Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 4: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has done a lot for the welfare of the Sikh community.
Addressing media persons along with heads of different Sikh Organizations, Chairman of National Sikh Front Varinderjeet Singh appealed to Sikh community voters to vote for BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections because this party has always talked about benefit of Sikh community while Congress has always been anti-Sikh in its approach and will always remain anti-Sikh.
There was a very old demand of Sikh community of Jammu and Kashmir that a train should be started directly from Jammu to Takht Hazoor Sahib, Nanded (Maharashtra), which was never fulfilled by any Congress Government, but BJP Government started Humsafar Express, full AC train, every Sunday from Jammu to Hazoor Sahib which returns on Friday from Hazoor Sahib.
“Former CM of Delhi Madan Lal Khurana once said in Parliament that in 1984 Congress committed genocide of Sikhs, it was not anti Sikh riots, it was ethnic cleansing of Sikhs. Madan Lal Khurana gave second language status to Punjabi Language when he was Chief Minister of Delhi. He also gave Rs 5 lakh as compensation to Sikh families who suffered in riots. Recently Central Government made Fateh Memorial Park at Subash Nagar, Delhi Metro Station. In this park, statue of Baghel Singh, Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Jassa Singh Ramgarhia have been installed”, he informed.
He further stated that Atal Behari Vajpayee Government gave Rs 300 crore to Khalsa Panth on completion of 300 years of Khalsa Panth birthday and from that money Viraste Khalsa has been made in Anandpur Sahib.
“Congress had done genocide of Sikh community in 1984 after killing of Indira Gandhi and made every effort to save the culprits, who were involved. Congress gave them promotions and made them MLAs, MPs and even Ministers”, he said.
“It is very unfortunate that few Sikhs of Jammu on the name of Akali Dal (Badal) have made a Panthak Morcha and fielded their candidates of Sikh community for demands of Sikh community, but later surrendered to Congress”, Singh said, adding that a true Sikh will never vote for Congress.
Heads of Sikh organizations present during the press conference were Kulwant Singh Bhatti, President National Sikh Front, HS Pummy, Jat Sikh Awareness Society RS Pura, Kuldeep Singh Khokhar, Ramgaria Sikh Chetna Manch, Randhir Singh Bali, President Kashmiri Sikh Sangat, Hardev Sikh, President Sikh Panchayat and many others.
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