Remembrance: The Sikh Story (Video footage of Sikhs in WWI and WWII)

From the BBC website:

"Documentary examining why followers of the Sikh religion were marked out as a 'martial race' under the British Empire, and how thousands of Sikh soldiers valiantly laid down their lives for Britain's freedom across two world wars.

With contributions from eminent historians, military experts and war veterans, the film features the last-ever interview with legendary WW2 Squadron Leader Mahinder Singh Pujji, and the first television broadcast of a rare audio recording of a WW1 Sikh prisoner of war, handed to Britain in 2010 after 94 years in German hands."

To watch online, visit:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=33a_1289406070

President and First Lady Ignore Outcries of Sikh Widows in India"

Sikhs for Justice: President and First Lady Ignore Outcries of Sikh Widows in India - CNBC:

Yet, Obama spoke about the Burmese government's human right issues, especially with the recent flawed polls, but he failed to mention about India.

For the common people, Obama was just another tourist.

Commercial Granthi Sahib vs Suchet Granthi Sahib

Many of us have experienced this in our lives : when we have a strong desire for something, we go to Gurdwara Sahib and ask the Granthi Sahib to do Ardaas for us, so that our wishes are fulfilled. Below are two situations, which may occur :

COMMERCIAL GRANTHI SAHIB :We go to them and ask them to pray for our good business, health, wealth, son, grandson, and a lot of other things. They would give us a world of assurances like "Pichle dinna vich asi unha di ardaas kiti, onha di icha puri ho gayi" or "Tusi chinta na karo ji, asi roz Amrit Vele twadi ardaas karange, twade Shubh manorath poore hovenge" And we very happyily come back home, that we have done our job.


SUCHET GRANTHI SAHIB :
We go to them and ask them to pray for a whole lot of wordly desires. They would think for a while and say something like this : "Pehli gal, Parmatma de darbaar vich akhri gyan ya koi padvi(post) nahi chaldi. Us darbaar vich ta sirf prem di boli chaldi hai. Te mein samajhda ha, ki tusi apni gal zyada prem naal Parmatma tak pahucha sakde ho. Duji gal, mere kuch udham karan naal twanu kuch prapat ho jaye, eh menu samajh nahi payi. Tusi aap Bani padho, Simran karo, Sewa karo, Guru ang sangh sahai hovenge"OR something like this :
"Daas Guru Charana vich Ardaas te kar de, par kuch der lag sagdi hai" We ask annoyingly "Aida Kyun?". He would reply with a smile on his face "Darasal Daas twadi mushkil da root cause samajh gaya hai! Agar Daas sirf twadi padartha layi hi ardaas kar de, te ho sakda hai Guru Sahib twadi icha poori kar vi den, par ki guarantee hai ki os daat naal vi twanu shanti mil jayegi. Estoh behtar hai ki eh Ardaas kariye, ki Guru Sahib twanu Naam daan bakshan, twade ander Santokh aa jave. Te us Santokh de sadke, twadi Parmatma de naal enha Prem bane, ki Akaal Purakh twade bina mange hi twadi choli bhar den. Phir tusi anek padarath bhogde hoye vi tikav vich rahoge ji!"

Text of H. S. Phoolka's Letter to Akal Takht.

Singh Sahab Giani Gurbachan Singh Ji 20.7.2010

Jathedar Sh. Akal Takht Sahib
And the Respected Jathedars of other Takhts

Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki fateh.

Since November 1984, with the blessings of the Guru, I have been vehemently pursuing the cases relating to the Sikh Genocide. I have been pursuing these cases since the past 26 years and during this period I have not charged any fee for the cases or taken any kind of a donation. In 1985, I was paid a meager amount of Rs. 15,000/- by DSGMC and after that since 1986 till today, I have neither received any money from the Gurdwara Committee, nor from any other organization for these cases.

