Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site mgweed.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!mgnetp!mgweed!rkp From: rkp@mgweed.UUCP (Rakesh Khetarpal) Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Sikhs' memorandum at the UN Message-ID: <21556@mgweed.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 14:44:56 EST Article-I.D.: mgweed.21556 Posted: Mon Nov 11 14:44:56 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Nov-85 04:53:10 EST Organization: AT&T Information Systems - Montgomery Illinois Lines: 34 > "The ugly situation prevailing in Punjab would not > have taken place if the legitimate demands of the > Sikh community had been conceded. In fact, there > should have been no need for anyone to have agitated > for these demands in the first place if events had > moved on the principle of justice and fair play." These demands were masterminded by some selfish Sikh politicians to gain power. The only way they could have done this was to create anti ruling-party feelings in the minds of people. Even if these demands had been immediatly conceded by the ruling party more similar demands would have followed. Indira Gandhi very well understood this. These demands were never important to the Sikh politicians nor they are today. You don't have to be a political pundit to understand what was behind the longoval agreement (there was an unwritten agreement that the congress will loose the election). Those politicians who could not get share of the pie with this agreement are still crying about the demands while others are now satisfied. > The first was the bloody army assault in June (1984) > on the Sikhs' most sacred shrine, the Golden > Temple... In the fight that took place bombs and gunfire used by Bhindrawale and his group were equally damaging to the Temple. So, why to blame only the army for the damage. Actually, "attack on the Golden Temple by the army" is a phrase mischievously propogated by some Sikhs to distort the facts and misguide people.