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The activists of Dal Khalsa and some other outfits blocked the tracks, delaying the movement of many trains including the Shatabdi Express, Sachkhand Express, Paschmi Express, Super Fast, Dadar, Kathiar Express and Tata Mouri.
An official said all the trains were postponed and would run after 11 am.
A senior officer of Ambala Division said in Chandigarh that a number of long distance passenger trains running on the Delhi-Amritsar and Delhi-Jammu section were affected due to the blockade of tracks between Rajpura and Shambu on the Ambala Ludhiana mainline section.
A number of trains have either been cancelled for the day or terminated short of their destination due to the blockade, he said.
A number of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir bound trains were being terminated at Ambala and other stations in Haryana.
Activists of Dal Khalsa also did not allow any Punjab Roadways bus to move out from the Amritsar main bus stand.
Hundreds of passengers were left stranded at the Amritsar Railway Station and bus stand.
Gursharn Kaur, who along with her six family members was scheduled to leave for Delhi by the Shatabdi express lamented that she would not be able to make it to the national capital in time for her flight to Mumbai and then to USA.
The affected trains include New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express, Amritsar-New Delhi Inter City Express, Amritsar-Hardwar Jan Shatabdi Express, Dadar-Amritsar Express, Howrah-Amritsar Express besides a number of passenger trains.
Road traffic was also disrupted at many places in the state, including on the Chandigarh-Ropar National Highway.
Initial reports said markets were closed at some places.
On October 23, Dal Khalsa supported by the Khalsa Action Committee, had given a shutdown call for Tuesday to register its protest against the killings of thousands of Sikhs in 1984.
Chairman of Shiromani Panthic Council Manjit Singh Calcutta said, "25 years have passed but the country's justice system has failed to bring the perpetrators to book".
Head of another hardline outfit, Gaini Baldev Singh asked the people of the state to close down their business establishments, shops, banks, industry and transportation in memory of all those who were killed during the carnage.
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So much outrage for 3,000 Sikhs killed and Madam Gandhi herself. Very appropriate. But everybody seems to have forgotten what caused both the incidents. Khalistani terror was definitely not a creation of Indira Gandhi since she had one and only one meeting with dissident Akali leader Bhindrenwale. She had no role in his transformation as terrorists. What about those who sheltered, trained and comforted the terrorists in Delhi and elsewhere. Who cares for the Hindus that were dead. Terrorists just drove by in Delhi and shot the fathers who are the breadwinners of the family. Where is the outrage for the orphans. Don't Hindus count for people? Where is the justice for those families?
Those who demand justice for 1984 riots are not 'Radical Sikh groups'(as the author chose to describe them) but people who still have some measure of consience left in them. Most Indian journalists have allowed their consience to be subdued selectively. Thus you could find them taking up the cause of justice for Jessica Lal or Nitish Katara whilst delibrately ignoring the cause of justice for 1984 riot vicitms (read sikhs) at the same time. I am not sure, whether it will move the hearts of you journalists even if I recall here the way sikh men and women were burnt alive by forcing a burning tyre down their necks right in front of their family members eyes. O God! if only you had eyes to read this and a heart to feel the pain of sikhs, but they tell me you are formless so you wouldn't have eyes and you wouldn't have a heart and thus India may continue to be Injustful to the sikhs in the way it has been for the last 25 years.
IT GOES TO SHOW THAT WHEN A FEW PEOPLE DO SOMETHING VERY EVIL, STUPID AND THOUGHTLESS, THE REPURCUSSIONS ARE FELT BY THE COMMUNITY, STATE AND THE COUNTRY. UNFORTUNATELY THOSE PEOPLE WHO COMMITTED THE CRIME BEAR NO SENSE OF GUILT OF THE THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST AS A RESULT OF THEIR THOUGHTLESS ACT!
Mere piyare Bharatiyo,we are a all childern of Bharat Ma, and we all love our country. I´m sure Mrs. Gandhi
25 years passed nothing happend 3000 thousands has been killed for no reason no crime no fault of their own just because they were sikh . they were the same sikh who gave life for their loved country ,for freedom after freedom and for their country and country men .from 1947 when when pak tribles attackers were killing kashmires ,every war india fought sikhs were on forefront ,giving there life to save lifes of there country men ,without seeking anything in return .what we got back...RADICALS. SHAME ON U INDIAN EXPRESS
I am all for justice for all. But this guy falshing sword to force someone to close his shop is such knucklehead...Do whatever you believe in, don't force others....
If the Sikhs who are looking for justice are radical then Mahatma Gandhi must have been a radical since he used similar methods to fight for justice. He used to go and lie down on rail tracks and in the middle of the roads to disrupt the British rule. If IE or who ever called these Sikhs radical can find any differences between Gandhi method and Sikh method please reply. As usual Indians are hypocritical about what suits them what does not.
THE CONGRESS LEADERS RESPONSIBLE FOR SIKH RIOTS SHOULD BE BOUGHT TO JUSTICE N THE CONGRESS SHOULD FORMALLY APOLOGISE TO THE NATION WHICH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS CARNAGE.
