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Sikhs across globe to mark November pogrom anniversary with
vigils
WSN News
LONDON: As the Sikh community marks the 22nd anniversary
of the November 1984 planned massacre of Sikhs in Delhi and
elsewhere in India in the wake of assassination of Indian Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi, the community across the globe will bring
alive the painful but poignant memories of those innocents killed at
the hands of politically instigated mobs.
The
Indian state and the judiciary is still to act in any meaningful way
to even provide a semblance of justice to the community which has
been in the forefront of defending the country’s borders from
external forces.
Worldwide, candle
lit vigils calling for justice for the November 1984 victims of
anti-Sikh pogroms have been planned.
Most vigils are taking place on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd November in
different towns and cities. Details of some of these are:
DERBY
Sikh Federation (Derby) and Young Sikhs (Derby) have organised a
candlelit vigil on Wednesday 1 November outside the Derby Assembly
rooms, Market Place, Derby between 4.30-7.00pm.
BRISTOL
Sikh Federation (Bristol), Young Sikhs (Bristol) and representatives
of the local Gurdwaras have organised a candlelit vigil on Friday 3
November in Bristol City Centre Promenade, opposite the Bristol
Hippodrome between 6.30-8.00pm.
In the UK six regional candlelit vigils are being planned in London, West Midlands (Birmingham and/or Wolverhampton),
Derby, Leicester, Leeds and Bristol. The vigils are being
staggered over a three day period from 1-3 November.
The vigil in London is likely to take place on Thursday 2
November. Further details are still awaited.
The Birmingham/Wolverhampton and Leicester vigils are likely
to be on Wednesday 1 November 2006.
The Leeds vigil is likely to be on Friday 3 November 2006.
Other candlelit vigils being organised include - New York (outside
the United Nations), Canada (various locations), Delhi (outside the
Parliament), Chandigarh (outside the Panjab Assembly) and Brussels
(outside the European Parliament).
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