STOCKTON, CALIF Sikhs all over America and Canada were ‘outraged at the storming of their holiest shrine, the Golden Temple, in Amritsar. Ina spontaneous reaction to World Sikh News most of the prominent Sikhs said that Barnala has proved himself to be a puppet and stooge of the rulers in Delhi. The inhuman massacre of seven innocent Sikhs and wounding of more than fifty Kar-sewa volunteers was condemned by all. The attack was described as a calculated attempt of the Indian Government to legitimatize operation Blue star in the eyes of the world’s S. Didar Singh Bains, President WSO (International) coned mooned the attack and said that the Indian Government has now left no alternative for Sikhs but to seek sovereign state of their own. The attack, he said, would prove the last nail in the coffin of Indian imperialism.

  1. Gian Singh Sandhu, President W.S.O (Canada) hailed the announced of Khalistan by Dam dami Taksal and A.I.S.S.F. And strongly condemned the dastardly raid by Indian Commandos. The attack, he said, has exposed Indian imperialism and its policy of religious intolerance:

Dr. Manohar Singh Grewal, President W.S.O (U.S.A) also condemned the attack and protested the killing and arrest of innocent Sikhs from the Golden Temple complex. He called upon the Indian Government to end the systematic campaign of state terrorism against the Sikhs,

  1. Jagjit Singh Mangat, President Sikh Cultural Society, New York strongly condemned the attack: He said attack had proved that Sikhs could not hope for true peace so long they do no establish a sovereign state of their own. The ruling majority community, he felt, was inflicting fresh wounds and insults rather than applying the much publicized “healing touch”, How can Sikhs trust the Indian rulers when they are refusing to prosecute those who carried out Sikh massacre in November, 1984″ he asked Bhai Lakhmir Singh, Nephew of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindran wale and convener of International Sikh Youth Federation in a telephone message to the World Sikh News said that by sending troops into the Golden Temple, Mr. Surjit Singh Barnala has “signed his own death warrants.” Nobody has ever escaped the consequences of invading the Golden Temple,” he said Sikhs are fighting against try any and try ants and have no quarrel with a true Hindu or a true Muslim. He appealed to the Sikhs living in foreign countries not to violate local laws and hoped that Sikhs world over will ‘unite under the Kesari Nishan at this crucial juncture in Sikh History.
  2. Jaspal Singh Soni, Vice President, Gurdwara Los Angeles, told World Sikh News that “the attack was a poor attempt to legitimatize operation Bluestar”. He al so informed that the Gurdwara ‘management had sent telegrams to President Ronald Reagan, Indian President Zail Singh and Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi condemning the attack.

Dr. Amrit Singh Sekhon from Los Angeles while condemning the attack expressed the hope that the latest outrage against Sikh religion would bring Sikhs of all shades to unite against the Indian Government.

Dr. Arjinder Pal Singh Sekhon, said that Barnala has proved to be a puppet in the hands of Rajiv who wants to show to the world that Sikhs were killing Sikhs, He appealed to the Sikhs to unite under the Kesari Nishan (Sikh National Flag) and become true Sikhs by taking Khande Pahul if they want to throw away the shackles of slavery. He said that Sikh religion is not against any one, but it teaches Sikhs never to yield to tyranny and injustice.

Article extracted from this publication >> May 9, 1986