13768 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 153, Pt. 10 May 23, 2007 the 15th of August, 1947) in the day light, individual or state appointed commission CONGRATULATING ROMAN YAVICH along with the Sovereign people of states will find a way to deliver its ‘just’ judgment? like Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, I could write more but I should conclude Hyderabad, Faridkot (now in Punjab), my writing by elaborating that (i) the Indian HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO Bikaner (now in Rajasthan), Dalits (who are missions’ employees/intelligence workers, OF COLORADO still used to remove the human waste from who have since been declared persona non IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the households and public places of India), grata or left Canada should be summoned Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Adivaasis, etc. back by the commission to question them. I 5. The journalists and writers like Kim have my doubts that the ‘Diplomatic Immu- Mr. TANCREDO. Madam Speaker, I rise Bolan, George Abraham, Martin Collacott, nity’ may play its stumbling block’s role and today to pay tribute to one of my constituents, Ian Mulgrew, Bharti Mukeherjee, Clark nothing constructive will come out from any Mr. Roman Yavich of the University of Colo- Blaise, Bill Moyer, etc., are virtually devoid commission; (ii) the Indian administrations’ rado, Boulder. Mr. Yavich is an economic de- of the ‘’ history from the Sikhs’ point notoriousness is responsible for the Air India velopment student and is a recipient of the of view’. They are known as staunchly anti- disaster of 1985; (iii) in fact, there should be prestigious Fulbright Award. This grant is Sikh writers and do not get along with the an International Commission to explore and given to promising individuals to aid them in Canadian and/or American Sikhs, simply be- examine the terrorism, persecution, atroc- cause they are ‘devoid’ of the Sikh history. ities, human rights violations, and genocides their academic and cultural pursuits abroad. Indeed, they are well known anti-Sikh writ- committed by the democratic India. I am of The Fulbright Program was established by ers. Why are they anti-Sikhs and write the opinion that Sirdar Gurtej Singh, IAS & Congress in 1946 and is sponsored by the against the Sikhs, it is only known to them. IPS (formerly), Professor of Sikhism and U.S. State Department. This program was de- They cannot exonerate themselves from the Editorial Advisor of the International Jour- signed to help build mutual understanding be- ‘anti-Sikh’ renowned journalists or writers nal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481–5435 may shed tween Americans and the global community. for the reasons only known to them. much needed light to the Commission of Jus- Individuals who are awarded this distinction 6. Madam Kim Bolan and other Canadian tice John Major. All in all, Indian adminis- have demonstrated outstanding academic or journalists, with the exception of well re- trations have been responsible not only of professional achievement and have proven spected Zuhaire Kashmeri and Brian the Air India Flight 182, but also of other hu- McAndrew, never understood the Canadian manitarian problems, such as Manorama of themselves as leaders in their field. Sikh psyche. Why is it so? Only Madam Kim Assam, who was raped by the Indian Armed Madam Speaker, please join me in paying Bolan, other journalists and one Narula of personnel in Assam (Assam situation dis- tribute to Mr. Yavich and wishing him the best the Asia Watch may explain their position, if cussed at the 5th United Nations Human in his future endeavors. they so desire. Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland in f 7. It goes without doubt that Indian intel- March 2007). ligence penetrated Canada in 1980s. This was Best wishes and warmest regards. INDIAN POLICEMAN IN GOLDEN done to provide cover for the Indian adminis- Sincerely, TEMPLE WITH A REVOLVER tration’s intended ‘attack on the Sikhs’ AWATER SINGH SEKHON, Darbar Sahib Complex (mistakenly known as Managing Editor and Acting Editor in Chief. HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS the Golden Temple Complex), which includes OF NEW YORK the Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, The Akal f Takht Sahib, Amritsar, in the name of a bru- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION tal Indian military ‘‘Operation Bluestar’’ of Wednesday, May 23, 2007 June, 1984. This was not only an ‘undeclared’ Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, Indian po- war on the Sikh Nation, Punjab, but it was HON. KENNY C. HULSHOF carried out to ‘Exterminate The Sikh