It is very unfortunate that certain Sikh leaders of Delhi, under a deep rooted conspiracy to shield the guilty Congress leaders have started a campaign to malign me. They are alleging that I have been paid crores of rupees and I am not following these cases in the interest of the community, but solely for my own personal benefit.

Now, when these cases have reached their peak and Sajjan Kumar is badly caught and strong proofs are emerging against Kamal Nath, at this delicate moment, they have intensified their campaign to malign me so that the support I get from the media and the legal circle is adversely affected. The conspiracy is to involve me in defending myself against this malicious propaganda and hence distract me from these cases.

I have always given more importance to the cases of 1984 Genocide over all my other cases. When Sajjan Kumar’s cases have reached their peak, I have been devoting all my time only to these cases. The conspiracy is to distract my attention at such a critical juncture. Like other Senior Advocates, I could have also made a lot of money by devoting all my time to my commercial practice. But instead of making money, I preferred to take up this social cause as my moral obligation. Not only did I put my practice at stake, but also my life by facing the perpetrators of the Genocide head on, all by myself.

I have never accepted any security for my protection. Justice Ranganath Misra had ordered the Police to provide me with security, but I refused to accept the offer. I was of the view that if I keep gunmen around me for my protection, it would demoralize the victims. With what face would I ask widows of victims to not get scared and to testify fearlessly. My strength was that I would stand alone, without any outside support. That is why since 1985 I would go everywhere to courts and relief camps, all by myself on my motorcycle. This is what boosted the morale of the victims and demoralized the other side. Following my example, many young boys and girls and retired army officials started visiting relief camps by themselves. They even started visiting areas of Bhagat and Sajjan Kumar. I was happy that my decision to not accept security proved to be correct.

In 2004, during my debate with Jagdish Tytler on NDTV, when he threatened to kill me, I was offered VIP security by a senior officer who told me that the President of SGPC and the Chief Minister of Punjab have written a letter to the PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh stating that I be given security and hence PMO issued orders for my security. I again refused to accept any security. This was again a delicate moment when the cases were about to reopen and the Nanavati Commission report was due for submission. The officer while leaving said that he salutes me and that even though I have refused security, he would on his account carry out full investigation as to who and from which quarter do I face danger. Thereafter, I kept receiving calls from the Home Ministry enquiring if I have changed my decision but I told them that my decision was final. I write to you today to impress upon your goodself that not only have I not been concerned about money but I have also endangered my life time and again for the cause.

Despite my having done so much, all of a sudden certain Sikh leaders are making false and malicious allegations against me. Is this justice? Having fought for justice for the victims of the 1984 Genocide for the past so many years, today I appeal to you for justice for me.

This scheme of making allegations of personal benefit emanated after my debate with Tytler on NDTV in 2004. Tytler alleged that I have taken enormous sums of money for these cases and it is only for making money that I have conspired against him. He further stated that the whole Sikh community is with him, it is only Phoolka who is against him.

When after this interview, journalists approached Tytler for material and proof substantiating his allegations, he could produce nothing. I have filed a case of defamation against Tytler in Ludhiana. This had become a thorn in his paw. He was desperately seeking for help to substantiate his claims. It was at that time that the then President of DSGMC, Prahlad Singh Chandoke came to his rescue. Chandoke started claiming that I had taken Rs. 50 Lakh from the DSGMC for these cases, though this was completely false and I had never accepted a single penny for these cases. But because he was the President of DSGMC, some people believed him. I have narrated this whole episode in detail in my book, “When a Tree Shook Delhi†.

A while later when Tytler’s case again came into the limelight, another Sikh leader, DSGMC’s ex president, Avtar Singh Hit started making similar allegations against me.

