May 23, 2007 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS, Vol. 153, Pt. 10 13769 INDIAN POLICEMAN CAUGHT AT 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 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 . 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 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 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 , ‘‘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 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 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 Amarinder Singh 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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Remember the words of Narinder Singh, a Zaffarwal were arrested for peacefully pro- That was the beginning of a genocide in which spokesman for the Golden Temple, to Amer- testing the statue. In 2005, 35 Sikhs were ar- over 250,000 Sikhs were killed. ica’s National Public Radio: ‘‘The Indian rested for making speeches and raising the During the attack, young Sikh boys, ranging government, all the time they boast that flag of Khalistan. All these repressive acts in age from 8 to 13 years old, were taken out- they are democratic, that they are secular, are in the spirit of the Golden Temple attack side and shot to death. Other soldiers bravely that they have nothing to do with a democ- and continue the repression. They are evi- shot bullets into the Sikh holy scriptures. As racy, nothing to do with a secularism. They dence that we must free Khalistan now. Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who was just kill Sikhs just to please the majority.’’ Let us remind the Indian government that killed in the attack, predicted, it laid the foun- Sant Bhindranwale told us that the attack we have not forgotten the atrocities com- would ‘‘lay the foundation of Khalistan.’’ In- mitted against the Khalsa panth at the Gold- dation for the liberation of the Sikh homeland, deed, it did. On October 7, 1987, Khalistan de- en Temple and from then on. It is time to re- Khalistan. clared its independence. We must use this claim our freedom. India must act like the This brutal attack was a desecration of the anniversary to rededicate ourselves to re- democracy it claims to be and grant a free Sikh religion and culture and a bitter reminder claiming that freedom that is our birthright. and fair plebiscite on the issue of Khalistan that there is no place for Sikhs or other minori- In 1986, Harcharan Singh Longowal struck under international supervision. It must stop ties in Hindu India. They are simply used for the Rajiv-Longowal Accord, in which India arresting Sikh activists for peaceful political the greater glory of the Brahmins. promised to return the capital city of activity. And we must honor the spirits of The Council of Khalistan, which will be lead- Chandigarh, which Sikhs built, and the Bhindranwale and all the others killed at the ing a commemorative demonstration across Punjabi-speaking areas of Himachal Pradesh Golden Temple and the 37 other Gurdwaras and Haryana, which were kept out of Punjab by launching a Shantmai Morcha to liberate from the White House on June 2, has pub- in 1965. Twenty-one years later, India has not our homeland, Khalistan, once and for all. lished an excellent open letter on the mas- kept that promise. Until then, we will continue to suffer under sacre. India has a long history of not keeping its India’s brutal repression. Let’s see to it that If we want to put an end to ongoing repres- promises. It promised the people of Kashmir our Sikh brothers and sisters finally enjoy sion, Madam Speaker, we should support a plebiscite on their status in 1948 and the the glow of freedom. I ask Sikhs of all shades independence for all the nations of South vote has never been held. Nor has it kept its and political affiliations to join hands to free Asia. We should go on record in support of a promises to the people of Nagaland. Instead, Khalistan. Remember the words of the free and fair plebiscite, monitored, on the Nehru said that even if he had to put a sol- former Jathedar of the akal Takht Sahib, question of independence for Khalistan, Kash- dier under every tree, he would never allow Professor Darshan Singh, that ‘‘If a Sikh is a free Nagaland. The Indian government has not a Khalistani, he is not a Sikh.’’ mir, Nagaland, and all the nations of the sub- killed over 90,000 Kashmiri Muslims, over Sincerely, continent. We should stop trading with India 300,000 Christians in Nagaland, tens of thou- DR. GURMIT SINGH AULAKH, and providing it aid until it respects the basic sands of Muslims and Christians elsewhere in President, right to self-determination and all human rights the country, and tens of thousands of Assam- Council of Khalistan. ese, Bodos, Dalits, Manipuris, Tamils, and for all its people, whether Brahmin or Dalit, f whether Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Muslim, or other minorities. Tens of thousands more of whatever. We send India development aid, them continue to be held as politica1 pris- HONORING THE ONONDAGA COM- Madam Speaker, and it puts just 2 percent of oners, according to Amnesty International. MUNITY COLLEGE LAZERS Is that a democracy? These facts underline MEN’S LACROSSE TEAM its development budget to education and just the necessity to free our homeland, 2 percent to health, but 25 percent to nuclear Khalistan, now, and to support freedom for development! Remember that India began the all the people of South Asia. HON. JAMES T. WALSH nuclear escalation in South Asia. Remember the words of Guru Gobind OF NEW YORK 23RD ANNIVERSARY OF GOLDEN TEMPLE Singh, ‘‘In grieb Sikhin ko deon Patshahi.