"Twenty-one years ago, with the attack on Darbar Sahib, the then government of India laid the foundation stone for independent state. The sentiments of sovereignty that was strengthened by army attack on Darbar Sahib have not been buried with the passage of time and change in political scenario. There may not be any public manifestation of such sentiments but all Sikhs desire to be self-ruler".

Dal Khalsa passed this resolution on the eve of 21st anniversary of the attack at Amritsar on June 5, 2005. Activists of the group carrying Sikh Flag marched on the lanes and streets of the holy city cursing the Indian state for attacking their most scared place with tanks and bombs butchering thousands of Sikhs. Carrying placards and signboards on which it was written, "remembering the Genocide of Sikhs at the cruel hands of India" along with the damaged photographs of Akal Takht Sahib, they chanted slogans in favour of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and denounced the government of India for committing what they called the "crime against the humanity". The march that started from Dal Khalsa office concluded at Akal Takht in the evening where Ardas was performed in the memory of those who were killed during the attack.

The working president of the Dal Khalsa Harcharanjit Singh Dhami who led the long procession said "much water has flown down the rivers of Punjab since 1984. There was a change in political leadership with some Sikhs at the helm of affairs both at centre and the state. This however has not healed our wounds of June 84 and we still nurse agony and anguish against the tyranny of the Indian state and the role of the Congress party in particular.

He said the aim behind today's 'Genocide Remembrance Parade' was to reiterate the cause for thousands Sikhs who laid down their lives in 1984 while defending the attack on their faith. Twenty years have passed, thousands have died & equal numbers have suffered long imprisonments but no problem, no issue of Sikhs has been solved till date, he said.

General Secretary of the party Kanwar Pal Singh said 21 years ago, the Indian government launched Operation "Bluestar". In response to its onslaughts, the Sikhs launched Operation Freedom". He said the sacrifice of the June 1984 martyrs would never be allowed to go in vain".

To a question he said the judgment convicting Sikh nationalist leader Daljit Singh Bittu and Gursharan Singh Gama was another injustice to the Sikhs because the session judge has relied on the confession extracted by the police officers in police custody under duress. Prosecuting both under anti-people law was itself miscarriage of justice. But to do so after the law itself has been repealed was nothing but state vengeance.

"Scars still simmering, even after 21 years. Especially the scars, which have been left to neglect, said Satnam Singh Paonta Sahib, a vice-president of the party. Sikhs would never forget or forgive the crimes of June 1984", he opined. Prominent amongst those who led the Parade were Shinder Pal Singh, Sarbjit Singh Ghuman, Sawinder Singh Kot Khalsa, Balraj Singh Baba Bakala and Baldev Singh Ajnala.