On this Day in Sikh History


Friday, January 24th, 2025 / ੧੧ ਮਾਘ , ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ ੫੫੫

1960 129 members of the SGPC and over 100,000 GurSikhs took a vow to sacrifice lives for Punjabi Suba.
1986ਸ਼ਹੀਦੀ   Bhai Daljit Singh was killed in police custody in Delhi.
1993ਸ਼ਹੀਦੀ   Bhai Harjinder Singh Sandhu (KLA) was killed by Punjab police near Gurdaspur.
(Source: 1984tribute.com)
1993 The flag of the Sikh Nation was hoisted at The Hague, UNPO, marking the first time in 144 years it has stood in the international arena.

ਜਿਨ੍‍ ਕੇ ਬੰਕੇ ਘਰੀ ਨ ਆਇਆ ਤਿਨ੍‍ ਕਿਉ ਰੈਣਿ ਵਿਹਾਣੀ ॥੬॥ (ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ - ਅੰਗ ੪੧੮)

Extrajudicial killings and disappearances in Punjab by Indian Authorities during the 1980's - 90's as documented by ENSAAF

1989Extrajudicial execution of Amarjit Singh
Nathewala, Bhagha Purana, Moga
1990Extrajudicial execution of Sukhwinder Singh
Manhala Jai Singh, Patti, Amritsar
1992Extrajudicial execution of Harjinder Singh
Mehta, Baba Bakala, Amritsar
1993Extrajudicial execution of Gurcharan Singh
Golewala, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda

Details of the dissapearance for hundereds of other individuals could never be fully ascertained.
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Source: ENSAAF Crimes Against Humanity in Punjab, India