Hail to Dr Manmohan Singh's Action on Nanavati Report
Prof Devinder Singh Chahal, PhD
Earlier at the time of appointment of Dr Manmohan Singh
as Prime Minister, I hailed the decision taken by Mrs Sonia
Gandhi for re-establishing secularism in India. (See "Mrs
Sonia Gandhi Lays the Foundation of Secularism."
Since his appointment Dr Manmohan Singh has done very well
for the uplift of India and Indians irrespective of their
religions and his visit to USA and final outcome of his
visit is an historic fact for both USA and India.
Although the Nanavati Report has fallen short to do full
justice to the Sikhs, Dr Manmohan Singh still came forward
courageously and conscientiously when he declared:
"MY HEAD BOWS IN SHAME NOT BEFORE THE SIKH COMMUNITY
BUT ALSO BEFORE THE ENTIRE NATION."
"I have no hesitation in apologising not only to the
Sikh community but to the whole nation, because what took
place in 1984 is a negation of the concept of nationhood
enshrined in our Constitution. So, I am not standing on
any false prestige. On behalf of our Government, on behalf
of the entire people of this country, I bow my head in shame,"
Dr Singh said, in his intervention in the debate on the
Nanavati Commission findings in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
"The past is behind us. We cannot change it, but we
can write the future. We must have the will power to write
a better future for all of us,'' he said, urging the members
to concentrate their debates on the ''quest for a better
future in which the people feel honourable members of a
nation and live a life of dignity and self-respect."
(http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=13603&n_tit=PM+Apologizes+to+Nation+for+1984+Riots%2C+Promises+Action+against+Wrong-doers+++)
This should be written in golden words in the history of
India since this is for the first time the Government of
India has accepted her mistake concerning the Sikh affairs.
With this apology Dr Manmohan Singh has strengthened the
bases of Democracy and Secularism in India.
HAIL TO DR MANMOHAN SINGH.
WE WISH HIM ALL SUCCESS TO PROBE FURTHER THE CASES AND
TO PUNISH THE GUILTY AND TO COMPENSATE THE KINS OF VICTIMS
WITHOUT ANY DELAY.
SAME WAY HE WOULD LOOK INTO JUSTIFIED DEMANDS OF THE PUNJAB
ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.
Prof Devinder Singh Chahal, PhD
INSTITUTE FOR UNDERSTANDING SIKHISM
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