New York (30 August, 2010): Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh while addressing the “Sikh Genocide” conference in New York declared that killing of Sikhs in 1984 was “Genocide” because it was a planned effort to eradicate Sikh religion. Jathedar who specially came to New York to address the conference organized by “Sikhs for Justice” solicited the support of US law makers to help the Sikhs in persuading the United States government to recognize the Sikh Genocide. For the Sikh community, Jathedar’s directed the Sikh community to support “Sikhs for Justice” in getting international recognition of “Genocide”.

The “Sikh Genocide” conference was attended and addressed by New York Law Makers who presented citation to Akal Takht Jathedar recognizing his efforts for human rights issue.

New York City’s law maker Julissa Ferreras while addressing the “Sikh Genocide” Conference stated that what happened to Sikhs in India is clearly Genocide. Ms. Ferreras stated that she will raise the issue in New York City Council and urge the city to recognize “Sikh Genocide”.

New York State’s assembly man David I. Weprin while addressing the conference stated that in democracy everyone is equal and no one should be denied justice.

Conference was also attended and addressed by Takhat Patna Sahib Jathedar Giani Iqbal Singh and Takht Anandpur Sahib Jathedar Giani Tarlochan Singh who joined in Akal Takht’s call to international community to recognize “Sikh Genocide”.

Addressing the conference, Attorney Gurptawant Singh Pannun, legal advisor to Sikhs for Justice, urged the New York law makers to pass the legislation in New York State to establish Genocide Commission through which facts about genocides will be taught in School curriculum. A similar legislation establishing the Genocide Commission has recently been passed by Illinois State and SFJ has already submitted facts about Sikh Genocide to Illinois Commission.

According to Attorney Gurptawant Singh Pannun, Sikhs for Justice will hold a “Justice Rally” and will present a memorandum to United Nations for recognition of Sikh Genocide during the upcoming General Assembly Session in New York on the day of Prime Minister Singh’s turn to speak at the UN.

The conference unanimously adopted the resolutions:

• Recognize killings of Sikhs in India as “Genocide” under Article 2 of the UN Convention Against Genocide.
• Prosecute and punish the perpetrators of Sikh Genocide.
• To amend Article 25 of the Constitution of India to recognize “Sikhism” as separate religion.

The conference was organized by “Sikhs for Justice” with the help of the management committees of the Gurdawaras from across the United States.

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Hoshairpur (August 30, 2010): The Dal Khalsa on Monday asked the Akal Takht and the SGPC to install the portrait of Bhai Dilawar Singh at Sikh Central Museum, Amritsar on Aug 31st to commemorate his 15th martyrdom day.

Notably, Dilawar Singh was a human bomb that assassinated the late chief minister of Punjab Beant Singh on 31st August 1995 at civil secretariat, Chandigarh. The co-accused in the case Balwant Singh and Jagtar Singh Hawara has been awarded death sentence by the special designated CBI court in 2007.

Calling both Indira Gandhi and Beant Singh as symbol of tyranny, the radical Sikh group today shot off a letter to Akal Takht jathedar and SGPC chief urging them to install portrait of Dilawar Singh as the Sikh premier institution has installed portraits of Bhai Beant Singh, Bhai Satwant Singh, Bhai Sukdev Singh and Bhai Harjinder Singh Jinda- the assassins of late Indira Gandhi and Army chief Gen A S Vaidya.

In a statement party head H S Dhami called Dilawar Singh their ‘quomi martyr’ as he sacrificed his life to restore Sikh human rights, which were being brutally crushed by Congress regime of that time.

He said the killings of youth were order of the day under Beant Singh that forced him to take extreme step. “His (Dilawar Singh’s) contribution towards the Sikh cause should not be seen in isolation. He acted as per Sikh traditions and commands great respect amongst Sikh masses notwithstanding his status in the eyes of the (Indian) establishment.

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SSF has claimed that a working group of the UN has maintained that anti -terrorist activities ‘are being used by an increasing number of States as an excuse for not respecting the obligations of the Declaration on the Protection of all Persons from Disappearance’. “Exactly same thing has happened in case of unidentified dead bodies and enforced disappearances in Punjab.” said PS Gazi, who further maintained that passive attitude of Judiciary has more worsened the situation of Human rights violations. Supporting his argument he claimed that Supreme Court of India has directed the National Human Rights Commission to award compensation to families of 2097 persons illegally cremated in three burning grounds of Amritsar District, but both the apex court and NHRC have altogether ignored the fact that at-least these case also indicate towards commission of 2097 murders (offence U/s 302 of IPC) or culpable homicide not amounting to murder (u/s 304), which need to be investigated as per law.

