Tarn Taran, Punjab: A written statement by the Sikh Youth Front (SYF) states that the Sikh youth group, in association with of Sikh Youth Federation Bhindranwala, is going to mark martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Sakhira at his village Sakhira near Tarn Taran Sahib. Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sakhira was one of the main leaders of armed Sikh struggle for freedom, after the Ghallughara (holocaust) of 1984.
Bhai Sukhjit Singh Khela (Sen. Vice President, Sikh Youth Front) said that the Sikh Nation can never repay for the sacrifices made by Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sakhira.
Sikh youth bodies to mark martyrdom day of Shaheed Sukhdev Singh Sakhira on May 04, 2015
‘Shaheed Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sakhira was a precious diamond Sikh Nation’ he added.
Dr. Gurjinder Singh (President, Sikh Youth Federation Bhindranwala) said that observing martyrdom anniversaries of Sikh freedom fighters was a duty of Sikh youth activists. ‘Awareness about the role models of Sikh struggle is the need of the hour’ he added.
SYF General Secretary Papalpreet Singh said that the Sikh Nation won’t forget the sacrifices of martyrs like Shaheed Sakhira.