THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SIKH AFFAIRS
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The Sikh Leaders, Freedom Fighters and Intellectuals
To bring an end to tyranny it is a must to punish the terrorist -Baba (General) Banda Singh Bahadar
Sikhs have only two options: slavery of the Hindus or struggle for their lost sovereignty and freedom -Sirdar Kapur Singh, ICS, MP, MLA and National Professor of Sikhism I am not afraid of physical death; moral death is death in reality Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa Martyrdom is our orn a m e n t -Bhai Awtar Singh Brahma (General) We do not fear the terrorist Hindu regime. We are tireless: we shall return home before freedom of Khalistan -General Labh SinghThe coward Hindu regime will never achieve our surrender -Baba Gurbachan Singh Manochahal One must have superior morality and lifestyle than the person he is going to punish -Bhai Harjinder Singh Jinda and Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sukha My real life will begin from the moment of my martyrdom for the Panth Bhai Amrik Singh Khalsa The siege of Darbar Sahib is the siege of the Sikh Nation -Justice Ajit Singh Bains No power on the earth can stop the freedom of the Sikh Homeland - -Simranjit Singh Mann, MP Even they dismember my body, I will not surrender before the terrorist police chief KP Gill -Bhai Kanwar Singh Dhami We are alive, we are awakened, we are struggling and we shall surely win -The Declaration of the Sikh NationThe lessons of Guru Gobind Singh ji must be followed. No Sikh, whether a politician, sarpanch or jathedar, should be followed if they do not openly and unequivocally speak out for a free and sovereign Khalistan and encourage a peaceful movement --Dr Gurmit Singh, President, Council of Khalistan, Washington DC
The goal of Khalsa Panth is sovereign Khalistan. The Akali government has backed away from it. It has lost its credibility with the Sikh Nation. Do not let these Akali leaders get away with it. It is our responsibility to liberate Khalistan.-Dr Gurmit Singh AulakhFreedom is never given, it is won through preservance and struggle by peaceful means -Dr Gurmit Singh Aulakh
A k a l i P a r t y i d d e a d -Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer
The top priority of the Sikh Nation is to “Re-establish the Sovereignty of the Sikhs’ Holy and Historic Homeland, Punjab, Khalistan, by peaceful means.” -Dr Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President, Council of Khalistan, Washington DC
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Contents Khalistan: Dr Sekhon briefs the Government of Belgium and the Belgium news media Awatar Singh Sekhon 1 Traitors of the Guru Khalsa Panth, The Sikh Nation, Punjab (under the occupation…. Awatar Singh Sekhon 3 The biggest danger to India alias the alleged Indian democracy Awatar Singh Sekhon 4 Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon replies to Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann, Member of Parliament. Awatar Singh Sekhon 6 Council of Khalistan: submits memorandum to the UN Human Rights Council, Switzerland 9 An occupational government in Islamabad? 12 Sardar Angad Singh (Australia): International air service to Amritsar, Punjab, the Sikh Nation 13 Black days for the Sikhs (in Europe) 15 Open letters: Council of Khalistan to the Chancellor of Germany 16
NEWS, VIEWS, SHORT LETTERS, COMMENTS, ETC. 17
Army RDX used in Samjhauta Express 18 Hindu Terror; new face of terror tale; I was masterminded of Malegaon blast admits Lt. Col.; Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested 18 Explosive revelation of Lt. Col Purohit 18 I was mastermind of Malegaon blast admits Lt. Col 18 ATS arrests Mutt head from Kanpur; more soldier under scanner; Lt. Col Purohit's lap top missing; Malegaon probe 220 0
Blast after blast, who is responsible? Teesta Sitalvad 20 Togadia funded Abhinav Bharat 24 Hindu extremists behind Sanjauta Express, Ajmer blasts; Togadia funded Abhinav Bharat 24 RSS leader rubbishes charges of links with ISI 25 Avtar Makker of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee extremely poor administrator Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon 25 Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Parmjit Singh Sekhon 27 Rape Us, Women Cry for Justice (Assam) 28 Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer [email protected] 29 Letter from a Guru-da-Sikh and Dr Sekhon responds 30 The 18 MLAs of BJP with criminal record 33 Bajrang Dal linked to recent blasts centre 33 More: Battleground Karnatka 32 Sirdar Gurmit Singh Khalsa, Justice of Peace, Australia, writes on Guru Nanak Sahib's Prakash Divas (Birthday) 34 Are Advani & Modi conspirators of Hindu Terror? 34 Law college violence: NHRC asks TN to submit report 34 The Australian Times 35
COUNCIL OF KHALISTAN, WASHINGTON DC 35
Anniversary of Delhi massacres; Sikhs should rejects deras 35 Sikhs should reject deras 36
Historical facts of the Indian democracy and the Sikhs 36
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KHALISTAN: DR SEKHON BRIEFS THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM
Sardar Sarjit Singh Khalsa ji refreshments, the representatives started arriving in the boardroom. In the next few minutes, when all expectants had arrived, the Chairman called the meeting to order. He
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The Sikhs were promised by MK Gandhi, JL Nehru and clique For the information of the respected ladies and gentlemen, I that “...in the future, the Congress shall accept no constitution would like to state that the first air piracy in India was carried which does not meet with the satisfaction of the Sikhs -The out by two Pandey brothers (Brahmins), to secure the release of Lahore session of the Congress Party. December 31, 1929 ; their leader, Indira Gandhi, who was jailed by the then ...the brave Sikhs of Punjab are entitled to special administration. Indira Gandhi’s Congress party made these considerations. I see nothing wrong in an area set up in the Pandey brothers the members of the U P Legislature, when it North of India wherein, the Sikhs can also experience the ‘glow came to the power. Here, the criminal air pirates escaped of freedom’ -Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lahore Bulletin, January 9, criminal proceedings against them, because they were made the 1930.” “I ask you to accept my word and the Resolution of the law-makers now of the U P Assembly. The above is an Congress that it will not betray a single individual much less a example of how the Brahmins escape prosecution and non- community. Let God be the witness of the bond that binds me Brahmins and non-Hindus are considered ‘criminals’ in the and the Congress with you (the Sikhs). When pressed further Hindu India. A further example is the mid air explosion of Air Gandhi said that Sikhs would be justified in drawing their India Flight 182 (Toronto-Montreal-London-Delhi/Bombay) in swords out of the scabbards as Guru Gobind Singh had asked the early hours of the 23rd of June, 1985, off the western coast them to, if Congress would renege on its commitment - of Ireland (Cork). The explosion was masterminded by India’s Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Young India, March 19, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), RAW’S master – the 1931).” Rajiv Gandhi’s administration and India’s foreign missions in Canada and elsewhere. Despite these false and broken promises, the Hindu India of August 15th, 1947, exterminated The Sikh Identity and the Sikh Ladies and gentlemen, the Hindu-Brahmin clique of Indian Religion, the 5th largest religion of the world, through the administration could not accomplish in robbing the Sikhs, Indian Constitution 1950. The Sikhs’ elected representatives exterminating The Sikh Identity and the Sikh Religion through (Sardar Hukam Singh, Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann and their anti-Sikh constitutional procedures in the parliament. Sirdar Kapur Singh, ICS, MP, MLA and National Professor of Using the suspension of civil liberties by Indira Gandhi in Sikhism; all Members of Parliament) ‘refused’ to accept the 1975, India’s prime Indian Constitution in the Indian parliament repeatedly. First, it minister, Indira Gandhi and her Hindu-Brahmin clique was turned down in 1948, November 26th, 1949, 1950 and on remained unsuccessful even by waging an ‘undeclared’ military September 6th, 1966. On this presentation day, the October 4th, “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984. 1999, none of the Sikhs’ elected representative has signed/endorsed/approved the Indian Constitution of 1950, which makes India a ‘republic’. Ladies and gentlemen, there are different laws for Hindus/Brahmins and their pros, and It seems my time is up and I have to summarize and conclude different laws for the Sikhs, Muslims and other minorities. To my presentation by saying that “Indian administration is a force the Hindu-Brahmin rulers of India to fulfill their pre- threat to the Sikhs. Sikhs problem of Sovereignty is not the August 15th, 1947, promises, the Sikhs started peaceful problem of the Sikhs alone; rather, it is an international agitations and demonstrations. A 9-year-old Sikh youth was the problem. I, on behalf of my Sikh Nation (community), the Guru first causality in India, he was murdered by the Indian forces Khalsa Panth, ask you to resolve the Sikhs’ problem of and thrown in a well by the Indian police Sovereignty. Without their sove reignty, the Sikhs have no force, in post August 15th, 1947. As such, this young boy future. What I have done in these 23 minutes talking to you is became the first martyr of Sikhs in the ‘free’ India, so to speak. to put the Sikhs’ case before you. Thank you, Mr Chairman,
Since the massacre of the Sikhs in 1978 in Amritsar, Punjab, ladies and gentlemen, for your kind patience and giving me an the Indian administration of Indira Gandhi and its armed forces opportunity to ‘travel to Belgium’ to appear before you. Thanks waged an ‘undeclared’ war on the Sikhs’ holy and historic once again! homeland, Sikhs’ religious and political institutions, every Gurdwara in Punjab and the Sikhs of Punjab, the Sikh Nation, Khalistan, in a brutal code-named “Operation Bluestar” of Literature presented to everyone in the audience. June, 1984. This ‘undeclared’ brutal military operation took a toll of more than 260,000 innocent Sikh infants, children, 1. Sikhs’ Struggle for Sovereignty An Historical Perspective by youth, male and female folks and elderly, including the Dr HS Dilgeer and AS Sekhon (ed) AT Kerr 1992. ISBN 0- Punjab’s religious and political leader, Sant-Bilas saint-soldier 9695964-0-5 Jarnail Singh Khalsa (Bhindranwale), his staunch supporters like Bhai Shubeg Singh, Bhai Amrik Singh, Baba Thara Singh and his staunch followers. The followers of the Sikh Guru 2. India Kills the Sikhs by AS Sekhon and HS Dilgeer 1993. Sahibaans, Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh ji, and ISBN 0-9695964-9-9 their teachings inscribed in the Holy scripture, Guru Granth
Sahib, are sovereign people well before the Hindus, who had 3. A White Paper On Khalistan (True Story) The Sikh Nation by been ‘subservient’ to the Af ghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, AS Sekhon and HS Dilgeer (ed) AT Kerr 1999 ISSN 0- Portuguese, and others for a period of well over 2000 years and 9695964-8-0 until the 15th of August, 1947; whereas, the Sikhs have been either sovereign or struggling to regain their lost sovereignty. 4. International Journal of Sikh Affairs Vol 9, No. 1, June Issue ISSN 1481-5435
Further, the Sikhs have been robbed in a broad day light on the 5. Khalistan: An Historical Perspective by Dr A S Sekhon (later 15th of August, 1947, by the ‘unelected’ leadership of the published in The Authentic Voices of South Asia , A publication Hindus and Brahmins or the traders and elite class caste people. of the London Institute of South Asia) To simplify, the enemies of the Sikhs made broken promises and deceits to the Sikhs in the pre-15th of August, 1947 era. The Sikhs have been paying for being so innocent and for the ***** ‘broken-promises’ of the elite class Hindus (Brahmins) and NOTE: After Dr. Sekhon presented his work before the pro-Brahmins. representatives of the Government of Belgium and news media,
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there was a question and answer period of about 40 minutes. created by the Sikhs on the international community, Dr. Sekhon answered all the questions, relating to the political, desecration of Gurdwaras (Houses of God) outside Punjab, and economic and natural Sikh immigrants coming to Europe to the language problem experienced by the foreign countries and escape the atrocities of the Indian administration, its their personnel. Dr. Sekhon made it clear that as a Sikh of intelligence and foreign mission personnel, economic burden Canada, his services are available to the personnel of the foreign countries. However, the ‘Decision-making job’ is in the hands of the personnel of the respective country.
TRAITORS OF THE HOUSE OF BABA NANAK, GURU KHALSA PANTH, THE SIKH NATION, PUNJAB (under the occupation of the Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat or the ‘Democracy of Propaganda, Hatred and Deceits) alias the alleged Indian democracy*
Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon
The Betrayal of the Sikh Nation, in the late 19th Century, to the surprise of Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC). Resultantly, Master Tara a great majority of the members of the Guru Khalsa Panth, begins with the Singh did not dare to come or visit the Ludhiana district between 1941 and betrayal of a person named Nanak Chand, the son of Gopichand, born in 1946. A year later in 1943 in the “ Kuka (clan) Kufar-torrh Conference,” 1885 in the west Punjab. He later became known in the Sikh circles as the uncrowned king of Sikhs’, Baba Kharak Singh, words were “Singho, ‘Master Tara Singh’. He was an autocratic person, remover of the Tusin Master Tara Singh Noon Aapna Leader Banna Liya Hai, Time ‘uncrowned King of Sikhs, Baba Kharak Singh’. His removal of Baba Aaooga Tuhanu Pata Lagega ki eh Master Tara Singh Kaun Hai?” The Kharak Singh, from the leadership of the Akali Party, resulted in the translation of Baba Kharak Singh’s word is: “O’ Sikhs you have made ‘Political and Religious’ failure. Master Tara Singh went against the Master Tara Singh your leader. The ti me is not too far away when you teachings of the Guru Granth Sahib, relating to the definition of the Hindus will know who this Master Tara Singh is.” Now, he is buddy-buddy in Asa di Var and elsewhere that the ‘Sikhs are Sikhs, none else but the with MK Gandhi, the person who passed derogatory remarks on Guru Sikhs’. However, Master Tara Singh, at the age of 68, a Panth Ratan of Gobind Singh ji. Now he (Master Tara Singh) is the follower of the enemy Khalsa Panth, said all against the teachings of the Sikh’ faith’s founder, of the Sikhs. What a disgrace on his anti-Sikh actions. Rather, following Baba Guru Nanak Sahib, and the Sikhs’ Holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib. him (Gandhi), he should teach a lesson to Gandhi. This was the character Was it not the autocracy and dictatorship of Master Tara Singh, a panth of the Sikhs’ uncrowned king of the Sikhs, to remind Master Tara Singh, rattan, and traitor of the Sikh Nation? He said that “Hindus are a tree and writes Ginani Harbhagat Singh Narangwal. Sardar Ram Singh writes that the Sikhs are a branch of it.” What a false and misleading statement and he had been listening to the words of the uncrowned king of the Sikhs. against the very principles of the Guru Khalsa Panth (appeared in his Consequently, Sardar Ram Singh formed his opinion that Master Tara newspaper ‘Prabhat’ in 1953; please see Master Tara Singh da Sikh Qaum Singh is ‘devoid’ of the Sikh religion and fundamentals of Sikhism, as well Naal Visahghat means Betrayal of Sikh Nation by Master Singh written as Gandhi to be the enemy of the Sikhs. and compiled by Ram Singh of the United Kingdom. Sardar Ram Singh’s What Dr. Sekhon considers is that the warning of the uncrowned king of title was printed by the Hamdard Printing Press, Pratap Road, Jalandhar Sikhs, Baba Kharak Singh, was no less than the prophecy of the Father of (Pb. or Punjab, under the occupation of the Brahmins Pakista n, Janab MA Jinnah to the Sikhs’ so-called autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat, since the 15th of August, 1947). leadership in the pre-15th August era that “You have seen the Hindus as Giani Harbhagat Singh Narangwal exposed Master Tara Singh’s truth of your co-slaves, you will know when you will be their slaves and they (the his leadership of the Akali Dal. Giani Naragwal challenged Master Tara Hindus) will be your masters.” Singh’s integrity and the truth of his life and said, “Master Tara Singh you Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon (Machaki) of Canada writes further that it was are not an honest person and you have selected an ‘unethical’ bunch of no one else but Master Singh, as supported by the writings of Giani people, as the Sikhs’ representatives. “You (Master Tara Singh) supported Harbhagar Singh Narangwal. That Master Tara Singh bred the “joe boy” immorality & ignored character & preferred money.” This message type leadership of Fateh Singh, Chanan Singh, Gurcharan Tohra appeared in the form of a poster and was distributed throughout the (deceased), Harchand Longowal, Kirpal Sinh, Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Brahmins autocracy. Second, Giani Harbhagat Singh Narangwal said that Sinh Badal, the Badal clan, the Akalis divided in the multiple factions, “there was no one else to remove Master Tara Singh from the Akali’s Avtar Makkar, Puran Sinh of Luv and Kush, Chet Sinh, Giani Sant Sing leadership but Giani Harbhagat Singh himself. This removal of Master Maskeen (both Chet Sinh and Sant Sinh Maskeen conspired against Giani Tara Singh from the Akali leadeship brought his end from the leadership Bhag Singh of Ambala, on the D Book of the ‘Kanzar Pustak), Surjit of Akali Dal. According to Giani ji (HS), He (Master Tara Singh) was the Barnala, Swaran Sinh of Congress, Buta Sinh, Zail Sinh, to cite a few. kind of a leader who swallowed many Sikh leaders, the leader who swallowed himself. Because he subscribed to autocracy and criminal acts, NOTE: The author would like to express his deep gratitude to Sardar Ram in the eyes of the Guru Khalsa Panth, he was one of the top most thieves Singh of the United Kingdom, for allowing him to write and publish on among the Sikh leaders. He created his own press, the press that brought behalf of the Sikhs’ that are buried and their history being destrolyed by the political and religious destruction and downfall of the Sikh religion and their enemy, the Brahmins and pro-Brahmins, of the Brahmins autocracy. identity, writes Giani Harbhagat Singh Narangwal. Sardar Ram Singh has done exceptionally well work to add in the In 1942, Giani Harbhagat Singh Narangwal read his address, under the knowledge of the ‘Traitors of the House of Baba Nanak Sahib, who have supervision of the ‘Five beloved one’, which was in the had been collaborating with the Brahmins and their pros. The Brahmins as form of a small booklet. Gianiji issued a stern warning to Master Tara well as the Hindus, who are neither a religion nor a culture, are well Singh, Shromani Akali Dal and the “joe boys” clique of the Shiromani known for their job of sycophancy and bootlicking/Chapliachut.”
