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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 129165" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"><span style="color: navy"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 18px">PM promises mechanism for 1984 Sikh riots</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 22px"></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">Agencies<em>Tue, Jun 29 03:59 PM</em> </span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has admitted that there are possible "weaknesses" in the Indian legal system in dealing with the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots but said his government was trying to address them.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"There are concerns about those who perpetrated these crimes must be brought to book. There are possible weaknesses in the Indian legal system, as there may be in the Canadian system. We are trying to address these issues," Singh said.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"Our Government, the UPA Government, has opened up all cases for compensation, we are open to provide relief, succour to victims, the relatives so they can once again lead a life of dignity," he told Indo-Canadian MPs and provincial legislators at Toronto's Royal York hotel yesterday.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">Singh described the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as "horrible" and said it should never have happened. "I have on behalf of the Government of India apologised, on behalf of the nation apologised for what happened in 1984."</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"We can't get away from our past but the challenge is to look ahead in a world increasingly globalised, integrated whether you are here or in India," he said.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">The Prime Minister assured the Indo-Canadian community that he has taken note of the concerns raised by them and promised to act on them.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"I promise you that when I get back home, I will set up some mechanism to deliberate on the issues that have been raised here or raised elsewhere in the Indo-Canadian community," he said.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">Ahead of Singh's visit here, there was an attempt to raise the 1984 riots issue in Canadian Parliament when a group of Sikh MPs moved a petition seeking the the Canadian government recognise the carnage as 'genocide'.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">Singh, the first Sikh to ascend to the post of the Prime Minister of India, said: "by constantly reminding of the 1984 riots, sometimes you unwittingly vitiate the creative thinking of the Sikh community".</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"I am the Prime Minister of India. Two years we had J J Singh as the Sikh commander of the Indian army, we have Sikhs as ambassadors. Punjab is today run by Shiromani Akali Dal," he pointed out.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"Sikhs have made a name and achieved fame. Sikhs want to move ahead from 1984. Sometimes unwittingly we create an atmosphere which sets the unhappiness of the Sikh community.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">Therefore, it is incumbent on the Sikh diaspora to strengthen the bonds of India-Canada relations," he said.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">The Prime Minister urged all of Indo-Canadians to remain united and respect each other.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"I have only one word to say that we should not bring to this country some of the divisive elements of politics back at home. You would well know that it does not help to advance the cause of the community. It does not help by living in the past," Singh said.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">The Prime Minister asked the community to forge ahead and take advantage of the opportunities that India and Canada both offer.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">Commending contributions made by Indo-Canadians, he said: "The name and fame that you have earned through your hard work has helped to change the people's perspective in the Western world of what India has earned, what India stands for and what India can do and this alone I think entitles you to earn our gratitude." Singh said: "I am very happy that you have flourished in this land. That is the pride we have in your achievements.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">When I was Finance Minister what I learnt was that the people of India were very keen to prove that given the appropriate environment Indians were second to none.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: navy">"We have to ensure that people don't have to go out of India to Silicon Valley for this to happen. I would like to say that you have distinguished yourselves in all walks of life, whether it is politics, whether it is industry, whether it is trade and whether it is science and technology. In each of these areas people of Indian origin have done us proud."</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000080"><strong>source</strong>: </span><a href="http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100629/804/tnl-pm-promises-mechanism-for-1984-sikh_1.html" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #000080">http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100629/804/tnl-pm-promises-mechanism-for-1984-sikh_1.html</span></u></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 129165, member: 884"] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6][COLOR=navy][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=5]PM promises mechanism for 1984 Sikh riots[/SIZE][/FONT] [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=6] [/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]Agencies[I]Tue, Jun 29 03:59 PM[/I] [/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has admitted that there are possible "weaknesses" in the Indian legal system in dealing with the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots but said his government was trying to address them.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"There are concerns about those who perpetrated these crimes must be brought to book. There are possible weaknesses in the Indian legal system, as there may be in the Canadian system. We are trying to address these issues," Singh said.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"Our Government, the UPA Government, has opened up all cases for compensation, we are open to provide relief, succour to victims, the relatives so they can once again lead a life of dignity," he told Indo-Canadian MPs and provincial legislators at Toronto's Royal York hotel yesterday.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]Singh described the 1984 anti-Sikh riots as "horrible" and said it should never have happened. "I have on behalf of the Government of India apologised, on behalf of the nation apologised for what happened in 1984."[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"We can't get away from our past but the challenge is to look ahead in a world increasingly globalised, integrated whether you are here or in India," he said.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]The Prime Minister assured the Indo-Canadian community that he has taken note of the concerns raised by them and promised to act on them.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"I promise you that when I get back home, I will set up some mechanism to deliberate on the issues that have been raised here or raised elsewhere in the Indo-Canadian community," he said.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]Ahead of Singh's visit here, there was an attempt to raise the 1984 riots issue in Canadian Parliament when a group of Sikh MPs moved a petition seeking the the Canadian government recognise the carnage as 'genocide'.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]Singh, the first Sikh to ascend to the post of the Prime Minister of India, said: "by constantly reminding of the 1984 riots, sometimes you unwittingly vitiate the creative thinking of the Sikh community".[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"I am the Prime Minister of India. Two years we had J J Singh as the Sikh commander of the Indian army, we have Sikhs as ambassadors. Punjab is today run by Shiromani Akali Dal," he pointed out.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"Sikhs have made a name and achieved fame. Sikhs want to move ahead from 1984. Sometimes unwittingly we create an atmosphere which sets the unhappiness of the Sikh community.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]Therefore, it is incumbent on the Sikh diaspora to strengthen the bonds of India-Canada relations," he said.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]The Prime Minister urged all of Indo-Canadians to remain united and respect each other.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"I have only one word to say that we should not bring to this country some of the divisive elements of politics back at home. You would well know that it does not help to advance the cause of the community. It does not help by living in the past," Singh said.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]The Prime Minister asked the community to forge ahead and take advantage of the opportunities that India and Canada both offer.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]Commending contributions made by Indo-Canadians, he said: "The name and fame that you have earned through your hard work has helped to change the people's perspective in the Western world of what India has earned, what India stands for and what India can do and this alone I think entitles you to earn our gratitude." Singh said: "I am very happy that you have flourished in this land. That is the pride we have in your achievements.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]When I was Finance Minister what I learnt was that the people of India were very keen to prove that given the appropriate environment Indians were second to none.[/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=navy]"We have to ensure that people don't have to go out of India to Silicon Valley for this to happen. I would like to say that you have distinguished yourselves in all walks of life, whether it is politics, whether it is industry, whether it is trade and whether it is science and technology. In each of these areas people of Indian origin have done us proud."[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=#000080][B]source[/B]: [/COLOR][URL="http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100629/804/tnl-pm-promises-mechanism-for-1984-sikh_1.html"][U][COLOR=#000080]http://in.news.yahoo.com/48/20100629/804/tnl-pm-promises-mechanism-for-1984-sikh_1.html[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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