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From: rkp@mgweed.UUCP (Rakesh Khetarpal)
Newsgroups: net.nlang.india
Subject: Sikhs' memorandum at the UN
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Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 14:44:56 EST
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>	"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.