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Economic Times
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Economic Times
Indira Gandhi attacked Golden Temple in collaboration with the British, claims BJP MP Nishikant Dubey
ANI BJP MP Nishikant Dubey (File) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday accused former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of attacking the Golden Temple in Amritsar in collaboration with Britain and alleged that the Congress party has used the Sikh community for political gain. In a post on X, Dubey shared a letter written by the then Private Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Brian Fall, to the then Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, Hugh Taylor. He used this to support his claim that British army officers were present in Amritsar at the time of Operation Blue Star in 1984. "In 1984, Indira Gandhi launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain, with British army officers present in Amritsar at that time. For Congress, the Sikh community is merely a toy," Dubey wrote. He further alleged that Kartarpur Sahib was handed over to Pakistan through an agreement signed in 1960 by Sardar Swaran Singh. "1. Pakistan was finally given Kartarpur Sahib in 1960 through an agreement made by Sardar Swaran Singh," the BJP MP wrote. Dubey also claimed that prominent Sikh leaders were elevated to high offices to mask the events of 1984 and shield Congress leaders accused of involvement in the anti-Sikh riots."2. During the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple and the killing of innocent devotees, GiZail Singh was made President. 3. To cover up the 1984 massacre of Sikhs and to protect senior leaders H.K.L. Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, and Sajjan Kumar, Manmohan Singh was made a puppet Prime Minister in 2004. The story of selling out the country and surrendering before foreigners continues," the X post comments come a day after Dubey's earlier post on Sunday, in which he accused the Congress government of giving away 80 per cent of India's share of Indus River water and the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to Pakistan in 1960."Do you know that in exchange for Pakistan's blood, we gave 80 per cent of our water in the Indus Water Treaty in 1960, and in that same 1960, another agreement took place between Sardar Swaran Singh Ji and Pakistan's Home Minister K.M. Sheikh on January 11, 1960?" Dubey questioned the legitimacy of the agreement and accused the then-leadership of surrendering national interests."1. Look at the politics--Sardar Swaran Singh Ji was neither the Home Minister nor the Foreign Minister, yet he was making the agreement? 2. Because in that agreement, we gave away our religious centre, Kartarpur Sahib?" the X post read. He further accused former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of giving away parts of land in Punjab and favouring Pakistan. "3. We gave away Sarja Majra, Rakh Hardit Singh, and Pathanke in the Lahore-Amritsar region. 4. We donated some parts of Punjab's Firozpur district. 5. We gave away the areas of Sulemank and Chak Ladke. They announced this in Parliament as if it were the personal property of Nehru Ji or the Gandhi family. Under the Constitution, this is illegal, but this history of Pakistan favouritism is a shameful and deplorable example of political mentality," the BJP MP claimed.
Indian Express
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey shares document alleging Indira Gandhi govt took Britain's help to carry out Operation Blue Star
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has shared a four-decade-old document alleging that the Congress government took the help of Britain to carry out Operation Blue Star, the 1984 military action by the Indian Army that aimed to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other militants from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar. Sharing a document on X, Dubey claimed that planning for the military operation began six months in advance. He alleged, 'In 1984, Indira Gandhi attacked the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain. British army officers were present in Amritsar at that time. For Congress, Sikh community is just a toy. The agreement to finally give Kartarpur Sahib to Pakistan was signed by Sardar Swaran Singh in 1960.' 'Giani Zail Singh was made President during the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple and killing of innocent devotees. To hide the 1984 massacre of Sikhs and to save senior leaders HKL Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar, Manmohan Singh was made a puppet Prime Minister in 2004. The story of selling the country and surrendering to foreigners continues,' he added. What does the document say? Stamped 'TOP SECRET AND PERSONAL', the letter dated February 23, 1984, is titled 'Sikh Community' and is shown to be from B J P Fall, private secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London SWIA 2AH. It was addressed to Hugh Taylor Esq, private secretary to the home secretary under the Home Office. It read: 'The Home Secretary will have seen press reports of communal violence in the Punjab. The Foreign Secretary wishes him to be made aware of some background which could increase the possibility of repercussions among the Sikh communities in this country.' Stating that the Indian authorities sought British advice over a plan to remove Sikh extremists from the Golden Temple, the letter said, 'The Foreign Secretary decided to respond favourably to the Indian request and, with the Prime Minister's agreement, an SAD officer has visited India and drawn up a plan which has been approved by Mrs Gandhi. The Foreign Secretary believes that the Indian Government may put the plan into operation shortly.' 1984 में स्वर्ण मंदिर पर इंदिरा गांधी जी ने आक्रमण ब्रिटेन के साथ मिलकर किया,ब्रिटेन की सेना के अधिकारी उस वक़्त अमृतसर में मौजूद थे कांग्रेस के लिए सिख समुदाय केवल खिलौना मात्र है 1. पाकिस्तान को अंततः 1960 में करतारपुर साहिब दिया समझौता सरदार स्वर्ण सिंह जी ने किया 2. स्वर्ण… — Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) July 7, 2025 Warning that such an operation by Indian authorities at the Golden Temple could worsen the communal violence in Punjab, the letter said, 'It might also, therefore, increase tension in the Indian community here, particularly if knowledge of the SAS involvement were to become public. We have impressed upon the Indians the need for security; knowledge of the SAS officer's visit and of his plan has been tightly held both in India and in London.' 'The Foreign Secretary would be grateful if the contents of this letter could be very strictly limited to those who need to consider the possible domestic implications. I am copying this letter to Robin Butler (No 10), Richard Mottram (MOD) and Richard Hatfield (Cabinet Office),' it concluded.
