Sri Akhand Path Sahib begins at Sri Akal Takht Sahib regarding the June 1984 Ghallughara massacre
AMRITSAR: Sri Akhand Path Sahib was started today at Sri Akal Takht Sahib in connection with the annual martyrdom ceremony to be held on June 6 to pay homage and respect to the Singhs, Singhnis and children who were martyred during the military attack on Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib and Sri Akal Takht Sahib by the then Congress government in June 1984.
On the occasion of the starting of Sri Akhand Path Sahib, SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Giani Tek Singh and other prominent personalities were present.
Meanwhile, while talking to the media, Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, said that the first week of June is extremely painful for the Sikh mentality. In the first week of June in 1984, the then Congress government had inflicted deep wounds on the Sikh community by launching a military attack on the Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib, Sri Akal Takht Sahib and other Gurdwaras, which the community can never forget.
While many martyrs were martyred in this massacre, the holy Bir of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was also injured due to bullet injuries.
He said that every year in memory of the massacre, a function is held at Sri Akal Takht Sahib to pay tribute to the martyrs.
While talking to the media, Advocate Dhami also demanded the release of the imprisoned Sikhs. He said that Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and other Sikhs had walked the path of struggle against the atrocities committed against the Sikhs and have been detained in jails for almost three decades. The government should immediately decide to commute the sentence of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and release the imprisoned Singhs.
On this occasion, apart from SGPC President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, Chief Granthi of Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Malkit Singh, Chief Secretary S. Kulwant Singh Mannan, Interim Member Jathedar Mangwinder Singh Khaparkheri, Member Bhai Gurcharan Singh Grewal, Bhai Ajaib Singh Abhishek, Bhai Manjit Singh, Secretary S. Balwinder Singh Kahlwan, Manager of Sri Darbar Sahib S. Major Singh, Superintendent S. Nishan Singh and S. Malkit Singh Beharwal, Manager S. Narinder Singh, Additional Manager S. Gurinder Singh Devidaspur, Federation Leader Bhai Kanwarcharat Singh etc. were present.
An exhibition of photographs depicting the tragedy of the June 1984 Ghallughara massacre
An exhibition of photographs depicting the devastation and tragedy that befell Sri Akal Takht Sahib during the military attack on Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib and Sri Akal Takht Sahib by the then Congress government in June 1984 has been put up by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee outside the Gurdwara Sri Manji Sahib Diwan Hall. The various photographs displayed in the exhibition depict the atrocities committed by the government.
This exhibition will continue till June 6, which the devotees will be able to see from morning till evening. The aim of this exhibition is to make the devotees, and especially the youth, aware of the attack on the Sikh community by the then Congress government in June 1984.
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