Jagtar Singh

  Only right narrative can produce results for agitation for release of Sikh political prisoners Ground Zero Jagtar Singh   Any agitation that is not based upon the right narrative might not produce the right results. Punjab, of late, has turned into land of agitations. Three agitations are presently going on in the state – Bargari, Zira and   Mohali. The issue under discussion here is that of the Mohali agitation for release   of Sikh political prisoners “who have completed their sentence” and the Bargari agitation for getting justice in cases related to sacrilege of Guru Granth Sahib in 2015 for which the family of Parkash Singh Badal is also blamed by a section in the Sikh religio-political domain. Balwant Singh Rajoana, one of the convicts in the case of assassination of chief minister Beant Singh on August 31, 1995, today questioned not only   intentions but also credentials of some of the Qaumi Insaaf Morcha leaders spearheading the Mohali agitation. He has been sup

  Operation Bluestar was not last minute attack as claimed by General Brar Ground Zero Jagtar Singh   The timing of the interview given to a news agency (ANI) by Lt General Kuldip Singh Brar on the army attack on Golden Temple (Darbar Sahib) complex that he commanded in June 1984 has triggered fresh controversy, including the motive behind raising this issue at this juncture. The political context that he reiterated was the fear of Khalistan demand   that could be raised by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. He was Major General commanding   Meerut based 9 Infantry Division when he got the message to rush to Western Command at Chandigarh on June 1, 1984 where he was ordered to take over the operation. What is questionable is his version that his troops moved after this decision. Here is the version given by Brig Onkar Singh Goraya, who was Colonel (Administration) of the 15 Division at Amritsar that contradicts General Brar on the timing: “In the afternoon of 29 th May, as I