Khalsa ji,
worldsikhnews.com has published an open letter “The shoe writes back” written by Editor jagmohan Singh. It is a must read article. Next week they would come up with my Interview, space for that is already marked on the page.
Khalsa ji,
my article is just appeared in sikhchic.com. please have a look and respond to me. world sikh news is bringing a story on me very shortly, keep a watch. I am giving final touches to my book on 1984 Sikh massacre. It will expose the real face of the massacre with untold stories of victims who’s suffering are going on and on. Book will unearth the conspiracy, role of police and various commissions. it contains two chapter on my personal account of sikh massacre and shoe hurling incident also. Needs support of sikh qaum for this cause.
Wjkk Wjkf,
www.worldsikhnews.com has published my Interview and a little synopsis on my book. Please have a look and respond. Tomorrow Aakash radio of UK is going to interview me at 1.15 a.m. (Indian Standard Time).
Fateh Ji
Jarnail Singh Journalist
New Delhi, July 2: Jarnail Singh, the journalist who lobbed a shoe at home minister P. Chidambaram in frustration at inaction against the 1984 anti-Sikh rioters, has been sacked by his newspaper nearly three months later.
In a notice sent to the journalist, the management of Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagaran described his conduct at the April 7 news conference as “an act unimaginable on the part of a journalist and subversive of basic rule of discipline”.
Jarnail, a special correspondent who covered military affairs and states including Punjab, was shocked that the newspaper should react in such a manner so long after the incident. He had lobbed his sneaker in the direction of the home minister but did not mean to harm him.
“I thought the chapter was closed because of the way the home minister had reacted and had accepted that not enough people (who were behind the killing of Sikhs in 1984) had been punished,” Jarnail said.
After the incident, the management of the newspaper had advised him “to take rest at home”, he said. That was followed up with two show-cause notices.
At the April 7 news conference, Jarnail had asked Chidambaram about the CBI “clean chit” to Congress leaders Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar in the 1984 riots case. He felt the home minister had ducked the question.
“Now I feel that I am being victimised, punished for raising my voice against the injustice of 1984 and the CBI’s and the government’s unwillingness to prosecute those who were responsible for it”, Jarnail said. He said he was even more resolute now.
Sikh political parties had offered Jarnail tickets to contest the Lok Sabha elections but he had refused.
Following Jarnail’s outburst at the April 7 news conference, the Congress high command reconsidered its decision to nominate Tytler and Sajjan as candidates for the general election. Neither was eventually fielded.
Source: The Telegraph
Tags: 1984 riots, Danik Jagran, jagdish tytler, jarnail singh, sacked, sajjan kumar, sikh
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