[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 88 (Wednesday, June 3, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E827]
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   HONORING VICTIMS OF THE 1984 ANTI-SIKH POGROMS AND MASSACRE, AND 
 HONORED POLITICAL PRISONERS IN INDIA TODAY INCLUDING MR. SURAT SINGH 
                                 KHALSA

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 2015

  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, today, I want to honor those killed during 
the November 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms and massacre. November 2014 marked 
the 30 year anniversary of the horrific anti-Sikh pogroms, which 
claimed the lives of thousands of Sikhs throughout India in the first 
week of November 1984. I ask that this Congress remember those who were 
killed that tragic week.
   I also ask that this Congress honor the struggle of many political 
prisoners in India today, including Mr. Surat Singh Khalsa, who is 
currently under house arrest, on a hunger strike and in very poor 
health. Today, we should reflect on his advocacy for the rights of 
political prisoners, support his right to free speech and ask for his 
release.

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