Audio waves of Gurbani Kirtan and the morning Hukamnama have been wafting through radio sets for the last over 35 years. This live telecast continues till date without any interruption. Apparently, the live broadcasting came to the community at a huge cost, scars of which still exist. As soon as the gun battle ended in first week of June 1984, and army sanitised the Darbar Sahib complex, Union government started live AIR broadcast in the mornings and evenings. The demand for live broadcast of Gurbani Kirtan through radio from the Darbar Sahib was met after the army action. The demand for live broadcast through All India Radio (AIR) and setting up of radio transmitter at the Darbar Sahib figured in the talks between representatives of Indira Gandhi government and SAD before Army action in June 1984. Today, ironically, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has granted its “exclusive rights” to a channel belonging to a company owned by the SAD president. It was one of the demands of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) during the Dharam Yudh Morcha launched in August 1982 - which culminated in Operation Bluestar. JALANDHAR: The live broadcast of ‘Gurbani Kirtan’ from the Darbar Sahib in Amritsar has come a full circle, indeed.
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