Sikh Panth by virtue of its basic ideals has been bestowed Patshahi (sovereignty) and Niarapan (distinctness) by the Gurus.
New Delhi, India (June 04, 2013): Commemorating the 29th anniversary of armed attack by Indian state on Sri Darbar Sahib Amritsar and other Gurdwara Sahib in Punjab & adjoining states, the Sikh Forum held a “Lecture Meeting” at India International Centre, Delhi on June 01, 2013.
New Delhi, India (May 26, 2013): It is learnt that in remembrance of the 29th anniversary of June 1984 attack on various Sikh Gurdwaras in Punjab and adjoining states the Sikh Forum is going to hold a lecture meeting to pay homage to the martyrs of June 1984.
During November 1984, in a write-up Published in a Punjabi Daily on November 15, 1984 Kuldip Nayar wrote that: "Hindus would never accept that Sikhs are a distinct nation". He presented this as a prime condition to rebuilt cordial relations between Hindus and Sikhs.