The chilling events of brutal killings, murders,rapes,incineration of Sikhs during #SikhGenocide1984 across the country was reminiscent of Jewish Kristallnacht(a pogrom against Jews carried out by Nazis in Nov 1938).The uncanny similarity bw two pogroms is surely harrowing 1/4
Her son also contested from Simranjit Singh Mann led Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) party in the 2004 elections from Bathinda and Mansa.
Going back to ancient history, what would you say about Shaheed Bhai Subeg Singh, who worked in the court of the oppressive Zakaria Khan?
Those who are objecting to the participation of Bhai Sahib in elections, what would you say about Bibi Bimal Kaur Khalsa, who was elected as a Member of Parliament from Ropar.
Her father-in-law, the father of Shaheed Bhai Beant Singh, Sucha Singh Maloa, had also been a MP. 1/2
What is with Singh Sabha Virginia Gurudwara distributing napkins to the sangat before offering degh prashad ?
Watching the Sangat have degh, cleaning their hands with the napkins & then throwing them in dustbins is the most repulsive thing I have seen since my visit to the US.
the death tolls of the Northern Ireland conflict, Tiananmen square riots and 9/11 combined.
Amitav Ghosh (witness to the scenes in Delhi in 1984) stated:
"Nowhere else in the world did the year 1984 fulfil its apocalyptic portents as it did in India.”
#NeverForget1984
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Over 4 days, an estimated 8000 innocent Sikhs,possibly more, were slaughtered by the rampaging mobs in the world's largest democracy and 50,000 Sikhs were internally displaced.
To expose the scale of destruction, the figure cited is broadly equivalent to… 1/2
#NeverForget1984
The Indian state continues to sabotage lives of young Sikhs.
Today marks 6 years since #JagtarSinghJohal has been abducted, tortured, illegally detained in an Indian Jail for absolutely no reason other than exposing the discriminatory nature of Indian state.
#freejagginow
at 4 Gurudwaras, leaving the remaining 170 burning.
4. As the 4th largest army in the world&with its headquarters in Delhi,India's army which was capable of dealing with failing law&order compounded by a complicit police force remained unseen until late 3rd Nov. 4/4
KILLERS IN UNIFORM
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1. Several hospitals refused to admit injured Sikhs including the AlIMS. Some hospitals asked the victims to cut their hair or leave the hospital.
2. Of the high ranking officials who were duty bound to protect their citizens 2/4
Services about d gruesome practice of “necklacing', he responded "Hindus are just burning garbage.”
4. Delhi Fire Services was denied permission to reach at severely affected areas. Of the 174 Gurudwaras that were subject to arson,they could only able to extinguish fires …3/4
1/11/1984: "INDIA, DELHI: Hindu backlash after the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi, leading to fearful reprisals against the Sikh community.”
Via @AP_Archive.