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UK
MPs observe Sikh Remembrance Day
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Thursday 11 November, UK Sikhs observed Sikh Remembrance
Day at the Houses of Parliament. This was to remember
the victims of the massacres organised by the
Indian Government upon the death of the Indian
Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, in November 1984.
Up to 20,000 Sikhs lost their lives in Delhi and
other major cities. Thousands of others were raped,
assaulted and had their homes and businesses burnt
down. Only 6 people have ever been brought to
trial. Two of the chief suspects have recently
been made government ministers. Justice has not
been done.
Rob Marris MP, and around forty other MPs of all
three of the main political parties, took part
in the lobby and led a minute’s silence for the
victims.
A 5-minute clip from the Canadian produced documentary
"Storming the Temple" on the events
of that terrible month in 1984 was shown and left
many in tears and "turned the heads"
of the UK MPs present. This was followed by a
short speech from a young woman from Leicester
- one of the many youngsters belonging to Young
Sikhs that have shown enormous interest in the
events of 1984, in particular in the last six
months or so. The session ended with a reading
of a heart wrenching poem by a Sikh boy from Derby
about his feelings upon learning about the injustices
which had been committed just a few years before
he was born.
The meeting ended on a positive note with MPs
renewing their commitment to press for justice
for the victims with help from their constituents.
The Sikh Remembrance Day was organised by the
Sikh Federation (UK), the first and only political
party in the UK. |
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