6 August
On this day in 1983
Amrik Singh and Baba Thara Singh were released
They were arrested on July 18, 1982. Jarnail Singh Bhindrawalae had organized a morcha for their release.
Also on this day
- 1923Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) resolved to launch Nabha Agitation at Jaito
- 1925The Nabha agitation at Jaito was successfully concluded after performing 101 akhand path as a sort of penance for disruption of one akhand path two years earlier
- 1947Sikhs meet with British government regarding Vatican status for Nankana Sahib and other Gurudwaras
- 1978Dal Khalsa came into being at Gurdwara Akal-garh, Sector 35, Chandigarh A large number of Sikh Youth Organisations participated in this meeting and discussed the affairs of the Panth. They decided to form an organisation in the name of "Dal Khalsa." Among the founders of the Dal Khalsa were :-