Denial of justice...India’s policy to deny the fact of Sikh Genocide 1984

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Denial of justice to victims of Hondh Massacre is part of India’s policy to deny the fact of Sikh Genocide 1984​

Another Burnt Sikh House. This Whole Sikh Village, Named Hond Chillar, was burnt by Hindu Killer Gangs during incidents of Sikh Genocide in November 1984.

By Baljeet Singh
Published: February 21, 2011

Ludhiana, PUNJAB (February 21, 2011): The facts of “Hondh Massacre” of Sikhs during November 1984 reveals whole process of denial under taken by Indian authorities, just to deny the fact of “Sikh Genocide 1984”. A Sikh village, called Hondh Chillar, in Rewari District of Haryana was reduced to ashes and many of its’ inhabitants were burnt alive or otherwise killed. Recently Buta Singh, a senior Congress leader, has accused then CM of Haryana and Congress leader Bhajan Lal for this massacre; which affirms the claims of human rights organizations that genocidal violence against the Sikhs was perpetuated by ‘high ups’ in authority. Initials facts, unearthed by Sikhs for Justice and AISSF after more than 26 years, reveal that the pattern of attack on Sikhs during Hondh Massacre was similar to that followed by killer ‘mobs’ at Delhi and other places. It also shows that how the authorities and judicial system had connived at this massacre, as this incident was never investigated.

“The facts of the Hondh Massacre shows that India is indulged in gross disrespect to the ‘rule of law’” said Advocate Jaspal Singh Manjhpur of Sikhs for Human Rights. “Still Canada thinks that human rights abuses are properly addressed by Human Rights Commissions set up by India?” he asked, while reffering to Canada’s plea in response to Petition moved by Sikhs for Justice, in Canadian Parliament, to get recognition for the facts of “Sikh Genocide 1984”.

“Denial of justice to victims of Hondh Massacre is part of India’s policy to deny the fact of Sikh Genocide 1984” he added.

Denial of justice to victims of Hondh Massacre is part of India’s policy to deny the fact of Sikh Genocide 1984 | SikhSiyasat.net – Sikh News and Multimedia.

 

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Hondh Massacre: 70 years old victims recalls the incident​

Current Situation of Sikh Gurudwara Sahib of Village Hondh Chillar (Haryana) that was burnt during incidents of Sikh Genocide in November 1984

A view of a burnt Sikh house in Village Hondh Chillar (Haryana)

Burnt Sikh Village Hondh Chillar, in Haryana: Another View of a Sikh house

By Gurbhej Singh
Published: February 21, 2011

Bathinda, PUNJAB (February 21, 2011): Uttam Singh (70), one of the survivors of this massacre, who now lives in Bathinda (Punjab), has recalled the memories of November 2, 1984. The news reports of coming into light of the Hondh Massacre have refreshed his wounds.

“My uncle Takht Singh and cousin Harnam Singh’s wife Amrit were burnt alive in front of our eyes,” said Uttam, a Pakistan-born Sikh who moved to India after Partition.

“They (killer gangs) entered the village at 11 am and first targeted one Gulab Singh’s family, killing 10 members. Next was Sardar Singh’s family and seven members were killed. The mob then went to Gurdial Singh’s home. The 12 members of his family, including children, had locked themselves in a room, but as the mob heard a child cry, they set the room on fire from outside and all those inside, sitting on a heap of wheat, were burnt alive,” said Uttam, adding that the miscreants were using diesel from the tractors of villagers to set houses on fire.

“We moved from one place to other in our house to save our lives. Many of our family members were injured in the process. We managed to get to a portion of the house that had an iron grill. They mob scaled the roof of another room and started pelting us with stones. We started hurling stones back to them. After some time, there was an explosion in a tractor fuel tank. And a rumour spread that Sikhs had bombs with them. The assailants then left the village,” Uttam claimed, adding that the survivors left the village at midnight in search of safer places.

He said he first tried to settle in Hoshiarpur but all his business ventures failed there, after which he moved to Bathinda about 25 years ago. He said as many as 10 families who survived the attack had been living in Bathinda and Ludhiana, while a few others were staying in Chandigarh, Panipat and Delhi.

Hondh Massacre: 70 years old victims recalls the incident|SikhSiyasat.net – Sikh News and Multimedia.

 

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US court sets Sep 21 for pre-trial in 1984 riots case

NEW YORK: A US Federal Court has set September 21 for pre-trial oral arguments in a case against urban development minister Kamal Nath and Congress for their alleged role in the November 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Judge Robert W. Sweet of US Federal Court of the Southern District of New York ordered serving of all motion papers in accordance with the stipulated briefing schedule of March 29.

The court had on March 1 issued summons against Nath and Congress in a case filed by Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), a US based human rights advocacy group, and some victims of the 1984 riots under Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) and Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA).

The class action lawsuit charges Congress party with "conspiring, aiding, abetting and carrying out organized attacks on Sikh population of India in November 1984," according to SFJ legal advisor Gurpatwant Singh Pannun.

Plaintiffs will present evidence showing how Congress party planned and organized killing of Sikhs throughout India in November 1984, how it covered the organized and systematic violence as anti-Sikh riots of Delhi; and how it's protecting the killers of Sikhs for the last 26 years, he said.

The plaintiffs will also present an affidavit from a witness who was present at an Oct 31, 1984 Congress Party meeting in which the alleged conspiracy and plans to kill Sikhs throughout India were hatched, Pannun said.

The meeting, according to the witness statement, was attended by several prominent leaders of Congress party and Chief Ministers of different states, he said.

The evidence relating to killing of Sikhs throughout India consists of official figures obtained through the Right to Information Act 2005 (RTI) showing that Sikhs were killed in the states where Congress was in power in November 1984, he said.

US court sets Sep 21 for pre-trial in 1984 riots case - Times Of India

 

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What authority do the U.S courts have over what happened in India ???