Now when the noose has tightened around Sajjan Kumar’s neck, the present president Paramjit Singh Sarna and his brother Harvinder Singh Sarna have taken it upon themselves to make these false allegations against me. They have continuously started alleging that I have taken Rs. 1 crore 9 lakh from the Gurdwara Committee. On 17th July 2010, Saturday I met both brothers in an office of the DSGMC. When I demanded from them proof of making such baseless allegations against me, Harvinder S. Sarna profusely insulted me. He shouted, making rude comments against me and used very offensive language and threatened me. He also said, and I quote, “Yes I have said it. Do whatever you can. I will expose your bad deeds before the whole Sangat.†His language was so offensive that had I not walked out of there, in a few moments he would have started hurling abuses at me. What has upset me all the more is that his episode happened in the presence of a Senior Advocate, KTS Tulsi.

I write to you today with a plea that your goodself may ask for an explanation from any leader who claims to have proof against my integrity and ask for any of such material to be placed before you. I will answer.

It appears that the conspiracy is to divert my attention from Sajjan Kumar’s case and other 84 cases and I spend all my time and attention in defending myself against these allegations. At this crucial juncture, even the slightest oversight in the cases could have disastrous consequences. I am conscious of the fact that my decision would have an adverse impact on the cases, but my hands are tied. Since the past 4 days I have been in such mental turmoil and pressure that I have not been able to concentrate on the cases at all. If this state of affairs continues, the cases may have an adverse impact and hence I write to you with an appeal that in these circumstances it is not possible for me to continue with the cases. An alternative arrangement be made and a decision be rendered at the earliest so that the community’s interest does not suffer.

I am even more upset with these allegations as I usto respect Paramjit Singh Sarna. My association with him started in 1995 when he played a positive role in HKL Bhagat’s case. My disagreement with Sarna started in 2008 on the issue of the 1984 cases only. When the key witness in Tytler’s case, Giaani Surinder Singh retracted his statement in court, he was given a plum posting of the Head Granthi in Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib. Later in 2008, he gave a true statement against Tytler to the CBI and said that his life was in danger. He went to America because of this danger and made an application for leave for a year to Sarna. Sarna refused to accept his application, despite much persuasion. In the end, Giani Surinder Singh had to return in January 2009 so as to save his job. When he came back, Sarna made it a point that he was not deputed in any Gurdwara and was forced to stay home. Many people attempted to persuade Sarna to not do this, but he paid no heed. Finally, he was deputed to Majnu Ka Tilla Gudwara, out of all Gurdwaras in Delhi, which was in Jadish Tytler’s area. There he usto face daily and repeated threats which took a toll on his health and in June 2009, at a fairly young age of 60 he passed away. Tytler’s case was yet in court and was extremely weakened by Surinder Singh’s untimely death. Tytler presented an affidavit in court, purportedly from Surinder Singh stating that he had been pressurized by Phoolka to make a false statement against Tytler. Tytler’s whole game plan was to malign and control me, but with Wahuguru’s grace I was saved.

Tytler had complete support of these people and so I was disappointed with Sarna but there were no fights. However, when I prepared and asked them to file a case against Kamal Nath, Sarna instantly flared up.

At this crucial juncture when Sajjan Kumar’s case has reached its peak, I am extremely saddened by Sarna’s false allegations. When some journalists approached Sarna and asked him for receipts and bills for the Rs. 1.09 crores, he immediately altered his stand and stated that this money is the administrative expense that they have incurred during the course of the Nanavati Commission. Phoolka was the in charge and he had commissioned this unnecessary expenditure, even though nothing fruitful came out of the Nanavati Commission.

All of Nanavati Commission’s expenditure was done by the Gurdwara Committee, but none of this money and not a single rupee spent was on my account. Besides, this expenditure was done only till 2003, after which no money at all has been spent. Why is this expenditure suddenly being brought up after 7 years? In these 7 years, Sarna would have praised me many a times but when Sajjan Kumar’s case has reached its peak why is he suddenly lamenting over expenditure?

Sarna also states that nothing has been gained from the Nanavati Commission. It is only after the Nanavati Commission that cases against Sajjan Kumar and Tytler have been reopened; Tytler was forced to resign from a Ministerial post; the Government had to shell out a compensation of over Rs. 717 crore for the Riot victims. Maybe all these achievements may not have been in Sarna’s personal interest and benefit, but are they not in the interest of the community? This is for your goodself to decide.

