'Spare Sikh homeland in case of war'

[SurvivoR]

Pakistan, India urged to spare ‘Sikh homeland’ in case of war



By Our Special Correspondent


LONDON, Jan 27: In a significant development, a broad-based coalition of leading Sikh organisations, based in the Indian state of Punjab as well as representing the worldwide diaspora, has formally asked India to remove all its nuclear weapons and facilities from the ‘Sikh homeland’ and called upon both India and Pakistan to undertake not to target the territory in case of war.

A delegation of leading UK-based Sikhs delivered a document setting out their demands to the Indian and Pakistani high commissions in London. It was also delivered to the UN Security Council via the French Embassy, with France currently holding the presidency of that body.

The Sikhs are looking for the UN to intervene on their behalf if the two governments fail to act on their demands. The demands have also been passed to UN’s human rights bodies in Geneva which have been asked to warn the two states against carrying out any crime against humanity in the ‘Sikh Homeland’.

The Sikhs maintain that they are not a party to the Indo-Pak dispute and, as non-combatants in the event of a war between the nuclear rivals, their population centre and homeland should not face what military experts have said is the likely outcome - a theatre of war in Punjab which becomes a nuclear conflict causing horrific casualties on a massive scale.

They say that since 1947 their nation has not had its sovereign rights respected and has been denied the right of self-determination under international law and it is now effectively unable to defend its people and territory from outside attack.

Pakistan, India urged to spare‘Sikh homeland’ in case of war -DAWN - Top Stories; January 28, 2009

 

[Sadaf Riaz]

the day sikh will resign rom Indian army v will spare their lands. Actually i have heard india made all the ditches in this land for escape .. and this could be a war strategy from indian Govt ... thek hey UK waley le jaieyin sarey sikh fauji ko no sikh fauji shud b present at boarders in tension era...

 

[kenchabhai]

there is already a 7page thread on this news item.

 

[Dilli]

the day sikh will resign rom Indian army v will spare their lands. Actually i have heard india made all the ditches in this land for escape .. and this could be a war strategy from indian Govt ... thek hey UK waley le jaieyin sarey sikh fauji ko no sikh fauji shud b present at boarders in tension era...

What can even make u think that Sikhs will leave India.

Those khalistani bigots are no way related to us. Politicians, from India, Pakistan or from where-ever are the same.

Khalistani movement you all are reffering to had a pakistani hand. This is even recognized by your pakistani writers like Tariq Ali. In his book 'The Duel' he clearly mentions that Sikhs who took guns to fight GoI were trained in Pakistan. He even mentions that killing of Indira Gandhi by Sikh bodyguards was actually the revenge of the murder of Gen Zia-ul-Haq.

So dont go with the rhetoric, and understand my friend, that, Sikhs are as much Indians, as Muslims are Pakistanis.

 

[AK-47]

Regardless of where these Sikhs were trained ,they came from India. No body just wakes up one day decides to pick up a gun start killing. There was a very good reason when those youths picked up guns after 1984.
Killing of Indira Gandhi was revenge for Akal Takhat's destruction not Zia ul haq's death. Sikhs could care less for Zia. Whenever and who ever challege Sikhs and thiere religion, Sikhs will always return favour regardless of thier religion.

 

[kenchabhai]

Regardless of where these Sikhs were trained ,they came from India. No body just wakes up one day decides to pick up a gun start killing. There was a very good reason when those youths picked up guns after 1984.

can you elaborate on some reasons ?

Killing of Indira Gandhi was revenge for Akal Takhat's destruction not Zia ul haq's death. Sikhs could care less for Zia.

Did Indira Gandhi fire bullets at Akal Takht? The lady ruled with an iron fist. She was brutal with one and all.

Whenever and who ever challege Sikhs and thiere religion, Sikhs will always return favour regardless of thier religion.

What about fellow Sikh soldiers who attacked Akal Takht and Sikh Terrorists who hid themselves above the Granth Sahib at Akal Takht ?

 

[Dilli]

No doubt Indira Gandhi paid for what she did. But it was not as simple as you may like to think. I had some doubts but cleared them after reading Tariq Ali's 'The Duel'.

And remember all Hindus and Sikhs were not fighting. Sikhs like my parents and Hindus like many others were not involved in that whole thing that happened.

Results cannot be deduced by looking at the fruit. For that you have to reach the root.

 

[paritosh]

indira gandhi tried to gain an upper-hand for the congress party in Punjab...and perished scheming.she led a lifetime of unsurpassed accomplishments...but in the end one wrong move became her undoing.