Sikh Genocide 1984
Foundation stone of Sikh Genocide 1984 memorial inside a gudwara complex near Indian Parliament
June 12, 2013 | By Sikh Siyasat Bureau
New Delhi, India (June 12, 2013): It is learnt that the foundation stone of Sikh Genocide 1984 Memorial was unveiled on on June 12, 2013. The memorial is being built inside the Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib Complex.
Foundation stone of Sikh genocide memorial laid in Delhi (12 June, 2013)
As per information the hearing on a petition challenging construction of memorial inside the Gurdwara premises was also listed for hearing in Delhi High Court but the foundation stone was laid before the case came for hearing. The petition was moved by Paramjit Singh Sarna former president of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee.
Badal Dal and BJP leadership at foundation stone laying (12 June 2013)
According to YesPunjab.Com: “[b]efore the foundation stone was to be laid, there was obvious tension at the site where foundation stone was to be laid. A large number of Sikhs carrying swords were guarding the site and movement of every person was closed watched”.
Foundation stone was reportedly unveiled by Giani Gurbachan Singh (Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib), Giani Balwant Singh Nandgarh (Jathedar of Takht Shri Damdama Sahib) and Giani Tarlochan Singh (Jathedar of Takht Shri Keshgarh Sahib).
Rajnath Singh and Sukhbir Badal during foundation stone laying ceremony
Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal president and deputy Chief Minister Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal, his MP wife Harsimrat Kaur, DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK and Shiromani gurdwara parbandhak committee (SGPC) Avtar Singh Makkar were also present.
The foundation stone laying ceremony coincided with martyrdom day of fifth Guru Arjan Dev. A large number of Sikhs gathered at the site where foundation stone was laid.
Before the elections of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara management committee (DSGMC) in January earlier this year, building of a memorial to commemorate those Sikhs killed in 1984 riots, was part of election manifesto of Shiromani Akali Dal–Badal in the elections. “We have fulfilled our promise,” said Shiromani Akali Dal-Badal president Sukhbir Singh Badal after unveiling ceremony.
It is notable that BJP national president Rajnath Singh, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha MP Naresh Gujaral, BJP’s Delhi unit president Vijay Goyal, former chairman of minorities commission Tarlochan Singh, and DSGMC general secretary Manjinder Singh Sirsa were also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion DSGMC president Manjit Singh GK said that memorial would remind the generations about the unjustice done to the Sikhs.
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Related Topics: 1984 Sikh Genocide, DSGMC, November 1984, November 1984 Memorial, SGPC, Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal)
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