Radical Sikh group takes out 'genocide remembrance march' in Amritsar
3 Jun 2009, 1805 Hrs

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Amritsar, June 3 Sikh radicals on Wednesday took out a 'genocide remembrance march' in Amritsar to mark the start of events linked to the 25th anniversary of 'Bluestar' the military operation.

The focus of the march was to demand a memorial for those who lost their lives in the Operation Bluestar of the Indian Army.

"We are demanding a memorial for those who lost their lives in Operation Bluestar. Seven year back the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee had announced that they will erect a monument in the memory of those who died during the operation," said Harnam Singh Dhooma, Chief, Damdami Taksal Bhindranwala, a radical Sikh Group.

Security forces had launched a campaign codenamed "Operation Blue Star" in 1984 to flush out a Sikh militant leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala and several of his followers, who had taken shelter in amritsar's Golden Temple.

Bhindranwale was one of the main architects of militancy in Punjab, which saw nearly 3,000 people lose their lives to regular bombing of buses and markets. (ANI)

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