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| PUCL demands release of Ansari report | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 3: The convenor of people union for civil liberties (PUCLO) Balraj Puri and supported by Balvinder Singh of Sikh progressive front and Sukhdev Singh of forum of the victims of 1989 of anti Sikh riots have urged upon the government to release the justice M.R. Ansari, report without any further delay.
As per PUCL handout, Ansari commission was required to inquire into the causes and circumstances leading to killing of 14 innocent Sikhs during Gurpurab procession on January 13, 1989 in Jammu and some other places and determine and fix responsibility thereafter. The commission had submitted its report within one year.
They said it is criminal apathy towards the victims of the riots and neglect of elementary responsibility of the successive government to keep such a vital report secret from the people for the last two decades. It was a peaceful procession, including women and children and persons belonging to both Hindu and Sikh communities on the occasions of birthday celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh even enroute welcome gates were constructed by both the communities.
“As far as we know, the trouble was created by a handful of fanatics who attacked the procession near Purani Mandi which was preventable if the authorities had not abdicated their responsibility and connived at the action of the trouble makers”. According to a goodwill mission from Delhi, comprising Madhu Kishtwar and Smithu Kothari, “If normalcy could be restored by active role of a single dedicated person, that shows there was no deep rooted animosity between Hindus and Sikhs.” They cited instances where majority community gave shelter to the Sikhs. They held the local administration and lack of political support to it responsible for the trouble.
The release of the report of the Ansari Commission, we are sure will not only heal wounds of the Sikh community but also strength fraternal relations between Sikh and the Hindus, the release added.
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