GOOD ON YOU R.J.Bhatia! If the Sikhs start this Khalistan campaign again, it will only result in a FURTHER SUBDIVISION of India which will only HELP Pakistan/China to DESTROY India!! (Which these two countries would gladly do!)The Sikhs should remember : UNITED WE STAND,DIVIDED WE FALL!!
True, 1984 riot victims have got no justice from the system. But sikhs are no exception. There are people from different walks of life, hindus, muslims etc who suffer daily at the hands of powers-that-be. Naxalites are also holding up trains. But when the sikhs do, it pinches. One, India owes a lot to Sikh Community. Two, they are so susceptible to ISI's game is painful. Three, the people protesting today are the people because of whom, common sikh suffered a backlash. They seem to conveniently forget, countless killings by Bhindranwale and his ilk. The names like Avtar Singh Brahma, Gurbachan Singh Manochahal, Manpreet Singh Chaheru, Sukhha Sipahi, Sukhi(s), Surjit Singh Penta, hatjindar Singh Jinda, etc were killers of innocents. Even today, Wasan Singh Jaffarwal, Paramjit Singh Panjwar etc are still enjoying ISI's hospitality in Pakistan. They are nothing but what the Taliban are doing in Af-Pak: Playing the ISI ball without realising that it is the Sikhs/Taliban who get bad name.
It is the same Culprit Congress Gandhi Family and their media who are behind blodd of Sikhs and Gujraat CM Shri Narendra Modi.The same congress was behind the hanging of Bhagat Singh and his friends.Sikhs are pride of India and world.The injustice met to them has not been attended for 2 years to save skin of congress family of Gandhis.
EVERY THING UNDER THIS " DYNASTY RULERS " IS GOING WRONG . NOW TERRORIST IS RAISING THEIR HEAD IN PUNJAB . EVERY CORNER OF INDIA FIRE IS RAGING . ONCE IT TAKES FOOT , FOREIGN POWERS WILL STEP IN TO DISTABLIZE THE VERY FABRIC OF INDIAN NATION . PAKI. LAND IS WAITING FOR THAT MOMENT SO IT CAN GRAB J
No common man is behind these time wasting exercises. It is the group of political disgruntled elements and few unemployed youth who conduct such drills year after year. Most families in India are touched by one or the other form of voilence. But that doesn't mean even after 25 years we still keep carrying the pain with us. There is a limit for every thing and security agencies must tackle these disturbances which disrupt normal life for several others who might not even connected with these events.
Mr Iyer is forgetting or trying to hide the events of those days. Nothing happens without any back ground. Killing of Sikhs started just after the sitting PM Indira Gandhi was killed by her own Sikh guards. The events were unfortunate but quite natural.
I guess then killing of hindus in punjab after 1984 was also a natural reaction ? so was kanishka bombing ?
Live and Let Live Sardarjee!!! Let us forget and be civilized human. Mrs. Gandhi is long gone. There is no need to prolong this fight. There is no reason to roam with Sward in the streets or Railway stations. Please calm down and go and Pray Gurugranth Sahib. Jai Ho !!! Bole so nihal !!! Raj Karega Khalsa Baki Rahe Na Koi !!! Come on now Peace !!!
Sikhs have been an integral part of india and they are the most brave sons of this country .There is no question of any sikh breaking india . However the rest of India has done injustice to this community by letting the 1984 massacre culprits go unpunished . we must understand the sikh anger here and bring those culprits to the books
what happened in 1984 was indeed barbaric and its never late to ensure justice to the victims.its wake up call to the govt of india.ironically,causing inconvenience to the innocent public is against the tenets of sikhism.
It is really a pitty that the real culprits behind 1984 Sikh massacre went unpunished. Sikhs are really a pride and jewel for India.They are a community who have high amount of self respect.Even though numerically small their achievments and contributions for this country is really great.Yet they are being brutally hunted and killed in thousands on that fateful days in 1984 by congress goons, the so called secular party.But not a single neta got punishment by judiciary and cases are being dragged for decades.Shame on our country.
Can you write your comments with some responsibility ? By tone you sound disguised cross border terrorist.
From your comment you seem to be a member of VHP/RSS or some other fanatic organisation. Anand Iyer is quite right in what he said but you,Sakthiman, are talking rubbish.
Dear SAKTHIMAN, I can not understand how did you assess comments of Anand Nayyar without resposibility. His curiosity regarding justice for 1984 victims should be addressed.
on the pretext of sikh you cannot be terrorists, if they are pride then who imprted the word terrorist to india? all religions should be banned immidiately in india
India is worlds largest democratic country. Members of all faith are allowed to observe their practices in peace and harmony. Unfortunately Sikhs in the 1980s adopted a different course. They wanted to make a country for Sikhs only just like Pakistan for Muslims. They forgot that this time there were no British around to support their cause of breaking India. My friendly advice for Sikhs is be a part of this great civilization and donot try to weaken our country. This is not 1947. India is one of the super powers at this time of human history. And anyone thinking of breaking India will have the same fate as of Pakistan these days.
If India means land of only hindus then sikhs , muslims should oppose it.
Respected Bhatia Sahab. This is infact not a matter of separate country or terrorism, this time as it was in 80s, but the gouse is against the inaction of the Govt., who on the one hand ask stern action against Gujarat lapse and on the other hand forget all together in this case.