In conclusion, with utmost sincerity, it is my respectful submission that I have not charged any fee in any of the riot cases. I have spent all my life for the cause and endangered my life in the process. I have fearlessly faced powerful leaders such as Bhagat, Sajjan Kumar and Tytler. Despite having done so much, I have never expected any reward. I have not accepted any political position or any other benefit. But today I am being repaid by having to defend and protect myself against false allegations leveled by Sikh leaders on my integrity?

In these 26 years, many organizations and people have attempted to offer me a lot of money to help the cause, but I refused with humility and have always said that I do these cases following my inner conscious that tells me to raise my voice against the atrocities faced by the Sikh Community. Particularly during my visits abroad, I was offered a lot of dollars and pounds out of a feeling of helping the cause. In order to raise public opinion for the cause, I have visited other countries about 25 to 30 times. It was only 3 times out of these, once to LA and twice to Vancouver, that I have accepted flight tickets for my visit, the rest have all been on my personal expense. Having to hear all these malicious and degrading allegations has adversely affected my inner conscience.

I earnestly request you to ask the whole Sikh community that whosoever has ever given me any money for the cause should come before you and disclose the same so that the truth can be ascertained once and for all. At the same time, all those who have been refused by me to accept any sum of money must also come before your goodself and explain how despite their persuasion, I refused their offers.

In this fight for justice, I have never had any expectations from these Sikh leaders. I have always stood against the perpetrators of the crime alone and have the resolve to do so in the future as well, however I feel that I do not have the conviction and the strength to be fighting the leaders of my own community in addition to the Congress leaders. These leaders claim that I am fighting these cases for my personal benefit. Even after hearing all these allegations, if I continue with the cases, I am fearful that the common man is going to get the impression that I am continuing the cases for my own personal interests.

These allegations have disturbed me so much that I have been spending sleepless nights and have been unable to prepare properly for the cases. If these circumstances continue, I will be rendered incapable of working on the cases and the cases would hence suffer. I am therefore constrained to request your goodself to kindly take a timely decision on the matter and make alternative arrangements for another lawyer. At this critical juncture, even a mere delay of a few days can prove to be disastrous for the cases. I assure you that till such alternative arrangements are made, I will continue with the matters and not let the cause safer, whatsoever may be my mental state of mind.

Yours sincerely,
(Harvinder Singh Phoolka)
Senior Advocate

"'Yogi's Legacy in Question' Printed in The Register-Guard"

The Gurumukh Yoga Forum - "Yogi's Legacy in Question" Printed in The Register-Guard: "'Yogi's Legacy in Question' Printed in The Register-Guard"

The Gurumukh Yoga Forum - Sikhism and Tantric Yoga

"The word 'Yogi' is used in Sikh scriptures even for God and the Guru, and this does not mean that God and the Gurus practiced the absurd asanas now taught by Yogi Bahjan, and shown in some of the pictures published in this book."

The Gurumukh Yoga Forum - Sikhism and Tantric Yoga

The Gurumukh Yoga Forum - Sikhism and Tantric Yoga:

"Bhai Gurdas, however, makes it clear to all Sikhs of all ages that Yoga asanas and yoga techniques are absolutely useless and unnecessary for Sikh meditations and the spiritual path of Sikhism:

jog jugat gursikh gurs am jhay a

The Guru has himself explained to the Sikhs the technique of true Yoga, and it is this: A Sikh must live in such a moral and spiritual poise that while hoping and waiting he ceases to aspire or crave for low ambitions and remains unconcerned and detached. He should eat little and drink little. He should speak little and never waste time in nonsensical discussion. He should sleep little at night and keep away from the snare of wealth. He should never crave avariciously after wealth and property.

