Jun
30
This in-depth 150-page report analyzes thousands of pages of previously unavailable and secret affidavits, government records and arguments submitted to the 1985 Misra Commission, established to examine the Sikh Massacres in Delhi, Kanpur, and Bokaro. After a thorough discussion of administrative and judicial impunity, the report applies the international law of genocide and crimes against […]
Jun
7
British MPs release 1984 Report
June 7, 2004 | Comments Off on British MPs release 1984 Report
As Sikhs gathered throughout the UK to remember the carnage of 1984, British MPs commemorated the 20th anniversary of Operation Bluestar last week by releasing a report by the Truth and Justice Campaign at the House of Commons. The report, titled 1984 Sikhs’ Kristallnacht, gives eyewitness accounts and individual cases drawing from the 1984 Army […]
Jun
5
20th ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION BLUESTAR
June 5, 2004 | Comments Off on 20th ANNIVERSARY OF OPERATION BLUESTAR
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Indian Army’s attack on the Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple) complex in Amritsar and 41 other Sikh gurudwaras throughout Punjab. The army invaded the complex, the center of Sikh religious and political life, and forty-one other major Sikh gurudwaras with tanks, canons and troops, and imposed a statewide curfew. […]
Jun
4
1984 Survivors Approach PM; Akalis Walk Out of Lower House of Parliament
June 4, 2004 | Comments Off on 1984 Survivors Approach PM; Akalis Walk Out of Lower House of Parliament
Survivors of the 1984 pogroms against Sikhs met with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling for a memorial in Delhi for those massacred and a resolution condemning the pogroms. In addition: The memorandum said as Congress leader Jagdish Tytler had a major role in the riots he should be immediately removed from the Union Council of […]
Jun
2
BBC Solicits Memories on Bluestar
June 2, 2004 | Comments Off on BBC Solicits Memories on Bluestar
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BCC) is soliciting memories and pictures from those who were in Amritsar during Operation Bluestar—the Indian Army attack on the Golden Temple complex in June 1984. On June 3, 1984, the martyrdom anniversary of the fifth Sikh Guru, the Indian army launched Operation Bluestar. The army invaded the Golden Temple complex, […]
May
26
Two perpetrators of the 1984 carnage against Sikhs have been given ministerial positions in the new government formed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Kamal Nath, accused of leading the mob that attacked and destroyed Gurudwara Rakab Ganj and burned alive several Sikhs inside, is now a member of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet. He will serve as Commerce and […]
May
26
Pogrom Survivors Look to New Prime Minister for Justice
May 26, 2004 | Comments Off on Pogrom Survivors Look to New Prime Minister for Justice
Survivors of the 1984 pogroms against Sikhs, now living in the “Widows Colony”, are hoping that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will at least help their children: “With him at the helm, I see a glimmer of hope,” [Satori] Kaur said outside her humble home in Tilak Vihar, a colony specially set up in New Delhi […]
May
21
Manmohan Singh as Prime Minister
May 21, 2004 | 1 Comment
Now that former Finance Minister Manmohan Singh, a Sikh, is set to be India’s next Prime Minister, Congress Party officials and others, including some Sikhs, are stating that the 1984 pogroms chapter has closed: [T]he deep distrust that once existed between the community and the party no longer exists. One reason is the sheer length […]
May
14
1984 Perps Win Elections
May 14, 2004 | Comments Off on 1984 Perps Win Elections
The Congress Party swept Delhi, along with the rest of India. Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler, widely cited as perpetrators of the 1984 pogroms against Sikhs by survivors and witnesses, both won in their constituencies: In his win, Jagdish Tytler has not only exorcised the ghosts of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, he has come back […]
May
11
Elections End in India
May 11, 2004 | 2 Comments
Yesterday marked the conclusion of India’s elections for the lower parliamentary house, the Lok Sabha. During the final round of elections on May 10, Delhi went to the polls to vote for or against two perpetrators of the 1984 carnage against Sikhs and one of their defenders. Sikh residents reacted to the use of the […]