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NEW DELHII: Pro-Khalistan radical Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has announced plans to “shut down” Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh’s performance successful Australia connected November 1 — the aforesaid time the Akal Takht Sahib observes arsenic Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day. The organization’s determination comes days aft Dosanjh was seen touching the feet of Bollywood histrion Amitabh Bachchan, whom SFJ has accused of “inciting mobs” during the anti-Sikh unit of 1984. In a statement, SFJ’s wide counsel Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said Dosanjh had “insulted each victim, widow and orphan of the 1984 Sikh Genocide” by paying respect to Bachchan.
The determination by the SFJ comes aft Diljit Dosanjh was seen touching the feet of Amitabh Bachchan, who, arsenic the radical claims, connected 31 October 1984 "publicly incited Hindustani mobs" with the genocidal slogan “Khoon Ka Badla Khoon” — “Blood for Blood” — a telephone that unleashed decease squads that committed genocidal unit successful which much than 30,000 Sikh men, women, and children were killed crossed India. Calling Dosanjh’s scheduled amusement a “mockery of remembrance,” SFJ urged Sikh groups and artists worldwide to boycott the concert. The radical said it would signifier a Panthic Shutdown Rally extracurricular the venue connected November 1, and has written to the Akal Takht Jathedar, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj, asking him to summon Dosanjh to explicate his actions. The Akal Takht, the highest temporal spot of Sikh authority, had successful 2010 officially declared the 1984 killings arsenic a “genocide” and designated November 1 arsenic Sikh Genocide Remembrance Day.
“Remembrance is not for sale, and genocide cannot beryllium normalized for applause,” SFJ said successful its statement, accusing Dosanjh of commercializing a period of mourning. The singer, who has not yet commented publically connected the controversy, is presently connected a satellite circuit with aggregate planetary shows lined up done November.
