CHANDIGARH: As the 34th anniversary of the infamous Operation Blue Star lies only a couple of days away, Akal Takht jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh has asked Sikh bodies to observe the anniversary calmly and not to indulge in sloganeering in the Golden Temple complex. The anniversary is observed on June 6 at the Akal Takht- the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs.
Following the bhog ceremony of Akhand Path and gurbani kirtan on the anniversary, Singh will his “sandesh” from the Takht. However, violence has marred the function in the last few years amid the sloganeering in support of “Khalistan”. Calling the Damdami Taksal chief Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, and his aides who were killed during the army action launched in the shrine complex in first week of June in 1984, “martyrs” Giani Gurbachan said all Sikhs should pay tributes peacefully to those killed and nobody should violate the maryada and sanctity of the shrine.
He also said the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has made proper arrangements for the anniversary and nobody would be allowed to spoil the sanctity of the shrine. “In the presence of Guru Granth Sahib, any kind of sloganeering is considered as sacrilege of the guru,” he said. He also urged the administration to maintain law and order so that nobody can vitiate the peaceful atmosphere.