Iden- liceman in temple with revolver is not the solu- OF MISSOURI tity and The Sikh Faith’. One may ask the tion to a game of Clue, it’s the latest outrage question did Indian administration succeed? IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out of India. As we approach the 23rd anniver- The answer is ‘No’; it failed miserably. Their Tuesday, May 22, 2007 sary of India’s brutal military attack on the penetration made the life of the Sikhs of Golden Temple, the center of the Sikh culture Mr. HULSHOF. Madam Speaker, unfortu- Canada no less than a hell. Did anybody, es- and religion, an undercover Indian policeman nately, I missed last night’s rollcall votes. Had pecially the Canadian journalists, with two was found carrying a revolver into the Golden I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on exceptions, pay any attention to Sikh na- Temple, where these kinds of weapons are tionals of Canada? Every Sikh, who is the H.R. 698, the Industrial Bank Holding Com- prohibited. It was discovered when the gun fell follower of the Sikh religion, believes in the pany Act of 2007 and ‘‘aye’’ on H.R. 1425, to out of his pocket. I shudder to think what he Canadian way of life, Canadian law, Cana- designate the facility of the United States may have been intending to do with it. dian policy of multiculturalism provided by Postal Service in Odessa, Texas, as the ‘‘Staff the administration of the Right Honourable The chief minister of Punjab, Paraksh Singh Sergeant Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ Young Post Office Pierre Elliot Trudeau and Canadian values. Badal, did nothing about this outrage because Building.’’ Whereas, the Indian administration delib- he is in bed with the Indian Government and erately made the Sikhs as ‘terrorists’; on the f in opposition to his Sikh constituents. This 10th of October, 1947, just 7-weeks post of the desecration of the Golden Temple is out- 15th of August, 1947; the Indian administra- ON MOTION TO TABLE THE RESO- tion of JL Nehu and VB Patel and their man, rageous and a reminder that India remains an LUTION RAISING A QUESTION OF occupying power in the Sikh homeland, Pun- Chandulal Trivedi in Punjab ‘declared’ the THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE ‘‘Sikhs as lawless people’’ in a secret memo. jab, Khalistan, which declared its independ- The writer is citing only a few major points ence on October 7, 1987. out of numerous. HON. EARL BLUMENAUER The Council of Khalistan has published an 8. Considering the penetration of Indian in- OF OREGON open letter deploring this desecration of the telligence in 1980s, not only the RAW per- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Sikh nation’s most sacred site. It notes that sonnel (Research and Analysis Wing), but the this is part of the Indian Government’s ongo- Indian administration made use of Sikhs, es- Tuesday, May 22, 2007 ing effort to destroy the Sikh religion and de- pecially Akalis like Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Harchand Longowal, Balwant Ramoowalia, Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, I do mands that the of the , Prakash Singh Badal, Balwant Singh, Dr not support the motion to table the Resolution Joginder Singh Vedanti, censure chief Minister Jagjit Singh Chohan (now deceased), Maj- regarding Representative MURTHA. My vote is Badal for his part in allowing this to occur. Gen Jaswant Bhullar, M S Sidhu, Didar not a statement of judgment on the allegations We cannot continue to support such actions. Singh Bains of the United States, Prabhu since I don’t know the facts about what hap- They violate the fundamental religious free- Dayal Singh, Harjinderpal Singh Nagra and pened, and that’s exactly the point. The issue dom that all free people enjoy. We must take Akalis (correspondence between R K Dhawan deserved debate or a referral to the Ethics strong action. Cutting off aid and trade until of 1, Safdarjang Road, New Delhi; the 30th of Committee. If Tom DeLay had been accused these kinds of atrocities end would be a good January—April 25, 1984; please see Chakravyuh Web of Indian Secularism by of threatening a Democrat on the House floor, first step. And we should demand a free and Gurtej Singh 2000 ISBN81–85815–14–3). I would expect the same. A discussion of a fair vote in Khalistan, in Kashmir, in Nagaland, When democratic administrations employ potential violation of House Rules is in order and wherever the people seek freedom on the their ‘state intelligence’ against their own if we are going to be the most ethical and subject of independence. Self-determination is citizens, then what is the guarantee that any transparent Congress in history. the essence of democracy.