The Students’ organization has claimed that disappearances and extra-judicial killing of Sr. Jaswant Singh Khalra, Advocate Kulwant Singh Saini, Advocate Surjeet Singh Bhatti, Advocate Satnam Singh Jammu and many others, marks the alarming trend of targeting Human Rights activists and advocates, by State’s forces, about which the concern is also raised by a working group of UN, that: ‘States pose threat to Human rights workers’.

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Patiala (27 August, 2010): The Sikh Students Federation has reacted sharply against Bar Association of India’s decision to not to allow Law graduates to opt Punjabi as their medium for Lawyers eligibility test to be held on December 05.

SSF President Parmjeet Singh Gazi informed that “Bar Association of India has asked Law graduates to undergo an eligibility test in order to get enrolled as an advocate with respective Bar Councils of their states. Officially, nine languages, including Hindi, Tamil, Telgu, Kannar, Marathi, Bengali, Gurjrati, Oriya and English, have been recognized for the test. Punjabi is not included in the list.”

In Punjab various institutions, including Punjabi University Patiala, are providing legal education in Punjabi medium. Moreover Punjabi is official language of the State and work of lower courts is also conducted in Punjabi. “When Bar association has recognized the allotment of Law degrees in Punjabi language, there is not reason to exclude the language from being a medium for the eligibility test” said PS Gazi.

SSF claims that this decision would adversely affect all those candidates who opt to study law in their mother-language and at the same time it would harm the development of the regional language also. SSF has decided to take up the issue at appropriate level and soon representatives of the organization would approach education minister of the State to seek her intervention.

Meanwhile, today a delegation of Students of Punjabi University, Patiala led by SSF activists met University Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Jaspal Singh and Dean Students Welfare, Dr. Kulbir Singh Dhillon, and sough their intervention on this issue. Harjeet Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Jagrup Singh and Akashdeep Singh who led the delegation informed media that University authorities have promised to do the needful, as the issue is related to future of students of the institution, as well as to the future of Punjabi language.

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Ludhiana (August 24, 2010): Dal Khalsa International has paid tribute to Bhai Surinderpal Singh, one of the leaders of Shiromani Akali Dal Amritsar Panch Pardhani, who passed away on the 17th of August 2010.

Bhai Surinderpal Singh Tharua

“Bhai Sahib was a true icon who dedicated his life for the Freedom of Khalistan Panjab and of that of the Sikh Nation and down trodden.” says the statement issued by Dal Khalsa International.

All units of Dal Khalsa worldwide including the UK & Switzerland pay tribute to Bhai Sahib and do Ardass for the Chardi Kalla of his family at this tragic time.

The organization has declared that it stand with SAD Panch Pardhani.

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Amritsar (August 24, 2010): The Dal Khalsa today termed the Rajiv-Longowal accord signed two and a half decades ago as ‘fraud on Punjab’.

Joining the on-going debate with CM Parkash Singh Badal and former CM Captain Amrinder Singh on the issue, Dal Khalsa’s president H S Dhami said both Congress and Akali leaders played “dubious role” and allowed the Centre to cheat and cajole the people of Punjab.

Congress deceived the Sikhs and (Sant) Longowal-Barnala-Balwant troika betrayed the Panth, he observed.

From the day first, the Congress was never serious and sincere towards the Sikhs, said the group’s head. “Late PM Rajiv Gandhi wanted to divert the anger of the community towards its own leadership as he was aware that the Sikh militants would never forgive Sant Longowal for entering into any deal with the Congress, which not only orchestrated the Nov 84 massacre but also ordered its army to attack the holiest shrine”.

The only so-called achievement of this accord was Surjit Singh Barnala’s chief ministership. In the end of the day, Punjab was loser.

He believed that it was the political chicanery of the then Central leadership that strengthened the Sikh resolve to fight against the state with guns.

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Amritsar (Aug 21, 2010): Referring to the issuing of unclaimed threatening letters to Kashmir valley Sikhs, the Dal Khalsa termed the move to pit Sikhs against Muslims and alleges to be the handiwork of state sponsored actors.

The Punjab based Sikh political party ‘Dal Khalsa’ spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh today spoke with All Parties Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference leader Syed Ali Geelani on phone and expressed his community’s concern on the issue of threat perception emerged in the wake of so-called fake letters.

