date: 11 jun 2008 comment: ...june 6, 1984 - " at 2 a.m. on june 6", says prithipal singh, sevadar, at the akal rest house, "the army people came to the rest house. they tore off all my clothes, stripped me naked, my kirpan was snatched, my head gear (patta) was untie d to tie up my hands behind my back. they caught me by my hair and took me along with five others - who were all pilgrims - to the ruins of the water tank, there we were told, "don't move or you'll be shot." they kept hitting us with the rifle b utts. then a major came and ordered a soldier, shoot them, then shouted at us, "you must be bhindranwale's chelas? you want khalistan? i said "i am here to do my duty. i have nothing to do want khalistan? i said "i am here to do my duty. i have nothing to do with all this." "six of us were in a line faci ng the major, when a pahari soldier started shooting from one end, killing four of us (with 3 bullets each). as my turn was coming, suddenly a sikh officer turned up and ordered, "stop shooting". thus i was saved... ...the girl student's narration continues. it is an amazing and astonishing account of how she accidentally met bhai amrik singh, prsident of the a.i.s.s.f. and bhindranwale's close associate. she had not met him before but once he told her his name, she recognised him at once because his pictures had come out in the papers. how amrik singh gave her some water in a bucket which she gave to her relatives and acquaintances, but she could not bring herself to drinking it because it was red, mixed with blood. how bhai amrik singh sent her a message urging her to leave the temple complex at once with her group in order to escape being dishonoured or being shot dead as 'terrorists' by the army personnel, and also to survive to tell the true story of what happen ed inside the golden temple to the world outside. she recounts in breathtaking detail how she picked up the courage to first come out of the complex and then bring out her relatives and acquaintances..... her relatives and acquaintances..... it is along article covering heart rending eyewitness accounts of people who were inside the golden temple during operation blue star to read the full story please click on the line below http://www.panthic.org/news/135/article/4150/2008-06-06.html jagpal singh tiwana dartmouth, canada 000000000
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