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THE BIGGEST DANGER TO INDIA alias BRAHMINS AUTOCRACY/ZAMHOORIAT/ZULAMHOORIAT or THE ALLEGED INDIAN DEMOCRACY
Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon
In his interview with WSJ, President Zardari said that India has never been of Separate Electorate provided the glue for the unity of the confederation. a danger to Pakistan. The people of Pakistan disagree. However, the ruling Janab Jinnah accepted the Cabinet Mission Plan on behalf of the Muslims elite (Brahmins and pro-Brahmins who are mere 15% of the population) of of India. Jawahar Lal (JL) Nehru, in his usual devious manner, first India is celebrating. Like Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman of East Pakistan in accepted the plan and then said: “any deal made before transfer of power 1971, they believe Asif Zardari would deliver them similar success. The would not be binding on the parliament of sovereign India”. That drew the oppressed majority of India – the Untouchables, the Muslims, the Sikhs rejection of the Plan by the Muslim League as the Congress leaders
and the Christians are aghast in disbelief, however. They look up to expected. India was eventually partitioned on the basis of ‘Muslim Pakistan as their role model and potential ally. The rise of Mr Ten Percent majority contiguous areas’ and the provinces of the Punjab, Bengal and (10%) makes them sad; they hope the nightmare of Pakistan would be Assam ended up being partitioned. Janab MA Jinnah had offered the Sikhs brief. What follows is the writing of one well-wisher of Pakistan from their own separate state – Khalistan, The Sikh Nation – if they did not go Canada. along with the Brahmin-Bania led by the Congress Party (of the Hindus/Brahmins) and the partition of the Punjab was thus avoided. But alas, the leader of the (deceitful and Sikhs’ traitor) Sikh leader of the Akali Dal – Master Tara Singh (a backstabber of the ‘uncrowned’ king of the India is not and can never be one nation. The British rulers recognized Sikhs, Baba Kharak Singh; please see Ram Singh’s Master Tara Singh that their colony in India/Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat or da Sikh Qaum Naal Visahghat in Punjabi and English mixed from the the ‘Democracy of Deceits, Propaganda and Fraud’ alias the alleged Indian United Kingdom) – accepted a similar offer made by MK Gandhi and his democracy or had many nations a nd that the sub-continent had been Hindu followers, thus making the same mistake as did Dr Ambedkar. The united only under imperial rule. The Muslims/Mughals ruled the sub- country called India is the product of betrayal - betrayal by Brahmin-Bania continent for 800 years. They were followed by British for 100 to 200 clique (Brahmins and pro-Brahmins) and the Untouchable majority, the years - longer in the South and the East but shorter in the West and the Sikh minority as well. Betrayal is a legitimate weapon of statecraft in the North. The Sikhs replaced the Muslims as imperial power in the Punjab Brahmin Raj Niti (the Brahmins, Manu and Shankryacharya doctrines). and Kashmir just prior to the British conquest and were the first The Muslims of Pakistan are fortunate that their leader did not trust the ‘Sovereign and Secular nation – The Sikh Raj, 1799 to 14th March, 1849. Brahmin and/or the Bania; Janab Jinnah, later known as the Father of India flourished under foreign rule because all the imperial powers were Pakistan, along with his staunch supporters and advisors. Pakistan is free harbingers of egalitarianism; whereas, the Brahmanism is the only and sovereign today because of the wisdom and far sightedness of that (pseudo) faith founded on the notion of ‘inequality’ – people being born truly great man - the ‘father of the nation’ who the Pakistanis rightly call unequal carrying the burden of the past life/lives. That is why Hindu Quaid e Azam. kingdoms never lasted more than fifty to sixty years that too over a Mr Jinnah is also a model for the Non-Hindu majority of India, the portion of the territory that is India today. Bahujan ( a combination of two words: Bahu and jan; Bahu means several or multi and jan means the people), which includes the Untouchable castes, the Muslims, the Sikhs and the Christians. They are shocked by the disgraceful statement of President Asif Zardari, commonly known as Mr 10% Zardari. The irony is that he sits on the same seat which was occupied The Muslim rulers enforced the Shriah that protected the right of non- the great and pious statesman, Janab Jinnah. He seems to have no idea of Muslims to practices their faith freely. The British enforced universal laws the central role of the Muslims in obtaining freedom from British rule (except personal laws); they also gave political rights to faith and caste while the Congress leaders (the Hindus, who are neither a religion nor a communities taking note of their separateness of religious and caste culture) were active collaborators of the raj as revealed in the book communities who did not inter-marry and practiced Unsociability. Thus, “Tandev of the Centaur” by Professor Gurtej Singh published by the the British set up a system that was unique in giving recognition - rights as London Institute of South Asia (LISA). Janab Jinnah was a symbol of well as representation - to the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes dignity that made not just the Muslims but all the oppressed people of (STs) and Other Backward Castes (OBCs) who had been wrongly lumped India proud. He was never on the wrong side of the law; he was never with the Hindus. Under Minto Morley Reforms of 1905, they gave the incarcerated; nobody ever dared throw mud at him. He never wanted peoples of India Separate Electorate – a brilliant scheme that recognized anything for the Muslims that he was not willing to, give to every other the diversity of India and also provide a firm underpinning for the political oppressed or minority people. Above all, he understood the Hindu mind unity of India. In 1932, under the Communal Award, the British offered and psyche; he never trusted the Brahmin-Bania clique of the Congress Separate Electorate to all the faith and caste communities for elections to Party. India of today has been in existence for just over sixty-one years and state and the federal assemblies. But it was only the Muslims who, under it is breaking up as it seams; nothing can stop that. Mr (10%) Zardari is the far-sighted leadership of Janab MA Jinnah, accepted the Award. neither aware of history nor of the current situation in South Asia. He The Brahmin-Bania clique led by so called Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi seems to be under the spell of India like a filmgoer in a trance on seeing was able to dissuade all the other faith and caste communities to reject the near naked dancing girls in a Bombay (Bollywood) movie industry’s Communal Award, which they now regr et. Janab Jinnah made fervent production of the Indian movie industry. The industry which is notorious appeals to the leaders of the Sikhs and the Untouchables to accept the for destructing the history and culture of the non-Hindus, especially the Communal Award. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, leader of the Untouchables, Sikhs of Punjab (under Indian occupation since 15th August, 1947). rejected the British offer of Separate Electorate. He signed the infamous Poona Pact of 1932 with M K. Gandhi under which he accepted ‘reservations’ – quotas in education and jobs - instead of the rights, above all the right of self-determination. All the minority Let me tell him what India is really like. India has crossed the watershed of faiths and low castes now recognize that rejection of Separate Electorate sixty-one years of Brahmin-Bania rule. The Sikhs in the Punjab, the was a blunder that has helped the Brahmin entrench as the ruling class Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir, and the tribal peoples of the Seven reducing all the others to being beggars fighting each other for share of Sisters of Assam are up in arms demanding separation from India. The crumbs from the High caste Hindu t able. Untouchables – Dalits as well as the Tribals – want to change the system In 1946, under the Cabinet Mission Plan, the British made the last effort to and are no longer prepared to live in bondage of the Brahmin-Bania rulers keep India united as a confederation of three states – two Muslim majority of India. Their movements have different names in different states but their states comprising the provinces in the East and the West, and a state objective is the same. The Maoists and Naxalite are the most well known comprising non-Muslim majority provinces in the middle. The institution movements, which hold sway over nearly 50 percent of India from Kerala
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The Pakistanis could learn from the experience of the Sikhs, the slaves of 2. Hesitation of leaders of Pakistan to condemn India’s excesses against the Brahmins and pro-Brahmins since 15th August, 1947. We were in the itself and other neighbours including violation of treaties- water treaties or forefront of the freedom struggle of the Sikhs for their Sikh Raj, but the the water and natural resources of the Sikhs of Punjab, in particular. The Brahmins and pro-Brahmins of India high jacked the Sikhs’ struggle for Pakistani leaders and media often talk of the ‘progress’ being made by sovereignty and gave the name of India’s freedom struggle. The Sikhs India blissfully unaware of the stink and filth, the hunger and destitution, made the most sacrifices and the Hindus who had been the ‘subservient’ of and the repression and deprivation of the Bahujan who are 85% of the the Afghans, Mughals, the Sikhs, the British, Portuguese, etc., became the population of over 1.2 billion hungry mouths of India. masters of the Sikhs’ Punjab and elsewhere in of the princely Hindu kingdoms. These have been the deceits and broken promises of MK 3. The crumbling of the resolve in the political class of Pakistan to Gandhi and his Hindu colleagues. We were at the heart of the British give moral support to the Bahujan who look up to Pakistan. Indian Army and then of the Indian Army. Yet, India inflicted the ultimate humiliation on us when it used Sikh soldiers and policemen, Sikh Officers 4. Allowing India to drag its feet with impunity in negotiations thus in the Army, Navy and Air Force, and the Police for the raid on Darbar giving it time to create ‘new facts’ and coin ‘new interpretations’ to go Sahib and wanton massacre of the Sikhs in 1984 and later. Brahmin- back on agreements made in the past. Bania micro-minority (only less than 15% of the total population of India) rules India by shear ruthlessness. It tramples over friends and foes alike when its hegemony comes under threat. India fears the Sikhs because of India is very assertive – even aggressive and oppressive – in its dealings the martial characteristics of our people. We are not ready to overlook with other countries particularly its neighbours. When cornered, its stock and forget the crimes of the Indian State against us. How can we forget answer is, “ It is not willing to take any lessons from former imperialists’. that India went as far as blowing up Indian Airlines Flight 182 off the That line discredits all past and present imperialists and gives carte western coast of Ireland just to malign the Sikhs as shown conclusively in blanche to the neo-imperialist pretender to the title of the ‘largest the Book SOFT democracy’ and the ‘oldest continuous civilization’. Every person in India is taught to slight others and cockily assert that its very longevity is the proof that it is the best. Even the USA is willing to go along with that TARGET by Zuhair Kashmeri & Brian McAndrew. The Diaspora Sikhs ‘line’. The message is clear: If India can manipulate the USA what chance have relentlessly exposed the crimes of India against their people. The does a neighbour, a minority faith like the followers of the Sikhism, or hijacking of Kathmandu-Kabul flight of Indian Airlines in the late untouchables castes have against the Brahmin-Bania masters? So, ‘go 1990s was a false flag operation of RAW ( India’s Research and Analysis belly up and relax!’ The Bahujan know they can expect no help from the Wing). An elaborate plan to blow up Air India aircraft was aborted outside. The lesson of history is that every past Hindu kingdom imploded after the press got to know of the meeting of plotters held in a Rome within sixty years of its foundation. The truly great empires that lasted hotel in 1994, in which representatives of RAW, CSIS from Canada, Italy, long were founded by converts - Emperor Ashoka embraced Buddhism; Germany, the UK and the USA, with two turbaned (dastaardhari) Hindus Slave Dynasty of Muslim converts led Muslim rule of India for 800 from the HQ in India. hundred years. The Punjabi Sikh rebellion against Brahmanism (in conform with the teachings of the founder of the Sikh religion, Baba Guru Ever since the Party of Mr 10 % formed the new administration and a Nanak Sahib), which is the foundation of the Sikh faith, led to the criminal mafia took control of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, India emergence of the Sikh Empire. It is hard to say what form would the has cracked down over Kashmiris with impunity without fear. Muslims liberation of India take now that the present day Hindu Empire homes have been torched and occupants burnt alive with relish ever since has already past its 60-year life span. Different scholars have expressed India became ‘free’. Now even the Christians have become targets. different opinions. Is the biggest danger to India the Brahmin autocracy Parliamentary democracy has become a joke. In India, Pakistan and itself? Does the seed of its destruction lie in the raj-niti based on the code Bangladesh, the political parties are no more than criminal mafias and the of Manu, the politics of Kautaliya and the ruthlessness of Shankracharya cabinet members their abettors and protectors. The Sikhs are migrating (who is credited with the biggest massacre in history - of the Buddhists)? overseas in ever-larger numbers and Biharis are taking their place. The The implosion of India is bound to have features of the past it treasures Indian state is still continuing its tried and tested method of setting and the teachings of the gurus it glorifies. That leads to the conclusion that one community against the other. Lately, the Muslims became the in a curious way, their newfound friend, Asif Zardari (Mr 10%), may turn targets of the Bodo tribe. All Muslims are called Bangladeshis in North out to be a threat; he could encourage India to invade Pakistan? East India. They are under threat of being hunted every time resistance to Indian occupation becomes stiffer. Ironically, but befittingly, the hounded of all faiths raise the flag of Pakistan when their homes are raided and torched by the Indian Army. Indian leaders (Brahmins and pro-Brahmins) are on record saying in 1947 that Pakistan was unviable and would soon be begging to return to the Indian fold. That did not happen because of wise leaders of Pakistan and The litany of death and destruction inflicted by India since 15th August the goodwill of the Muslim World. But the Brahmin-Bania leadership is 1947 is long. Pakistan has fought India over Kashmir in 1948-49, in 1965 still hopeful. Their hopes have risen because Pakistanis do not blame India and in 1999 at Kargil. In 1971, Pakistan was invaded by India and for the break-up of their country in 1971. India is hopeful because ‘dismembered’. Since “Operation Bluestar” of June 1984, Indian Indophiles and their ‘friends’ are leaders of political parties in Pakistan. armed forces have killed nearly 2.5 millions Sikhs (3.2 to 3.4 million They are hopeful because they have international support for efforts to since 15th August, 1947). More than 500,000 Muslims have been killed in balkanize Pakistan. They are hopeful because their friend, Asif Zardari, is communal riots in India and 110, 000 Muslims have been killed by the the new leader in Pakistan. India is not going to give up its objectives, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir since 1988. The Tamil insurrection however. East Pakistan could have fallen like a ripe apple in the lap of claimed 15,000 lives. The number of Christians killed in India is close India after Sheikh Mujib ur Rehman won a resounding victory; it still to 312,500; excluding the murder of Father Stains of Australia, his two preferred to inflict a military defeat on Pakistan. India did not have to sons, the rape and murder of Roman Catholic Nuns or the recent killings of destroy the Darbar Sahib Complex (mistakenly called the Golden Temple Christians in Orissa, the Punjab and Karnataka.
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Mr (10%) Zardari is on the wrong side of his own people having failed to Pakistan consider their enemies, compromises the ‘Sovereignty’ of the restore the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry despite promise before the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The peoples denied their right to self- elections and written agreements with coalition partners. He lost the determination by India look up to Pakistan for help and as a model. They trust of the people even before he contested the elections to become the hope and pray that 10% Zardari rule is short and the damage he inflicts is President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. His election to the office of temporary and reversible. the President has brought discredit to democracy in general and democracy in Pakistan in particular. That he is courting those, who the people of
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DR SEKHON'S REPLY TO SARDAR SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN, M. P., ON THE CANADIAN GENERAL ELECTIONS AND OTHER SIKH AFFAIRS
Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann (Former Member of Brahmins Zulamhooriat), but I would strongly disagree Parliament) Chairman, Akali Dal Amritsar Dal Amritsar, with you, with due respect., when the Canadian Sikhs’ PUNJAB (under the occupation of the Brahmins elected representatives or members of parliaments are autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat of The ‘Democracy of concerned. My disagreement with you on our Canadian Propaganda, Deceits or a Bottle of Country Liquor and politics is: Fraud’ alias the alleged Indian democracy) 1. All Sikh members are elected on their affiliations to the Those who present ‘Birthday wishes’ to Manmohan Sinh, political parties of Canada. Canada is a country based on Chief, Council of Ministers, the New Delhi administration, the ‘just society’ notion as provided by one of the former of the Brahmins prime ministers of Canada, The Right Honourable Pierre autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat, should ‘never’ Elliott Trudeau. The prime minister who gave us the overlook his lies at the World Commission U N Human Canadian Charter of Rights, Just-society and rights of Rights, Vienna, AUSTRIA, 14-25th June, 1993: freedom of ‘Speech, expression and Justice’ will be remembered in the ‘golden pages’ of the Canadian History.
2. Our Canadian members of parliaments (MPs) are the Manmohan Sinh (Chief, Council of Ministers, Brahmins true representatives and the voice of the people who elected autocracy alias the alleged Indian democracy): His Lies them. As such, they command tremendous respect from (Statement) before the U N Commission of Human Rights, their electorates. Vienna, AUSTRIA, 14-25th June, 1993; "Manmohan Singh ,
the present Chief, Council of Ministers, India [never elected to 3. The Sikh and non-Sikh representatives of the Canadian the parliament, as a ‘Member of Parliament’ from any people, by and large, belong to the Liberal Party of Canada electoral constituency of the alleged Indian democracy. Is it and Conservative Party of Canada. Being elected by the not the rape of democracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat?, followers of their respective political parties, they have to questions Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon of CANADA )]. Sinh follow their party leaders and party lines. There have been supposed to be an honest and clean person delivered his state a exception or two, or maybe more, when Mr Wajid Khan address before the “World Conference on Human Rights and Mr Emerson, both elected on the tickets of the Liberal Delegates in Vienna, Austria, on 24th June (14 to 25th Party of Canada, crossed the floor and were attracted by June), 1993. He, then Finance Minister of the PV Rao the Conservative party under the leadership of Hon administration, said that “he being Sikh finds no abuses of Stephen Harper. This is a political game and I am sure you Human Rights of Sikhs much less any minorities in India.” will try to understand it, because you are the former Another person. Shahabuddin, Manmohan Sinh’s colleague of member of parliament alias Lok Sabha or lower house of the Islamic faith, said the same of Muslims of India. Abuses the Brahmins autocracy. of Human Rights in the Sikhs’ holy and historic Homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (under the Brahmins or elites’ autocracy’s occupation), have been taking place, since 15th Sardar Mann, you were not allowed to enter the Brahmins August, 1947. Manmohan Sinh’s statement was ‘refuted’ in autocracy’s parliament or Lok Sabha, because you were not the strongest possible words by the human rights and peace allowed to enter the Security of the Brahmins autocracy’s loving citizens (delegates) of North America and elsewhere." Lok Sabha with your religious symbol of ‘Kirpaan’; whereas, please correct me if I am wrong, the House Speaker of the Canadian Parliament or House of Commons Shame on those who present him (Manmohan Sinh) Birthday ‘welcomed’ you with your sword and Kirpan. The speaker wishes. Like Manmohan Sinh, they are also, like the PUNJABI had a long conversation with you. While you were on your alpha producers of the Asian Television Network visit to North America, the Security personnel of the House (Monitored in North America), guilty like their beloved of Representatives of the United States, Washington DC, Manmohan Sinh of the alleged Indian democracy) did not permit you to enter the House with your sword. This is the ‘Difference between the Canadian system of Democracy and of the United States of America. ***** Regarding the case of the ill-fated Air India Flight 182 (Toronto-Montreal-London-Delhi/Bombay), which took off Piare Sardar Mann, on 23rd June, 1984, from Toronto, ON, and exploded off the west coast of Ireland (Cork), the heinous crime Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! committed in the Aviation History of Canada, was the creation of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), RAW’s master, the New Delhi administration (NDA) of I do agree with you as far as most of your points raised Rajiv Gandhi, NDA’s foreign missions, especially in the relating to the Sikhs of Punjab (under High Commission of India, Ottawa, Indian Consulates in
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Vancouver BC and Toronto, ON. I would not like to With regard to the Canadian law-makers, Sikhs or non- discuss Sikhs alike, with the exception of the Honourable David W. Kilgour, can discuss the Sikh issues from the Sikhs’ point of this issue for this time, as I have written enough, informed view, at large, and the point of views of the Sikh Nation, my Canadian Government and the international news Punjab, Khalistan. The international news media is highly media. Additionally, Professor of Sikhism, Sirdar Gurtej shying to take up the Sikh Cause, i. e., “Sovereignty Struggle Singh, IAS & IPS (formerly), and Dr Gurmit Singh Aulakh, of Sikhs To Regain Their Independence and Political Power President, Council of Khalistan, Washington DC, USA, by peaceful means, which has been going on since 14th have written enough. Dr Aulakh prepared before March, 1849, without interruption.” Honourable Mr Justice Major’s commission, on behalf of the North American Sikhs and the Sikhs at large world Would you care to take up the case of the “Sikhs’ Struggle wide. Further, these three discussed the Air India explosion for Sovereignty, Independence and Political Power by of June, 1985, in the 8th Session United Nations Human peaceful means,” Sardar Mann. We, the Sikhs, need honest Rights Council, Geneva, SWITZERLAND, on 10th and and sincere commitment. Enough bloodshed has taken 12th June, 2008, and informed the international delegates place simply for the ‘Just Rights, Fulfillment of the Broken on the intentions of the Brahmins autocracy/Zulamhooriat promises and Demand of Justice, since 15th August, 1947.” alias the alleged Indian democracy, its treatment with the Just think of this, Sardar Mann. Sikhs in Punjab, India and outside India, along with India’s sole purpose to ‘Brand the Sikhs Terrorists’. However, the Indian administrations (JL Nehru to Manmohan Sinh) have Should you have any questions, I would appreciate hearing not succeeded in their goals and aims (International Journal from you. of Sikh Affairs Vol 18, No. 1, June Issue, 2008 ISSN 1481- 5435;lisa Journal 2008 from U K). Best wishes and warmest regards.
