“There is no reason to believe that terrorism can be dealt with more effectively under President’s Rule.” India To-Day.
“There is communalism in the Home Ministry Bureaucracy. If you ‘want to solve Punjab problem, just put the entire Home Ministry in a ship and sink it in the Indian ocean” Balwant Singh, Finance Minister of Punjab.
“As far as Sikhs are concerned, Barnala does not exist anymore” Amarinder Singh, Former Agriculture Minister.
We want to remove these government two ministers and their gunmen” Sukhjinder Singh, ex-minister of Punjab.
Simranjit Singh Mann has been in the jail for more than two years now, If no case is made out against him, he is entitled to be released” “Mr., Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab.
The demand for Khalistan came much earlier than either Bhindranwale or Jagjit Singh Chohan” Rajiv Kapoor in ‘Sikh Separatism’. “We have no time for people who do not believe in Khalistan” Didar Singh in a Gurdwara in Germany.
“Rajiv Gandhi takes one step forward, then under political pressure takes two steps backwards” General Aurora.
Insurgency, conceit takes root, is difficult to eradicate, as seen in the north-eastern states where a quarter century of virtual army rule has failed to eliminate tribal secessionists” General Aurora.
Article extracted from this publication >> August 1, 1986
