Dec.5 1873: Birthday of Bhai Vir Singh a great Sikh scholar was born in Amritsar.
1983: Sant Bhindranwale announced police entry into Sikh Gurdwaras would not be tolerated. Dec 6 1778: Khalsa Dal attacked Rohil Khand (MP), 1992: Sikhs all over the world join Muslims to condemn destruction of Babri Masjid by Hindus. Dec.7 1923: Gurdwara Bhai Phena morcha launched, 1982:1500 Sikhs arrested in connection with Asian games in Delhi released. Dec.8 1941: Formation of Hindu Sikh Front to oppose creation of Faxtsian. 1990: Army deployed in Punjab due to curb militants Sikh organizations. The, assisted ‘thousands of paramilitary forces to suppress Sikh national let movement. Dec.9 1992: Simranjit Singh Mann submitted a memorandum to US President for release of two Sikh youth, Ranjit Singh Gill and Sukhminder Singh Condhu. Held in New York prison. Dec.10 1982: Sikh leaders reject offer of fresh talks with the Govt. 1992: Sikhs all over the world demonstrated against violation of human rights in Punjab and Kashmir. Panthic Committee submitted memorandum to UN Secretary General. Events in December Monday, 13 Dec. ‘Massiah’: Dark Moon Wednesday, 15 Dec. ‘Sangrandh’ (1 ‘Pok’) Tuesday, 28 Dec. ‘Puran Masi’; Full Moon Editor’s Note: due to space constraints the preceding did not appear in the last issue.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 17, 1993