What you may not be knowing, Sardar Mann and more ***** than 99% population of the world, that “another destruction plot to hatch a ‘Subversive Activity by the On 9/27/08 11:28 PM, "Akali Dal Amritsar" RAW, RAW’s master, India, Canada, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America and two Sikhs (no one knows who they belonged to and/or they were the
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Canadian who enjoys complete and total freedom Nazi Germany killed six million Jew’s through an and like an Englishman his house and home is his executive fiat but here is India which passed castle. It’s not in India alone that a nationality like legislation in parliament to commit the crime of the Sikh’s wants to secede from Hindu tyranny and genocide. Hindu theocracy. In Canada the French Canadians want to secede but the civilized Canadians do not And why the John Major Commission does not shut them in prison, torture and kill anyone in extra want to examine the RAW files and documents of judicial murders. the Indian Union House Ministry, the Indian Prime Minister office files and the Cabinet Secretary under But when it comes to voting the Sikh Canadian whose tutelage all these are run? Have any Sikh shows the same symptoms of sickness and lack of Canadian M.P.’s put these questions to their responsibility as his counterpart and kinsman in government in parliament? Only then can the truth India. He shows his rustic instincts back home of surface about the Air India Kanishka flight. voting on narrow, petty issues rather than national Then why did not any Sikh Canadian M.P. ever issues like what the French Canadian voter would raise the question of the Canadian Atomic Reactor vote for. The Sikh Canadian though totally free given in good faith to India and on specific economically, will always keep in mind how his conditions that it would be used for peaceful vote would effect his position back home in India. purposes? In breach of this commitment India stole Since the Badalites or the Congress under Amrinder the technology and platanium to blast a nuclear Singh, or even now the BJP would be in power in device in 1974. And why therefore should the Panjab, this criteria to have a petty influence back I.A.E.A. and N.S.G. approve the Indo-American 123 home, rather than the Sikh national issue will Agreement? Does this not spell doom for South always influence his voting pattern. Therefore the Asia and humanity in general? No Sikh Canadian or Badals, the Indian High Commission, its Sikh Indian M.P. has ever raised this question The subsidiaries in Vancouver and Toronto, the BJP and Sikh Homeland is wedged between two implacable the Congress intend to influence the Sikh Canadian nuclear enemies- Hindu Indian and Islamic Pakistan. voter. He has not yet broken his umbilical cord from The Sikhs as a race would be totally and completely India, unfortunately. Indian intelligence agencies wiped out from the face of the earth if these dole out money for elections to candidates who toe Two nuclear armed civilizations confront one the Indian line. another militarily.
As they say in the West what government the people Then have any Sikh Canadian M.P.’s visited the deserve they get and so it happens with the Sikh homes and families of Canadian military personnel Canadian and the Member of Parliament he elects - who have fallen for democracy and upkeep of rather selects through primitive influences imbibed human rights in Afghanistan? Are not these Sikh from back home. values? Especially when it was only during Sikh rule from 1799 to 1839 that Afghanistan and Pakistan’s Pakhtoon territories in the tribal area The Sikh Canadian Member of Parliament like our were kept in absolute peace, secular with a modicule Sikh Member of Parliament in India will not open of democratic order? I think forces operating in his mouth. Mum is the sworn oath he Afghanistan should study Sikh rule in these areas or she takes in the House of Parliament either in instead of going hammer and tongs on a wild goose Delhi or Ottawa. chase. Then what about Rwanda? The sacrifices of the Canadian military forces to stop the crime of The Sikh Canadian M.P has never spoken a word in genocide. Has any Sikh Canadian M.P. met these Ottawa on the Kanishka tragedy or appeared before valiant and humanitarian armed forces personnel the John Major Commission to state that this who stopped this atrocious crime especially since abominable and cruel act, though publicised by the the Sikh’s in India have suffered from the same Indian state was never the handiwork of the Sikh unspeakable crime of genocide? Whose caught these mind, which is positive and never diabolic. Why did honorable gentlemen’s tongue in Ottawa? Did not not any of them ever point out that it were the Indian the Sikh Gurus lay down their lives for human rights diplomats posted in Canada who cancelled their and humanity just as the Canadian Armed forces seats in the ill-fated flight at the eleventh hour? So have done in Rwanda and Afghanistan? where does the needle of suspicion point? Our party the Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) does Why did not they point out that the Canadian not expect Sikh Canadian M.P.’s to go overboard to government suspicious of these Indian diplomat ask for a greater immigration quota for Sikhs to scalawags tapped their telephones by their Security- Canada or more visas for Sikhs to travel to Canada, Service and R.C.M.P and why did the otherwise but we certainly expect them to raise humantarian placid Canadian state take the unprecedented steps questions and expose injustices such as the to expel Indian diplomats? Obviously they were Kanishka tragedy brought to show the Sikh’s in bad stirring trouble in Canada on the orders of Rajiv light by Rajiv Gandhi to justify his mother Gandhi and his government to paint the Sikh’s in Indira Gandhi’s unforgivable demolition of the bad light, for the reason that the world was shocked Darbar Sahib and the subsequent genocide of the at Indira Gandhi’s army entering the Darbar Sahib Sikh race by his mother and himself. and killing thousands of innocent Sikhs, their women and children in cold blood. Then Rajiv Gandhi passed the 59th Amendment Bill in And have the Sikh Canadian M.P.’s ever had a word parliament whereby a Sikh killed by the state of praise for the independent and transparent “without the procedure laid down by law” (Article Canadian judicial system and how it did not 21 of the Indian Constitution) become legal tender. succumb to the wild and irresponsible propaganda
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of the Indian state in painting the Sikh Canadians in Will the Sikh Canadian race listen and will those poor light in Kanishka’s inexcusable fatal descent elected to Ottawa amongst Sikh Canadians fulfil the into the Irish Sea? dreams of Shiromani Akali Dal ( Amritsar ) As a last advise to the Sikh Canadian it would be better to Our party does not expect the Sikh Canadian M.P. to vote for an Anglo Saxon or French Canadian than a concentrate on Sikh matters but we do expect that Sikh Canadian who is financed by the Indian High they will rise to the occasion as their Anglo Saxon Commission in Ottawa. That I’m sure any Sikh M.P.’s rise to the call when their race faces the Canadian will have the intelligence to discern. Vote danger as it did in World War I and II in which for Canada not India. Sikhs were equal partners or when the French Canadian pricks up his ears when President Gaulle Simranjit Singh Mann utter’s the phrase “vive le France” on Canadian soil. But all three races our party advocates must live, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab, INDIA - work and sacrifice for Canada. Tel: +91-987-665- 5005;([email protected]
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Office of the High Commissioner United Nations High Commission for Human Rights Human Rights Council Palais des Nations, CH 1211 Geneva 10 SWITZERLAND
18th September, 2008
Your Excellency the High Commissioner,
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AND GENOCIDE IN PARTICULAR OF SIKHS IN PARTICULAR IN THEIR HOY AND HISTORIC HOMELAND, PUNJAB, AND THE NON-HINDU MINORITIES I IN GENERAL IN PREDOMINANTLY HINDU INDIA
We, the Sikhs of North America, Eur ope and international Sikh Diaspora, ISSN 1481-5435; Sekhon AS 2000 Proc 8th Sikh Edu Conf, Toronto, ON, would like to apprise you, your Excellency, of human rights abuses of the Sept 23; Walia AS Sudan TS 2001 Genesis of State Terrorism in Punjab . Sikhs and other non-Hindu minorities in India which have taken place Released by Justice A S Bains, [email protected]; July 14, 2001; since 15th August, 1947. This was the day when the British India Kumar RN et al.2003 Reduced To Ashes: The Insurgency and Human authorities transferred political power to the ‘unelected’ Hindu leadership. Rights in Punjab ISBN 99933-53-57-4 www.safhr.org
June, 1984, more than 260,000 Sikh infants, children, youth, male and female folks have been slaughtered [Int J Sikh Affairs 10(2): 27-29, 2000
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US House Government Committee. Indian Duplicity and Hypocrisy The Badal’s administration and police personnel are abusing, in Punjab, Exposed, House of Representatives, 31st July, 2001; the Hon Edolphus the Indian Penal Code Article 188, against Dr Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke of Towns, MC Indian Minorities Seeking Their Own States. The US House of Amritsar. These are a few examples of the democracy or autocracy of Representatives, 107th Congress, July 11, 2001; the Hon Cynthia A Prakash Sinh Badal ‘s administration in the Sikhs’ holy and historic McKinney, MC Self- Determination For Sikh Homeland Discussed on Homeland of Sikhs, Punjab. On February 6, 2000, the death of a Dalit Capitol Hill, the US House of Representatives, June 28, 2001.); youth in police custody in Morinda, Ludhiana, was horrifying. He was slaughtering of 16 Muslims by the police; burning of the Muslim holy killed in cold blood because he objected to police’s drinking session at a scripture, The Quran Shariff, in New Delhi, Patiala, and Amritsar, Punjab public place. This incidence revived memories of the dark period in the (March 24, 2000
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finding mission to India to assess in depth the crimes committed against tortured and harassed by the Punjab and Delhi police (www.panthic.org humanity by armed and law-enforcing agencies in ‘uniforms’ and bring the 11 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 the Sikh faith’ by establishing a bench of High Court to decide the Washington, DC 20006 USA [email protected] ‘Definition of the Sikh’. It is well known to the world, but may not be to the fundamentalist and pro-Hindus that the ‘definition’ of a Sikh is present in Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Scripture of Sikhs. The definition of the Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon Sikh is well defined in The Sikh Gurdwaras Act 1925. Obviously, it is clear now that the Hindu (neither a religion nor a faith) is all out to Managing Editor and Acting Editor in Chief ‘swallow’ the Sikh faith by any means. International Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481-5435 We also request that you bring to justice the deceased or living politicians of Indian administrations (Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Chandershekhar, V P Sinh, Dev Gowda, P V Rao, A B Vajpayee and their cabinet EDMONTON, AB T5T 2B8 colleagues, including Narendra Modi and his cabinet colleagues responsible for the Gujarat Massacre of Muslims (February to November, CANADA [email protected] 2002), and/or appointees like HKL Bhagat, Jagdish Tytler, Arun Nehru, SD Sharma, SS Ray, Boota Singh, LK Advani, GL Nanda, Surjit Barnala, Balwant Singh, Beant Singh, PD Singh, JS Chohan, Surender Nath, Dasmesh Sikh Youth Federation Prakash Sinh Badal, GS Tohra, HS Longowal, to cite but a few; police officers JF Rebeiro, KPS Gill, Sarbjit Singh, Sumedh Saini (Senior Signed by: Amarjit Singh Khalsa* Superintendent Police), DR Bhatti for the killings of Professor (Dr) Rajinder Pal Singh Gill (Bulara), Dr Gurnam Singh Buttar and others, Swarn Ghotna, Gobind Ram, AS Sandhu (declared deceased by the Indian Signed by: Gaganjit Singh* administration; but he is living under a fake identity in Halifax, NS, Canada, as reported by www.rozanaspokesman.com; published from Dal Khalsa of America [email protected] Chandigarh, Punjab in May 2007), RS Bhullar, Joginder Singh, Raghbir Singh, SS Virk; armed forces personnel like K Sunderji, AS Vaidya, KS Brar, RS Dayal, JS Bhullar, Arjan Singh, JS Jamwal, Tarlok Singh, *Denotes signed by permission Shamsher Singh, Gurdial Singh, and their subordinates (Report To The Nation: Oppression in Punjab. Library of Congress Card No. 86-60058, Dr Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke* January, 1986; Gurtej Singh 2000 Chakarvyuh: Web of Indian Secularism ISBN 81-85815-14-3; Int J Sikh Affairs Vol 9, No. 1, 1999 ISSN 1481- Secretary, Dal Khalsa Alliance International C/- [email protected] 5435; Sikh Shahadat, June 2005, p. 12-17). We look forward to hearing from yo u and hope for your prompt action on Ram Singh* all crimes committed against humanity. President, American Gurdwara Council Ph: 1.408.667-3116 With warmest regards and best wishes. Karnail Singh Khalsa* Respectfully submitted, President, Gurmat Chetna Lahar of the United States of America Pritpal Singh Khalsa, Chief, Dal Khalsa International Human Rights Wing Switzerland 1.510.557-9168 Harmindar Singh* Parmjit Singh Sekhon,* President President, Khalsa Jagriti Lahar of the United States of America Dal Khalsa Alliance E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Signed by: Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon *Denotes signed with the permission Director, Human Rights Wing, Council of Khalistan ***** AN OCCUPATIONAL GOVERNMENT IN ISLAMABAD? They invaded Iraq to set up an occupation government in Baghdad. But in Islamabad, they have done it without firing a bullet. Read this fascinating insight into what seems like an American-imposed proxy occupation administration with Pakistani faces. Shireen M. Mazari Monday, 27 October 2008. The News International. WWW.AHMEDQURAISHI.COM ISLAMABAD, Pakistan. Is Pakistan under occupation? If one is living in actually regard the Pakistani state as a proxy occupation force for the U.S.. the capital, this seems to be the picture as our democratically elected How else can one explain the present government's desire to recreate the leaders and their state apparatus increasingly behave like an occupation "Green Zone" of Iraq in Islamabad? After all, Iraq's Green Zone basically force. Perhaps given our ever increasing concession to the U.S., one can was necessitated to protect the hated American occupiers and their local 12 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 Quislings. Obviously, for an occupation force their lives are more valuable traffic controllers. In addition, over briefings given in the past, we were to them than the lives of the local people. told that all Predator/missile attacks the U.S. undertook were initially done In Islamabad, the Navy had sealed its E-8 occupied area from the common with permission from Pakistan. But now it appears they have stopped Pakistani while the civilian citizen of the capital has not created any seeking that permission. In fact, the Libbi strike was also carried out hurdles in the movement of naval officers in their without Pakistani permission so we do not know when the U.S. altered residential and workplace areas. More recently the Air Force took the same policy and chose not to inform, let alone seek Pakistani permission for apartheid-like approach for their E-9 occupied area so a civilian has to attacks on Pakistani territory. undergo many trials before moving in these areas â€" if allowed at all. What we do know is that there was no agreement on ground attacks by But is this how our democratically elected leaders also think? Now for our U.S. forces. Tut since the present government has been in power a question civilian leaders it seems all citizens are suspect, barring officialdom and mark hangs over this aspect of so-called cooperation with the U.S. the members of parliament. Too bad elected people can easily forget who Especially since, after Zardari declared in New York , that Pakistani forces sent them there in the first place. So now, thanks to the desire of the new had not fired on U.S. intruders, there has been not even a murmur of leadership to isolate itself and become an occupation force rather than a protest at the increasing U.S. violations against Pakistani sovereignty and representative government, we can undergo the same experiences as our Pakistani citizens. In fact, so emboldened have the U.S. and NATO brethren in Iraq. Now if only the wild boars could also realize that, become that, for the first time, in a reversal of the earlier stance, the NATO democracy or not, leaders in Pakistan will protect their isolation, come command has declared support for U.S. intrusions into Pakistan! So, an what may, so their forays into the presidency will only result in dire intelligent conclusion would be that our new government has added to the poisoning! Of course, at the end of the day, if people rise up against concessions made by Musharraf. occupation and increasing hardships, what happens to the self-designed As for the money Pakistan supposedly has received in return, first it should occupiers? A problem has to be resolved and mere cutting off from the be clear that no amount of money can justify handing over a chunk of our problem is no solution but an impediment towards one. sovereignty to the U.S. for military purposes. In any case, the Coalition Coming back to the Pakistani state and its concessions to the U.S., while a Support Fund went to the government and was to be shared 40:60 by them complete picture is probably not possible, one does not require an in- and the military, but from all accounts the military never got the full 60 camera briefing to make some general assessments as to what has been percent. As for weapons, it is a cruel joke that continues to be played on conceded by Pakistan post-9/11 to the U.S. But a reminder would be the Pakistanis â€" or is our military so desperate for U.S. equipment and timely right now when we are seeing a resumption of the silence on training? It should not be since the army especially has managed without continued U.S. attacks in FATA agai nst our citizens and our sovereignty. for many decades. Certainly, in the early days of our entering the U.S.-led "war on terror," we In any case, the largesse of night-vision goggles and supplies for our Cobra offered certain strategic bases of which Jacobabad has since been returned helicopters is hardly state-of-the-art transfers! More humiliating for the apparently over two years ago (or so one is informed, but there is always army has been the regular accounting of these goggles by U.S. personnel the trust factor that is not totally there for us ordinary citizens). In any which requires the army to collect all the goggles from far and wide and case, since our initial giving on this count, we have clearly given some show them to their Yank givers before being returned to use! Now we had base-like facilities to the U.S. around Warsak, although, ostensibly, here yet another absurdity of the U.S. giving us a 32-year-old frigate which we there are only "trainers" for the FC and other Pakistani units involved in have to restore at a cost of $65 million. If you want to see a proper military anti-terror operations. But as we all know, even the presence of a few U.S. partnership simply look at what the U.S. is giving India in terms of trainers requires a whole base-like infrastructure in terms of food (they do weapons systems and weapons technology and then realize where you not trust the local variety), entertainment, logistics, communications stand with the so-called ally, the U.S.! (heaven forbid that they have to rely on ours), security, and so on. So, even But if our parliamentarians still think the U.S. is our ally, Boucher's latest if informally, we have a base presence in the Warsak area now. As for the visit should have made things clearer. No talks, the Americans simply Shamsi base in Balochistan where there are Predators, one can safely want to kill all our people who they classify as Taliban! This has been the assume that the U.S. would find it tempting to target Iran from this prime other compromise we made with the U.S.: No successful talks with our location (westward of Khuzdar). It is time we took back this base which is people on the pattern of the IRA-UK-Ireland talks and others of a similar undermining our own regional security parameters. patternâ€"only military response. After all, what seems to have remained Beyond bases, Pakistan also agreed to information/intelligence sharing and hidden to all our leaders, although it has been clear to the rest of us for so all the equipment at airports, ports, and so on, through which some years now, is the disruptive and negative U.S. agenda for Pakistan. information is gathered is shared with the Americans. But it seems there is But our rulers continue to play the U.S. game and our legislators do not little reciprocity from the U.S. side on this count. What is unclear, and I seem to have the will to assert their democratic force to change course for wonder if we will ever know truly, the compromises made by Pakistan on the better. There are other solutions to our terrorism/extremism problem, renditions and the handing over of Pakistani citizens to the U.S.. What we but someone in power has to be prepared to move away from the U.S. and do know is that some agreement on this count was also put in place, with listen to their own people. Until then, they are becoming our occupiers by some individuals actually making money as a result â€" to Pakistan's proxy. eternal shame. It would also appear that this agreement continues since Zardari, despite grandiose statements, did not even mention Dr Afia The writer is director general of the Institute of Strategic Studiesin Siddiqui's name while in the U.S. recently. Islamabad. Email: [email protected] It also appears that we allowed, and continue to do so, 24-hour overflights for U.S. and NATO tactical operati ons over/through Pakistani airspace. Such instructions have been given to our air ***** Sardar Angad Singh (Australia) Discusses the Air Service to Amritsar, Punjab, The Si kh Nation, by the International Air Carriers Veer Ji [Brother], I think there is another reason why Sikhs happy to be in my homelands. There were Sikhs everywhere. I no longer fly in and out of Amritsar. The first time I flew into was fortunate to be picked up and taken to Darbar Sahib and Amritsar, it was like a homecoming and I felt very proud and there were vehicles with small nisharn sahibs, and the whole 13 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 atmosphere was Sikhism. Over the past 10 years, it had Talwandi - Nankana Sahib, not far away from Lahore and Guru Sahib deteriorated. Hindus have taken over the airport. The last time I breathed his last in Kartarpur in 1539 (now Pakistan). left in 2006 from the Armritsar Airport, the Hindus carried out a public stripping of Sikhs of their Kirpans. The Hindus had many opportunities to ask the Sikhs, that were still wearing Guru Ramdas Sahib was born in Lahore in 1534; there Kirpans to take them off. Guru Arjan Sahib sacrificed his life on May 30 th, 1606 in Lahore; They even had the Airport set up in such a way that you book your baggage in first, then leave that building across a car park. Then in typical Hindu sleazy way, let you walk in to the "Gurmit Singh" ***** Wahguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh