SGPC honours kin of Vaidyas killers,only to deny it later

Jinda and Sukha were hanged on October 9,1992,for killing Gen Vaidya on August 10,1986.

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Days after the attack on Lt Gen (retd) K S Brar in London,the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) on Tuesday honoured relatives of Harjinder Singh Jinda and Sukhdev Singh Sukha,the assassins of Gen A S Vaidya,who was the Army Chief during Operation Bluestar.

Jinda and Sukha were hanged on October 9,1992,for killing Gen Vaidya on August 10,1986. While the SGPC has been reported to observe their death anniversary in the past too,an akhand path was held in the Golden Temple on Tuesday,after which Jindas brother,Bhupinder Singh,and Sukhas relative,Surjit Kaur,were presented siropas.

The SGPC even issued a press release on Tuesday stating that the duos relatives had been honoured with siropas by Dharam Singh Ardasiya.

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But SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh denied this on Wednesday,claiming that they had not honoured the kin of Jinda and Sukha. When told the press release on Tuesday mentioned he was present at the function,he said: Only if I or the SGPC president bestow some honour on someone,can it be considered as an honour by the SGPC.

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