Bhai Gurdas, Var 20 / 15"

sikhchic.com | The Art and Culture of the Diaspora | Pomp & Splendour in New Zealand

sikhchic.com The Art and Culture of the Diaspora Pomp & Splendour in New Zealand: "Pomp & Splendour in New Zealand"

SIKH CAPTAIN SERVES IN UNITED STATES ARMY WITH TURBAN AND FULL BEARD

United States Army Captain Tejdeep Singh Rattan became the first Sikh in a generation to serve in the United States Army with his turban, full length hair and full beard. Rattan had to get a waiver from the Army to serve without sacrificing the unshorn hair mandated by his faith. An immigrant from India who arrived in New York as a teenager, Rattan said he hopes his military commitment will allow him to give back to his adopted home country and will help diminish prejudice Sikhs sometimes face in the U.S. Army officer basic training graduation ceremony took place at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio on March 22, 2010. Captain Rattan and Dr. Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi, who will attend basic training this summer, are the first Sikhs to receive exemptions in more than 25 years.
The Army in 1984 eliminated an exemption that had previously allowed Sikhs to maintain their articles of faith while serving, but officials can issue individual waivers to the uniform policy after considering the effects on safety and discipline, said Army spokesman George Wright. Only a handful of such individual religious exemptions are ever granted. "I'm feeling very humbled. I'm a soldier," said the 31-year-old dentist, smiling after the ceremony at Fort Sam Houston. "This has been my dream." Rattan - who received a master's degree in engineering before pursuing a dental education and Kalsi both offer health care skills that are in high demand in an Army stretched by wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Rattan said he encountered no trouble from fellow soldiers during training

Here is a picture and more details.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/23/sikh-army-captain-graduat_n_509294.html

NOVEMBER 1984 SIKH GENOCIDE (October 31, 1984 - November 4, 1984)

Ø SYSTEMATIC AND ORGANIZED KILLINGS OF SIKHS IN EIGHTEEN STATES AND MORE THAN HUNDRED CITIES ACROSS INDIA

More than 30,000 Sikhs killed throughout India (most burnt alive)

Hundreds of Sikh women gang raped throughout India by goons, police officers and civil administrators and told that next generation (after rape) will be loyal to Government of India

More than 300, 000 Sikhs displaced and rendered homeless

Hundreds of Gurudwaras and Guru Granth Sahibs (treated as living guru by Sikhs) burnt and desecrated in a systematic and planned way across India

Around 300 Sikh soldiers done to death in Uniform by fellow soldiers

120 Sikhs working at the Bokaro Steel Plant Jharkhand thrown alive into burning furnaces

Children as old as 13 days of age roasted alive on gas stoves in Kanpur and other cities in India

In Agartala, Tripura 40 Sikh families who took refuge in a police station to save their lives were burnt alive in the police station

In Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh 12 Sikhs were hanged from the ceiling at the railway platform
Small Children killed ruthlessly by pulling their legs apart while their mothers being raped

In Haryana and Madhya Pradesh Sikh women taken into hostage and raped during November 1984, still held in captivity by the goons.

Sikh women taken from refugee camps and raped even after November 6, 1984

Sikhs on public roads burnt alive, dragged out from trains and lynched on the railway platforms and set on fire

Property of Sikhs worth millions looted and destroyed

Ø THE MASSACRE TOOK PLACE IN THE FOLLOWING STATES RULED OR DOMINATED BY CONGRESS PARTY

1. DELHI
2. UTTARAKHAND
3. JAMMU AND KASHMIR
4. MADHYA PRADESH
5. MAHARASTRA
6. HIMACHAL PRADESH
7. JHARKHAND
8. TAMIL NADU
9. HARYANA
10. WEST BENGAL
11. GUJARAT
12. UTTAR PRADESH
13. CHATTISGARH
14. ANDHRA PRADESH
15. BIHAR
16. ORISSA
17. KERALA

