Ummid Assistant

Mumbai NGO, top experts join hands to train students for civil services exams

Welcome Guest! You are here: Home » Politics

BJP wants memorial for innocents killed in Punjab terrorism

Friday October 12, 2012 07:32:59 PM, IANS

Chandigarh: While the controversy lingers on over construction of a memorial for those killed inside the Golden Temple complex in the 1984 Operation Bluestar, the BJP Friday demanded a memorial for the innocent people killed in terrorism in Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s.

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Punjab unit president, Ashwani Sharma demanded a memorial on the lines of Jallianwala Bagh (in Amritsar) in the memory of innocent people killed during the Pakistan-sponsored terrorism era in the state.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), earlier this year, accepted the demand of radical Sikh organisations for setting up a memorial for those killed inside the Golden Temple, the holiest of Sikh shrines, during Operation Bluestar in June 1984.

The construction of the memorial has already started inside the complex.

The raising of the Bluestar memorial is being criticised on the grounds that it will give a ground to radical and separatist elements to honour those extremists who were flushed out of teh Golden Temple by the army during the operation.

Sharma said that the memorial for innocents killed in Punjab terrorism will help future generations remember why peace is important for the state.

He said that many prominent and common people were killed by terrorists during the terrorism years 1981-1992.




 



 


 

 

Home | Top of the Page

Comments

Note: By posting your comments here you agree to the terms and conditions of www.ummid.com

Comments powered by DISQUS

i

I

More Headlines

British village blacklisted after postman bitten by fleas

Congress MP flaunts gun at toll plaza, party seeks report

Briton held for plotting terror attack on airport

Schoolkids to embark on roller skates marathon

Parliament lost 151 hours during monsoon session

45,000 British students to retake exams

PM-appointed panel favours lifting curbs on sugar sector

PM for maintaining fine balance between RTI, privacy

A non-stick chewing gum that is biodegradable

India, China slowdown pulls down Asia

20 dead in Bangladesh storm

Maharashtra chemist shops to close for three-day strike

Setback for riot victims, Britain ends no contact with Modi policy

 

Top Stories

New policy should not make medicines costly: SC

Protecting the people's interest, the Supreme Court Thursday told the government that medicines should continue to be available at reasonable prices even after   »

Decision on new drug pricing policy by mid-November

US pushing India to hike cancer drug price

 

  Most Read

Setback for riot victims, Britain ends no contact with Modi policy

In a severe blow to the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots who are fighting for justice since more than a decade, Britain has ended its official no-contact policy with Gujarat after the 2002 riots and will  »

PM for maintaining fine balance between RTI, privacy

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday called for fine balance between right to information and right to privacy, an issue that cropped up after Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi sought details of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi's foreign travel bills, which include those for health reasons  »

 

  News Pick

Salafists: New obsession of the West?

So, it was with this in mind I read Husain’s blog post recently on the CFR website about how he plunged into the lion’s den in search of Salafists. He didn’t disappoint. Right off the bat, Husain tells us that Salafism and Wahabism are the most “dangerous, destructive strain of thought.” So he wasn’t looking for my father’s  »

Relax, don't do last minute studies before CAT, say experts

Those taking the Common Admission Test (CAT) for entry to various business schools in the country Oct 11-Nov 6 are advised to relax and not indulge in too much last-minute studies, say experts. The CAT is held every year  »

Fond of sharing porn online, MMS? Get ready to land in jail

Sharing porn or obscene videos online or through multimedia messaging services (MMS) may soon attract a prison term up to seven years and a maximum fine of Rs.500,000, the government proposed Thursday. These stringent punishments are part of the amendments proposed  »

Congress govt implicating Muslims in cooked up terror plots: BJP Chief

Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) party chief Nitin Gadkari accused the Congress of implicating Muslim youth in false terror cases and blamed  »

 'Investigating Agencies are biased against Muslims'

Compensation, certificates to 61 Muslim youths tortured in blast case

 

Picture of the Day

Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh presenting the trophy for the best branch of CBI to M.S. Khan, SP, CBI, ACB, Bhubaneswar at the 19th Conference of CBI and State Anti-Corruption Bureaux, in New Delhi on October 10, 2012.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

RSS  |  Contact us

 

| Quick links

News

 

Subscribe to

Ummid Assistant

 

National

Science & Technology

RSS

Scholarships

About us

International

Health

Twitter

Government Schemes

Feedback

Regional

History

Facebook

Education

Register

Politics

Opinion

Newsletter

Contact us

Business

Career

Education

     

 

 

Ummid.com: Disclaimer | Terms of Use | Advertise with us | Link Exchange

Ummid.com is part of the Awaz Multimedia & Publications providing World News, News Analysis and Feature Articles on Education, Health. Politics, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Industry etc. The articles or the views displayed on this website are for public information and in no way describe the editorial views. The users are entitled to use this site subject to the terms and conditions mentioned.

© 2012 Awaz Multimedia & Publications. All rights reserved.