29 June — Sikh History

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29 June
On this day in 1984

First meeting of Akali Dal in Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, after Operation Bluestar

This meeting strongly condemned the attack and its resulting destruction, innocents killed.

Also on this day

  • 19247th and 8th Sahidhi Jathas of 500 Akali Satyagrahies each Under the leadership of Karmveer Sardar Prtap Singh of Kuradpur (Jallandar) and Sardar Man Singh Hunboo (Shakhupuraa) respectively, courted arrests upon reaching Jaito.
  • 1984K.P.S. Gill became the new Director General of Police in Punjab Under Gill a fresh reign of terror was unleashed in Punjab. Numerous innocent families were destroyed; youth subjected to extra-judicial killings, women raped. Even the very young and old weren’t spared.

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