A SO CALLED INTELLIGENCE SOURCE NAMES US -
**DAL KHALSA UK** AS A RADICAL GROUP IN RELATION TO SIKH FREEDOM PROTESTS ,WHATS SO RADICAL ABOUT ASKING FOR OUR RIGHTS????????
NEW DELHI: Even though the attackers of Operation Blue Star commander, Lt Gen K S Brar,
are yet to be identified, agencies here suspect it might be linked to
the radical elements in the Sikh diaspora, who have repeatedly disrupted
Republic Day and Independence Day events of the Indian High Commission
in the UK.
According to intelligence sources, radical Sikh groups such as Dal Khalsa UK have been organizing protests for years now outside the Indian High Commission office in London
as well as at the consulate office in Birmingham. Of late, some
militant Sikh youth have gone a step beyond by even disrupting these
national events. Sources said the Sikh youth make forced entry at R-Day
or I-Day receptions, posing as invitees from the Indian community, and
mask their faces before shouting pro-Khalistan slogans, breaking
glassware, and grabbing/throwing microphones.
"These radical
Sikh men then escape on their motorcycles as quickly," an intelligence
official said adding that though the local police are posted outside,
they do little to stop or intercept them. Sources indicated that the UK
law enforcement authorities prefer to take a neutral stand, assessing
the Sikh protests as an internal matter of the Indians. Though the
Indian authorities have been pursuing the British government to get
tough with the Sikh extremist elements, the UK has been reluctant to
oblige.
Incidentally, the Indian agencies fear that the success
of the Sikh radicals' protests this year — they even led a huge
protests against the pending execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana,
assassin of former Punjab CM Beant Singh — may have emboldened them to
go for the high-profile strike at Brar.
Brar, incidentally, had
not followed the recommended drill of informing the local High
Commission and the UK authorities of his visit to London, which would
have ensured deployment of requisite security for his protection. The
attackers were possibly aware of this and may have been following him
for some time.
According to an intelligence officer, the UK has
been found rather wanting in acting against the Sikh radicals, who now
may be playing into the hands of groups like Babbar Khalsa International
that are making fresh attempts at reviving Sikh militancy with help
from Pakistan's ISI. The attack on Brar is seen not as much as a daring
assassination attempt, but as a message to convey that the Khalistanis
are still alive and kicking.