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ATTACK (‘‘I grant sovereignty to the humble Sikhs.’’) DEAR KHALSA PANTH: Next month marks Freedom is the birthright of all people and Wednesday, May 23, 2007 the 23rd anniversary of the Indian govern- nations. It is also granted by our Gurus. When I visited Pakistan in November for Mr. WALSH of New York. Madam Speaker, ment’s brutal attack and desecration of I rise today in tribute to the Onondaga Com- Darbar Sahib, the Golden Temple complex in ’s birthday, the Prime Minister Amritsar. Sikhs must never forget or forgive of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, offered to build a munity College Lazers Lacrosse team, 2007 this atrocity. Remember that the Indian road from Kartarpur (where Guru Nanak left National Junior College Athletics Association troops shot bullet holes into an original copy this world) to the border if India will build Men’s Lacrosse Champions. Onondaga Com- of the Guru Granth Sahib, written in the their portion. They even offered to build a munity College, OCC, defeated Nassau Com- time of the Gurus. They took over 100 young fence if India wants one. With this road, munity College by a score of 21–14, giving the Sikh boys, ages 8 to 13, out into the court- Sikhs could go, and visit this holy site with school their second consecutive men’s la- yard of the complex and asked them if they no visa. The Akalis could build this road themselves, but they have not done it so far. crosse national title. supported Khalistan. When they answered The Lazers have an excellent track record ‘‘Bole So Nihar’’, they were shot to death. The spineless Akalis continue to be lapdogs Thirty seven (37) other Gurdwaras were si- of Delhi. How could the Akalis join with the in college lacrosse. For the past 7 consecutive multaneously attacked. In all, more than BJP (the political arm of the RSS) to form a years, the Lazers have won the Mid-State Ath- 20,000 Sikhs were killed in that operation. government when the BJP is determined to letic conference title, for the last 3 years they This kind of brutality makes it clear that destroy the Sikh religion by any and all have been Region III Champions, and for the there is no place for Sikhs in India. means at their disposal? We must end Indian last 2 years they have been undefeated and Since that horrible four-day operation, control of our government, society, and in- national champions. The OCC Lazers Men’s stitutions. That control is what the Golden which took place from June 3 through 6, 1984, Lacrosse program has produced 23 All Ameri- over a quarter of a million Sikhs have been Temple attack was designed to cement. We murdered at the hands of the Indian govern- must stand up and say no. Remember Maha- cans, and 27 Lacrosse Coaches Association ment, according to figures compiled by the rajah Ranjit Singh, who led a powerful, sec- Academic All Americans. With their display of Punjab State magistracy and human-rights ular Sikh state that was independent from outstanding athleticism in going undefeated groups. More than 52,000 are being held as po- 1765 to 1849. Let us have a new birth of free- and winning national championships two sea- litical prisoners, according to a report by the dom, in our homeland, Khalistan. sons in a row, OCC has certainly established Movement Against State Repression. They The Indian government is scared of the itself as one of the best junior college lacrosse are held without charge or trail, many since Sikh Nation’s aspiration for freedom. Re- teams in history. cently, it set off an incident in which Baba 1984. We demand the immediate release of all On behalf of the entire 25th Congressional political prisoners and a full accounting for Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh dressed up as those who may have died in custody. Guru Gobind Singh and advertised in the District, I congratulate these young men on Instead, our highest institutions—the newspaper, offering to give Amrit to anyone, their outstanding athletic achievement and Golden Temple, the Punjab government, the a function reserved for the Panj Piaras after praise Head Coach Chuck Wilbur, and Assist- Akali Dal, and others—remain under Indian Guru Gobind Singh baptized them. In addi- ant Coaches Mike Villano, Joe Villano, and

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