Darbar Sahib Attacked in 1955 - Struggle for Punjabi Suba
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Rare Pictures from 1955 when Govt of India attacked Sri Amritsar Sahib ....
#Source - 1. Dr. Dilgeer, Harjinder Singh: Punjabi Suba Morcha. SGPC, Amritsar. 1999
2. Sarhaddi, Ajit Singh: Punjabi Suba – The Story of Struggle. B.D. Printer, Jalandhar. 1999.
Golden Temple, the most sacred place of India has been stormed thrice by the Indian forces since we got independence in 1947.
First of all it was stormed by Police in 1955. The pictures you see, clearly violates the sanctity of the place.Police personals can be seen moving inside the periphery of the sarovar and at Akal Takhat with their shoes worn. It is a proof of Hindu Police officer's command and disrespect to the shrine.
Golden Temple (1955);
Sikh promises were broken after the independence of India in 1947, many Congress leaders like Nehru and Patel described Sikh community as a criminal tribe in October 1947 soon after the Independence whereas thousands of Sikhs were made homeless, called refuzee in their own homeland. Nearly ten million of people were killed in this sub-continent. Punjab was divided by British. The main land was given to Pakistan and Sikhs had to flee from their homes. They were attacked, their properties were set on fire , their women were raped, their children were orphaned, eve than they were called CRIMINALS by our Hindu govt and its leaders, though most of these Sikhs were land lords in their areas and successful businessmen and belonged to well to do families.This lead to Punjab Suba State agitation where Akali Leaders demanded more rights for Punjab and they gathered in Darbar Sahib to lead a peaceful protest but govt moved in and surrounded Harmandar Sahib complex.
Sikh protestors continued to grow in numbers. All the jails in Punjab had been filled and it had become increasingly difficult to contain the Sikh movement. Since the movement was started at Darbar Sahib, it was considered “headquarter” of all the operations and the government took strict measures to prevent Sikhs from going to Darbar Sahib. The police surrounded Darbar Sahib. No one was allowed to enter the premises without permission and having been searched by the police. Many Sikhs were arrested just on the basis that they were going to Darbar Sahib. It was naturally assumed that they were going to join the protestors. Even tourists were insulted and arrested. This brutal action of the police was more than enough to awaken the Sikh nation. They marched towards Darbar Sahib in large numbers and forced police to retreat and leave the vicinity of Darbar Sahib.
Harmandar Sahib (Golden temple)
Finally, it was decided to crush the movement by all means necessary. Ashwani Kumar, DIG of Jalandhar police, asked for permission to practice unlimited privileges and promised to destroy the movement within 5 days. Upon getting the permission, he ordered the police to confiscate handguns, rifles and all other firearms kept by SGPC, Sikh leaders and members of Akali Dal. Censorship was put on Sikh newspapers disallowing them to highlight the truth and educating the public of the real situation. The police stopped printing of the newspapers and closed down the main buildings. Many Sikh journalists and news reporters were arrested. Printing press was stopped, confiscated and all of the printed material was burnt by the police. It was all part of the plan so that no one would know the extent of the police operation and the mass public will stay uninformed.
After disarming the Sikh leadership, the police started its operation. First, Darbar Sahib was surrounded by thousands of policemen and the public was stopped from going in and out of the complex. Then all the rest houses were searched and everyone found was arrested. All of the political members and leaders within the vicinity of Darbar Sahib were arrested and taken to jail. Everything was searched in the SGPC office. Then the police moved to Manji Sahib. When the Sikhs protested they were met with heavy sticks and tear gas.
By this time the police had fortified every building standing outside of the main complex and started to throw tear and poisonous gas at the Sikhs. Then the police entered the main complex with shoes on and fired upon the Sikhs that had gathered there to protest peacefully.
#Source - 1. Dr. Dilgeer, Harjinder Singh: Punjabi Suba Morcha. SGPC, Amritsar. 1999
2. Sarhaddi, Ajit Singh: Punjabi Suba – The Story of Struggle. B.D. Printer, Jalandhar. 1999.
Golden Temple, the most sacred place of India has been stormed thrice by the Indian forces since we got independence in 1947.
First of all it was stormed by Police in 1955. The pictures you see, clearly violates the sanctity of the place.Police personals can be seen moving inside the periphery of the sarovar and at Akal Takhat with their shoes worn. It is a proof of Hindu Police officer's command and disrespect to the shrine.
Golden Temple (1955);
Sikh promises were broken after the independence of India in 1947, many Congress leaders like Nehru and Patel described Sikh community as a criminal tribe in October 1947 soon after the Independence whereas thousands of Sikhs were made homeless, called refuzee in their own homeland. Nearly ten million of people were killed in this sub-continent. Punjab was divided by British. The main land was given to Pakistan and Sikhs had to flee from their homes. They were attacked, their properties were set on fire , their women were raped, their children were orphaned, eve than they were called CRIMINALS by our Hindu govt and its leaders, though most of these Sikhs were land lords in their areas and successful businessmen and belonged to well to do families.This lead to Punjab Suba State agitation where Akali Leaders demanded more rights for Punjab and they gathered in Darbar Sahib to lead a peaceful protest but govt moved in and surrounded Harmandar Sahib complex.
Sikh protestors continued to grow in numbers. All the jails in Punjab had been filled and it had become increasingly difficult to contain the Sikh movement. Since the movement was started at Darbar Sahib, it was considered “headquarter” of all the operations and the government took strict measures to prevent Sikhs from going to Darbar Sahib. The police surrounded Darbar Sahib. No one was allowed to enter the premises without permission and having been searched by the police. Many Sikhs were arrested just on the basis that they were going to Darbar Sahib. It was naturally assumed that they were going to join the protestors. Even tourists were insulted and arrested. This brutal action of the police was more than enough to awaken the Sikh nation. They marched towards Darbar Sahib in large numbers and forced police to retreat and leave the vicinity of Darbar Sahib.
Harmandar Sahib (Golden temple)
Finally, it was decided to crush the movement by all means necessary. Ashwani Kumar, DIG of Jalandhar police, asked for permission to practice unlimited privileges and promised to destroy the movement within 5 days. Upon getting the permission, he ordered the police to confiscate handguns, rifles and all other firearms kept by SGPC, Sikh leaders and members of Akali Dal. Censorship was put on Sikh newspapers disallowing them to highlight the truth and educating the public of the real situation. The police stopped printing of the newspapers and closed down the main buildings. Many Sikh journalists and news reporters were arrested. Printing press was stopped, confiscated and all of the printed material was burnt by the police. It was all part of the plan so that no one would know the extent of the police operation and the mass public will stay uninformed.
After disarming the Sikh leadership, the police started its operation. First, Darbar Sahib was surrounded by thousands of policemen and the public was stopped from going in and out of the complex. Then all the rest houses were searched and everyone found was arrested. All of the political members and leaders within the vicinity of Darbar Sahib were arrested and taken to jail. Everything was searched in the SGPC office. Then the police moved to Manji Sahib. When the Sikhs protested they were met with heavy sticks and tear gas.
By this time the police had fortified every building standing outside of the main complex and started to throw tear and poisonous gas at the Sikhs. Then the police entered the main complex with shoes on and fired upon the Sikhs that had gathered there to protest peacefully.