Amandeep Singh I put my thought out to my cyber Sikhs when I can’t fix them in the hope someone out there has an solution. I read every day that Sikhs are not looking to solve problems but just talk. Please be assured Veer Ji I am not a talker and in fact get in boots and all, to protect the Panth and to protect "Gurmit Singh" Waheguru jee ka Khalsa Waheguru jee kee Fateh I am saddened that a brother, I hold in the highest regard, could write that second paragraph. First, what I wrote did have an answer. In your further Sorry to interfere, perhaps the word "foreigner" has been used by Dr.. paragraphs, you give a very good answer to solve the situation. Make Awatar Singh Sekhon for the Sikhs, who are not citizens of India. For Lahore the Sikhs point of arrival to Amritsar this should have been brought instance, now I am a foreigner, though I was born in India when British up the first time I posted our story on the internet. I do not understand this were ruling. Another point is that Guru Nanak Sahib was born in 1469 at attack on me. What's me being a “ foreigner " got to do with being an 14 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 active Sikh? Secondly, I know the "Punjab administration has no clout" the Brahmins autocracy’s Airport Authority (Brahmins-AA). Under no that's why I throw Hindus out of the Information Office in Darbar Sahib circumstance, the Brahmins-AA would like to see its Tax revenue‚ shifted for not covering their heads, because they are press. I know I have nothing to Punjab, i. e., the Airports other than the Amritsar. The Brahmins-AA to do with or say in marketing decisions when have I said I had? Please Ji, can never see that its airports outside Punjab should become standstill. if I did have power there, I would not be just witting about what happened, I would be fixing it. I am proactive. I do not build bullets for The case you have been bringing to the interent readers and before your others to fire. When I write I am seeking others to help me Sikh brothers and sisters has no answer, as you are a ‘foreigner’ and you have no say in the marketing decisions and tourism. The decision making rests with the Brahmins-AA. Who cares for the Akali administration of Further, for your information Ji I am a Sikh first, and like all Guru Nanak Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal? The Punjab administration has no Sahib Ji's followers, in the beginning a great majority were foreigners, ‘clout’ to the policies of the Brahmins-AA in particular and other anti- Persian ( Iraq ) Afghanis, Iranian, Ottomans (Turkey). You see Sikhs Punjab administration (NAD) in general. come from all walks of life. The same as the followers of Jesus and Mohammed. International Air carriers cannot land in the air space of the Sikh Nation, Punjab, as long the Sikh Nation is under the ‘tight grip’ of Believe me, I walk in Amritsar without fear! In fact, I walk anywhere the Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat alias the alleged Indian without fear. It was when I arrived back in Australia and told my story to democracy and its Brahmins-AA. If you still wish that the international the then Indo/Hindus dressed as Sikhs, that I was associating with at the carriers should land in Punjab, then who would look after your wishes? time, that didn't want to rock the boat. I don't have anything to do with that The Brahmins-AA will never reverse its decision. It would not like to lot now. That's why I put the story on the internet seeking help. As there slash its throat. The Brahmins-AA does not have to listen to Punjab and its was no resolution I put it out there again in the appropriate forum. And spineless administration. The Punjab administration of Hanera Sinh Badal look, Lahore (Waheguru) can big jets land there? Who amongst us can talk cannot stand before its master, the New Delhi administration. to Airlines and Pakistan Authorities? This would be the biggest stand of defiance the Sikhs could make to the Brahman/autocracy. This idea has There may be an alternative to the landings created by the Brahmins-AA in come from you Ji, now tell me how I can help. Amritsar. That is, to go to Lahore, Islamic Republic of Pakistan first, then take a train/bus to the Nankana Sahib, visit the Birthplace of Guru Nanak Sahib, then go to Amritsar via train/bus. By doing so, you can (i) pay your I pray I always walk with true brothers and sisters and Waheguru always respect to the Darbar Sahib Complex and (ii) let yourself demonstrate that guides me. you give a damn‚ to the anti-Sikh and anti-Punjab policies. ***** Best wishes. Let us see how many Sikhs [in particular and non-Sikhs in general] visiting Punjab ‘boycott’ the Delhi airport, anti-Punjab policies, Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon responds : and anti-Sikh Homeland policies of the Brahmins-AA and its New Delhi administration. Best wishes. Piare Sevadar ji [email protected] Respected Sikh Cyber Members, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! Khalsa ji, there is no point of doubt that the air traffic movement between Many thanks for sharing the personal experience by S. Angad Singh ji. [the carriers of/Air Lines] Foreign countries and the Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat alias the alleged Indian democracy‚ In such a situation, whether any Sikh has ever sought clarification from the and PUNJAB, Khalistan, The Sikh Nation [under the occupation of the SGPC President SAD President and their Goluck paid Head Ministers alleged Indian democracy], is being destroyed deliberately by the controlling Darbaar Sahib, Amritsar? Brahmins autocracy’s airport authority‚ (Brahmins-AA), to a greater extent than anybody’s guess. Of the total passenger volume to India, 90% is of Punjab, the Sikh Nation, Khalistan. Now the question is, would you Then what is the sanctity or ‘legal entity of explanation’ under Article 25 like to see that the Tax Revenue‚ ( 90% or more) earned by the Indian of The Constitution of India, which reads: "The wearing and carrying of administration is taken away by the only Airport of PUNJAB in Amritsar? Kirpans shall be deemed to be included in the profession of the Sikh If so, then Brahmins and pro-Brahmins will not let the International Traffic religion?" go straight to a Airport in Punjab, The International Airport in Amritsar. Gurmit Singh The movement of the international traffic and the development of the Amritsar International Airport in PUNJAB was merely an experiment of ***** BLACK DAY FOR THE SIKHS Below is an English translation of an article in the Prominent Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:38:20 –0400 French Daily news paper in Brussles, Le Soir, dated 21st October 2008. To read the French version click To: [email protected] here Subject: Le Soir ( French Daily in Belgium) : Black day for the http://www.unitedsikhs.org/PressReleases/PRSRLS-19-10- Sikhs 2008-00.htm 15 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 At the far end of the room, two enormous stuffed tigers – like those that can be won in lotteries in the fairs in the Midi – stand The case has disgusted the Sikh community in the four corners guard at the foot of the “palki”, the altar of the temple, where of the world. “We have written a letter to the Prime Minister, two huge sports trophies are enthroned… “Gifts”, Resham Yves Leterne, asking him to order an inquiry into the events at Singh seems to be excusing himself. Vilvorde”. confirms from New York, the lawyer of the United Sikhs , Mejindarpal Kaur. Others followed, like the religious Nobody finds the apparent kitsch funny…. “Devotees have authorities at Amritsar, as well as their representatives in been reduced to tears here when we recounted yesterday’s United States and Canada. The Association of Sikh Temples in police raid… Do you realise”, says Resham Singh, “Our temple United States also saw sense in taking the matter before is the only one in the world to have been subjected to this the State Department… “This temple is not a no-right zone, but outrage… The only Gurdwara where the 48 hours of for all that, it is not less of a place of respect”, insists Ms. uninterrupted reading which was supposed to commemorate the Wouters. “We are waiting for excuses: the Justice department 300th anniversary of the sacred texts of Sikhism have been has unnecessarily created the amalgam between criminal savagely interrupted.” activities that must be prosecuted and the practice of Sikhism.” Resham Singh, suddenly, becomes serious, “5,000 to 6,000 Sikhs live in Belgium. A pea ceful, hardworking community The facts tumble in the nervous remarks by Resham, his ally present from 18 years… Every year on the 11th of November, Malook, Amrik, the converted Sikh, and “Sunny”, the Muslim at Ypres, we participate in the commemorations in the memory friend, the only member of the group without the turban, the of the 35,000 Sikhs who shed their blood here, during the two pepper and salt beard (never cut, like the hair) and the kirpan, wars. How can you expect us to understand the way the Police the symbolic dagger with shoulder strap… The police which has treated us?” blocks the exits from 4.30 am. Brief negotiations to convince them to respect the ritual. The doors broken down at 5 am. The charge. Devotees, traditional singers and the “granthi”, the prior The sweet milk tea has become cold in the metallic glasses kept of the temple taken in for questioning. The cupboard broken, on the ground. The vermicelli made of chickpea flour doesn’t from where the account books taken away. The inner tempt anyone. In the galleries of the temple, a child holds an ransacking of the place, from the roof to the cellar. The heavy inflated ball in the air. Resham Singh has a thought for his four noise of shoes, especially on the worn-out carpet. And the children. They live in Amritsar with their mother whom he heads uncovered. As though out of provocation. visits five or six times a year. “I wanted them to learn Punjabi and to study the sacred book. They will come back to Belgium “A humiliation”, resumes the old Malook. The ways that when they will be 13 – 14 years old. I hope that they will come remind one of that fateful day when Indira Gandhi, the Prime back to a country which would have the dignity to excuse itself Minister of India at the time, ordered the siege of the Golden for an unjust affront.” Temple of Amritsar”, the central place of the Sikh monotheism. ***** OPEN LETTERS: COUNCIL OF KHALISTAN WRITES TO THE HONOURABLE ANGELA MERKEL, CHALCELLOR OF GERMANY C/- [email protected] 16 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 K P S GILL, ALSO KNOWN AS THE BUTCHER OF PUNJAB and PUNJAB’S FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE, GROSS VIOLATOR OF HUMAN RIGHTS, MUST BE RELEIVED FROM HIS DUTIES IN THE INTERPOLE. AND MR HARVINDER SINGH OF BELGIUM BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY FROM THE GERMAN POLICE CUSTODY The acts of KP Gill, a retired and one of the former Directors General of administration to release Harvinder Singh immediately and let him join his Police of Punjab, the Sikhs’ holy and historic homeland, The Sikh Nation, family in Belgium. are well documented for deliberately torturing and murdering tens of thousand Sikh youth, human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra of the The Council of Khalistan also requests that the Butcher Police Prakash Sinh Badal’s Akai Dal in Punjab, Bhai Gurdev Singh Kaunke, Officer of Punjab, Acting Jathedar of the Akal Takht Sahib (Supreme Seat of the Sikh KP Gill, be pronounced as the ‘persona nongrata’ on the Polity), the killing of Muslims of Gujarat’s State-sponsored genocide of grounds of murdering tens of thousands of Sikh youth, male Muslims, Genocide of the Muslim youth of Jammu and Kashmir, and and female folks and elders, abuses and gross violations of youth of the 7-Sister State of Assam. He did it in the capacity of the human rights. The Butcher of Punjab, KP Gill, be sent back to Indian administration’s advisor to the States of Jammu and Kashmir, 7- his country. Sisters of Assam (under Indian occupation, since 15th August, 1947) and The cooperation of the German administration will be very Gujarat, ruled by the Hindu fundamentalist and militant Narendra Modi in much appreciated. 2002-2003, are well known. Nothing is hidden about KP Gill. In the Atlanta Olympics, the United States’ civil aviation industry refused to carry him from New York to his fina l destination Atlanta, Georgia, in With regards. 1990s. It is understood that this ‘Butcher of Punjab, KP Gill, has been Sincerely, appointed to the Interpol agency, The human rights violator, KP Gill, ordered the arrest of Mr Harvinder Singh Harvinder Singh, a Sikh resident Awatar Singh Sekhon , Ph D, FIBA, RM (CCM) or citizens of Belgium, while visiting Germany. While visiting Germany, Associate Professor (Retired), Medical Microbiology and the Interpol, with which K P Gill is associated, arrested him (Harvinder Immunology Singh) in Germany on the orders of K P Gill. Director (Former), National Centre for Human Mycotic Diseases CANADA Director, Human Rights Wing On behalf of the Council of Khalistan, Washington DC ***** DR GURMIT SINGH AULAKH, PRESIDENT, COUNCIL OF KHA LISTAN, WASHINGTON DC, WRITES TO THE HONOURABLE ANGELA MERKEL, CHANCELLOR, GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY October 30, 2008 not consider Gill a Sikh. Yet you have charged him with Bundeskanzleramt murder at the behest of the Indian regime. Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel Please do not deport Harvinder Singh to India. If he is sent Willy-Brandt-Straße 1 there, he will certainly be tortured and murdered like Jaswant 10557 Berlin Singh Khalra and so many others. The Indian government has a long record of torturing and killing asylum seekers, Dear Chancellor Merkel: minorities, and other dissidents. India has murdered over HARVINDER SINGH OF BELGIUM 250,000 Sikhs since 1984, according to figures compiled by the I am writing to you on behalf of Harvinder Singh, a Belgian Punjab State Magistracy and human-rights groups and reported citizen who was recently arrested by your Federal Police while in the book The Politics of Genocide by Inderjeet Singh Jaijee. entering Germany. Sardar Harvinder Singh is a businessman It has also killed over 90,000 Kashmiri Muslims since 1988, and a husband and father of a son and daughter, ages 7 and 8. 2,000 to 5,000 Muslims in Gujarat, more than 300,000 His family is suffering financial difficulties due to his arrest. Christians in Nagaland since 1947, and thousands of Christians Sardar Harvinder Singh was apparently arrested at the behest of and Muslims elsewhere in the country, as well as tens of the brutal K.P.S. Gill, who presided over the murders of over thousands of Assamese, Bodos, Dalits (“Untouchables,”the 50,000 Sikhs while he was Director General of Police in dark-skinned aboriginal people of South Asia), Manipuris, Punjab. These Sikhs were arrested, brutally tortured, killed, Tamils, and other minorities. The Indian Supreme Court called declared ‘unidentified’, and made to disappear by the Punjab the Indian government's murders of Sikhs "worse than a police that Gill led. When a human-rights activist named genocide." Jaswant Singh Khalra exposed this brutal practice, the police According to a report by the Movement Against State arrested him and he was killed in police custody. The only Repression (MASR), 52,268 Sikhs are being held as political witness to the Khalra kidnapping, Rajiv Singh Randhawa, has prisoners in India without charge or trial. Some have been in been repeatedly harassed by the Punjab police, picked up on illegal custody since 1984! Amnesty International reported that one false charge after another. tens of thousands of other minorities are also being held as Mr. Gill had to be escorted into and out of the United States for political prisoners. This is what Harvinder Singh faces if he is the 1996 Olympics. He was only allowed to enter the country deported to India. Furthermore, your own Bundespolizei have because he was at the time head of the Indian Hockey been widely criticized by human-rights Federation and he was made to leave America as soon as the organizations for its alleged heavy-handed approach in the deportation of field hockey competition was over. asylum seekers. I strongly but respectfully urge you to free Harvinder Sardar Harvinder Singh was one of the Sikhs involved in Singh and let him return to his family and his business in Belgium. removing Mr. Gill’s turban in Brussels, signifying that they do. Thank you for your attention and your prompt action ***** NEWS, VIEWS, SHORT ARTICLE, COMMENTS, ETC. On Fri, 11/14/08, Zoglul Husain 17 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 because of his friendship (collaboration) with Mountbatten that the whole Hindu groups history sheeters: ATS | UP leader held of Punjab was not included in Pakistan, and the whole of the then Assam Wed, Nov 12, 2008 and the whole of the then Bengal did not constitute East Pakistan. None of http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hindu-groups-history-sheeters-ats--up-leader- the past Indian governments since 1947 believed in Pakistan or held/78021-3.html Bangladesh, nor does the present Indian government. NEW FACE TO TERROR TALE: Pandey is a self-styled religious Clinton had his term as President, but he did not solve the problems of guru who ran an ashram in Jammu. Kashmir, Palestine, etc. Apart from gimmicks, Obama-Clinton are not Mumbai: The probe into the Malegaon blasts is now revealing new links likely to do anything substantial about these problems. They even had to to saffron terror every day and investigators claim that the hard-line Hindu quietly digest the 'rejection' (actually rebuff) of their proposal of discussion groups have been involved in several other such blasts in the recent past. on Kashmir, from their ally India! Please see in the following article by On Wednesday, the spreading stain of saffron terror reached Uttar Pradesh Jagmohon the following reference: with the arrest of Dayanand Pandey by the Maharashtra Anti-Terror Squad 'On May 3, 1953, Adlai Stevenson came to Srinagar and had a long from Kanpur. meeting with Sheikh Abdullah. The New York Times, on July 5, published Pandey is a self styled shankaracharya (religious guru) who ran an ashram a map hinting at independent status for the Valley. On July 10, speaking at in Jammu. The ATS alleges he was directly involved in the Malegaon Mujahid Manzil, Abdullah said, "A time will, therefore, come when I will blasts. Sources indicate that Pandey organized a bid goodbye to India".' training camp for hard-line Hindutva activists in Pune's Sinhagarh in 2003. But the US, in pursuance of their policy of 'divide and rule', have not done Investigators say Pandey was arrested after disclosures by Sadhvi Pragya anything to solve the crisis, on which three wars have been fought between Singh Thakur and Lt Col Purohit, both of whom are under arrest. two countries. These wars were instigated, aided and abetted by the "Pandey was with the group that was held earlier. He attended meetings imperialists for their own interest, not only of selling arms, but also of with them. He had a major role in Malegaon blasts," said Mumbai Anti- dominating and plundering other countries. terrorism Squad Chief, Hemant Karkare. The Kashmiris, the Palestinians and their supporters (like us) must carry Police sources say they also have proof of a direct link between Purohit on with their struggles and also continue with diplomatic offensives as and Pandey: a CD recovered from Purohit had pictures and speeches made much as possible, keeping in mind the limitations of diplomacy. by Pandey and that the two, along with the Sadhvi met to plan the NOTE:The article I referred to: written by Jagmohan (Jagmohan is a Malegaon blasts. former Governor of J&K and a former Union minister) Maharashtra ATS will now move for permission to take Pandey to ***** Mumbai for further questioning. UP Police indicate there could be more Army RDX used in Samjhota blasts: Purohit arrests from the state. They had also detained Pandey's chartered November 15, 2008 accountant for questioning in Jammu. New Delhi: Mumbai Anti-Terrorist Squad has claimed that Lt Col Meanwhile, the Aurangabad court has allowed Maharashtra ATS to take Shrikant Purohit, who was arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast, one of Malegaon accused, Rakesh Dhawade, into police custody. was also involved with the 2007 Samjhauta blast. Police investigators reportedly want to probe the linkages between the Quoting from the Narco analysis test of Purohit, ATS said to the Nashik Malegaon accused and their involvement in the 2004 Jalna and 2006 court that the accused had used RDX to carry out the blast in which 68 Nanded blasts. people were killed. CBI investigators probing the Nanded blasts have indicated that they will Putting an end to all speculation, the anti-terror branch of Mumbai Police also widen the ambit of their investigations because of the possible said that Army RDX was used and not sourced from across the border. involvement of the same groups behind the Nanded and Malegaon blasts. Purohit was in possession of about 60 kg of RDX way back in 2006, when (With inputs from V K Shashikumar) he was posted in Deolali camp of Indian army 16 kilometres from Nashik. ***** Out of 60 kg, he had used a portion in the Samjhauta blast. But what is intriguing is that the investigation agency has no clue about the remaining ATS arrests mutt head Dayanand Pandey RDX. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 This theory came in sharp contrast with the earlier investigation of http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1695864 Samjhauta blast, in which, it was concluded that not RDX, instead, IED Lucknow: A Maharashtra Anti-Te rrorist Squad team on Wednesday and some liquid chemicals were used. arrested a seer, who heads a 'mutt' in Jammu, from Kanpur in Meanwhile, the Nashik court has extended the police custody of Purohit connection with the Malegaon blast. till November 18 from November 15. "The person arrested has been identified as Dayanand Pandey, who hails Earlier, the Lt Colonel had said to the court that he was not ill treated by from Uttar Pradesh," state Additional Director General, Law and Order, the ATS personnel as claimed by his family. Brijlal told PTI. http://www.nhatky.in/army- rdx-used-in-samjhota-blasts-purohit-12310469 Pandey, he said, was the 'mathadheesh' of a 'mutt' in Jammu. ***** The accused is being taken to Lucknow from Kanpur, he said without "Hindu Terror" elaborating. Sources said that Pandey was allegedly in hiding in Kanpur. 125 crude bombs seized in Kannur district Meanwhile, Bajrang Dal convenor Prakash Sharma said that Pandey had http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName= 'no links' with his outfit. &id=3835325b-93db-4a35-970e- "I am not even aware of this person. I don't know who he is. He is not a 30d28750ba7c&MatchID1=4853&TeamID1=7&TeamID2=4&MatchType member of Bajrang Dal," Sharma said when contacted. 