Amritsar: Sikh’s prominent seminary Damdami Taksal that has been entrusted with the task of construction of memorial to Operation Blutesar in Golden Temple complex have taken responsibility of maintaining peace and communal harmony in Punjab. Ironically Taksal’s 14th chief Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was the vanguard of Khalistan movement in Punjab.
While talking to TOI on Thursday Baba Harnam Singh Khalsa, present chief of Damdami Taksal said that Taksal and entire Sant Samaj was the partner of SAD(B) and wouldn’t allow anyone to jeopardize the hard earned peace of Punjab.
“The Congress and BJP leaders who are making hue and cry over construction of memorial had their own political motives and aspirations and were trying to take political benefit out of the situation” he said. Khalsa said that during army’s operation Jarnail Singh Bhinderanwala was not in Golden Temple but was close to Akal Takht, if the government wanted to bring him out there were other means also than attacking the Sikhs holiest of holy shrine with bombs. During Operation Bluestar, thousands of innocent Hindus and Sikhs were in the Golden Temple and the memorial was dedicated to all of them he said. He said the genesis of terrorism in Punjab lied in the Central government’s apathy towards Sikhs.
“Till date the Central government has not done anything to assuage the hurt feelings of Sikhs” he said. Khalsa said Sikhs had never objected over construction of memorial to Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Beant Singh, Harbans Lal Khnna then why so a hoopla was being raised for the construction to Operation Bluestar. “We know the value of peace and we are responsible for maintaining peace of state and no one should issue provoking statements that could encourage miscreants to take advantage of the situation” he said.
News Source: Times of India
