Punjab Newsline Network
Saturday, 14 August 2010
AMRITSAR: The Dal Khalsa gave a clarion call to the people of the state to observe August 15 as black day and stay away from celebrations.
To mark their protest, the members of the organization will stage a peaceful sit-in on India’s 63rd Independence Day at Amritsar (near Kotwali) for 3 hours. To convey their message, they would carry black flags and placards in their hands.
Notably, the Dal Khalsa came into being on 13 August 1978 at Chandigarh. The founders set the goal of Sikh independence as party’s main objective. Since its inception, the organization is articulating the cause of Sikh Nationalism.
Addressing the press conference at party office, Kanwarpal Singh, Dr Manjinder Singh and Sarbjit Singh said a grave injustice is being done to Punjab by the successive union governments’. The feeling of oneness for this country has been lost. Tens of thousands have been killed or butchered. The Sikhs have realized that the pursuit of justice (referring to Nov 84 genocide) in this country was an illusion as the (Indian) state is complicit in the violence.
In the present times, the biggest concerns that bother the people of the state most is the continued loot of Punjab’s water wealth resources followed by the continuation of influx of migrants to Punjab. The government is pursuing deliberate policy of altering the demography of the state.
To a question, the leaders condemned the police for applying third degree methods on NRI Pal Singh France and Kulwant Singh, who is currently under treatment in city hospital due to severe police torture.
They said leaders of PHRO, Khalsa Action Committee, SAD (Panch Pardani), Shiromani Khalsa Panchayat, Sikh Students Federation, Sikh Youth of Punjab would also participate in the sit-in.
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