AMRITSAR – Calling for Punjab Bandh on November 1 in protest against the government’s failure to provide justice to victims of 1984 massacre of Sikhs, various Sikh organisations today asked the SAD-BJP government to do justice with the aggrieved Sikhs as they have their government at the Centre as well now.
Addressing mediapersons here today, All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) chief Karnail Singh Peermohammed, Manjeet Singh Bhoma, Kanwarbir Singh Gill and Bhai Mohkam Singh said the SAD-BJP government must act against the perpetrators of 1984 riots, besides initiating measures for rehabilitation of the victims.
They said the Akalis were earlier taking a premise that there was a Congress government at the Centre, but now that the NDA had come to power, they must deliver justice to the riot victims. They said the Akali Dal must spell out the deadline by which their government would act against the guilty. They also asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to act tough against those who carried out “massacre of Sikhs” in 1984.
Talking about their Punjab Bandh on November 1, they said it would be a peaceful protest and they would not resort to any excesses. They said they would stop rail traffic from 5 am to 10 am. Road traffic and commercial establishments would also remain shut.
They appealed to all communities to support the bandh call as it was meant to seek justice for the riot victims. They said their aim was to seek justice, and not to harass anybody. On a US court issuing summons to Amitabh Bachchan for his alleged role in the 1984 riots, they hailed the court move and said they even had the evidence to show how the actor incited people against the Sikhs in 1984. They said a protest would be staged outside the UN headquarters on November 7 and the issue of 1984 riots would be raised with the UNO.