Kanwarpal Singh claimed that Geelani Sahib has sent a written assurance saying Sikhs should not feel threatened and to remain cautious against “the evil designs of some vested interests who were trying to harm on-going struggle by giving it different colors”.

“I had talked with Geelani Sahib and inquired about his health as he was not keeping well. I apprised him of the fear psychosis prevailing within the J&K Sikhs after some mischievous elements have pasted threatening letters asking the Sikhs either to embrace Islam and join protests or leave the valley”. Dal Khalsa leader urged the Kashmiri leadership to find out those hidden elements that were playing the larger game of the (Indian) state to defame their struggle.

He (Geelani Sahib) has re-assured the Sikhs that nobody would force them to leave the valley or join protests, claims Kanwar Pal Singh, who also had a telephonic conversation with Srinagar based All J&K Sikh Co-ordination Committee leader Jagmohan Singh Raina.

I told Rania that “the message from Punjab to the Sikhs of J&K is, do not give up hope. It is difficult time, but Sikh Panth is with them,”

Kanwar Pal said under a deep rooted conspiracy certain vested interests were hell bent to pit Sikhs against Muslims. Ironically, the Indian mainstream media was helping them in fulfilling their design, blamed Dal Khalsa statement.

Welcoming the statements of Umar Farooq Mirwaiz and Geelani Sahib pledging for full protection to minorities, Dal Khalsa leader said nobody can deny the fact that Muslims being the majority community in the valley must protect the minorities in all circumstances.

Dal Khalsa urged J&K Sikhs to maintain cordial relations with Kashmiri Muslims and Hindu Pandits. “Sikhs should also lend helping hand to their Kashmiri brethren in their hour of crisis”.

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Following armed hostilities in 1947-1949 between India and Pakistan and intervention by the international community, the region once known as the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir was divided. Commencing no later than October 1947, the Kashmir dispute has proved the most protracted territorial dispute in the United Nations era. An implacable, deadly struggle is going on half a world away in India’s mainly Muslim territory of Kashmir, where Indian military and Para-military forces are trying to crush forces seeking independence or union with Pakistan. Continuous conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir is leading to violation of human rights, birth of rebels and destruction of peace in the name of unity and integrity of India.

Kashmir’s political status has been in dispute since partition of sub-continent on August 15, 1947. During British rule over India, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was one of more than 50 autonomous princely states owing allegiance to Britain. At the time of independence, the rulers were advised to join, by means of an instrument of accession, either of the two new dominations, India or Pakistan, bearing in mind their state’s geographical position and the religion of their inhabitants. In October 1947, prompted a local Muslim uprising that drew armed support from Pakistan, the Hindu Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir chose to place his mostly- Muslim subjects under the jurisdiction of India, and then called in Indian troops who recaptured most of his lost territory.

In January 1949, a United Nations-brokered cease-fire left Kashmir divided by a military cease-fire line (Line of Control) into the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan controlled Kashmir known as Azad Kashmir and the Northern Territories. . Shakti Bhatt  states “Indian government has steadfastly held on to its official stand that Kashmir is undisputedly an integral part of India and Pakistan on the other hand blames India of acquiring it through fraud and violence“ (2003, p. 215). For past 60 years, Indian and Pakistani forces have continuously confronted each other over this tense cease-fire line, with their bitter rivalry exploding into war in 1965 and 1971 (Kargil war), and nearly providing the flashpoint for a third conflict in 2001 possibly involving nuclear weapons.

Although both sides contributed in spreading violence in Kashmir, but the violence caused by India’s military and the Para- military forces allied with them, is even more destructive and abhorrent. Unlike any other great democracy, Indian soldiers are not held to any higher state of conduct. In Kashmir, poorly trained military troops are torturing civilians by extra judicial killings, murders and rapes which is leading to spread of lawless state terrorism. It’s surprising that India still claims itself to be world’s largest democracy.

India’s human rights violations in Kashmir are systematic, deliberate, and officially sanctioned. India has never prosecuted even one of its 700,000 military and paramilitary personnel there for human right abuses, and its laws grant legal immunity for any actions aimed at suppressing Kashmiri dissent or support for self-determination. Information compiled by various human rights organizations like London based Amnesty International, New York-based Asia Watch and other humanitarian organizations establishes that a massive complain of brutal oppression has been launched by the Indian army since January 1990. Various estimates are given of the death toll of civilians so far. Making due allowance for unintended exaggerations, the figure into tens of thousands. Countless individuals had been maimed and thousands of women molested and assaulted. Not a word of condemnation has been uttered at the United Nations; not even a call on India to cease and desist from committing its atrocities.

