Akal Takht Jathedar asks for installation of portraits of three Khalistani separatists at Central Sikh Museum

At the event, Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghubir Singh asked SGPC to install portraits of Gajinder Singh Khalsa, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, and Paramjeet Singh Panjwar at the Central Sikh Museum. The trio were on the wanted list of the Government.

“Following the Akal Chalana (passing away) of Gajinder Singh in Pakistan a few days ago, today last prayers for him were held inside Golden Temple by SGPC with support from Dal Khalsa. On this occasion, prominent figures like Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Raghbir Singh, SGPC president Harjinder Singh Dhami, Jathedar of Takht Sri Damdama Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh, and other community leaders participated,” reads the press note issued by SGPC.

Addressing the gathering, Raghbir Singh said, “Gajinder Singh was a warrior of Sikh struggles who dedicated a significant part of his life to the cause of the community. Despite his life as an exiled warrior, he never compromised on his firmness and dedication towards the struggle for freedom for the community. I regret that governments in the country where we reside have never truly considered our rights.”

He added that the SGPC should take steps to display portraits of Gajinder Singh, Nijjar, and Panjwar in the Central Sikh Museum.

Dal Khalsa leader Kanwarpal Singh said that after the assassination of Panjwar in Pakistan last year, the Pakistan government had informed Gajinder Singh that they had arrested a person with his photograph and a list which had the names of both Gajinder and Nijjar.

“It was Gajinder Singh who informed Nijjar that his name was also on the list. It was the reason that Nijjar said this many times before his assassination in Canada that his name is on the list and he could be assassinated any time,” he said.

Gajinder Singh Khalsa: He was one of the five Dal Khalsa men who hijacked the Indian Airlines flight IC-423 that took off from Delhi’s Palam airport for Srinagar on September 29, 1981. They hijacked the Indian Airlines flight, with 111 passengers and six crew members on board, and forced the plane to land in Lahore to seek the release of then Damdami Taksal head Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Since then, he was living in Pakistan.

Paramjit Singh Panjwar: Khalistan Commando Force chief Paramjit Singh Panjwar, alias Malik Sardar Singh, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while he was out on a morning walk near his residence in Lahore in May last year. He was also wanted in India in several cases.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar: Canada-based Nijjar was closely associated with banned organisation ‘Sikhs For Justice’. He was shot dead inside Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Surrey city of Canada’s British Columbia province in June last year.