Ø MASSACRE OF SIKHS PLANNED IN A MEETING ORGANISED AT 24 AKBAR ROAD, NEW DELHI ON OCTOBER 31, 1984 ATTENDED BY MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND SENIOR MEMBERS OF THE CONGRESS PARTY INCLUDING JAGDISH TYTLER, SAJJAN KUMAR, H.K.L BHAGAT, KAMAL NATH, DHARAM DAS SHASTRI, LALIT MAKEN, ARJUN DAS AMONGST OTHERS

Ø STATE MEDIA SHOWED INFLAMMATORY SPEECHES AND SCENES. POPULAR MOVIE STARS LIKE AMITABH BACHAN SHOWN ON STATE TELEVISION RAISING SLOGANS LIKE "KHOON KA BADLA KHOON" (BLOOD FOR BLOOD)" AND "KHOON KI CHINTEY SIKHON KE GHAR TAK PAHUNCHNI CHAHIYE" (SPLASHES OF BLOOD SHOULD REACH THE DOORSTEPS OF SIKHS)

Ø POLICE COMMONDOS FROM POLICE HEADQUARTERS MADHUBAN, HARYANA ON THE ORDERS OF BHAJAN LAL THE THEN CHIEF MINISTER OF HARYANA SEND TO COMMIT THE MASSACRE OF SIKHS

Ø EXPERT ARSONISTS AND PROFESSIONAL GOONS BROUGHT FROM OUTSIDE AND TRANSPORTED TO DIFFERENT AREAS IN GOVERNMENT BUSES. SUPPLIED WITH INFLAMMABLE MATERIALS TO BURN SIKHS, SIKH HOUSES, BUSINESSES AND SIKH TEMPLES.

Ø POLICE EITHER ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN COMMITTING THE MASSACRE OF SIKHS OR STOOD AS SILENT SPECTATORS WHILE SIKHS BURNT ALIVE. POLICE EVEN SUPPLIED DIESEL FROM POLICE JEEPS TO THE ARSONISTS. POLICE DISARMED THE SIKHS BEFORE MOBS ATTACKED THEM.

Ø NO CURFEW IMPOSED OR ARMY CALLED WHILE MOST OF THE KILLINGS TOOK PLACE. WHEN ARMY CALLED, DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO BE INEFFECTIVE.

Ø AFTER 25 YEARS THE ORGANIZERS AND PERPETRATORS OF THE GENOCIDE ROAM FREE AND EVEN ENJOY POSITIONS OF POWER. NONE PUNISHED FOR KILLINGS OF THE SIKHS.

Ø TEN COMMISSIONS HAVE FAILED TO BRING JUSTICE. AFFIDAVITS FILED BEFORE COMMISSIONS FOUND LYING AT THE RESIDENCES OF THOSE ACCUSED OF ORGANIZING AND COMMITTING THE MASSACRE

NOT RIOTS BUT GENOCIDE

ROLE OF KAMAL NATH IN NOVEMBER 1984 GENOCIDE OF SIKHS IN INDIA

On November 1, 1984 one day after the killing of the then Prime Minister of India, Indra Gandhi, a mob of over 4000 people attacked Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, New Delhi. Several Sikhs were burnt alive in this attack and the Gurudwara building was set on fire. This mob was led by then Member Parliament and senior Congress Leader Kamal Nath, the present Union Cabinet Minister of Road Transport and Highways for India. Police was present at the scene of occurrence at all times but instead of preventing the attack, the police upon Congress leader Kamal Nath's instructions joined the attackers and fired several rounds at the Gurudwara. The police did not take the Sikhs who were burnt alive by the mob to the hospital and the Sikhs died due to lack of medical assistance.

Prominent Journalist Sanjay Suri, and two persons Mukhtiar Singh and Ajit Singh who resided within Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib and were present in the Gurudwara when the Gurudwara was attacked, gave affidavits and testified before the Justice Nanavati Inquiry Commission (set up by the Government of India to enquire into the killings of Sikhs in November 1984), that Congress leader Kamal Nath was seen leading the mob. Mukhtiar Singh and Ajit Singh testified that Kamal Nath was instigating the mob that attacked the Gurudwara and burnt the Sikhs alive.