1=2&SeriesID1=1222&PrimaryID=4853&Headline=125+crude+bombs+s The two-member ATS team had reached Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday night eized+in+Kannur to probe the Malegaon case. Police today unearthed 125 powerful crude bombs from a vacant plot ***** at north Poilur, about 45 km from Ka nnur, in this politically sensitive district. Explosive revelations of Lt Col Purohit The bombs, kept in four gunny bags, were found concealed in a bush Vicky Nanjappa in Bengaluru | November 14, 2008 at Maliyad Kunnu under the Kolavalloor police station limits by a http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/nov/14atsmale-explosive-revelations-of- raiding police party led by Thalassery Dy SP Prakashan, a senior lt-col-purohit.htm police official said. Top police officials have rushed to the spot. The arrest of Hindu activists in connection with the Malegaon blast has put Police had intensified raids in the area following the death of two RSS several investigating agencies on rewind mode. If the revelations by activists in a bomb explosion at nearby Cheruvanchery on Nov 10 as Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Purohit are to be believed then several bomb the youth were suspected to have been engaged in either making or blasts in the country need to be reinvestigated. shifting the crude bombs. MI stint helped organise blast, says Lt Col in narco test A day after the death of RSS men on Monday last, Police had Purohit, who was subject to a narco analysis test in Bengaluru [Images], recovered 18 crude bombs from a private plot, some 100 metres away made startling revelations in which he claimed that self-proclaimed from the site of the powerful explosion. religious leader, Swami Amritanand Saraswati also known as Dayanand ***** Pandey had masterminded both the Nanded as well as the Ajmer blasts. Purohit was arrested by the Mumbai Anti Terrorist Squad for his alleged Hindu Terror role in the Malegaon blast. 18 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 Sadhvi's father: 'Pragya's innocent' 1995 and was then transferred to Manipur where he worked till March Purohit claimed during the test that Pandey had taken his help to set up a 1995," said a senior ATS officer. terror wing. He further revealed that Pandey had introduced him to another Purohit was then posted to Nagaland where he was given his first accused Sadvi Pragya Singh. While introducing him to the Sadhvi, Pandey promotion as captain in 1996 and worked there till 1997. "From August had asked Purohit that he should provide logistic support to carry out terror 1997 to May 1999, Purohit was posted in Pune," said an officer. Purohit attacks in various places. was transferred to Rajasthan in May 1999 and worked there till November. Purohit said during the test that Pandey had set up a terror wing with 800 He was again posted to Pune in 1999 and worked there for next one year. men and he asked Purohit to help in the training process. He said the men During this tenure, he was promoted as a major and transferred to the were being trained to execute terror strikes in different parts of the country. intelligence wing. Purohit said during the test that the idea was to give a fitting reply to Police sources said that between 2000 and January 2005, Purohit was organisations such as the Students Islamic Movement of India and also posted in Jammu and Kashmir and worked in Kupwara, Anantnag and create a sense of fear among Islamic outfits responsible for spreading Badgaon. "He has done a lot of good work in J&K and at Amarnath. He terror. never disclosed any secrets to anyone," said one of his acquaintances in 'You can't plan Malegaon blast in one day' Pune. He further said that Pandey ran an ashram in Ahmedabad [Images] and Sources said between February and September 2005, Purohit was in provided shelter to several anti-social elements. These persons were used Deolali, near Nashik and that's when he came in touch with Major (retd) to carry out terror strikes in the country. He also gave information on the Ramesh Upadhyay, now behind bars in the blast case. Purohit, a founder- source of the explosives and also the funding for the terror strikes (source member of Abhinav Bharat, used the Nashik stint to fraternise with the not mentioned as it would hamper investigation). extremists in various radical Hindu outfits and to draw them into Abhinav Bharat. Being in the Army, Purohit de livered lectures for Abhinav Bharat During the narco-analysis test, the investigators got a lot of vital and recruited youngsters in the outfit which has around 5,000 members information from Purohit and it was based on these results that the ATS across the country today. managed to nab Pandey from Kanpur. The ATS suspect that Purohit trained youngsters in handling explosives. ***** "He imparted training in assembling explosive at Sinhgarh in Pune to the I was Malegaon mastermind, admits Lt-Col recruits," public prosecutor Ajay Misar told the court. 7 Nov 2008 Purohit was posted at the Army Education Corps Training College and http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/I_was_Malegaon_mastermind_admits_ Centre at Panchmarhi in Madhya Pradesh in October 2007, where he Lt-Col/articleshow/3683035.cms pursued a course in Arabic. The Ar my promoted him to the rank of MUMBAI: Lieutenant-Colonel Purohit, the first serving officer of the Lieutenant Colonel in April this year. Soon after his promotion, the police Indian Army to be arrested in connection with a terror bomb attack, has sources said, he attended a meeting on April 16 at the Bhonsala military confessed to being the mastermind of the Malegaon blast. The 37-year-old school in Nashik where other Malegaon blast accused were also present. officer reportedly told police he had mapped the conspiracy and provided "Since he is a senior Army officer, he could be the source for the RDX, the explosive for the September 29 'revenge' attack which killed six used in the bomb that went off in the textile town," said an officer. Police people. said that it had evidence that Purohit distributed money to several people It is learnt that Purohit, who was arrested on November 5, admitted to through his organisation. "The financial transactions are through hawala supplying the deadly RDX and weapons to members of the Abhinav as well," said an officer who is probing Purohit's hawala links. Bharat, a radical Hindu outfit. ***** Sources said the Mumbai's Anti-Terrorism Squad was planning to question MALEGAON BLASTS PROBE another serving army officer in this connection whose name cropped up Army in crisis over saffron terror stain during Purohit's interrogation. However, the confessional statement given By Vishal Thapar for CNN-IBN to the police is not admissible in court. http://ibnlive.in.com/news/army-in-crisis-over-saffron-terror-stain/77589- Sources said Purohit was conclusively cornered after he was confronted 3.html?fads=ads with telephone records that showed his links with another accused, retired TROUBLED TIMES: Investigations by the police threaten to blow Major Ramesh Upadhyay. "I am the mastermind of the blast. I arranged apart the Army's secular credentials. <- Watch Video for the RDX and weapons but I can't understand how the weapons reached "Hindutva Terror Damages to Mother Land!" Abhinav Bharat members," sources quoted Purohit as telling police. * Involvement of more Army personnel is now perhaps the biggest Abhinav Bharat is the Hindu extremist group which wanted to avenge the image crisis for the Indian Army.. terror attacks by Islamist groups. Several members of the group had links * Threaten to blow apart the Indian Army's secular with other saffron outfits. credentials.. New Delhi: The arrest of Lt Colonel Shrikant Purohit for his alleged involvement in the Malegaon blast and the possibility of the involvement While no anti-terrorism squad (ATS) officer was willing to comment on of more Army personnel is now turning out to be perhaps the biggest the reported confession, ATS spokesperson Dinesh Agrawala said for the image crisis for the Indian Army. record, "It's not correct." The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad is reportedly preparing to question He may now be cooling his heels in detention, but Purohit was an one more serving Army officer. accomplished athlete during his college days. He was a national-level "If there is anything that spoils the image of Indian Army then it obviously waterpolo player and had also won a state-level weightlifting competition. makes us feel bad. We all have immens e respect for the Army and it is not Described as very religious, simple, patriotic but very sensitive, Purohit just us, the country respects the Army too," Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt hails from a middle class Brahmin family in Pune. He was advised by his General SPS Dhillon said. relatives and well-wishers to join the Army to serve the nation. He made Investigations by the Maharashtra Police threaten to blow apart the Indian up his mind early and opted for the National Cadet Corps (NCC) during Army's secular credentials. his schooling. A robustly secular image is central to the Indian Army's sensitive role in combating religious extremism in places like Jammu and Kashmir. That image is now under a cloud, and the military community is now beginning to wonder if the Maharashtra Police has been responsible in hurling Purohit studied at Abhinav Vidyalay at Karve Road from class I till his charges without first collecting credible evidence. matriculation. After securing a distinction in his class X exams, he studied Officer arrested for blast; Army vows no repeats at Brahan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC), graduating with a Strategic Affairs Commentator Major General Ashok Mehta said, "If commerce degree. He then did his masters in catering technology from the anybody is trying to take advantage of this incident for any political Personnel Management College. advantages then that will be the single biggest damage that the Purohit appeared for the Combined Defence Service Examination in 1992 Government or any political party would do not just to the armed forces and cleared it in the first attempt. "In October 1993, Purohit began his but to the country also." probation and was appointed second lieutenant in the Army. In October A sore point with the Army is that the Maharashtra Police has not shared 1994, he was given his first posting in Assam. He worked there till January evidence, if it has any. 19 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 The frenzied media coverage of these as yet unsubstantiated allegations SISTERLY WRATH? Anil Rai said that Uma had the right to "beat him or has left the Army worried as it could severely dent its image as the most love him". powerful instrument in the hands of the state to defend the idea of a plural Make etiquette lessons mandatory for Indian politicians? India. A few days after Union Minister and RJD MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh beat up the station manager of Kingfisher Airlines after he was not allowed to ***** board his flight as he was late, it is the turn of Uma Bharti to display some More soldiers under scanner, Purohit's laptop missing physical skills. The Bhartiya Jan Shakti (BJS) chief on Wednesday slapped Thursday, November 06, 2008 her party's district general secretary Anil Rai, believed to be close to BJS's http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1692314 breakaway faction, in full public view near the Government Circuit House New Delhi: Having arrested a serving army officer and a retired in Chhindwara. She later made peace with him and said Rai was "like a Major in connection with Malegaon blast, Mumbai police and central brother". There have been numerous other cases where the people's security agencies are probing the role of some more members of the representatives have displayed rage at the slightest pretext. Should armed forces, including another high-ranking official, for funding the etiquette lessons be made mandatory for MPs in Parliament? incident. Read the news here: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/uma-bharati-slaps-party- The Anti Terrorist Squad of Mumbai Police and sleuths of intelligence leader-says-invited-wrath/77499-3.html agencies are also trying to find the laptop of arrested Lt Col Srikant P Related Stories of 'Hindu Terror': Purohit, which had gone missing since October 29, the day the accused * Malegan blast: Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Purohit arrested was transferred to Mumbai for assisting the investigations. * 'Lt-Col's arrest for Malegaon blast has hurt Army's prestige' - The laptop could throw further light on the conspiracy behind the blast that IndiaTimes took place in the communally-sensitive town of Maharashtra on September * ATS may book Sadhvi Pragya under MCOCA 29 killing six persons, sources said. * Sadhvi's sister to petition NHRC It could not be officially confirmed whether an ATS team from * Sangh Parivar closes ranks to tackle Sadhvi arrest fallout Maharashtra is in the national capital for further probe and seek the army's * Malegaon blasts: Sadhvi to undergo narco-analysis tests help in solving the missing links in the case. * BJP, Sena to provide legal aid to sadhvi Purohit was working with the Army Liaison Cell, a front of Military * Malegaon blast: Cops set to arrest serving Lt-Col Intelligence, and was learning Chinese and Arabic in Panchmari in * Malegaon blast: Pragya and Ramji had talk on why there were Madhya Pradesh. less casualties Sources said it was believed that some of the money from the funds, meant * Financer of Malegaon blasts group arrested: Maharashtra for operational purposes of Military Intelligence, had been allegedly ATS siphoned off by Purohit for setting up the Abhinav Bharat, a little known * Bal Thackeray supports Malegaon blast accused saffron group. * We will fight injustice against Hindus: Abhinav Bharat ***** * Sadhvi's terror link: Narco test gives her clean chit * Forensic tests on sadhvi draws a blank * Malegaon blast: Military school head questioned * Gujarat cops to question sadhvi on Modasa blast ***** BLAST AFTER BLAST, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE ? TEESTA SETALVAD http://www.sabrang.com/cc/archive/2008/july-aug08/cover1.html thorough and non-partisan investigation but its conduct has been the most The news in April 2006 that a bomb had accidentally exploded in the shocking. This raises the obvious question: is the apex investigation house of an RSS man in Nanded in Maharashtra, killing two persons and agency in the country communally tainted? injuring four others – all Bajrang Dal activists – created a national BY TEESTA SETALVAD sensation. Initially, the first information report (FIR) on the incident On the night of April 5-6, 2006 a bomb exploded in the house of Laxman registered by a local police officer unquestioningly recorded the injured Gundayya Rajkondwar, a retired executive engineer at the PWD, Nanded. activists' claim that the unfortunate incident was the result of an accidental Two persons – Naresh Rajkondwar and Himanshu Panse – died on the spot ignition of firecrackers stored at the site. But within days the police while four of their accomplices – Maroti Keshav Wagh, Yogesh investigation itself revealed that the incident was in fact the result of an Deshpande (alias Vidulkar), Gururaj Jairam Tuptewar and Rahul Manohar unintended explosion of bombs that were being assembled by Hindu Pande – were seriously injured. extremists with the clear intention of targeting mosques and terrorising On hearing of the incident, an assistant police inspector (API) from the Muslims. local Bhagyanagar police station, Ravindra Purushottam Dahedkar, who There have been past instances elsewhere in the country also linking Hindu was on patrol duty, registered the first complaint. On the say-so of the extremists to bombs. But in the numerous blasts that have rocked city after surviving injured, he registered an FIR. The FIR said Naresh Rajkondwar city in India with frightening regularity in recent years the intelligence was running a firecracker business from his home. The blast occurred agencies and the police have invariably pointed their fingers at Muslim because Rajkondwar and Wagh were smoking too close to where the extremist outfits, either indigenous or from across the border. firecrackers were stored. In short, it was an unfortunate accident. Indian Muslims have repeatedly complained that almost immediately after Was Dahedkar just lazy, naïve, or we re his actions influenced by the every blast only Muslim names crop up among the accused and only popular assumption that only people of a certain community engaged in Muslim organisations are named as suspect but the charges are rarely, if the creation of bombs and bomb blasts? ever, proved in court. There is consequently a widespread feeling that It must have been a matter of some embarrassment, in retrospect, for the terrorist acts by unidentified individuals are being used to demonise the then district superintendent of police, Fatehsingh Patil, and the district entire Muslim community. collector of Nanded, Radheshyam Mopalwar. Relying presumably on It is against this backdrop that the Nanded incident attracted considerable Dahedkar's FIR, both of them repeated the firecrackers-did-it story to the attention from secular activists and Muslim organisations. A close watch media. was kept on the investigating agencies to ensure that in a case where Hindu Within days however the inspector general of police, Nanded range, Dr extremists had clearly been caught red-handed there would be proper Suryaprakash Gupta, set the record straight, telling the media that the investigation and prosecution. As a result of this sustained public vigilance incident involved a bomb blast. During examination the police (Dahedkar the case was handed over from the police to the Anti-Terrorism Squad himself) found "splinters" on the bodies of the deceased and the injured. A (ATS) and then from the ATS to the Central Bureau of Investigation live pipe bomb was also found at the explosion site. It was thus obvious (CBI). that the firecracker story was a deliberate fabrication in order to mislead Communalism Combat has been closely monitoring the Nanded case from the police. the start. CC's sustained investigation unravels a story of police bias, half Further investigations revealed that the deceased and wounded persons measures by the ATS and, worst of all, an all too apparent bid, 'Operation were all active workers of the Bajrang Dal who had been assembling Cover-up', by the CBI. Much was expected from the CBI by way of a bombs to target Muslim places of worship, camouflaging their entire 20 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 operation to resemble a terror operation run by Muslims. Laxman Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Gundayya Rajkondwar, in whose house the bombs were being Bajrang Dal. manufactured and whose son Naresh died in the explosion, is an RSS man. * Evidence against Maroti Wagh includes a register and an identity card Diaries, important documents, suspicious maps and mobile telephone that clearly links him to the RSS. Papers linking him to the RSS were numbers that were unearthed from the houses of the accused incriminated confiscated by the ATS. them further. In a manner of speaking, members of the sangh parivar were * A house search of the accused, Gurura j Jairam Tuptewar, revealed that literally caught red-handed with bombs in their basement. Himanshu Venkatesh Panse, Naresh Laxman Rajkondwar, Maroti Keshav A frantic effort was made to somehow divert attention from the facts. A Wagh, Yogesh Ravindra Vidulkar (Des hpande), Gururaj Jairam Tuptewar, large quantity of firecrackers, valued at Rs 1,20,000, was later found on Rahul Manohar Pande, Sanjay Choudhary, Ramdas Ananda Mulange (an the site of the explosion. These had obviously been brought in after the employee of one of the accused) and Laxman Gundayya Rajkondwar event; despite the occurrence of a high intensity blast the firecrackers were/are hardcore activists of the RSS and the Bajrang Dal. remained intact! Where did this large stock of firecrackers come from? * Ten live 7.65 mm cartridges were found at the site during investigations Why was it stored in a and seized by the police. Laxman Rajkondwar kept the live cartridges in his home illegally. This was one reason why the ATS included Laxman home illegally, without licence? The victims were now the accused. Rajkondwar among the prime accused in the crime. In the first few days following the blasts the police arrested 16 persons Excerpts who were then remanded to police custody. The remand application * "Propaganda by these organisations made them propagate that innocent highlighted two points. One, the accused persons knowingly provided the Hindus were being attacked by the extremist Muslim organisations day in police false information on the day of the crime, saying the blast was and day out and hence the accused Himanshu Panse, Rahul Manohar caused by firecrackers when in fact it was a bomb blast. Two, Pande, started a gymnasium to mobilise youth." investigations had revealed that the accused persons possessed diagrams, * "The gymnasium, named Power Zone, was set up in order to unite maps and other documentary material related to the manufacture and youths and draw them towards their version of Hinduism. Panse and Wagh storage of bombs and the identification of target areas for the purpose of started a branch of Sangh at Nanded, Bajrang Nagar, opposite MGM creating terror in the country. College. Accused Yogesh Vidulkar has also started (a) hostel for orphans Named among the accused were a practising advocate at the Nanded at his residential house." district court, Milind Arvind Ektate, and a medical practitioner, Dr Umesh * "They have created an anti-Muslim atmosphere by organising seminars Dinkarrao Deshpande. One of the accused men, Rahul Manohar Pande, and giving speeches aimed at emphasising how the Muslims commit had sustained serious injuries in the blast but had escaped from the scene injustice to Hindus and motivating the Hindus for doing something for and sought surreptitious medical attention. Advocate Ektate was among Hinduism; they have organised religious ceremonies on the occasions of those who helped Pande go into hiding while Dr Deshpande provided Hindu New Year Day, the birth anni versary of Ram, Vijayadashmi, medical care without notifying the police. Curiously, neither of the two Ganesh festival, Durga festival and various other Hindu festivals through men had any difficulty in obtaining anticipatory bail from the district the organisations RSS and Bajrang Dal in Nanded city and Nanded court. Ektate applied for and was granted anticipatory bail through an ad district." interim bail application on April 10 while Dr Umesh Dinkarrao Deshpande * "In order that the aim of revenge is effectively fulfilled, accused Wagh, made a similar application on April 13. He was also granted ad interim bail Panse, Choudhary and Vidulkar (injured) went to 'Akanksha Resort' at the the same day following an oral "no objection" from the assistant public foot of the Fort Sinhgad near Pune in 2003 and got training (in) making prosecutor, AJ Kurtadikar. pipe bombs from a man named Mithun Chakraborty. They got themselves As of today, all the accused, apart from the absconding Rahul Manohar trained for making three types of bombs, such as timer bombs (IEDs). Pande, are out on bail. After demonstrating (to) them how to explode these bombs, the explosives Heinous deeds by Hindu extremists were handed over to Panse by Chakraborty. Panse (also) underwent On May 4, 2006 the case was transferred to the Anti-Terrorism Squad training by the VHP and Bajrang Dal at Goa for two years." (ATS) of the Maharashtra police. By the time the ATS filed its first charge * "Panse and Wagh underwent 40 days' training at Bhonsala Military sheet on August 24, 2006, it had already amassed a mountain of damning School at Nagpur… After returning from Pune in the year 2003 (they) evidence against a whole network of Bajrang Dal and other sangh parivar exploded bombs at the Gousiya Masjid, Parbhani, for which crime No. workers engaged in terrorist activities. Reproduced below are some 61/03 has been registered at the Nanal Peth police station." highlights and excerpts from the ATS charge sheet: * "The accused Laxman Rajkondwar allowed his house to be used for the making of bombs even though he was aware of the consequences of the