The overwhelming presence of Indian military and paramilitary forces in Kashmir reminds Kashmiris that they are not free and are being enslaved by Indian forces. This feeling of being slave leads to the birth of rebels in the valley. These rebellions are no other than common people who are victim of continuous torture and abuse by the military and paramilitary forces of Indian government. These people are killed ruthlessly as the government recognizes them as terrorists, but government never wants to accept that it itself is responsible for the birth of rebels in the valley. It’s very natural that after tolerating continuous violation of human rights, one raises his voice to achieve his basic freedom. Usually targets of military shots are common people (shopkeepers, children, women, school going students, etc.) who had not even touched any weapon or something that would spread terror or any kind of violence. They are being shot and then left for bleeding, after their death they are being recognized as terrorists by the so-called democratic nation.

The following excerpt has been taken from the journal Pro and Con (2004, pp. 264-267). In 2003, President Parvez Musharraf addressed to the UN General Assembly “India cites cross-border terrorism in order to reject dialogue. It knows full well that the Kashmiri struggle is indigenous. It is India that violates international law by refusing to implement Security Council Resolutions and by perpetrating gross and consistent violations of human rights in Kashmir. Once again, I invite India to join Pakistan in a sustained dialogue to resolve the Kashmir dispute.” In reply to the president of Pakistan, Indian President Mr.Atal Bihari Vajpayee had nothing to say except “We totally refuse to let terrorism become a tool of blackmail. When the cross-border terrorism stops, or when we eradicate it, we can have a dialogue with Pakistan on the other issues between us.” This conversation clearly proves that India does not want to look at problems of Kashmir; instead, it just wants to keep hold on Kashmir forcibly forever.

The role of press in Kashmir is also an important topic in continuous dispute. The Indian press is a great reason behind the fact that inspite of high scale violations of human rights in Kashmir the public opinion remained silent up to large extent. In her book, Kashmir: A Tragedy of Errors, Tavleen Singh has gone so far as to state that the press was the main reason why the alienation of Kashmir began. There is no doubt in the fact that reporting fairly on Kashmir situation is really dangerous as the Indian government does not want to represent its true picture in front of the world. So press is just working like a slave for the government. This is the reason behind regular news on Kashmir just focus on death of military personnel or militants. No newspaper gives the account of death of ordinary people in the valley or rapes and murders.

A south Indian writer, Teresa Joseph (2000, pp. 53) states “Although human rights organizations, both national as well as international, and also other media sources have documented in detail gross human rights violations in Kashmir by both the militants and the security forces, the general reader does not get any such picture of the situation from the mainstream Indian press.” So it can be easily concluded that Indian press has never tried to figure out the true picture of Kashmir.

The issue of Kashmir is becoming more complicated day by day. Since 1989, around 1 lakh Kashmiri people have been killed in fake encounters and this number dwarfs the killings in Northern Ireland, Palestine, Bosnia, and Kossovo which have brought the world to tears and revulsion. Killings in Kashmir have become so commonplace that they are reported like car accidents in the United States. There is nobody to reprobate Indian government for making the beautiful Kashmir a hell. The most perplexing phenomenon regarding this situation is that it has been allowed to arise and persist in a territory which, under international law, does not belong to any member state of the United Nations and whose status is yet to be decided by the people of its land. It is interesting to note that when Kashmir issue erupted in 1947-48, the United States of America stated that future status of Kashmir will be decided by people of the territory but now while Kashmir is undergoing such a miserable condition, the United States is silent on this issue. Actually India declares itself the world’s most populous democracy and offers support to America in pursuing terrorists. In exchange, the United States remains silent when India kills innocent Kashmiris who crave self-determination and its achievement through peaceful protest.

