BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3. The Sikh Federation
of Canada looks forward to enhancing cooperation and signing the
agreement with the Baku Initiative Group, Chairman of the Sikh
Federation of Canada, Buhal Moninder Singh, said at an
international conference titled "June 1984, events in Amritsar:
India's transnational repression of ethnic minorities in the
context of genocide", held in Baku, Trend reports.
"We have deep ties with Azerbaijan. For hundreds of years, Sikh
travelers and religious figures have visited these lands.
Inscriptions in our language, Punjabi, have been preserved on the
walls of the Ateshgah. Therefore, we have deep historical ties to
this country and this land," he said.
Moninder Singh expressed gratitude to the people of Azerbaijan
for the opportunity to speak about the events of June 1984.
"During these events, we estimate that tens of thousands of
people were killed. This was followed by the events of November
1984, which we consider a genocide against the Sikhs.
Again, tens of thousands of Sikhs were killed indiscriminately
throughout India. The victims included men, women, children, and
the elderly. No one was spared.
This has fueled the belief in the Sikh community that it has no
choice but to seek separation from India.
We view the events currently taking place in Baku and Azerbaijan
as a manifestation of international solidarity," he noted.