Highlights bomb blasts and possibility of damage to life and property. * The accused persons involved in assembling the bomb(s) at Nanded were * "The said bombs were to be used at some place for terrorist and anti- also responsible for three earlier bomb blasts in neighbouring districts: at national activities and they were well aware that these bombs could kill the Mohammadiya Masjid in Parbhani (November 2003), at the Quadriya many persons and they themselves could lose their life while handling the Masjid in Jalna (August 2004) and at the Meraj-ul-Uloom said bombs. They (father and son) had purposefully kept (a) huge quantity Madrassa/Masjid in Purna in Parbhani district (August 2004). (So far state of firecrackers at their house with intentions to make people believe that it police efforts to track down the perpetrators of these blasts had drawn a was an accident involving firecrackers and not bomb blasts if any such blank.) untoward incident took place. It has been informed, in writing, by the * Four of the six prime accused in the case under investigation Sanjay honourable collector, Nanded, that there was no legal permission for such Choudhary, Himanshu Panse, Maroti Keshav Wagh and Yogesh Ravindra accumulation of firecrackers." Deshpande – had planted bombs at the Parbhani mosque on November 21, * "From the 'Ramdas Raznishi' and pocket diary confiscated during the 2003. house search of Wagh, and the map found in the pocket diary, it is * Two of the six accused – Sanjay Choudhary and Gururaj Jairam revealed that while he was staying at Aurangabad for (a) BPEd diploma Tuptewar – admitted to planting bombs at the Purna mosque on August 27, along with his friend in the year 2004 Panse visited the place in May 2004 2004. and at that time witness Shrikar Shivsamb Sonawale and three others went * One of the six accused – Maroti Keshav Wagh – was charged with round Aurangabad city and Panse inspected the masjid carefully." planting bombs at the Quadriya Masjid, Jalna, also on August 27, 2004. * "From the false beard and moustache confiscated during the house search * Five of the main accused in the Nanded blasts were involved in throwing of Himanshu Venkatesh Panse and the conversation on mobile No. acid on a Muslim teacher, Shaikh Yousuf Shaikh Gafoor Sahab, in Nanded 9822297494 of witness Atul Vinod Kamtik ar, it was revealed that Wagh on April 8, 2001. was to visit Aurangabad on April 5, 2006… and hence (a) motorcycle was * The target of the bombs which blew up in their faces on April 5-6, 2006 kept ready on April 4, 2004 at Dhoot Motors, of Sachin Suresh Kadam, for was a mosque in Aurangabad. Both Himanshu Panse and Maroti Wagh carrying out some work at Aurangabad." had visited and taken a close look at the Aurangabad mosque and its * "All these facts reveal that these accused had preplanned a bomb surroundings in May 2004. explosion at some mosque for the purpose of creating unrest among *Police raids on the houses and other establishments of the accused Hindus and Muslims." persons and subsequent search operations uncovered materials in the Highlights possession of the accused which establish that they were all active Based on its findings, the ATS included Sanatkumar Ragvithal Bhate, a members of outfits like the Rashtriya Pune resident, in the list of witnesses. In his statements given to the ATS 21 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 on April 20 and May 18, 2006 Bhate revealed that he had been with the act) and 23 (unauthorised possession of bombs, etc with intent to aid RSS since 1996 and was formerly a member of the Indian navy. Bhate terrorist act) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (as amended confessed that in March or April 2000 he received a telephone call from in 2004). the office of the Bajrang Dal situated behind the Saraswati Mandir School, The most serious charges against the accused, and for which the most Pune. Dal leader Milind Parade requested Bhate to train his activists, due stringent punishments are provided, are the ones that fall within the to arrive in Pune for a camp, in the use of "short sticks" (gelatine sticks). purview of the Unlawful Activities Act and Section 304 of the IPC. (See He admitted to attending the camp to carry out the requested training. box for punishments provided under the former.) Around 40-50 state-level activists attended the camp at which one of the After conducting further investigations the ATS filed a supplementary accused, Himanshu Panse, was the group leader. Bhate said he met Panse charge sheet on November 11, 2006 naming four more accused – Maroti at the camp. Parade then requested Bhate to also participate in an Wagh, Yogesh D. Vidulkar, Gururaj Jairam Tuptewar and Milind Ektate. upcoming national-level camp of activists at the Bhonsala Military School, They too were slapped with identical charges. However, none of the Nagpur. Parade and three of his disciples from Pune carried 300 sticks abetters or masterminds behind the conspiracy, Mithun Chakraborty or with them for this camp, said Bhate. Why was Bhate not named among the Bajrang Dal leaders, were incriminated. accused by the investigating agencies, not even by the ATS? To its credit, the ATS did a reasonable job at the level of investigation, * Bhate stated that on arriving at the Bhonsala Military School he learnt uncovering a hitherto unknown terrorist network in Maharashtra of Hindu that the camp had been organised by the RSS to give karate, ground extremists linked to the sangh parivar. Given the seriousness of the case, obstacles and revolver firing training to participants. Two retired ex- evident through its own findings, one would have expected the ATS to servicemen who were present at the camp trained participants in revolver proceed with both promptitude and determination to ensure that all those handling. Also attending was a senior retired officer from the Intelligence who were guilty were brought to book and the terrorist network was Bureau (IB). In all there were 115 participants from all over India at the exposed. The two charge sheets filed by the ATS do not however reflect camp. the very gravity of its findings. It appears from what follows that at some * Govind Nagacharya Puranik, a BSNL employee at the Nanded telephone point in the course of proceedings the ATS took a sudden U-turn. A public exchange, also played a key role in the nefarious activities. A member of outcry then forced the government to transfer the case from the ATS to the the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh trade union affiliated to the RSS, Puranik CBI. But the CBI's conduct was questionable in the extreme; doing little to revealed in his recorded statements to the police and the ATS between follow up on the many leads provided by the ATS, it only served to April and June 2006 that he had been attending RSS camps since 2000. weaken the case. Puranik, a well-educated man, was fully aware of the terrorist designs of The investigating agencies themselves warrant investigation and this is Himanshu Panse, Naresh Rajkondwar, Rahul Pande and others. He CC's "charge sheet" against them. nonetheless provided logistical support for their criminal activities for a State police: inefficient or biased? number of years. He financed and helped the accused persons both before What is the explanation for the Maharashtra police's earlier failure in and after the Nanded incident. Fearing an arrest, Puranik filed an identifying and booking the real perpetrators of the bomb blasts at the anticipatory bail application before the sessions court, Nanded. The court Parbhani, Jalna and Purna mosques which took place in 2003 and 2004, readily granted him anticipatory bail! two years before the blasts in Nanded? A lack of professionalism in Also implicated by the ATS was Sh rikar Shivsambh Sonwale, a Nanded intelligence-gathering and in conducting investigations? A sanghi mind-set resident. In a recorded statement to the ATS in May 2006 Sonwale that believes only members of a certain community would commit terrorist admitted to a close friendship with several of the main accused in the acts? Or intentionally shielding the guilty, acting either of its own volition Nanded incident. He stated that while they were drinking together one or under political pressure? evening Maroti Wagh had told him in great detail how Himanshu Panse ATS: Half measures? and he had detonated a bomb in a Parbhani mosque (November 2003). * On July 29, 2006 the ATS sought permission from the district collector, This showed that Sonwale knew about Wagh and Panse's involvement in a Nanded, to file its charge sheet against 21 accused persons. To make such terrorist act. But he withhel this vital information from the police. Had he a plea the ATS must have been confiden t that it had sufficient evidence to informed the police at that point in time Panse and gang could have been prove that all 21 persons were party to the crime. But inexplicably, barely apprehended and the explosions that followed at other places could have three weeks later it wrote to the additional chief secretary of Maharashtra, been prevented. seeking sanction for the prosecution of only seven persons from its own list of 21 accused, dropping all charges against 11 others and seeking The search operation at Panse's house unearthed items of disguise – an permission to bring forth evidence against the remaining two – Advocate artificial beard, shervani, etc – used in order to assume the appearance of a Milind Ektate and the elusive Mithun Chakraborty – only one of whom Muslim. The police and the ATS collect ed sufficient evidence against all was ultimately charged. (As mentioned earlier, a supplementary charge the accused to establish that they were perpetrators and masterminds of the sheet added four more persons, including Ektate but not Chakraborty, to blasts carried out at regular intervals in different districts of Maharashtra. the list of accused.) Mithun Chakraborty was mysteriously excluded from The obvious conclusion drawn was that it was the intention of Bajrang Dal the scope of further investigation even after the CBI took over the case. In activists and their sangh parivar affiliates to target Muslims with terrorist fact, the CBI has not explored any leads on the training and finance acts and make it appear that Muslim extremists were involved in targeting provided to the terrorist network, leaving gaping holes in the bureau's fellow Muslims. This would help advance the sangh parivar's agenda of charge sheet. spreading hatred against Indian Muslims, projecting them as the The ATS, despite evidence gathered through investigations and perpetrators of every blast in city after city in India. supplemented by narco analysis test reports, was similarly reluctant to probe the role of institutions like the Bhonsala Military School in Nagpur The first charge sheet filed by the ATS on August 24, 2006 named seven or the Akanksha Resort in Sinhgad, Pune, in the possible training of terror accused – Rahul Pande, Laxman G. Rajkondwar, Sanjay Choudhary, groups. Ramdas Mulange, Dr Umesh Deshpande, Himanshu Panse (deceased) and "During the course of investigation, no sufficient evidence is found against Naresh Rajkondwar (deceased). (Maroti Wagh, Yogesh D. Vidulkar and the below-mentioned arrested accused persons hence they are discharged Gururaj Jairam Tuptewar, who were all present at the bomb-making site, from the case vide Section 169 CrPC," said the ATS missive addressed to were absent from the first list of accused). the additional chief secretary. The ATS then proceeded to file its charge They were charged under Sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting sheet on August 24, 2006 along with a request to discharge 11 accused, to murder), 286 (negligent conduct), 338 (grievous hurt), 201(destroying absolving them of any links to the crime. evidence), 202 (withholding information on a crime), 203 (providing false The accused persons whom the ATS wa nted to discharge were: Vinod information), 212 (harbouring an offender), 120B (criminal conspiracy), Venkatrao Mahalkar, Santosh Prakash Parlikar, Nimesh Sudhakar Limaye, 34 (common intent) and 109 (abetment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC); Janardhan Yashwantrao Wakodikar, Sa ntosh Keshavrao Wagh, Keshavrao along with Sections 3 (causing an explosion likely to endanger life, person P. Wagh, Jairam D. Tuptewar, De viprasad Jairam Tuptewar, Raju or property), 4 (attempting to cause or making or keeping explosives likely Vithalrao Choudhary, Ravindra Ramr ao Vidulkar and Mukul Ramesh to endanger life or damage property), 5 (making explosives under Pande. From their names it appears that some of these men are relatives of suspicious circumstances) and 6 (abetment) of the Explosive Substances some of the accused. Act 1908; Sections 3, 25 and 35 (unlawful possession of arms) of the Arms Was the ATS acting under political pressure, prompting it to make a U- Act 1959; and Sections 18 (attempting to commit or abetting a terrorist turn at the last minute only to shield many of the accused? The ATS had earlier charged all 21 accu sed with seven crimes, three of which related to the bomb blasts at Parbhani, Purna and Jalna. What 22 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 stopped the ATS from booking them under the draconian Maharashtra possible existence of a terrorist network in Maharashtra. A network that is Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) which the ATS freely applied engaged in hate-mongering, is linked to institutions where former in the 7/11 blasts, the Malegaon blasts and the Aurangabad RDX haul? intelligence officials and army men train cadres in the handling of arms (CC agrees with other human rights activists and groups who argue that and explosives, and which collects funds and provides other logistical given the right professional orientation and training, the existing laws of support. the land are more than adequate for the police to deal with even the worst * Why did the ATS not apply the pr ovisions of MCOCA to the accused kinds of crime. Conferring greater powers on an inept, unprofessional and when according to its own findings the accused were implicated in terrorist highly politicised police force through draconian laws like MCOCA will acts? This is a question that the CBI should have probed. But it did not only result in the misuse of these powers even against innocent citizens. even raise the subject. Why not? But given * Contrary to the findings of the ATS, the CBI does not utter a word about that an act like MCOCA does exist, why is it being selectively used? Do the links that the accused persons had with the RSS, the Bajrang Dal and our investigating agencies also discriminate between "good terrorists" and the VHP. Why? "bad terrorists"?). * The ATS investigation clearly estab lishes the existence of a terrorist CBI: Operation Cover-up? nexus operating under the wider sangh parivar umbrella. The CBI should Considering the circumstances in which the CBI was brought into the have followed this up after it took charge of the case. What is the real picture, one would have expected the country's premier investigating agenda of the Bhonsala Military School in Nagpur? Who owns and runs agency to conduct nothing less than a thorough, free, fair and transparent the Akanksha Resort in Pune? Is it linked in some way with the Bajrang investigation so that the real culprits and masterminds of the crime could Dal/VHP/RSS? Who among the RSS/VHP were involved and where in be identified, caught and punished. Instead, the CBI chose to function Goa were the Bajrang Dal activists trained? Who are the financiers, behind a veil of secrecy, refusing to brief the public at all about the trainers (Mithun Chakraborty and Sanatkumar Ragvithal Bhate) and other investigations and thus raising suspicions about its unprofessional conduct. individuals who actively participated, either directly or indirectly, in Although the CBI submitted its charge sheet in the case more than five perpetrating terror attacks? Who are the retired officers of the military and months ago, CC had to make repeated applications under the Right to intelligence services who provided martial arts and military training to Information Act before we were allowed to access the charge sheet and the Bajrang Dal activists? Why have officers who during their professional accompanying records. And the reason why the authorities were so careers swore to serve secular-democratic India now chosen to place reluctant to part with these documents becomes evident from a perusal of themselves at the service of Hindu extremists? For reasons best known to the charge sheet. Far from rising to the occasion, the CBI has proved itself the CBI has not followed up on the leads that the ATS investigation unwilling or incapable of pursuing the leads provided to it by the ATS provided. investigations. Far worse, it has ended up diluting the ATS case. Presented * The ATS named Laxman Rajkondwar, the owner of the house in which below are some of the obvious lacunae in the CBI's charge sheet, examples the blast occurred, among the prime accused. But the CBI charge sheet of the bureau's acts of commission and omission: absolves him of all charges. Investigators found that firecrackers worth Rs Acts of commission 1,20,000 had been illegally stored at the site. Such a large quantity of The two ATS charge sheets accuse 11 pe rsons of being part of a criminal highly combustible material would undoubtedly have blown up in the conspiracy involving terrorist acts: a very serious charge against all of blast. Thus the only inference one can make is that the stock of fireworks them. But the CBI did not even consider the possibility of such a was put in place after the blasts, as a subterfuge. From where was such a conspiracy. In glaring contrast to the ATS approach, it simply refused to large stock of firecrackers procured at such short notice? This is a question explore the forward or backward linkages to the accidental explosion at that does not seem to concern the CBI. How did the CBI allow Laxman Laxman Rajkondwar's house in April 2006 except to the very limited Rajkondwar to go scot-free? extent of naming those who sheltered the injured fugitive, Rahul Pande, * The CBI not only chose to completely disregard the information gathered from the police or gave him surreptitious medical help. The CBI divided by the ATS through narco tests co nducted on four of the accused (see box), the 11 accused into three categories and then proceeded to completely but also gave little credence to the incriminating material seized during dilute the charges against 10 of them. The one remaining accused was house searches and the admissions of some of the accused during absolved of all charges. interrogation. If the CBI had acted as it should, it would have applied for The CBI holds the six accused who were present at the explosion spot (and the earlier cases of bomb blasts by several of those accused in the Nanded who died or were seriously injured in the incident) as collectively blasts (in mosques in Parbhani, Jalna and Purna in 2003 and 2004) to be responsible only for the following offences: for causing the explosion with clubbed together and prosecuted as part of a wider conspiracy. Had it done the full knowledge that such an explosion can claim lives (Sec. 304, IPC: so it could also have set into motion the many stringent provisions of the culpable homicide not amounting to murder), for negligent conduct (Sec. Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act: Section 16 (committing a terrorist 286, IPC), for causing grievous injury (Sec. 338, IPC), for possession and act), Section 17 (punishment for funding a terrorist act), Section 18 (being control of explosive substances (Sec. 4b and 5, Explosives Substances Act) part of a terrorist conspiracy), Section 19 (punishment for harbouring a and for unauthorised possession of 10 live cartridges (Sec. 25 of the Arms terrorist) and most importantly, Section 20 (punishment for being a Act). member of a terrorist gang). The findings of the ATS leave little room for As for the other four co-accused – Sanjay Choudhary, Ramdas Mulange, doubt that the Bajrang Dal falls well within the act's definition of a Dr Umesh Deshpande and Milind Arvind Ektate – the charges against "terrorist gang". To pursue this line of investigation the CBI would no them are limited to: culpable homicide not amounting to murder (Sec. 304, doubt have needed to follow up on the leads provided by the ATS. But, as IPC), negligent conduct with respect to explosives (Sec. 286, IPC), mentioned earlier, it was disinclined to even consider the option. grievous hurt to others (Sec. 338, IPC), intentional omission to give information of an offence (Sec. 202, IPC), harbouring an offender (Sec. Conclusion 212, IPC), and abetment of an assault (Sec. 134, IPC). Laxman G. Rajkondwar, the owner of house where the explosion took Through its creditworthy investigation of the accidental blast in Nanded, place, who, according to the ATS char ge sheet, was as involved in the the ATS uncovered a dangerous terrorist network. Its investigations crime as his deceased son, has been let off the hook. revealed that the bomb blasts at Parbhani, Jalna, Purna and Nanded were In short, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 1967 (as amended in no ordinary crimes with simple motives. Involved in each of them were 2004) was conspicuously not applied against any of the accused. Similarly, activists of the Bajrang Dal who had sought and received systematic Section 120B of the IPC, for criminal conspiracy, has not been applied training from experts in bomb-making and bomb explosion. Their against anyone. insidious acts of terror at mosques include not just planting the bombs but Acts of omission also disguising themselves as Muslims while committing the crimes. The CBI's acts of omission are as serious, if not more so, than its acts of The ATS investigations further reveale d that it was not just a handful commission: but as many as three dozen Bajrang Dalis from all over Maharashtra For the ATS the accidental explosion in Nanded turns out to be only one who received training in Pune where more than a hundred of them episode in a diabolical terrorist plot involving a nefarious from all over India were similarly trained at the Bhonsala Military network of Bajrang Dal activists functioning with covert support from School in Nagpur. While the Pune camp was organised by the Bajrang other wings of the sangh parivar. But for the CBI the sole concern appears Dal, the Nagpur one was organised by its parent body, the RSS. And while to be to treat the Nanded incident as an isolated case so that the trial, which those directly involved in lobbing the bombs were Bajrang Dal members, is conducted on the basis of the charge sheet, does not even examine the there are clear indications that the RSS and the VHP also form part of the 23 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 nexus. The men who imparted this training to the Dal's cadres included * as communal violence now donned a terrorist garb on both sides of the retired officers of the country's military and intelligence services. communal divide? According to the admissions of several of the accused, their agenda was to * If as part of their strategy Hindu extremists disguise themselves as challenge what they regarded as "Muslim bombs" with "Hindu bombs". At Muslims and then engage in terrorist activity, could they also be the same time it was clearly part of the Hindu extremist strategy to make responsible for sending out emails claiming responsibility for blasts under their malevolent actions appear as if they were the work of Muslim assumed Muslim names and using an Islamic vocabulary? extremists. * How then can we know who is responsible for the series of blasts