If the silence persists, there would be only this explanation that a Kashmiri life is viewed as less worthy than other lives. Indian government has given complete rights to its military forces to kill or abuse people in Kashmir in whatever way they want to in order to suppress the movement for freedom. After killing the ordinary people, government states them as terrorists and there is nobody to investigate the causes and effects of conditions caused in Kashmir. As long as India continues to isolate Kashmir from the rest of the world, it will never end violent acts on that unfortunate land and restore the rights and freedom of the people of Kashmir. Brown and Davidson suggest that “The U.S. should recognize that the Kashmir dilemna is an instance in foreign policy in which there is a national interest, the diffusing of a potential nuclear war, and a humanitarian concern, ending the murders of civilians by atleast one side of the hostility” (1994, p. 2)

The following questions are on mind of every Kashmiri person: For how many years will children in Kashmir grow up in fear and shadow of guns of the security forces? When will they be allowed to play in kinder gardens freely as the normal children do? How many Kashmiri girls are still to be raped or molested before achieving freedom? What number of women is required to be widowed before living a peaceful life in Kashmir? Is there anybody who can answer the above questions? The Indian government seriously needs to think about the answer of above questions. The solution of sufferings of these sufferings is both urgent and vital. It is far more serious area than any other area in the world. For finding a right solution of problem, three parties need to interact with each other and create an environment of understanding among them. These three parties are the Government of India, the Government of Pakistan and the Government of Kashmir. Although, the most important party is the people of Kashmir as their decision will be a right decision for humanity and human freedom. The only thing that governments of India and Pakistan needs to forget is their self interests and try to make the life of people of Kashmir beautiful by giving them their fundamental rights and freedom for life.

* Criminal Justice Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.A.

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Bhai Surinderpal Singh

Patiala (August 17, 2010): Today Bhai Surinderpal Singh Tharua, General Secretary of SAD (Panch Pardhani), passed away. He was a close associate of Sikh leader Bhai Daljeet Singh Bittu and worked for Sikh Students Federation after 1984.  He spent nine years in Jail during Sikh Struggle for Khalistan, and after being released from jail, he worked hard on various Panthic fronts.

Bhai Surinderpal Singh (48) today breathed last at his Patiala based residence. He was ill for last two years.

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Ontario (August 15, 2010): Canadian Sikhs under the patronage of Shri Akal Takhat Sahib marked August 15th, Independence Day of India, as “Sikh Genocide” day.  ”Sikh Genocide” Conference was organized by Sikhs For Justice, a  based human rights advocacy group, is spearheading an international justice awareness campaign and  striving to disseminate true and correct information regarding the Genocide of Sikhs from 1984-1998 to the international community with the support of All India Sikh Students Federation.

Various Speakers Sharing their views at Sikh Genocide Conference

Addressing the conference, Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, legal advisor to “Sikhs For Justice” stated that during the upcoming UN General Assembly session in New York, their organization will present a memorandum to the UN highlighting the denial of justice in India to victims of Sikhs Genocide (1984-98); Continued human rights violations; and Indian Judiciary’s open collaboration in denial of justice to religious minorities of India, specially Sikhs. Attorney Pannun further stated that during upcoming UN general assembly session, SFJ will lobby that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should not be allowed to speak because of India’s despicable record on human rights. “Sikhs For Justice” will hold a “Justice Rally” outside UN Building in New York during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to UN. According to attorney Pannun, aim of the “Justice Rally” will be to educate the international community about the continuous denial of justice to victims of Sikh Genocide 1984-98.

Addressing the conference, Sukhminder Singh Hansra, known Canadian activist and journalist stated that on August 15, 1947 India won its freedom from British Empire with the help Sikhs but unfortunately, after independence Sikhs are made slaves of a system that kills and suppresses the religious minorities. “Sikhs For Justice” youth coordinator, Jatinder Singh Grewal, while addressing the gathering stressed that upholding Canadian values it’s imperative for the Canadian Political leaders to speak openly against the killings of Sikhs in India without considering the economic relations.

Hundreds of Canadian Sikhs attended the conference and pledged to support the “Sikhs For Justice” in “Justice Campaign” which includes:

a)      To recognize killings of Sikhs (1984-98) as “Genocide” under Article 2 of the UN Convention on Genocide.

b)      To demand the prosecution of Sikh Genocide (1984-98) perpetrators and  organizers;

c)       To get Sikhism recognized as a separate religion under the Indian Constitution.

“Sikhs For Justice” presented the documentary based on the evidence collected with the help of All India Sikh Student Federation, showing the victims and witnesses of November 1984 Sikh Genocide from all across India. The evidence and testimonies in the documentary clearly establish that in November 1984 Sikhs were systematically attacked and killed in at least 18 states of India.

The conference was organized with the help and support of Ontario Gurdwara Committee, Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwara Council, United Front of Sikhs, Shiromani Akali Dal (Panch Pardani) and management of all Gurdwara Sahibs of Ontario, Montreal, Ottawa, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Surrey, and Abbottsford.

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