Adopt Sikh Genocide Resolution in Panjab Assambly: Sikh bodies to Badal
By Harkirat Singh
Published: January 15, 2011
Takhtupura/Moga (January 15, 2011): Sikh bodies, Sikhs for Justice, November 1984 Sikh Genocide Justice Committee and All India Sikh Students Federation (Peer Mohammad), have urged Punjab Government led by Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) to adopt a resolution acknowledging events of November 1984 as the Sikh Genocide. “Since SAD (Badal) has publicly acknowledged November 1984 as ‘Sikh Genocide’, the AISSF, November 1984 Sikh Genocide Justice Committee and Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) have demanded that SAD (Badal) should bring Sikh Genocide resolution in the Punjab Assembly” informs a press release sent by Karnail Singh (Peer Mohammad), president of AISSF.
As per this release, while addressing the gathering at Takhtupura, near Moga, AISSF President Karnail Singh Peermohammad stated that SAD (Badal) should demonstrate its sincerity and commitment to the issue of raising voice for November 1984 victims by passing the ‘Genocide Resolution’ during the upcoming Punjab Assembly Session.
“On January 24, 2011 Sikh Genocide Resolution and Rehabilitation and Representation Package Memo will be presented to Chief Minister Badal and MLAs of SAD (Badal), announced Peer Mohammad.
SFJ is filing a Petition before United Nations to recognize the November 1984 Sikh Massacre as “Genocide”. According to Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, SFJ legal advisor, because SAD (Badal) now claims to be champion of the cause of November 1984 and working for the victims of November 1984, Punjab’s CM Parkash Singh Badal should bring the Sikh Genocide Resolution in Punjab Vidhan Sabha to set the history records straight. Moving the Sikh Genocide Resolution in Punjab Vidhan Sabha is completely within powers of SAD (Badal), added attorney Pannun.
According to Rajinder Singh Sangha, Bibi Balwinder Kaur, Darshan Singh “Moga, Baljit Kaur, and Mohinder Singh, representatives of November 1984 Sikh Genocide Justice Committee, under a nationwide “Rehabilitation and Representation Package” campaign, rallies will be organized and memorandums will be presented to Chief Ministers of all states where Sikhs were killed during November 1984″ adds the release.
Political observers say that there is little chance that Parkash Singh Badal or Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) would listen to such appeals, as it has allied up with the Indian state to seek, and remain in, power in Punjab. Yet they recognize the value to move taken by these Sikh bodies to pressurize Badal Government to support the common cause.
Tagged with: AISSF, Badal Dal, November 1984, Punjab Government, SGPC, SGPC Elections, Sikh Genocide, Sikhs for Justice
NEWS ANALYSIS
The demand of All India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF), November 1984 Sikh Genocide Justice Committee and Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) that Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) should bring Sikh Genocide resolution in the Punjab Assembly, is a multifaceted weapon, politically damaging Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal and MLAs of SAD (Badal) and is a very calculated move politically at this stage, leaving aside intentions of the organisations.
It is crystal clear that Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal and MLAs of SAD (Badal) would never do so and Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal has his own political calculations on such issues like other similarly projected minority leaders or aspiring would be leaders amongst the minorities in India.
Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal will prefer like the similar others in the country to please the Hindu votes as applicable in this case by ignoring the demand without caring about the Sikh votes as is the practice in democratic system of India.
First and foremost priority is to be the obedient to the dominated class leaders i.e. Hindu leaders, let they may be from BJP or Congress, thereafter, the rest everything politically follows in India.
However, the demand is very timely to bring the truth on surface about the hollowness of minority leaders in India, though the congress party in Punjab would be benefited in the coming assembly elections, if the demand placed strongly, effectively and impressively as well before Sikhs of Punjab?
But, to my mind, Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal will cash politically from the demand other way around by preferring to be loyal of the dominated class leaders i.e. Hindu leaders.