LONDON (TIP): A demonstration and protest march, organized by Federation of Sikh Organisation UK, was held by thousands of the Sikhs in London Hyde Park and Trafalgar Square on Sunday, June 2, 2019, to protest against the Blue-Star Operation of 1984 by the then Indira Gandhi government.

Beside Sikhs belonging to the London areas and Gurdwaras, Sikhs from 100-miles away cities like Birmingham, West Midlands,  Southampton, Gravesend, Bedford, Leicester reached there in trains, cars and in the buses arranged by the Gurdwaras and Sikh organizations   for their members. The speakers from the stage  were seen  shouting slogans ” Khalistan- Zindabad “, and the demonstrators were seen supporting and demanding “Khalistan”, by wearing T-Shirts with   “Khalistan” printed on  the front and back.

The Sikhs have been protesting in India and  abroad against this Indian government army action for the last 35 years, since 10th June 1984, when there were protests and demonstrations all over the world e.g. Hyde Park corner London, Madison Square,  New York., Canberra, Toronto, Frankfurt etc.

The first Sikhs demonstration, outside India, against the Blue Star Operation at Golden Temple Amritsar, I attended, and reported worldwide,  was at Robson Square Vancouver Canada on 10th June 1984, and  this London Trafalgar Square protest  was 36th demonstration  I attended since 1984.

Southampton-based Amrik Singh Gill,  President of the Federation of Sikh Organisation, Gurmail Singh Malh, i President of Sri Guru Singh Sabha gurdwaras Southall and a  lot of Sikh community leaders , namely Lavshinder Singh Dallewal, Devinderjit Singh, Mangal Singh,Inder Singh Jammu Ex-Mayor, Gurdip Singh Sandhu, Balwinder Singh and many others addressed the gathering.