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 12:57 May 18, 2010 Jkt 059102 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0689 Sfmt 9920 E:\BR07\E23MY7.000 E23MY7 WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with BOUND RECORD May 23, 2007 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 153, Pt. 10 13769 INDIAN POLICEMAN CAUGHT AT AKAL TAKHT achieve our objective of sovereignty for The Williamson-Sodus Airport was an SAHIB WITH REVOLVER Khalistan. Any major event in Punjab since 1,800-foot runway that was seeded in July Just a few days ago, the Tribune of 1984 has been documented in the Congres- 1957. Over the years the runway was up- Chandigarh reported that an Indian police- sional Record in statements by various Mem- bers of Congress. We thank them for their graded and is now a 3,800 ft. hard-surface as- man was caught with a revolver at the Akal phalt runway with modern lighting and Takht Sahib. His revolver fell on the ground. support for the independence of Khalistan. He was manhandled by the Sikhs there. Congressional hearings were held in the U.S. taxiways and is always under improvement. No one is allowed to take firearms inside Congress by Rep. Ben Blaz, Rep. Dan Burton, Operated by the Williamson Flying Club, Inc., the Golden Temple. By doing so, this police- and others on human-rights violations and the Williamson-Sodus Airport has tremen- man violated the Maryada of the Golden the independence of Khalistan. Special or- dously grown to serve the various needs of Temple. The shameful Akali government has ders of the U.S. Congress on human-rights the community. allowed undercover policemen to desecrate violations and the independence of Khalistan One of the airport’s functions is to serve as have been conducted. The Indian government the Golden Temple. The Khalsa Panth con- a ‘‘reliever’’ airport for the Greater Rochester demns this with full force. is trying to alter the Sikh history in Punjab since 1984. They will not succeed because it area. The airport is also utilized by local indus- Chief Minister should tries as well as the United States Coast be removed from his position and the Akal is preserved in the library of the U.S. Con- Takht Jathedar should censure him for his gress. It will lie there safely for a long time. Guard. sacrilege and violating the Rehat Maryada of Students of history will find the true story On behalf of the citizens of the 25th Con- the Akal Takht. of what happened to the Sikh Nation since gressional District of New York, I congratulate The Indan government is determined to de- 1984. the Williamson-Sodus Airport for its 50 years stroy the Sikh religion by any and all Khalsa Ji, the time has come for Sikhs to of operation and achievements. unite and free Khalistan. Remember the means. They are trying to create sects in the f Sikh religion, such as Dera Sucha (Jhutha) words of Guru Gobind Singh, ‘‘I grant sov- Sauda, Nirankari, Radswami, and other such ereignty to the humble Sikhs.’’ Freedom is PERSONAL EXPLANATION cults. After Guru Gobind Singh there is no the birthright of all people and nations. It is living guru, as the heads of these sects claim also granted by our Gurus. The Indian gov- to be. That is contrary to the Sikh religion. ernment is so afraid that it is planting HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON OF IDAHO It is blasphemous. These Deras are a cancer agents in committees and organi- on the Sikh religion. They must not be al- zations that fight for Khalistan. It is cre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lowed to spread their cancer and the violence ating Deras and planting agents in the Gold- Wednesday, May 23, 2007 that they bring among the Sikhs. en Temple to try to stoke violence. It is ar- Guru Gobind Singh Sahib bestowed the resting Sikh activists for protesting a statue Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, on rollcall guruship on the Guru Granth Sahib and for of the repressive, murderous Beant Singh, No. 385, to suspend the rules and pass H.R. political decisions transferred power to the who was responsible for the murder of over 1425, the Staff Sergeant Marvin ‘‘Rex’’ Young Panj Piaras (the Five Chosen Ones.) This 50,000 Sikhs and the secret cremation of Post Office Building, I was unavoidably de- desecration of Sikhism cannot be allowed to their bodies by declaring them ‘‘unidenti- tained and unable to vote. Had I been present, fied’’, as well as the murders of Sardar continue. It will only stop when we free I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Khalistan from Indian occupation. Jaswant Singh Khalra, who exposed that f Badal blames Captain for brutal policy, and Jathedar Gurdev Singh this situation. He cannot shirk his