Kamal Nath was summoned by the Justice Nanavati Commission because of clear evidence present against him. Kamal Nath did not deny his presence at the scene of occurrence because of the overwhelming evidence. In his affidavit before the Commission, Kamal Nath cooked the story that in the afternoon of November 1, 1984, on receiving information that some violence was taking place in and around Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib, he as a senior and responsible leader of the Congress Party decided to go there. When he reached there, he found that lots of people were standing outside the Gurudwara and para military personnel were also present. He tried to find out from various persons in the mob as to why they had gathered there and why they were agitated. He was told that some Hindu men and women were kept inside the Gurudwara forcibly and that was the main reason why they were agitated. By that time the Commissioner of Police came there. He felt satisfied that police would be able to control the situation, so he left that place. He has further stated that while he was near the Gurudwara he had tried to persuade the crowd to disperse and not to take law into their hands. He had also told the crowd that since the police had arrived, it was their job to ensure safety of the Hindus, if any, inside the Gurudwara and that the police would be able to control the situation.

The Nanavati Commission after reviewing the evidence made a finding that the reply filed by Kamal Nath was "vague" and "little strange'. The Commission found that the evidence disclosed that Kamal Nath was seen in the mob at about 2.00 p.m. and situation there had remained very tense till 3.30 pm. The Police Commissioner had reached that place at about 3.30 p.m when Kamal Nath states to have left. So Kamal Nath was there for quite a long time. The Commission observed that Kamal Nath did not state that he looked for the police or tried to contact the policemen who were posted there for ensuring that the situation remained under control. He stated that he left that place after the Commissioner of Police arrived but did not state that he met him. The Commission observed that Kamal Nath was a senior political leader and feeling concerned about the law and order situation went to the Gurudwara and therefore it appears little strange that he left that place abruptly without even contacting the police officers who had come there.

The Commission further found the statement of Additional Commissioner of police, Gautam Kaul who supported the story of Kamal Nath to be inconsistent with other evidence.

November 1984 Sikh Genocide (update)

DELHI HIGH COURT REFUSES REQUEST FOR URGENT HEARING BY CONGRESS LEADER SAJJAN KUMAR.

The Delhi High Court today refused to give early hearing to Congress leader Sajjan Kumar's plea for anticipatory bail. Yesterday the lower court had rejected his anticipatory bail plea saying that the allegations against him on "face value" do not appear to be completely false.Sajjan Kumar is scheduled to appear before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Lokesh Kumar Sharma on February 17, 2010. Facing a threat of arrest, Sajjan Kumar approached Delhi High Court pleading that his plea for anticipatory bail should be urgently heard.

Newspaper Coverage:

http://www.indianexpress.com/story-print/580417/
http://www.zeenews.com/news604478.html
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article107426.ece?css=print
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-5579264,prtpage-1.cms
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/509399.aspx
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/52986/84-riots-case-sajjan-approaches.html
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/StoryPrint?sId=84221&secid=114&page=null
http://www.ptinews.com/news/520302_-84-riots--HC-refuses-urgent-hearing-to-Sajjan-s-plea
http://www.dailypioneer.com/236463/Sajjan-Kumar-approaches-HC-for-anticipatory-bail.html
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/high-court-refuses-early-hearing-to-sajjan-kumar-lead_100321048.html
http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100216/804/tnl-84-riots-sajjan-approaches-del-hc-fo.html
http://www.samachaar.in/Delhi/Sajjan_Kumar_approaches_high_court_for_anticipatory_bail_100548/
http://www.sakaaltimes.com/SakaalTimesBeta/20100216/5476839231126800458.htm

Read more at the www.sikhsforjustice.org.