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Sikhs For Justice
gives clarion call for march on the Capitol Hill
WSN Bureau
 CARTERET:
In the run up to the march on the Capitol Hill and a conference
demanding the nomenclature of Genocide for the killings of the Sikhs
in India in 1984, the coordinators for Sikhs For Justice held
a meeting with Sikh organisations and managements of the gurughars
of the tristate at the Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Carteret.
The meeting
discussed the preparations for the November 1, 2009 conference and
march. Among active participants were Sikh Cultural Society
Richmond's Gurdev Singh Kang, Buta Singh Cheema, Baba Makhan Shah
Lobana Sikh Centre's Kulbir Singh, Gurmej Singh, Sanjha Punjab TV's
Balwinder Singh Bajwa, Singh Sabha Gurdwara, Carteret's Kewal Singh
and Dasmesh Darbar's Gurdavar Singh, Joginder Singh, Avtar Singh
Bassi, Jaswinder Singh Bhullar, Harwinder Singh and Dilip Singh.
They all assured of full support and participation and hailed the
Sikhs For Justice forum for its efforts so far.
Toronto's
Punjabi Daily's editor Sukhminder Singh Hansra, Aj Di Awaz radio's
Sukhdev Singh Gill and Toronto's Palwinder Singh, who had specially
come for the meeting, assured that they will help disseminate the
message all over, including Canada.
Sikh Youth of
America's president Gurinder Singh Maana, Dr. Ranjit Singh and
Kulwant Singh, also assured that the mission will get their support.
Dr. Amarjit Singh, the well known Sikh scholar from
Washington
DC, said
he will do all to raise the issue of genocide of the Sikhs at the
international level.
Among others who
participated and assured support were Akali Dal's representative
Mohan Singh Khatra, Gurdwara Burlington Khalsa Darbar's Jagdish
Singh, Sukhdarshan Singh, Hardeep Singh, Philadelphia Sikh Society's
Dharam Singh, Kashmir Singh, Sukhdev Singh and Staten Island Sikh
Society's Sukhdev Singh.
Speaking to
reporters, Dr bakhshish Singh Sandhu, Barjinder Singh Brar, Master
Mohinder Singh and Avtar Singh Pannu said the Sikhs For Justice has
vowed to get justice for the Sikh community but until and unless the
entire Sikh Nation comes together to commemorate November 1, 2009 as
Sikh Genocide Day and extends all help, it will be impossible to get
the law to move against the culprits.
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July 2009
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