Open letter to Chandrashekhar

Mr Chander Shakher M.P.

Care Taker Prime Minister

The Government of India

New Delhi India

Mr Prime Minister:

At last your council of ministers has decided to hold elections in Punjab The Sikh Nation a land of brave people which has been under the siege and occupation of the terrorist administrations of Indira Gandhi her son Rajiv Gandhi V.P. of the people of Punjab if you were so sincere is to send the army back to their barracks call back all paramilitary forces (National Security Guards Central Reserve Forces Border Security Force etc.) take all Russian-trained intelligence personnel and agencies (Research and Analysis Wing Intelligence Bureau Central Intelligence Department) and the present Governor of Punjab Mr O.P.Malhotra a former Chief of the Indian Army who is responsible for merciless killings of the Sikh youths out of Punjab. How could you ensure fair and just public elections at the “gun point”?

The best you could do is to allow international panels (the United States Canada U.K. Israel Pakistan and France) under the auspices of the United Nations to conduct elections in Punjab Assam Jammu and Kashmir and other states which have no faith in the Indian democratic system. By doing so you would have given the proof of sincerity

As Indian administrations since 1947 have been notorious in betraying their citizens especially in Punjab and Jammu & Kashmir no fairness in these hastily called/ is expected particularly when they are conducted in the presence of the Indian army. As such what will your administration are doing to create a “smoke screen” for the undemocratic and heavy handed processes which belie the democracy which Hindu India is alleged to be?

I shall look forward to hearing from you.

Awatar Singh Sekhon Ph.D. FIBA RM(CCM)

Edmonton Alberta

Copy to: The Hon George Bush President of the United States of America.

The Right Hon. Brian Mulroney Prime Minister of Canada

The Right Hon. John Major Prime Minister of United Kingdom

The Hon. Itzhak Shamir Prime Minister of Israel

The Hon Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Republic of Pakistan

The President Govt of France

Article extracted from this publication >> April 19, 1991