The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) on Sunday organized an occasion at Gurdwara Sri Manji Sahib Diwan Hall to commemorate the primary entry of a police drive contained in the Golden Temple because the finish of Mughal rule on July 4, 1955.
On July 4, 1955, police entered the dargah to take care of the supporters of the Punjabi Suba Morcha, by which a number of Sikhs have been injured.
“Sikhs sacrificed their lives for the freedom of this country. But he was rewarded only eight years after independence by the deployment of a police force in the central temple of his place of worship. This shows the anti-Sikh mentality of the then Congress government. The then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Punjab Chief Minister Bhim Sen Sachar tried to suppress the legitimate demands of the Sikhs. But the Sikh community always emerged victorious from all its challenges”, stated SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur.
Bibi Jagir Kaur additionally introduced {that a} thorough analysis could be accomplished on the occasions of 4th July 1955 and images associated to it might even be launched.
Jathedar Sri Akal Takht Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh whereas addressing the gathering stated that over time governments have at all times tried to suppress the Sikhs, and on this context the assault was additionally carried out on July 4, 1955.
“Sikhs have always fought for the welfare of the country but have been treated like strangers by successive governments. The unity of the Sikh community is the only way out of the challenges of history. Governments want that Sikhs should never unite and no voice should be raised about the political agenda of Sikhs even from Sri Akal Takht Sahib. But these great institutions have always led the Sikh community and will continue to do so”, stated Jathedar Giani Harpreet Singh.
During Sunday’s occasions, tear fuel shells fired by police on Sikhs and contained in the Sri Darbar Sahib complicated throughout the July 1955 assault have been displayed for public view on the stage of Gurdwara Manji Sahib.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