India Gazette
07-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
'Attacked Golden Temple with help from British Army': BJP MP Nishikant Dubey claims Britain's involvement in Op Blue Star
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 7 (ANI): BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday accused the Congress party of being responsible for the rise of Bhindranwale and for taking help from the British Army during Operation Blue Star in 1984. He also alleged that Congress had committed multiple injustices against the Sikh community. Speaking to ANI, Dubey said, 'The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Britain had written a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs in 1984. Operation Blue Star happened in June 1984, this letter is dated February 1984. It is clearly written there that India asked for technical and physical help, and our (British) people had gone there. Congress was planning to attack the Golden Temple for six months.' He further claimed, 'During an investigation, it was discovered that the Indian Army carried out this action under the leadership of the British Army. You gave birth to Bhindranwale and then attacked the biggest religious place of Sikhs by taking help from the British Army.' Dubey said the Congress was responsible for three major injustices against Sikhs. 'Congress has done three injustices to the Sikh community -- you gave Kartarpur Sahib to Pakistan in 1947, and the community as a whole showed agitation... In 1984, when Sikh extremism was on the rise, you brought Bhinderwaale and then made Zail Singh the president. Later, you attacked the Golden Temple with the help of the British army. After the unfortunate assassination of Indira Gandhi, Sikh riots took place, and Congress leaders killed Sikhs, especially in Delhi. When a committee was formed in 2004, you made another Sikh the PM, Manmohan Singh. You have used Sikh people as a puppet,' Dubey told ANI. To support his claims, Dubey posted a letter on X between Brian Fall, then Private Secretary to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and Hugh Taylor, then Private Secretary to the UK Home Secretary. He claimed this letter showed that British army officers were present in Amritsar during Operation Blue Star. 'In 1984, Indira Gandhi launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain, with British army officers present in Amritsar at that time. For Congress, the Sikh community is merely a toy,' Dubey wrote. He also made fresh claims about Kartarpur Sahib, saying, '1. Pakistan was finally given Kartarpur Sahib in 1960 through an agreement made by Sardar Swaran Singh.' Dubey added that Congress had promoted Sikh leaders to top posts to hide its alleged role in the 1984 riots and to protect its senior leaders. '2. During the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple and the killing of innocent devotees, Giani Zail Singh was made President. 3. To cover up the 1984 massacre of Sikhs and to protect senior leaders H.K.L. Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, and Sajjan Kumar, Manmohan Singh was made a puppet Prime Minister in 2004. The story of selling out the country and surrendering before foreigners continues,' he wrote in his post. Separately, Dubey also reacted to the ongoing row in Maharashtra over the use of Hindi. He criticised the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) for targeting Hindi-speaking people and asked why they were not doing the same to speakers of other languages. 'You people are surviving on our money. What kind of industries do you have?... If you are courageous enough and beat those who speak Hindi, then you should beat all those who speak Urdu, Tamil, and Telugu. If you are such a big 'boss', come out of Maharashtra, come to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu -- 'tumko patak patak ke maarenge'. We all respect Marathi and the people of Maharashtra, who fought for India's independence,' Dubey told ANI. He accused Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray of playing politics ahead of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. 'The BMC election is due, and hence, Raj and Uddhav are doing cheap politics. If they have courage, they should go to Mahim and beat any Hindi or Urdu-speaking people in front of the Mahim dargah,' he said. In a post on X on Sunday, Dubey wrote, 'Those who beat Hindi-speaking people in Mumbai, if you have the guts, try beating Urdu-speaking people in Maharashtra. Even a dog becomes a lion in its own house, right? Decide for yourself who is the dog and who is the lion.' (ANI)
India Gazette
07-07-2025
- Politics
- India Gazette
Indira Gandhi attacked Golden Temple in collaboration with the British, claims BJP MP Nishikant Dubey
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday accused former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of attacking the Golden Temple in Amritsar in collaboration with Britain and alleged that the Congress party has used the Sikh community for political gain. In a post on X, Dubey shared a letter written by the then Private Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Brian Fall, to the then Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, Hugh Taylor. He used this to support his claim that British army officers were present in Amritsar at the time of Operation Blue Star in 1984. 