Sikhs to Hold Protest on July 22 in Jalandhar to Express Solidarity with Kashmirs

:dateline:Perturbed�over the killings of 45 unarmed protesters and other atrocities against Kashmiris, the Dal�Khalsa will hold demonstration on July 22 to raise its voice against onslaughts�of security forces in Kashmir. �Along with mass killings of Kashmiris, recently,�blinding of scores of youth with�pellet guns, dishonouring of women and invoking censorship on media has come to light.

Sikh activists�will organize a sit-in at Jalandhar for two hours at Nakodar�Chowk and offer prayers at nearby gurdwara to pay homage to those who have fell�to the bullets of Indian forces in the last two weeks in the valley.

Dal Khalsa chief Harpal Singh Cheema declared to�observe July 22 as Kashmir�solidarity day. He said the recent happenings in Kashmir was reminiscent of what�happened in Punjab in 1984 and afterwards. �The (Indian) state targeted the�Punjab and the Sikhs then and now all hell has been let loose on people of�Kashmir�, said Cheema.

“We can�realize the pain and wounds of Kashmiri people as we had gone through such�horrible times. The Punjab is the natural neighbour of Kashmir and we would
stand by our neighbors with firm resolve in their hour of crisis,” said�Cheema.

Dal�Khalsa leaders praised the manner in which the people of Kashmir have braved�all sufferings and hardships, and shown their steadfastness and commitment�towards the goal of Azaadi. �They were of�the view that state-terrorism can�t kill the genuine aspirations of the people�of J&K.

Activist Kanwar Pal Singh stated�that the world powers were observing�silence. He alleged that their silence has emboldened the New Delhi to carry on�with its atrocities and brutalities. �Lending�moral support to the demand of Kashmiri people for right to self determination,�he said this is an inalienable right of struggling ethnic people and nations�including Kashmiris, Sikhs, Nagas and others.