Don’t shout slogans on Operation Bluestar anniversary, says Akal Takht
Don’t shout slogans on Operation Bluestar anniversary, says Akal Takht Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh asked the Sikh bodies to observe the the 34th anniversary of Operation Bluestar calmly and not to indulge in sloganeering in the Golden Temple, Amritsar. The anniversary is observed on June 6 at the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs. Giani Gurbachan said all Sikhs should pay tributes peacefully to those killed and nobody should violate the code of ethics and sanctity of the shrine. He termed the then Damdami Taksal chief Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his aides, who were killed during the army action launched in the shrine complex in first week of June in 1984, “martyrs” He said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has made proper arrangements for the anniversary and nobody would be allowed to spoil sanctity of the shrine. “In the presence of Guru Granth Sahib, any kind of sloganeering is considered as sacrilege of the guru,” he added. After the bhog ceremony of Akhand Path and gurbani kirtan there, the jathedar delivers his ‘sandesh’ (message to the community) from the Takht. -PTC News