that All of this is truly sinister and raises several very disturbing questions: have ripped through a succession of Indian cities? Is "Hindu terrorism" now an integral part of the sangh parivar's "Hate * What then of national security, public peace and communal harmony? Muslims" agenda, at least for the Bajrang Dal, acting with * Are our investigating and intelligence agencies also handicapped by their the covert blessing of and logistical support from sections within the VHP ideological blinkers insomuch as they are blind to or soft on acts of "Hindu and even the RSS? terrorism"? * How do we know that the Bajrang Dal and others have not been *The spate of blasts in Panvel and Thane in May-June 2008 where once conducting similar bomb training camps in states other than Maharashtra? again some Hindu extremist outfits have been implicated lends an added (After all, but for the bomb blowing up accidentally in Nanded the urgency to these questions. Given the CBI's miserable failure in taking the Maharashtra police might still be clueless about the people involved in the ATS investigations forward, only an open and in depth inquiry carried out local terror plot. The way investigations have been conducted into the by a high court judge will help trace the tentacles of this hitherto second accidental blast in Nanded in 2007 – see accompanying story – unsuspected monster that threatens national security, public peace and raises other serious issues.) harmony. *** Hindu extremists behind Samjhauta, Ajmer blasts? New Delhi: In a sensational development in the Malegaon blast case Saturday, November 15, 2008 Lieutenant Colonel Srikant Prasad Purohit has claimed that Vishwa Hindu http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20080072 Parishad leader Praveen Togadia was involved in funding Abhinav 726 Bharat. Hindu extremists involved in Malegaon blasts may also be behind Ajmer and Samjhauta Express blasts, sources have told NDTV. They say Aseemanand, Dayanand and Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur met at Abhinav Bharat is being investigated in connection with blast of Shabari Kumbh at Dangs. September 29 in Malegaon in which at least six people were killed. The group then began to meet regularly to plan attacks. Lt Col Purohit, who has been arrested for masterminding the blast, Police also suspect the group could be behind the Ajmer dargah blast in reportedly claimed that Togadia provided the organisation with some funds February 2007. to start out. The man who planted Ajmer bomb was killed by the group. They may also The claims were reportedly made while the Lt Col was being interrogated be behind Samjhauta Express blast, sources say. Leaders of mainstream by the Central Bureau of Investigation. Hindutva groups were aware of their activities, they add. He revealed that he received a call from a man who called himself the The development comes even as Lt Colonel Prasad Purohit, the first VHP's Maharashtra chief to say that Togadia wanted to know who was serving Indian Army officer to be held in a terror-related case, has investigating the Nanded blasts case. reportedly confessed to his role in the Malegaon blast during his narco- However, Togadia has denied his in volvement with Abhinav Bharat. He analysis test in Bangalore. said the allegations are unfounded, criminally defamatory, malafide and ***** politically motivated. Sat, Nov 15, 2008 ***** http://ibnlive.in.com/news/shocking-first-woman-held-in-a-2002-gujarat- riot-case/78228-3.html Saffronized Army; more serving Army officers under ATS scan? RIOT CASE: Gita has charged with supplying kerosene used for burning down houses. * RSS Leaders links with ISI, receives Rs 3 crore from it?? New Delhi: Gujarat Police have arrested a woman for the first time in a * Abhinav Bharat had plans to poach RSS? case related to the 2002 Gujarat riots. Gita Rathod has been arrested for her role in the infamous Naroda Patia More Army officers under scanner for Malegaon blastTue, Nov 25, riots of 2002. She was arrested by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) on 2008 http://ibnlive.in.com/news/more-army-officers-under-scanner-for- Thursday and her police custody will end on Sunday. Metropolitan Magistrate KB Magnani had sent Gita to police custody till malegaon-blast/78946-3.html NET WIDENS: With more Army officer under probe for Malegaon November 16. The SIT, which was specially constituted by the Supreme Court to re- blast, the case is generating more heat. investigate into some riot cases of 2002, will seek her further remand to New Delhi: The ambit of the Malegaon blast investigation has widened. Sources have told CNN-IBN that five more serving officers of the Indian ascertain where she procured the kerosene from. Army are being probed by Military Intelligence and the Maharashtra Gita has been charged with supplying kerosene used for burning down houses in the Ahmedabad suburb in which 89 people were killed. Police for their role in the Malegoan bomb blast. They are being questioned for their association with Abhinav Bharat and for providing ***** logistical and operational support for the blast. "Hindu Terror" In fact, the Mumbai Anti-Terrorism Squad is seeking Army's permission to Purohit claims Togadia funded Abhinav Bharat question at least three of these serving officers. The government is also http://ibnlive.in.com/news/purohit-claims-togadia-funded-abhinav- taking a closer look once again at the possibility of banning at least the bharat/78867-3.html Bajrang Dal if not the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Nov 24, 2008 There is also evidence emerging that Lieutenant colonel Srikant Prasad NO WAY: Togadia says the allegations are unfounded, criminally Purohit was paid by RSS leaders to kill a key functionary Mohan Bhagwat. defamatory, and politically motivated. Meanwhile, the Madhya Pradesh Police have already re-opened the Sonal MALEGAON BLAST INVESTIGATION Joshi murder case. In a sensational development in the Malegaon blast case Lieutenant Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur's bike was sold to Joshi and sources say he Colonel Srikant Prasad Purohit has claimed that Vishwa Hindu was killed under mysterious circumstances in December 2007, possibility Parishad leader Praveen Togadia was involved in funding Abhinav by someone from within the Abhinav Bharat itself. Bharat. Both Lt Col Purohit and the Sadhvi have been accused of being behind the Abhinav Bharat is being investigated in connection with blast of September 29 bomb blast in Malegoan. September 29 in Malegaon in which at least six people were killed. But the Sangh Parivar is not taking the allegations lying down. "All this is However, Togadia has denied his invo lvement with Abhinav Bharat. He the result of a big conspiracy. This being done at the behest of Sonia said the allegations are unfounded, criminally defamatory, malafide and Gandhi," alleges senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Acharya politically motivated. Giriraj Kishore. 24 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 The VHP has now planned a country-wide agitation from Wednesday Further to your recent post, “Faridabad Convention,” I have to add more against what it says is the United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) propaganda comments that the ‘Dastaardhari Hindus in The Sikh Identity, of to malign Hindu leaders and the Army. Faridabad, Haryana (part of Punjab, The Sikh Nation, Khalistan until The biggest fallout of the Malegoan blast is that it has breached the secular 1966) and elsewhere in Punjab, The Sikh Nation, Khalistan (under the image of the Army. occupation of Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat or Tyranny, And the biggest worry of the government at the moment is whether the since 15th August, 1947), who prescribe to Rashtriya Sikh Sangat alias an case of Lt Col Purohit and others is an isolated incident or are the defence offshoot of the Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh (RSS), created by a grant of forces finally losing their secular sheen. Rupees 10 to 50-Cror, provided by a criminal AB Vajpayee in 1999, ***** should form their own RSS, the Dastaardhari Hindus’ wing of the RSS. If RSS leader rubbishes charge of links with ISI they form the RSS’ wing of the Dastaardhari Hindus in The Sikh Identity, 23 Nov 2008, I would suggest that they should also take those ‘Two Sadhs in Bhagwe http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/File_RSS_leader_rubbishes_char Sheets, one with eye glasses’(alpha Punjabi of Zee news, monitored in ge_of_links_with_ISI/articleshow/3746361.cms Canada), clean-shaven or who have been patits because of being clean- KISHANGANJ: Senior RSS leader Indresh has rubbished the charge that shaven or not having the ‘unshorn hair’, one of the requirements in the he had been hand-in-glove with Pakistan's ISI and had received Rs 3 crore Sikh Code of Conduct. These Sadhs usually sit behind ‘Keertani jatha’ in from it. the Darbar Sahib (highly Objectionable and crime under the Sikh Code of Addressing newsmen at Kishanganj on Saturday, he said it is the ATS that Conduct). If they sit with the motive to listen Gurbani Keertan (hymn has fabricated the story and attributed it to arrested Lt Colonel Prasad singing), then either they should become the ‘Sikhs’ in accord with the Shrikant Purohit. Purohit has reportedly 'disclosed' to the ATS that he had Sikh Code of Conduct and become initiated (with Amritdhari), and then sit complained to the RSS leadership about Indresh's links with ISI. behind the Keertani jatha, or If they like their being Hindus (neither a ATS sources also quoted Purohit as having told his interrogators that he religion nor a culture), then their place is ‘outside somewhere in Darbar had hatched a plot to kill Indresh and another RSS functionary, Mohan Sahib Complex to listen ‘Gurbani Keertan’. Bhagwat, for being soft on Muslims. "The government should provide protection to me if it feels there is any Further, if they do not want to follow the Sikh Code of Conduct, they can danger to my life," Indresh said. He also said he would not say anything very well go to any Hindu Temple in Amritsar and join their Hindu masses regarding involvement of sadhvi Pragya or Purohit. and get solace. Similarly, the ‘Clean-shaven’ Sikhs, if they want to sit ***** behind the Keertani jatha to enjoy ‘hymn singing’ with the Keertani jatha, Abhinav Bharat had plans to poach RSS flock:ATS it is politely requested to those ‘misled’ Sikhs to become initiated Tuesday, November 25, 2008 (amritdhari) and be the follower(s) of the Sikh Way of Life, the Sikh Rahit http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1705975 Maryada or the Sikh Code of conduct. The Hindu sadhs and the ‘clean- Mumbai: As the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad investigates the shaven’ Sikhs cannot have the ‘cake and pie’ together and eat it, too. Make involvement of 10 persons arrested in connection with the September 29 up your mind fellows, before you are removed from the place of Sahib Malegaon blast, central security agencies have widened the scope of the Guru Ramdassji, i. e., the Darbar Sahib Complex. One has to abide by the probe. Agencies are now investigating how this radical group, which ‘rules’ of the Sikhs’ supreme religi ous institution.Avtar Makker, after formed an outfit called Abhinav Bharat, was funded and how its cadre becoming the President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak were recruited. Committee, has proven an ‘extremely’ poor administrator’ as far as the Investigators said on Monday that the alleged mastermind, self-styled ‘Maintenance of the Sikh Code of Conduct’ is concerned. Mr Makker and godman Dayanand Pandey, and Pune-based Shyam Apte at a meeting in fellows, do not forget that everything has its limit and you are requested January decided to identify disgruntled workers of the Rashtriya not to cross your limits in the administration of the Darbar Sahib Complex. Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and recruit them to the outfit. Another key Do not forget, in Guru’s Darbar, poor and the ruler (King and an ordinary accused, Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit, also attended the meeting. Sikh are equal). Mr Makker is requested to declare himself categorically While Pandey and Purohit have been arrested, Apte's involvement is being that ‘he is not the member of the RSS’ offshoot of the Rashtriya Sikh investigated. The three are also under the scanner for allegedly plotting to Sangat’. eliminate two top RSS leaders, as first reported by HT on November 21. Corroborative information on the outfit's recruitment plans was also found in Pandey's laptop, which is being examined at the Forensic Science Best wishes and warmest regards. Laboratory in Kalina, a Mumbai suburb. Pandey and Purohit told investigators they'd decided to reach out to RSS ***** workers who weren't satisfied with the organization's functioning, and give them a platform to take up the cause of Hindus by making them part of Abhinav Bharat. Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon responds: They reportedly revealed they'd found many such RSS workers who believed a more hardline approach was required to not only counter the Janab Habib Yousafzai ji threat to Hindus from Islamic fundamentalism but also to establish a strong political standing at the Centre. ***** Aslaam O Alaikum, Purohit claims Togadia funded Abhinav Bharat http://ibnlive.in.com/news/purohit-claims-togadia-funded-abhinav- Thank you very kindly for your message, contents, expressions and bharat/78867-3.html encouragement. Janab Habib ji, I am not a historian by profession but I ***** have strong knowledge whatever the Khudawand Bakhshinda has granted Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Sirdar Gurmit Singh, Australia me to come in the ‘grasp’ of the international affairs. Perhaps, you would agree with me that you have to read a lot before you start approaching the keyboard of your AVTAR MAKKER, the SGPC CHIEF. the computer. As far as a vast great majority of the Sikhs (jathedars, granthis, "EXTREMELY POOR" ADMINISTRATOR OF THE keertanyes, ardaasiyes, youth with high school or upward education, DARBAR SAHIB COMPLEX (THE GOLDEN especially of the Punjab under the Brahminis autocracy’s occupation, and TEMPLE COMPLEX) other Sikhs like academics or the Sikh history are concerned) are concerned, they virtually score 1 02 out of 10 points grade. This is because Piare Vade Bhai Sahib Sirdar Gurmit Singh Khalsa ji, of their poor reading/interests in the world affairs, Brahmins autocracy’s Educational Syllabus to ‘brain wash’ the non-Brahmins and non-Hindus students. Because of these deficiencies, they develop the ‘inferiority’ Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! complex, regardless what they shoot from their mouth, but ask them to put 25 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 on the paper or in writing. Then you will see what sort of the excuses they Sirdar Gurmit Singh Khalsa, Justice of Peace, Australia, writes: will come up with. Indeed, they have become the ‘joe boys and joe girls’ of their masters. Sikhs & the Article 25 of The Constitution of India You are, my dear Habibji, in the real estate field, pardon me if I am wrong in my assessment, you may very well realize how your Sikh colleagues have been doing? Simply having a large bank balance and a mansion to Respected Sikh Cyber Members, live, with the transport like the BMW, Lexus, Lincoln, Cadillac, etc., will not make you a ‘great person’. Indeed, one needs money to live but not become the ‘Slave of the money’. This is the tragedy with the Guru Khalsa With due respect to the framers of the Indian Constitution and its Panth alias the Sikh nation’s clergy, hymn singers, orators, custodians, adoption w.e.f. 26 November 1949, in real sense it has been kept open professionals in the foreign, defence, civil services, etc., of India. Do you for the Supreme Court to decide its implemention. If any dispute think that the enemy will not take or exploit them? I leave everything with arises about the term "profession", Court would pronounce that it you. means "Priests, Bhais, Raagis..."who are in the employment and Not only I think of the Sikh Nation, but I do think of my brothers, sisters, earning their livelihood by way of Sikh religion. They can say that youth and elders who are just west of the Sikh homeland, Punjab (under only such persons could carry Kirpan ! (O' my wishful thinking) the occupation). Please do not mind if I wrote something which you did not like. My presumption has already been tested during 1989-1991 when Best wishes and warmest regards to you and your family. Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann, M.P. was not allowed to enter ***** Parliament, because he was carrying Kirpan as mentioned in Are you against the "evil forces" or the "injustice happenings in the Explanation 1. world?" Then please help me today. Thank you, writes , I produce the text of this controversial Article 25 below.Please study it I feel that, if you just wish and sincerely try, you can very easily mobilize the required money (Rs. 100 crores or US $ 25 Millions) for me. I know your potential. carefully and give your comments: If you want know any more information about me or my achievements as a Right to Freedom of Religion "background" World Leader and as a "background" Prime Minister/President of India, then please feel free and please telephone to 25. Freedom of conscience and free profession,practice and me immediately or write to me or visit my home, provided you are ready propagation ofreligion. - (1) Subject to public order, morality and to help me. Please don't disappoint me by ignoring or neglecting this letter. health and to the other provisions of this Part, all persons are equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to profess, Thanking you in anticipation, I take leave. practise and propagate religion. (sd.) SRIPATHI VENKATESWARA RAO (2) Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing law or prevent the State from making any law (a) regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or other, (b) secular activity which ***** may be associated with religious practice; 26 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 (b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open of Since "Operation Bluestar" of June, 1984, a genocide of Sikhs of their Hindu religious insititutions of a public character to all classes and nation was carried out by the Akalis' master, the New Delhi administration sections of Hindus. headed by Indira Gandhi. Akalis, many of them especially Harchand Longowal, Prakash Badal, Ramoowalia, Harchand Longowal's secretary, Didar Sinh of the United States, etc., were 'buddy-buddy' and became no Explanation I. - The wearing and carrying of kirpans shall be deemed less than the servants or agents of India's Research and Analysis Wing to be included in the profession of the Sikh religion. (RAW). Soon after the 'undeclared' war imposed on the Sikh Nation, Punjab, Khalistan, the Sikh Nation lost no less than 260,000 infants, Explanation II. - in subclause (b) of clause (2), the reference to Hindus children, youth (especially those in or near their 'reproductive' ages), male shall be construed as including a reference to persons professing the and female folks and elderly. If these 'genocidal' figures are calculated, Sikh, Jaina or Buddhist religion, and the reference to Hindu religious since the genocide of Sikhs in 1978 by the Brahmins institutions shall be construed accordingly. autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat, the Sikh Nation's no less than 2 million or 20-lakh people (Sikhs) were 'exterminated' by the Indian armed personnel, including the active role played by the Indian armed forces ***** (army, navy and air force). [email protected]: Sangat ji, I shall be grateful if you kindly give your comments and opinions without going into unnecessary personal Not only the 'undeclared' war operations carried out in The Sikh Nation, attacks and hatred and by keeping to the point raised in this thread.I Khalistan, Punjab in 1984, the Indian administration of look forward to your valued comments and a healthy discussion. Rajiv Gandhi, RAW and Indian foreign missions in Canada carried out the Thankyou. mid air explosion of Air India Flight 182 (Toronto-Montreal-London- Delhi/Bombay) on 23rd June, 1985, off the west coast of Ireland (Cork), ***** which took a toll of 329 passengers, including the Flight Captain, who was a Sikh. A majority of passengers of this ill fated aircraft were the Canadian Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Sardar Parmjit Singh Sekhon, MD Sikhs. In the post-"Operation Bluestar" of June, 1984, Indian missions, even at their arm's length, made the Sikh Gurdwaras the 'Soft Targets' of their activities. Large Sikh clergy, granthis, keertanyes, Ardaasiyes started Babaji Californiawaleji, flooding the Sikh Gurdwaras of North America, Europe, Australia and other continents, with the main aim to earn dollars or sterlings, or the hard Sardar Parmjit Singh Sekhon, MD currencies. Even, the Akalis and Sikhs belonging to the Hindu parties did not stay behind than the Sikh clergy. These politically 'devoid' Akalis and part of the dirty Indian politics, did not stay behind to reach the pockets of C/- www.khalistannews.com the Canadian, US, European and Sikh nations of other countries. What a tragedy taking place in the Sikhs' Gurdwaras outside Punjab. Piare Babaji Californiawale, The post-"Operation Bluestar" era in the Sikh Nation, Punjab, witness the Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! people like Amarjit Singh, Spokesman, Panthic Committe of Dr Sohan Singh. The latter was running the 'Khalistan Movement' in 1990s from I am writing this to you to please keep in your mind always that the Sikh outside of India. Now Sohan Singh is living in Chandigarh, Punjab; while Gurdwaras (Houses of God) have been the 'Soft Target' for the anti-Sikh his party's 'spokesman' Amarjit Singh, now called Dr Amarjit Singh alias forces, especially since 15th August, 1947. This was the day the Sikh Vaid Amarjit Singh, roams freely throughout the United States. Many, Nation, Khalistan, Punjab, were traded as the 'Slaves of one master (the including the writer asked him over the 'cyber' to tell where did he get his British) to the Brahmins-Baniya clique of the alleged Indian democracy. 