Many youths had banners and placards written ‘Khalistan Zindabad’ in their hands. He was wearing a T-shirt with the picture of the slain separatist leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale printed on them.
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Activists of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) led by the former MP also raised pro-Khalistan slogans. Simranjit Singh MannuWhoever was present on the spot. He raised the issue of killing of Punjabi singer Sidhu Moose Wala And demanded justice for the family.
Operation Bluestar was a military operation carried out in 1984 to flush out terrorists from the Golden Temple.
Elaborate security arrangements were made in Amritsar for the smooth conduct of the program.
Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh, in his message to the Sikh community on the occasion, said that Sikh preachers and scholars need to visit the border areas to promote Sikhism and sensitize the youth about the rich Sikh principles and history. needed.
He also talked about the need to fight the drug menace, which has afflicted many young people.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex religious body of the Sikhs, displayed the sacred ‘Sarup’ (Volume) riddled with bullets. Guru Granth Sahib,
‘Sarup’, then installed in the sanctum sanctorum, was hit by a bullet during military action in 1984.