British Sikh Student Federation Shaheedi Samagam or Religious Sikh Gathering in the United Kingdom in memory of Sikh leader Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale at the Dashmesh Darbar Gurdwara in Ilfrod East London from 18–20 June 2010.Shaheed Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale who was martyred defending the Golden Temple Harmandir Sahib in 1984 was declared as the 'Greatest Sikh of the 20th Century' by Sikhism's highest authority Sri Akal Takht Sahib. [3] Sikh Youth Football Tournament 2010 was held in conjunction with Dal Khalsa UK was one of the biggest Sikh Youth gathering in the UK with over 1000 in attendance
Dal Khalsa (International) the followers of a Sikh sect known as the Nirankaris (whom other Sikhs regard as heretics). This clash had occurred at a Nirankari event at the Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar on 13 April 1978, in which 3 Nirankaris and 13 Sikhs were killed. At its first annual conference held in Gurdaspur during December, 1979, the Dal Khalsa passed a resolution demanding that Amritsar be officially declared a "holy city". A demand that was supported by other Sikh organisations such as the Sikh Students Federation and one which was later taken up with the Indian government by the SGPC in 1980.