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His son, Amrik Singh, [30] would become a close companion of Jarnail Singh. [26] Bhindranwale was formally elected the 14th jathedar of the Damdami Taksal at a bhog ceremony at Mehta Chowk on 25 August 1977.
One Balbir Singh arranged a car and one Jarnail Singh arranged a jeep as a getaway vehicle. They planned to free both Sukhdev Singh and Sawarnjit Singh from the district courts in Jalandhar when the prisoners arrived for their monthly hearings. Chaheru, Ajitpal Singh, Balbir Singh Raipur, Rashpal Singh, Jarnail Singh met outside the courts.
Shabeg Singh was mentioned in a speech by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale while highlighting injustices to various Sikhs in 1983. He participated in the Amritsar Rally in the Golden Rail Morcha where over 10,000 ex-servicemen participated. [20] He joined Sikh militants, [5] where he served as Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale's military adviser. [13]
Giani Zail Singh (pronunciation ⓘ, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994 [1]) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the president of India from 1982 to 1987 and chief minister of Punjab. He was the first Sikh to become president.
Amrik Singh was a prominent leader of the Damdami Taksal along with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. He contested the 1979 Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) election, backed by Bhindranwale, but lost to Jiwan Singh Umranangal. [5] On 26 April 1982, he led a campaign to get Amritsar the status of a "holy city".
Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh militants from the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), a holy site of Sikhism, and its adjacent buildings.
Lakhbir Singh Rode (c. 1952 – 1 December 2023) was an Indian Khalistani separatist and the nephew of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Rode headed the International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), which has branches in over a dozen countries in western Europe and Canada. [1] Rode was also affiliated with the Khalistan Zindabad Force.
On 12 May 1984, [89] Labh Singh, Gursewak Singh Babla, [90] Gurinder Singh and Swaranjit Singh were accused of killing Hind Samachar newspaper group editor Ramesh Chander, [91] who was an outspoken critic of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale [92] and had written that Punjab had "become a slaughterhouse."