own re- Kaunke, or for making pro-Khalistani CONGRATULATING DARIA VAN speeches and raising the flag of Khalistan. sponsibility. As Chief Minister, he is respon- TYNE sible for law and order. He should prosecute Beware of Sikh leaders who do the bidding of this baba and such cult leaders and close all the Indian government. Deras in Punjab. If he won’t do it, the Khalsa Just the other day in the Southall HON. THOMAS G. TANCREDO Panth will and we will find new leaders who Gurdwara in the United Kingdom, Sikh OF COLORADO can serve the interests of the Khalsa Panth, youth took control of the stage when the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES present management, which is under the not the Indian government. Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Sikhs should have known better. In 1984, it control of the Indian Embassy, refused to do was this Akali party and this Akali leader- Ardas for Shaheed Bhai Kanwaljit Singh, Mr. TANCREDO. Madam Speaker, I rise ship of Badal, Tohra, and Longowal who in- who was killed by followers of the cult leader today to pay tribute to one of my constituents, vited the Indian army into the Golden Tem- Ram Rahim when he went to confront them. Ms. Daria Van Tyne of Vassar College. Ms. ple. If anyone attacks the Golden Temple, We must replace these management commit- tees with pro-Sikh, pro-Khalistani manage- Van Tyne is a biology student and is a recipi- Sikhs can never forgive or forget it. The ent of the prestigious Fulbright Award. This Congress Party attacked the Golden Temple; ments. Khalsa Ji, the time has come. Take respon- grant is given to promising individuals to aid they should not be supported by the Khalsa sibility and rise to the occasion. Work for Panth. It was the Akalis who invited them them in their academic and cultural pursuits the freedom of Khalistan so that the Sikh re- in. They should also be rejected. We need abroad. ligion can flourish and the Sikh Nation can new Sikh leadership which can deliver a sov- The Fulbright Program was established by live with honor and dignity. Only then can ereign, independent Khalistan to the Sikh Congress in 1946 and is sponsored by the the future of the Khalsa Panth be bright. Re- Nation. U.S. State Department. This program was de- member the words of the former Jathedar of Power resides in the Khalsa Panth. Sikhs the Akal Takht Sahib, Professor Darshan signed to help build mutual understanding be- in Punjab must shoulder their responsibility. Singh, that ‘‘If a Sikh is not a Khalistani, he tween Americans and the global community. Get rid of the present Akali leadership and is not a Sikh.’’ Let us show true Sikh spirit. Individuals who are awarded this distinction establish a new Sikh leadership. If we do not, We must rise up and free Khalistan now. if we let this leadership linger, our misery is have demonstrated outstanding academic or prolonged and the Sikh Nation suffers more. f professional achievement and have proven themselves as leaders in their field. It is time to stand up and free the Sikh HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVER- homeland, Punjab, Khalistan. Madam Speaker, please join me in paying In 1986, the Sarbat Khalsa was called. The SARY OF THE WILLIAMSON– tribute to Ms. Van Tyne and wishing her the Sarbat Khalsa formed the Panthic Com- SODUS AIRPORT best in her future endeavors. mittee under the leadership of Baba f Gurcharan Singh Manochahal (who was later HON. JAMES T. WALSH murdered by the Indian government.) It OF NEW YORK 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF GOLDEN passed a resolution for Khalistan on April 29, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TEMPLE ATTACK 1986. The Panthic Committee formally de- clared independence on October 7, 1987. It es- Wednesday, May 23, 2007 HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS tablished the Council of Khalistan at that Mr. WALSH of New York. Madam Speaker, OF NEW YORK time to serve as the government pro tempore I rise today in honor of the 50th anniversary of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Khalistan and appointed this humble the Williamson-Sodus Airport. The airport’s sewadar as President of the Council of Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Khalistan. history dates back to May 9, 1957, when For the past 20 years, I have worked very members of the Williamson Flying Club, Inc. Mr. TOWNS. Madam Speaker, the begin- hard, along with all the advisors and sup- purchased a half-mile parcel of land in the ning of June marks the 23rd anniversary of In- porters of the Council of Khalistan, to Town of Sodus. dia’s military attack on the Golden Temple in

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