AMRITSAR; The text of the Amritsar declaration as read out inside use Golden Temple complex is as follows:
The Shiromant Akali Dal (Amritsar) while professing and staying within the democratic spheres and based on the principles that tie holy Guru Granth Sahib provides direction to the Sikh community and to its rich Punjabi culture the Sikh quam (Community) announces its declsl0n to renew its struggle for the creation and demand of a separate Sikh area (kheta) wherein the Sikhs can experience the glow of freedom.
Only with the creation of such a separate area (stale) can the desires of the Sikh quam and the Punjabis be fulfilled. Before partition the then Congress government had promised the creation of such an area but so far this promise was never fulfilled.
Such a separate autonomous area will only safeguard the interests of the minority communities. In this present day history there is turmoil in South East Asia and in the western world efforts are on the form a new society based on certain principles.
In this changing world it has become but natural that changes take place so that a society free from all evils is created on certain principles in this new area for the Sikhs opportunities will be provided to all social religious and political organizations to freely profess and propagate their views and ideas which had never been provided before.
In this new homeland Sikhs and Punjabis would be able to freely propagate their religion and culture and thereby will also enrich the rich cultural heritage of this world
The Shiromani Akali Dal is of the view point that Hindustan is a subcontinent comprising of diverse cultures whore every culture has its ‘own Separate identity and rich cultural heritage
There is need for re-organizing this sub-continent by bringing about changes in the constitution and making it more broad based nonfederal constitution only with a strong nonfederal base can every culture progress and spread its influence world wide
If the Hindustan government does not accept this demand for the creation of a confederation then the Shiromani Akali Dal will be left with no option but to announce their demand for a separate and independent Sikh state the party will then launch a struggle for these states.
Article extracted from this publication >> May 6, 1994