'In 1984, Indira Gandhi launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain, with British army officers present in Amritsar at that time. For Congress, the Sikh community is merely a toy,' Dubey wrote. He further alleged that Kartarpur Sahib was handed over to Pakistan through an agreement signed in 1960 by Sardar Swaran Singh. '1. Pakistan was finally given Kartarpur Sahib in 1960 through an agreement made by Sardar Swaran Singh,' the BJP MP wrote. Dubey also claimed that prominent Sikh leaders were elevated to high offices to mask the events of 1984 and shield Congress leaders accused of involvement in the anti-Sikh riots. '2. During the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple and the killing of innocent devotees, Giani Zail Singh was made President. 3. To cover up the 1984 massacre of Sikhs and to protect senior leaders H.K.L. Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, and Sajjan Kumar, Manmohan Singh was made a puppet Prime Minister in 2004. The story of selling out the country and surrendering before foreigners continues,' the X post read. These comments come a day after Dubey's earlier post on Sunday, in which he accused the Congress government of giving away 80 per cent of India's share of Indus River water and the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to Pakistan in 1960. 'Do you know that in exchange for Pakistan's blood, we gave 80 per cent of our water in the Indus Water Treaty in 1960, and in that same 1960, another agreement took place between Sardar Swaran Singh Ji and Pakistan's Home Minister K.M. Sheikh on January 11, 1960?' Dubey posted. He questioned the legitimacy of the agreement and accused the then-leadership of surrendering national interests. '1. Look at the politics--Sardar Swaran Singh Ji was neither the Home Minister nor the Foreign Minister, yet he was making the agreement? 2. Because in that agreement, we gave away our religious centre, Kartarpur Sahib?' the X post read. He further accused former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of giving away parts of land in Punjab and favouring Pakistan. '3. We gave away Sarja Majra, Rakh Hardit Singh, and Pathanke in the Lahore-Amritsar region. 4. We donated some parts of Punjab's Firozpur district. 5. We gave away the areas of Sulemank and Chak Ladke. They announced this in Parliament as if it were the personal property of Nehru Ji or the Gandhi family. Under the Constitution, this is illegal, but this history of Pakistan favouritism is a shameful and deplorable example of political mentality,' the BJP MP claimed. (ANI)
Time of India
07-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Indira Gandhi attacked Golden Temple in collaboration with the British, claims BJP MP Nishikant Dubey
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday accused former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of attacking the Golden Temple in Amritsar in collaboration with Britain and alleged that the Congress party has used the Sikh community for political gain. In a post on X, Dubey shared a letter written by the then Private Secretary to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Brian Fall, to the then Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, Hugh Taylor. He used this to support his claim that British army officers were present in Amritsar at the time of Operation Blue Star in 1984. "In 1984, Indira Gandhi launched an attack on the Golden Temple in collaboration with Britain, with British army officers present in Amritsar at that time. For Congress, the Sikh community is merely a toy," Dubey wrote. He further alleged that Kartarpur Sahib was handed over to Pakistan through an agreement signed in 1960 by Sardar Swaran Singh. "1. Pakistan was finally given Kartarpur Sahib in 1960 through an agreement made by Sardar Swaran Singh," the BJP MP wrote. Live Events Dubey also claimed that prominent Sikh leaders were elevated to high offices to mask the events of 1984 and shield Congress leaders accused of involvement in the anti-Sikh riots. "2. During the 1984 attack on the Golden Temple and the killing of innocent devotees, GiZail Singh was made President. 3. To cover up the 1984 massacre of Sikhs and to protect senior leaders H.K.L. Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, and Sajjan Kumar, Manmohan Singh was made a puppet Prime Minister in 2004. The story of selling out the country and surrendering before foreigners continues," the X post read. These comments come a day after Dubey's earlier post on Sunday, in which he accused the Congress government of giving away 80 per cent of India's share of Indus River water and the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara to Pakistan in 1960. "Do you know that in exchange for Pakistan's blood, we gave 80 per cent of our water in the Indus Water Treaty in 1960, and in that same 1960, another agreement took place between Sardar Swaran Singh Ji and Pakistan's Home Minister K.M. Sheikh on January 11, 1960?" Dubey posted. He questioned the legitimacy of the agreement and accused the then-leadership of surrendering national interests. "1. Look at the politics--Sardar Swaran Singh Ji was neither the Home Minister nor the Foreign Minister, yet he was making the agreement? 2. Because in that agreement, we gave away our religious centre, Kartarpur Sahib?" the X post read. He further accused former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru of giving away parts of land in Punjab and favouring Pakistan. "3. We gave away Sarja Majra, Rakh Hardit Singh, and Pathanke in the Lahore-Amritsar region. 4. We donated some parts of Punjab's Firozpur district. 5. We gave away the areas of Sulemank and Chak Ladke. They announced this in Parliament as if it were the personal property of Nehru Ji or the Gandhi family. Under the Constitution, this is illegal, but this history of Pakistan favouritism is a shameful and deplorable example of political mentality," the BJP MP claimed.
