May 30 Raya Karam Singh of Patiala ascended the throne of Pathala state in 1813 AD,
June I (i) Chhota Ghalughara: Over 10,000 Sikhs massacred by Yahiya Khan and Lakipat Rai.
(ii) The Akali’ a daily newspaper in Punjabi was started by the Shirmoni Akali Dal in 1920 AD.
(iii) Jaito march: Seventh Shahdi Jatha of 500 valiant Akali Satyagrahias started its march from Anandpur Sahib to Jaito in 1924 AD.
June 2: Muttan Announced: Maharaja Ranjit Singh announced the province of Muttan to the Kingdom of Punjab after a fierce battle in 1818 AD.
June 3: Indian Army attacks Golden Temple Indian govt. of Indira Gandhi launched army attack on Golden temple code named operation Blue Star.’ Thousands of Sikhs pilgrims killed by army, The World Sikh community gets aroused 1984. Prominent Sikh leaders Sant Jarnal Singh Bhindaranwale, Bhai Manjit Singh and Gen Shabeg Singh slain in the defense of the Golden Temple and Akal Takhat.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 4, 1993
