Lieutenant General, who led Operation Blue Star, attacked in London

[IndoCarib]

London: Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar, who led Operation Blue Star against Sikh militants holed up inside the Golden Temple in 1984, has been stabbed and injured in London.

The Indian High Commission has confirmed that three men assaulted General Brar, 78, outside his hotel and stabbed him with a knife. He has been operated upon now and is now recovering at home. Sources say that Gen Brar is returning home to India on Tuesday.

General Brar's wife was with him; she was pushed to the ground but was not injured. She told NDTV, "We were walking down Oxford Circus at 10.30 pm in the night. Three bearded men attacked him and tried to slash his throat. We cannot say if they were Sikh. I was standing by watching and called for help. The ambulance was there within minutes and we rushed him to hospital."

The retired army officer remains on the hit-list of many Sikh militant groups and usually stays in a high-security compound in the cantonment area in Mumbai. He is a Z-category protectee.

General Brar is a decorated soldier who saw action in the 1971 war with Pakistan. He was among the first to enter Dhaka to force the Pakistani army into surrender.

In June 5, 1984, troops including many Sikh soldiers entered the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar to flush out militants led by Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale demanding a separate state for Sikhs called Khalistan. Several soldiers were killed in firing by the terrorists. But General Brar's troops were successful and Bhindranwale was killed.

Operation Blue Star upset many Sikhs. The then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards a few months after Operation Blue Star. This was followed by several years of terrorism that affected Punjab.

In the 1990s, General Brar wrote a book called Operation Blue Star: The True Story.

Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar, who led Operation Blue Star, attacked in London | NDTV.com

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

His interview on bluestar

'There is always a limit to how much any country can take'

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

Well..i wish the General a fast recovery.

Not pointing towards Gen Brar but somethings went wrong in that operation specially by the police.

I really feel sorry for the people who had to suffer...coz i really respect the Sikhs and their contribution towards making India secure.

Indian Govt should definitely apologise for some incidents which happened and convince the brothers and sisters who were offended.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Well..i wish the General a fast recovery.

Not pointing towards Gen Brar but somethings went wrong in that operation specially by the police.

I really feel sorry for the people who had to suffer...coz i really respect the Sikhs and their contribution towards making India secure.

Indian Govt should definitely apologise for some incidents which happened and convince the brothers and sisters who were offended.

Indian Govt did.

Manmohan Singh's apology for anti-Sikh riots a ‘Gandhian moment of moral clarity,' says 2005 cable

 

[Ticker]

These things are never easily forgettable. Whole Sikh generations have been affected by the atrocities they had to suffer at the hands of Indian security forces. Not only that their holiest Shrine was destroyed, people like Gills and Brars became holier than thou and committed atrocious human rights violations against their brethren.

More than 3000 Sikh men women and children were indiscriminately killed only in Delhi alone. The kids who saw their parents, brothers and sisters killed in cold blood will probably take much longer to heal even after they grew up.

Some of my friends are Canadian Sikhs and a few from UK, whose families managed to migrate to these countries to escape the torture. Their stories are heart-wrenching indeed.

 

[COLDHEARTED AVIATOR]

These things are never easily forgettable. Whole Sikh generations have been affected by the atrocities they had to suffer at the hands of Indian security forces. Not only that their holiest Shrine was destroyed, people like Gills and Brars became holier than thou and committed atrocious human rights violations against their brethren.

More than 3000 Sikh men women and children were indiscriminately killed only in Delhi alone. The kids who saw their parents, brothers and sisters killed in cold blood will probably take much longer to heal even after they grew up.

Some of my friends are Canadian Sikhs and a few from UK, whose families managed to migrate to these countries to escape the torture. Their stories are heart-wrenching indeed.

Concentrate on your own people,Will you?

Yourr security forces are no saint either.

 

[turbo charged]

Concentrate on your own people,Will you?

Yourr security forces are no saint either.

this thread is about india,general barar and sikh holocaust of 1984....not about Pakistan.

this thread is about india,general barar and sikh holocaust of 1984....not about Pakistan.

general barar was the architect of operation shudi karan 1984.....i.e(raping of sikh women to alter their genetics)

 

[AnnoyingOrange]

Operation Blue Star brought an end to Pakistan fed Khalistan movement....some Khalistanis are obviously sour on that... let them do whatever they can....Khalistan is now a Khali Sthaan(Empty Space).

 

[AHMED85]

Where is Bond 007 ???

Uk need more protection system for its citizens..like Pakistan

 

[harpoon]

If Iam not mistaken Gen Brar is a Sikh himself

 

[rashtriya.rifles]

this thread is about india,general barar and sikh holocaust of 1984....not about Pakistan.



general barar was the architect of operation shudi karan 1984.....i.e(raping of sikh women to alter their genetics)

wrong.. this thread is about operation blue star not sikh riots

 

[Rafi]

I can vouch for the fact that many many Sikhs in the UK, America and Canada hate the indian state and armed forces with a passion.

 

[Mahabali]

These things are never easily forgettable. Whole Sikh generations have been affected by the atrocities they had to suffer at the hands of Indian security forces. Not only that their holiest Shrine was destroyed, people like Gills and Brars became holier than thou and committed atrocious human rights violations against their brethren.

More than 3000 Sikh men women and children were indiscriminately killed only in Delhi alone. The kids who saw their parents, brothers and sisters killed in cold blood will probably take much longer to heal even after they grew up.

Some of my friends are Canadian Sikhs and a few from UK, whose families managed to migrate to these countries to escape the torture. Their stories are heart-wrenching indeed.

I can say mind your business and look within your boundries but I will not

Coz one should not twist or ignore history and this is a blot on our history no amount of sorry will erase the memories of our Sikh brothers.All we can do is to learn from the history so that we don't repeat the same mistakes ever on any sections of our society.

If your idea is to highlight what the Sikhs went through..point well taken.Critics like you always keeps us on our toes.The apology though beleated has come from the highest civilian office of the country and all country men feel the guilt of what happened.

I don't want to elaborate the reasons that led to this assault and every kid in India knows where the arms and ammunition was coming from.Sikhs are one of the most properous and vibrant people in our country and continues to be so today.They are the live examples of dedicated hard work in all fields of life.The present prime minister the most qualified for the post anywhere in the world is a Sikh gentelman.

Every Indian is precious irrespective of cast ,creed ,colour or religion but when a our nationhood is challenged the nation will respond .Every one has the freedom to live and practice any religion,culture or belief that he or she desires within the constitution of India unlike in other countries where sectarian violence is way of life.

We as Indians can agree to disagree as we have democratic set up for the same and all legal forms of protest are valid as long as we don't indulge in death and destruction.The enemy is on the prowl waiting to strike and will capitalise on the slighest of provacation.As we grow and prosper amoung the ruins their will be others who will be working overtime to create differences between us as the events in the recent years have shown.Their logic is simple will not live nor will any one live
be on your guard and don't drop caution.

 

[harpoon]

I can vouch for the fact that many many Sikhs in the UK, America and Canada hate the indian state and armed forces with a passion.

Who cares....they are not Indian citizens.

 

[Bhairava]

I can vouch for the fact that many many Sikhs in the UK, America and Canada hate the indian state and armed forces with a passion.

Just like the Baloch who lobbied in the US Congress for self-determination, these Sikh ~ who hate India ~ dont matter.