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ARTICLE : Sikh Contribution to the Freedom Struggle of India
Sikh Contribution to the Freedom Struggle of India
Punishment suffered SIKHS NON-SIKHS TOTAL
Hanged 93 28 121
Imprisoned for life 2147 499 2646
Killed at Jallianwala Bagh 799 501 1300
Killed at Budge Budge Ghat 67 46 113
Killed in Kooka Movement 91 - - - 91
Killed in Akali Movement 500 - - - 500
TOTAL 3697 1074 4771
Sikhs comprised 1.6 % of the population of undivided India.
Note:
1.Statistics furnished by Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad as President of the
Indian National Congress.
2.60 % of the officers and soldiers who joined the Indian National Army
were Sikhs.
Taken from http://www.khalistan.net
When the garden ( country ) needed blood
We slit our neck, first of all
Even then our compatriots tell us
This is their land and not for us
How long shall we in seclusion remain !
Were it a question of flowers few
We could have suffered that much too
But not even thorns can we now claim.
