Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar (Mann) chief Simrajit Singh Mann today condoled demise of Pakistani Punjabi poet Afzal Ahsan Randhawa who passed away in Faislabad (Pakistan) on Monday (Sept. 18).
Famous Pakistani Punjabi poet Afzal Ahsan Randhawa, who had penned the pain of June 1984 Ghallughara passes away, passed away today.
"Navan Ghallughara" is a poem by poet Afzal Ahsen Randhawa. This poem was penned by Afzal Ahsen Randhawa on 9 June 1984 about Indian Army's attack on Darbar Sahib. Listen Navan Ghallughara poem in Afzal Ahsen Randhawa's own voice.
In June 1984, when the Indian army attacked Sri Darbar Sahib (Amritsar) and other Sikh Gurdwara Sahibs, the attack was code-named as "Operation Blue Star". A Pakistani poet Afzal Ahsan Randhawa wrote a poem in June 1984 and described the attack attack as "Navan Ghalughara" (new holocaust).