LONDON: The Khalistan Government-in-exile has cautioned Prime Minister John Major that Fascism disguised as democracy was raising its head in India.
In a joint memorandum submitted to the Prime Minister on August 15 the leaders of the Government-in-exile felicitated John Major for his part in securing and protecting the human rights of the people of Eastern Europe Kurdistan Kuwait and several other parts of the world and stressed the need for similar role in protecting the human rights of the people of South Asia and the right of self-determination for the Sikhs.
Drawing a parallel between the exploits of the National Socialist party of pre-war Germany and the Congress Party of today’s India the memorandum said that the democratic process in India had been reduced to the dictatorship of the Hindu majority —in essence identical with fascism that propelled Germany on to the war path.
The memorandum cited reports from Amnesty International and other human rights organizations to illustrate the point that the Sikhs under the Indian rule were suffering the same fate that befell the Jews under the Nazis.
Carrying the argument further the memorandum said that appeasement of the tyrant faucned and strengthened fascism to defeat which wo world-wars had to be fought earlier this century.
Concluding that appeasement of Indian fascism even though motivated by trading interests would allow India to become so strong that yet another World War may become necessary {o contain it the memorandum stressed the need for remedial steps before it was too late. . At present the memorandum said it is possible to force the Indian rulers to revert to civilized politics by making aid to India conditional with her respect for the human rights of the smaller nations in the Indian Union. Tomorrow may be too late it added.
The memorandum was signed by the President (Sewa Singh Lalli) Prime Minister (Gurmej Singh Gill) Deputy Prime Minister (Bhagwant Singh) Defence Minister (Harbhajan Singh) and Finance Minister (Harkishen Singh Bhavra) of the Government in-exile
Article extracted from this publication >> August 30, 1991
