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30th Anniversary Of The Attack On The Golden Temple

EDM number 79 in 2014-15, proposed by John McDonnell on 11/06/2014.
Categorised under the topics of Armed forces, Asia and Religion and faith communities.

That this House commemorates with deep sadness the 30th anniversary of the attack in June 1984 by Indian armed forces on the Harmindir Sahib, the Golden Temple at Amritsar; expresses its condolences to the families and friends of all those who were killed and injured in this massacre and condemns this desecration of the holiest site of the Sikh religion; calls on the Prime Minister to establish an independent public judge-led inquiry into the involvement of the UK Government of the time in the events leading up to the attack, the attack itself and the subsequent abuse of human rights in the Punjab by the Indian army and police, including the release of all documents, reports and materials, especially those relating to the advice provided by the UK to the Indian government and military and the dialogue between UK Government Ministers and officials and Indian government ministers and officials.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
John McDonnell11/06/2014Hayes and HarlingtonLabourProposed
Mark Durkan11/06/2014FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Alan Meale12/06/2014MansfieldLabourSeconded
Margaret Ritchie12/06/2014South DownSocial Democratic and Labour PartySeconded
Jim Dobbin12/06/2014Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Kelvin Hopkins12/06/2014Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Michael Weir12/06/2014AngusScottish National PartySigned
Martin Caton16/06/2014GowerLabourSigned
Mike Hancock17/06/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
David Ward17/06/2014Bradford EastLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim Cunningham18/06/2014Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne18/06/2014Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Steve Rotheram18/06/2014Liverpool, WaltonLabourSigned
Andrew George18/06/2014St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Paul Flynn19/06/2014Newport WestLabourSigned
Michael Crockart19/06/2014Edinburgh WestLiberal DemocratSigned
Alasdair McDonnell19/06/2014Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Nick Harvey23/06/2014North DevonLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech23/06/2014Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Virendra Sharma23/06/2014Ealing, SouthallLabourSigned
Roger Godsiff23/06/2014Birmingham, Hall GreenLabourSigned
Chris Williamson25/06/2014Derby NorthLabourSigned
Naomi Long02/07/2014Belfast EastAllianceSigned
Valerie Vaz09/07/2014Walsall SouthLabourSigned
George Mudie15/07/2014Leeds EastLabourSigned

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