former health minister Ujjal Dosanjh.

A moderate Sikh who became premier of Canada’s British Columbia province in 2000,Dosanjh has been a staunch opponent of radical Sikhs in Canada since the 1980s when the pro-Khalistan movement was at its peak in India and Canada.

Two weeks ago, Sikh hardliners warned Dosanjh against attending a Vaisakhi parade in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey. The threat led to outrage among Indo-Canadians and condemnation by Canadian leaders and the media.

After that incident, death threats against him appeared on Facebook.

The Canadian parliament passed a motion in support of the Indo-Canadian leader Wednesday. Passing the motion unanimously, the House said all its members ’stand united in condemning any form of extremism that incites violence in Canadian society, and re-affirm the rights of elected officials to freely express their views without fear of personal intimidation.”

Thanking the House, Dosanjh said, ‘I want to express my sincerest appreciation for the unanimous support of all my colleagues in the House of Commons in what is a very difficult situation for my family and I.

‘This expression of support from parliamentarians of all political parties reaffirms individual rights, including those of the public officials to freely express themselves without fear of threats, intimidation, or violence.”

The House resolution condemning Sikh hardliners comes two days after the Canadian government said that Sikh violence will not tolerated.

Making the statement in the House Monday, Indian-origin parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs Deepak Obhrai had said that his government ’strongly condemns the recent threats of violence made by extremists within the Canadian Sikh community.

This is unacceptable.”

Canada is home more about half a million Sikhs, with a very minute section of the community still supporting demand for a independent Sikh nation called Khalistan.

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Sikh group to challenge clean chit to Tytler

NEW YORK: Angry over a clean chit to Jagdish Tytler in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, a community group here has alleged that the CBI did not investigate material witnesses in the case when its team came to the United States.

The Sikh group based in New York and India, Sikhs for Justice, says there are several witnesses living in the US who had seen the Congress leader inciting mobs in the killings.

Sikhs for Justice, which had originally challenged CBI's closure report in 2007 are now preparing to challenge the Delhi court's decision to acquit Tytler, citing the new witnesses that have still not been heard.

"The CBI did not investigate material witnesses when they came to the United States and they came with the premeditated notion of giving Tytler a clean chit," Gurpatwant Pannun, the lawyer for the Sikhs for Justice, told PTI.

"The CBI should come back and speak to these witnesses who saw what happened," he added, noting that the Sikh group would ask the court to direct the CBI to hear these witnesses.

Resham Singh, who claims he saw Tytler at the Pulbangash Gurudwara standing in front of the mob as black smoke emerged from the shrine, said the CBI officials refused to speak to him when they came to interview the two key witnesses Jasbir Singh and Surinder Singh in San Francisco and New York.

In its decision, the court pointed out that the statement of Jasbir had "no relevance" and that the statements of Surinder Singh were "self-contradictory".

"I'm running after them to be heard... this is absolutely ridiculous," Resham told PTI.

Pannun said the discredited witness Jasbir "is outraged by the court's decision and blames the CBI for yielding to political pressure".

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300 Saala Sirhind Fateh March

SikhsIndia welcomes the 300 Saala Sirhind Fateh March in Delhi. The three days programme of this yatra in Delhi is as below :

28.4.2010

At 4 pm Gurdwara Baba Banda Singh Bahadur to Kutub road, Africa avenue, Ring road, Gurdwara Moti bagh to Delhi cant, Jail road and rest at Gurdwara Chote Sahibjade in Fateh nagar.

29.4.2010

At 7 am from Jail road, Tilak nagar to Najafgarh road, Main road vishnu garden, Subhash nagar, Raja garden left turn for Punjabi bagh, right turn for Moti nagar, Shadiput depot,Patel nagar, Shanker road, Gurdwara rakab ganj sahib, Ashok road, India gate, Dr Zakir hussain road, right turn Sujan singh marg, Lodhi road, Sai mandir, South ex, left turn Moolchand, to Gurdwara Singh sabha Greater Kailash, Pahadi wala Gurdwara.

