- In June 1984, the Army attacked Darbar Sahib, the holiest and most sacred place of the Sikhs. The ruling political party used government propaganda to portray the hardworking peasants of Punjab as terrorists.
- Prominent Sikh political party, has started an agitation to save Punjab's water under riparian rights. This movement is led by Sant Bhindranwale, a religious leader. Due to the increased awareness of the sensitive issue - situation is being watched globally and India is being criticized internationally and domestically. The Congress government is preparing to teach a lesson to the Sikhs by putting a stop to this agitation. Preparations are made by conducting anti-Sikh propaganda with nearly two years of military drills. Meanwhile, several Hindus are killed anonymously in Punjab. State sponsored media propagates Sikhs for these killings. Military attacks the Sikh combatants inside Darbar Sahib. About hundred and fifty Sikhs combatants led by Sant Jarnail Singh are killed while fighting with army along with thousands of worshipers including elderly men, women, children and infants. The Akal Takht, highest political seat of the Sikhs, is demolished by tanks. Military attacks are carried out in 37 additional Gurdwaras across Punjab. Based on newspaper reports and eyewitness accounts these incidents are filmed in the TV Show And They Occupied Me.—Surinder Singh
- Prominent Sikh political party - Akali Dal, has started an agitation to save Punjab's water under riparian rights. This movement is led by Sant Bhindranwale, a religious leader. Due to the increased awareness of the sensitive issue - situation is being watched globally and India is being criticized internationally and domestically. The Congress government is preparing to teach a lesson to the Sikhs by putting a stop to this agitation. Preparations are made by conducting anti-Sikh propaganda with nearly two years of military drills. Meanwhile, several Hindus are killed anonymously in Punjab. State sponsored media propagates Sikhs for these killings. Military attacks the Sikh combatants inside Darbar Sahib. About hundred and fifty Sikhs combatants led by Sant Jarnail Singh are killed while fighting with army along with thousands of worshipers including elderly men, women, children and infants. The Akal Takht, highest political seat of the Sikhs, is demolished by tanks. Military attacks are carried out in 37 additional Gurdwaras across Punjab. Based on newspaper reports and eyewitness accounts these incidents are filmed in the TV Show And They Occupied Me. The 9 episodes of TV series And They Occupied Me show the incidents from 1982 to 1984 in which religious scholar Sant Jarnail Singh is leading the battle on behalf of Punjab in Amritsar. At that time, state media propagated as if this war was being waged by the state against a foreign country. Punjab was under President's rule and army was called to create terror in people of Punjab.
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