Overview

• Dubey publicly released a February 23, 1984, UK Foreign Office letter from Brian Fall stating that an SAS officer was sent to India to draft the Golden Temple operation plan with Indira Gandhi’s approval
• The letter indicates British military personnel provided technical and physical assistance during the June 1984 assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar Dubey accused the Congress party of manipulating Sikh leadership through the appointments of Giani Zail Singh as president and Manmohan Singh as prime minister
• He alleged that Congress-era treaties conceded India’s share of Indus River waters and granted Pakistan control over access to the Kartarpur Sahib shrine
• Sikh gurdwara bodies have demanded a judge-led inquiry into Britain’s advisory role by a July deadline or threatened to ban Labour MPs from their premises