30.4.2010

At 7 am from Pahadi wala gurdwara to Ashram, Bhogal, Sunder nagar, Pragati maidan, Nizammudin bridge, Pandav nagar, Mother dairy, Ganesh nagar fly over, Lalita park, Vikas marg, Dera Baba Karam singh, Jheel chowk, Krishna nagar, Lalquarter, Tej band, Swarn cinema to ISBT to Gurdwara Majnu ka Tila.

1.5.2010
At 9am from Gurdwara Majnu ka tila via ring road, Teekri border to Haryana.

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Tytler given clean chit in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

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A Karkardooma court on Tuesday let off former minister and Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in connection with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case after accepting the closure report submitted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that gave a clean chit to him.

Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Rakesh Pandit said: "There is no sufficient material to send Tytler to trial."

Giving a clean cheat to Tytler, the court further said there was no ground to order further investigation in the case.

The CBI had submitted that there was nothing to proceed against 66-year-old Tytler as two witnesses, Jasbir Singh and Surinder Singh, were not reliable and their statements were 'false and concocted'.

Earlier on April 2, the CBI had given a clean chit to Tytler .

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Extremist groups trying to revive militancy in Punjab: Govt

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New Delhi: Government today said that Sikh militant groups especially those based abroad are trying to revive militancy in Punjab and a close watch is being maintained on their activities.

"Available reports suggest that Sikh militant groups especially those based abroad continue to persist with their efforts to revive militancy in Punjab," Minister of state for home Ajay Maken said a written reply to a query in Lok Sabha.

As part of steps taken by the government to counter such attempts, he said a close watch is being maintained on the activities of many groups known to have been engaged in trying to foment terrorist activities in Punjab.

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Gunmen in raid at Sikh temple

Three armed raiders held up a Sikh Temple in Glasgow and stole thousands of pounds. The men, one armed with a gun, struck as worshippers were preparing the Temple for the day’s services.

The raid happened at the St Andrew’s Drive temple in Pollokshields and the men escaped with a four-figure cash sum. After the raid, which happened at 11.15am yesterday, the robbers ran off towards Shields Road and Maxwell Drive.

Detective Sergeant Jim Leckie, of Gorbals CID, said: “Worshippers were left shaken by events.”

Police issued descriptions of the three men.

The first was black, in his 20s, about 6ft, of slim build and with short dark hair. He was wearing dark trousers, a dark thigh length jacket, and black baseball cap.

The second was also black, and in his 20s, about 6ft and of slim build. He was wearing a black-and-white bandana and dark waist-length jacket.

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90,000 Sikhs celebrate festival in Birmingham

Around 90,000 Sikhs packed Handsworth Park as part of an annual celebration to remember the birth of their faith.

The Birmingham event was one of the largest Vaisakhi parties in the world and kicked off at 10am with two huge processions from the temples in Hockley and Smethwick.

Each parade was led by five Sikhs in traditional dress who represented the original Panj Pyare (Beloved Ones) who were the first to join the Sikh order over 300 years ago.

The processions arrived to a fantastic festive atmosphere in the park, where families enjoyed live music, dancing and craft stalls. Later, hungry visitors enjoyed the best Punjabi food thanks to a delicious Langar – a free vegetarian feast.

The 90,000 visitors beat last year’s attendance figures of more than 80,000.

Coun Martin Mullaney said: “Birmingham’s vibrant Vaisakhi festival shows how people come together in the city to celebrate their cultural identity.

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Pak based Hindu, Sikh families want a visa-free zone

Amritsar, Apr 26 (PTI) Hindu and Sikh families settled across the border want a visa-free zone between India and Pakistan that would facilitate frequent visits to their near and dear ones here.

"Hundreds of Hindu and Sikh families, living in Pakistan for more than seven decades, approached me and expressed the desire to visit their relatives frequently in India. But visa problem restrain them all the time," Ramesh Singh, founder chairman of Pakistan Sikh Council, said.

Singh, who is presently leading a delegation of 150 Hindus and Sikhs, is staying at the guest house of the Golden Temple.

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