'degree of doctorate', i. e., MD, Ph D, DDS, DMD, D Phil, D Litt or his As far the writer is concerned, it is not the alleged Indian democracy only doctorate in some other area(s), he does not reply or has not replied at all. I but it is the Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat or the some time wonder who this 'Amarjit Singh or Dr Amarjit Singh' is? A 'Democracy of Propaganda, Deceits and the Brahmnical Frauds' up until while ago, when Mr Tara Singh Hayer, Editor, Indo-Canadian Times, 1978, i. e., 15th August, 1947 to March, 1978. Until 1978, or in the post- Vancover, BC, Canada, was alive, I r ead in Hayer's weekly newspaper, 1978 period especially since the Celebrations of the Relevation of Khalsa regarding disturbances in Gurdwaras. I do not recall, as it was a while ago, Divas, the Brahmins autocracy changed it anti-Sikh functions and the post- Amarjit Singh used to be in gurdwaras. I was wondering if you or someone Khalsa Relevation period 1978, became the Brahmins from the United States shed light on this so-called Dr Amarjit Singh. autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat, the Democracy of Persecution, Terrorism, tortures, atrocities, genocide (cultural, educational, social, Anyway, I see the times are tough for the Guru Khalsa Panth, the Sikh religious, political, etc.), etc. This has been the period when the Sikh Nation, Punjab, when its political power is in the hands of person like leader, Master Tara Singh, an Akali leader, until his death and since the Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal, an agent of India's RAW. British enslavement, proved "The Traitor of the Sikh Nation, as termed by Sardar Ram Singh of the United Kingdom (please see "Master Tara Singh's Visahghat/Betrayal of the Sikh Nation, became noticeable only in It seems to me that Puran Sinh of Luv and Kush, other jathedars, June, 2008, to the writer). This betrayal of Master Tara Singh, his Akalis, ardassiyes, etc., are the members of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, an offshoot including Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal, his clan, Badal's "joe of AB vajpayee and LK Advani's Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh, an anti- boys and joe girls" made the Guru Khalsa Panth, The Sikh Nation, Sikh party of fundamentalist and militant Hindus. Khalistan, Punjab, the Sikhs' religious and political institutions, including Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, The Ak al Takht Sahib, the Sikh clergy (jathedars,granthis, keertanyes, Ardaassiyes and those who look after the May the Almighty Lord, Khudawand Bakhshinda bless us ALL. doors of the office of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committe (SGPC) and the Akalis have been made to pay the Guru Khalsa Panth an unbelievablly high prices to the Sikh Nation, Khalistan, Punjab, since 15th With best wishes and war regards. Babaji take good care of yourself. The August, 1947 and up until the writing this communication to you. Guru Khalsa Panth needs your services. ***** 27 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 RAPE US!! WOMEN CRY FOR JUSTICE* Where the courage of the ‘Women of Assam, Uttar Pradesh and women of Jammu and Kashmir’, is appreciated to tell their Hindu/Brahmin‘rapists or Inscribing "rape us" on their chests, more than 4,000 agitated the personnel of Indian armed, para- and regular armed services, ‘Come on and aggrieved village women belonging to a section of the we are here (naked or semi-naked) and do whatever you would like to’ and society from various corners of Udalguri district today blocked displayed their enormous will power and told the India’s armed personnel, NH 52 at Rowta Chariali in a unique way to lodge their protest “Here we are do whatever you like to do, but we hate you, we hate India against the failure on for the anti-human rights act of its armed forces and the occupation of their the part of the State Government to arrest the CRPF jawans land.” Congratulations, for your courage to tell at the face and in front of who allegedly outraged the modesty of two indigenous women the headquarters of their ‘Indian armed personnel rapists.” None of the at village Bhalukmari near Rowta in Udalguri district on Indian armed forces’ headquarters personnel had any ‘spine’ to emerge out October 19. The women took part in the NH-52 blockade from from the door of his/their headquarters. What a shame! 12.30 pm onwards in protest against the failure of the government to conduct the test identification parade (TIP) of The CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) personnel are the Para military the jawans in the presence of a judicial magistrate. forces unit(s) of the alleged Indian democracy. The CRPF personnel of the ‘Indian Peace doves/pigeons. In 2004, nude ASSAM women demonstrated Senior police and civil officials, including the Deputy before the Indian Military headquarters in Assam. Commissioner of Udalguri, who rushed to Rowta Chariali had to face the wrath of the agitators who alleged that a conspiracy Thank you, with best wishes and warmest regards. was hatched by State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to tamper with the medical examination reports of the victims. The medical examinations conducted at the Mangaldai Civil ***** Hospital on October 20 gave negative results. The agitated women refused to accept the medical reports. The Khalsa and the Raj by Chhanda Chatterjee Despite repeated assurances given by the Deputy I am truly grateful for your response. Commissioner and the Superintendent of Police of Udalguri, no TIP has been conducted to identify the accused CRPF jawans But Historians must dig up the Truth and call a spade a spade without any till this evening. However, following a written assurance from emotion or bias. the Udalguri Deputy Commissioner to conduct the TIP and arrest the accused jawans within 12 noon of October 23, the With best wishes, agitators withdrew the NH blockade. source: the sentinel assam 23 Gurmit Singh ***** Mr Chhanda Chatterjee writes: The Khalsa and the Raj by Chhanda Chatterjee *http://www.khalistannews.com/content/view/2345/1/ I am very grateful to you that you have cared to go through my article. The ***** point that I intended to make in it was that the Khalsa army was the first* in India to challenge the progress of the British imperialism. The uproar on the role of the Purbiah sepoys in 1857 in initiating a struggle against the Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon of Canada comments British tends to overlook this fact. The Khalsa had anticipated the Purbiah sepoys by at least 12 years which has been scarcely recognized by Janab Isha Khan ji, scholars. Even Punjabis themselves never highlighted this fact. As you know, the Khalsa army was composed of some non-Sikh elements like Dogras, purbiahs and Pathans. But by and large the Sikh predominated Aslaam O Alaikum, Ranjit Singh had taken care to include the Deras of all vanquished misl sardars. Even the European officers were not allowed to override them. I This is just to add ‘three’ comments on the above news item: am trying to write a ful book on this theme. You will have to nwait for atleast 2 years more to see it in a published form. 1. This is, indeed, a great courage on the part of ‘two women’ who had written on their chests “Rape us”, along with those As for the legitimacy of Ranjit Singh's heirs, I cannot refer to any DNA who came out of their houses to support their ‘sisters of test. The Maharaja did not like Mehtab Kaur s he did not recognize hr Assam’. These women folks deserve appreciation from every offsprings although they were accorded important positions in the army. corner of the ‘civilized society’ and also by those who care for As long as Ranjit Singh did not express any doubt regarding the legitimacy the ‘Violations of human rights’. In fact, their appreciation will of of the kunwars it is better not to enter into these controversies. Many support the ‘Women of Assam a nd elsewhere in our civilized Indian royal households had their dirty linens to wash. world’ that ‘Rape is an International Crime, in accordance with the resolutions/definitions of the Community of nations, the As long as appearances were maintained it is better not to reck up United Nations’. I am of the strong opinion that the ‘Rape of unneccessary controversy. We all know th at the main problem of th Sikhs Women by any country’s armed forces’ should never be through te ages had been their slender numbers despite their physical tolerated by any segment of the civilized society’. Since 15th prowess in the province. Under the circumstances the Sarkar Khalsaji August, 1947, when Punjab, Assam and other nations’ [Sarkar-e-Khalsa or the Khalsa Raj] had no viable option but to go for a sovereignty became the victim of the alleged Indian democracy, policy of secularism. But the dominant ideology was that of the Khalsa. the so-called largest democracy of our civilized world, the This has been nastily emphasized by the Bnritish [the British Empire] by Indian armed forces and armed personnel of the alleged Indian drawing attention to the curbs imposed on the Muslim calls to prayer democracy have crossed their all humanly limits. (azan). Regards. ***** 28 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon’s Comments : [Note: The Sikhs of The Sikh Raj than 10-Kror Indian rupees and this could be as high as INR 50-cror or of Ranjit Singh, 1799 to 14th March, 1849, the first to challenge the more. British Raj, on 14th March, 1849. This was the day when the Sikh Raj surrendered its ‘Sovereignty and Independence to the British Empire, Dr Dilgeer and my Sikh brothers, sisters, elders and youth, we all have to writes Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon save the ‘Guru Khalsa Panth’ from the ulterior motives and its disintegration by the Brahminical society and likewise people. Please do ***** not try to leave today’s work for tomorrow. Well, I look forward to hearing from you. With best wishes and warmest Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer regards. ***** C/- HOW LONG THE GURU KHALSA PANTH WILL CONTINUE TO BE TRAPPED IN THE BRAHMNICAL, BRAHMINS AND PRO- Piare Babaji Californiawale BRAHMINS AUTOCRACY? WHY DO WE LIMIT OURSELVES IN THE HINDUS' FESTIVALS? Sardar Parmjit Singh Sekhon, MD C/-www.kalistannews.com Piare Bhai Sahib Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer ji, [email protected] Piare Babaji Californiawale, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! Waheguru ji ki Fateh! Further to my yesterday's post of the ‘Hindus Festivals of Diwaali & the Sikhs’ Bandichhorrh-Divas’ behind the curtain of the Hindu rituals, your response on the subject relating to one Jaidev Kohli and other peoples’ had Maybe my knowledge of the Sikh Religion and Sikh history is shallow, I to limited to ‘shy are these people’, I had no choice but to write on the would like to see the matter is clarified, once and for all, by any of my above subject, which has been the subject of Hindus’ response to the times brother, sister or elder, even a youth, who could explain whether the of the Sikh religion’s founder, Guru Baba Nanak Sahib, his successors’ ‘Bandichhorrh Divas’, as being celebrated like a Gurpurb, should receive (Guru Angad Sahib ji to Sahib Guru Gobind Singh ji) teachings as the same publicity and attention in our Gurdwaras and the institutions inscribed in the Sikhs’ Holy Scripture, Guru Granth Sahib ji. Guru Granth like the ‘Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee’ (SGPC) and/or Sahib ji, the only Sikhs’ Granth, clearly guides the followers of the Guru at the Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, The Akal Takht Sahib, like before an Khalsa Panth, that the Sikhs are the Sikhs, nothing but the Sikhs. However, ‘undeclared’ war waged by the alleged Indian democracy alias the Indian the Brahminical and their 12% pro-Brahmin followers, out of 1.2 billion administration, its armed forces (army, navy and air force), intelligence hungry mouths of the Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat alias personnel of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), RAW’S master, the ‘Democracy of Persecution, Torture, Terrorism, atrocities, genocides the administration of Indira Gandhi (India’s Hitler No. 1), aided by the (Cultural, social educational, religious, political, fake encounter killings, foreign intelligence personnel of countries like the defunct state of the etc.) alias the alleged Indian democracy, keeps on the Sikhs in particular USSR and others? The and other non-Sikh minorities of the Brahmins autocracy that the ‘Sikhs have to serve their Hindu and Brahmin masters, especially since the Bandichhorh-Divas is celebrated a day before or on the same day of the ‘Genocide of Sikhs in 1978 in Amritsar’ and thereafter, until the writing of Hindus’ Diwaali, for the release of the Hindu mythology’s chief this message to you. This is a tragic problem faced by the Sikhs and non- character and actor, called Ram, Sri Ram, Ramchandra or the son of Sikh minorities, since 15th August, 1947. Hindu epic’s king Dashrath. Is it because the Sikh historians, in the post- ”Operation Bluestar” of June 1984 era, have emphasized that the Diwaali, Lohri, Holi, Massaya, Sangrand, etc., are ‘not’ the Sikh festivals. Indeed, I agree with our Sikh historians, who have been trying What is the solution of the problem of the above subject, Dr Dilgeer? The to separate the world’s 5th largest religion, the Sikh Religion (religion solution is not sought from you only. In fact, from all those who are the and culture both), from the much publicized and much propagated ‘Members of the Guru Khalsa Panth’. Merely, the Sadharan Paths, Akhand Hindus and their –ism. The latter is neither a religion nor a culture, Paths, Prayers or Ardass, turning of pages and pages of the Sikh Holy according to Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer, Dr Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke Scripture by the Granthis, ardaasiyes, Keertanyes, etc., in our Gurdwaras and other Sikh writers, supported by JL Nehru in his title ‘Discovery of (Houses of God), has not and will not serve any purposes in the future India’, many non-Sikh academics, Sir VT Rajshekar, Editor in Chief, either, until the Sikhs and other Nationalities of the artificial entity, known Dalit Voice, and the verdict of the Honourable Justice Sardar Ajit Singh as the Indian or Brahmins and pro-Brahmins autocracy, become Sovereign, Bains of the Punjab High Court in the late 1990s. Justice Bains clarified Independent and have their own Political Power. The executives of our in his ‘verdict’ that the ‘Hindus and their –ism’ is ‘not’ a religion and Gurdwaras, where we seek collective guidance have been under the ‘tight culture. Then the question arises how the Hindu administrations of JL grip’ of the Brahmins autocracy’s we ll wishers. Why those Sikhs who feel Nehru to Indira Gandhi have publicized that ‘Diwaali’ is a festival of ‘shy’ with their Guru’s given middle name, SINGH, feel shy to drop from India and not the Hindus only? However, it is not the festival of the Sikhs their full names. This, in my opinion, is their inferiority complex created of the followers of Sahib Guru Nanak ji to Guru Gobind Singh ji, their by the pressure and/or so-called ‘outer effects or the peer pressure’. If so, teachings, and the Sikh Guru Sahibaans’ teachings inscribed in Sikhs’ let them do it. However, we the Sikhs have to ‘Liberate’ our Religious and Holy Scripture, the only Granth, Guru Granth Sahib ji. The Sikhs of Sikh Political Institutions, from the ‘vicious and ultra designs’ of the Brahmins Guru Sahibaan’s followers celebrate more the Hindus festival, Diwaali, autocracy, Hanera Sinh Badal, his clan, Badal Akalis, and the anti-Sikh then their own festival, the Bandichhorrh-Divas, as it is noticed. See the forces. In these anti-Sikh forces are the “Sikh Rashtriya Sangat, a branch following example: “Diwaali te Bandichhorrh-Divas di Vadhai Howe.” of Hindus’ Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh (RSS)” created by a criminal AB The question is whether the Bandichhorrh-Divas is more important and Vajpayee and his “joe boys and joe girls” in 1999, with the monies no less has significance to the Sikhs than ‘Hindus’ Diwaali’? 29 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 I hope I am wrong in my perceptions when a vast majority of Sikhs say Guru Nanak Sahib was born, i.e. on 27 March 1469,14 or 15 April 1469, that the ‘Darbar Sahib alias the Golden (Temple) Darbar Sahib’ is or the 20 October 1469. Only then, the Nanakshahi Calendar should start; celebrated with the ‘lights on’ on the Diwaali and some, for the face ‘not’ from Chaitra as as is done now. saving, say that the lights are turned on on the ‘Bandichhorrh-Divas’ only, How Guru Gobind Singh Sahib's Birthday has been changed to 5 January which comes ahead of the Hindu’ Diwaali festival. What is true? The 1667 instead of 22 December, 1666 or 18 Dec 1661? Sikhs have to make up their mind that they will celebrate the GLZ [Gurbani Learning [email protected]] may wish to take up ‘Bandhichhorrh-Divas’ only, as the Sikh festival. They have nothing to do this issue with SGPC. with the Hindus’ Diwaali festival. Will anyone from the SGPC come out ***** affirmatively that ‘only’ the ‘Bandichhorrh-Divas’ is the Sikh festival and it will be celebrated with great respect, showing respect to Sahib Guru A letter from a Guru-da-Sikh, the alleged Indian democracy: Hargobind Sahib ji. Further, no Sikh in the year 2009 and onwards will greet any member of the House of Baba Nanak Sahib and his successors by saying “Deewali di Dear Sardar sahib Ji or Diwaali te Bandichhorrh-Divas di Vadhai Howe.” Waheguru Ji ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji ki Fateh An ‘undeclared’ war on the Sikh Nation, Punjab, Khalistan (Nation of the Sovereigns or Sikhs) is an indication in itself that ‘how much the 3% We … Sikhs those are facing the criminal proceeding in Brahmins plus 12% pro-Brahmins (16% of the total population out of 1.2 session court Delhi in bomb blast case (Kartar Singh Narang & billion hungry mouths of the Brahmins autocracy alias the alleged Indian others) from may 1985 and it is still in proceeding. democracy) love you? Thank you very much, Babaji Californiawaleji. We need your moral and legal sport, rest matter I will write you ***** after response from you. "[email protected]" Encounters, Torture and Genocide’ alias the alleged Indian Thank you very much for your e mail dated November 04,2008. Sorry for democracy) is not any new practice. The ‘subservient’ of the the late answer as I have been busy the last few days. As a matter of fact, I Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, Portuguese, etc., the am out of touch from worldly affairs and I cannot compare with you as Brahmin-Baniya or the collaborators, now the masters of the you are a very qualified and learned person. I just list whatever sketchy Brahmins autocracy (only 3-4% of Brahmins plus 12% pro- ideasI have to communicate with you. To be very honest with you, the Brahmins, which include the Akalis and the Khalistan turbaned/Dastaardhari Hindus in The Sikh Identity), but issue is genuine and it should have been resolved a long time ago. collaborated with their British masters, have been following the Already, millions of innocent sikhs have been murdered by the Indian same practices ofbootlicking/Chapliachutts of their masters for army or Indian police. Sometimes wh en I think about the situation, my more than 2000 years and until 14th August, 1947. Now the so- eyes are filled with tears that Sikh, Christian and Muslim women in India called turbaned/Dastaardhari Hindus in the Sikh Identity have will give birth to the slave race. This tyranny will hopefully end one day. been ‘collaborating’ with the Sikhs’ enemies (Brahmins and I assure you sir as you are already aware, if the sikh nation maintains their pros), for the ‘Destruction of the Motherland Punjab’. In itidentity nobody can eliminate them. Sooner or later, the Sikh nation will this destruction are included the Akalis of Master Tara Singh, be free in their own country Khalistan. Hanera Sinh Badal, his clan, Badal’s “joe boys and joe girls”, Thanks. Regards. Manmohan Sinh and all likewise people. ***** Sirdar Gurmit Singh Khalsa, Australia, on Nanakshahi Calendar alias Purewal’s jantri : Piare Bhai Sahib ji, my moral support will be with you until the All this controversy could have been avoided if we would have followed 7 last breath and drop of my blood. Let me say the following and October as Gurta Gaddi Divas (1708 - 2008). please read it carefully and with other Sikh youth, too: All the Historical dates have been changed in the NanakshahiCalendar or Pal S Purewal’s jantri, accepted by the SGPC’s then president Gurcharan Tohra (now deceased). Last year, SGPC shifted date of Guru Tegh The Sikhs have “rejected” the Indian Constitution 1950, in its Bahadur Sahib's Martyrdom Day because they have failed to agree to draft and final forms, in the Indian parliament. None of the Sikhs’ elected representative to-date, since 1948, 26th the correct Date of 11 November (1675). November, 1949, 1950 and 6th September, 1966, has accepted Similarly, all the Historians agreed that Guru Arjan Sahib's Martyrdom the Indian Constitution. I do not know under what ‘national or Date is 30 May 1606, then why [did go] on changing? international’ law, the allege d Indian democracy has been The Sikh Diaspora can't follow India's National Calendar starting from ruling the Sikhs? This question has been raised several times Chaitra month and as such we should follow CE without changing the past and every time when participates in the Sessions of the U N Dates. However, Guru Panth must first agree to a [precise] Date when Human Rights Council, Geneva, SWITZERLAND. My 30 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 participation is ‘reflected’ in at the Cyber or Internet, as well as Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon Responds to Sardar Tarlochan the International Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481-5435. I Singh Nahal: have been keep on doing for the last 9 or 10 years. Our elders, who ‘rejected’ the Indian Constitution were Sardar Hukam Subject: SHAME ON EU PARLIAMENT - CONTINUED Singh, Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann and Sirdar Kapur Singh, DISCRIMINATION OF SIKHS: ON EVE OF 90TH ICS, MP, MLA and National Professor of Sikhism; all ANNIVERSARY OF END OF GREAT WAR (querry from Members of Parliament). Dr Dilgeer) In june 2008, a “Seminar on the Oppression of Sikhs of Sardar Tarlochan Singh Nahal Punjab” was conducted under the Chair of Dr Charles Graves, Secretary General of Interfaith International, his Co-Chair Janab Usman Khalid, President, London Institute of South Asia Piare Sardar Tarlochan Singh Nahal ji, (LISA), with 4 speakers: Sirdar Gurtej Singh, Professor of Sikhism, Chandigarh, Punjab, Dr Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President, Council of Khalistan 31 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 cow land alias the alleged Indian democracy. Secondly, the In summation, I would like to state that the Sikhs' history is administration knows it, and does it, why did the Indian being re-written, outside Punjab, if the Sikh, along with the administration send KP Gill to the Interpol? Simply, to get turbaned/Dastaardhari Hindus in The Sikh Identity them (the Sikhs) wherever they are (outside their motherland), historians feel shy, along with other writers. according to MMK Wali, then Foreign Secretary, Indira's administration and her right hand man. Wali's statement, Radio 740, CBXT, AS IT HAPPENS, Interview with Madam I would appreciate hearing from you. (deceased) Barbara Frum, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 6th June, 1984, 18:30-19:00 Hrs, Coast to Coast (air waves in ***** Canada). Knowingly that KP Gill has been disciplined by the Supreme Court of the Brahmins autocracy, why did India appoint KP Sardar Angad Singh writes to Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon: Gill, as special advisor to aid in the 'genocide', in the States of Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh Gujarat in 2002-2003, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam in Dr Awatar Singh Ji. Please my brother, don't even waste your valuable 2004? energy for the Sikh Panth giving this NRI/Indo/Hindu any responce. I have seen the mischief in England Southhall, these people wear a turban and a bindi, telling people all Sikhs are Hindus. I know the historians will shy away from the real figures of the Dr Ji, you can see the educational standard by this poor deluded Hindu by victims and/or genocide of the Sikhs, Muslims in general, the size of the words he has, My 5yr old grandson has a better grasp of the Muslims of the occupied State of Jammu and Kashmir or the English language and 100 times braver. Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Orrissa, I pray Waheguru ji see's his way clear in giving us back all of our Punjab Christians, Adivaasis, Tamils, could you please elaborate it (Khalistan [under the occupation of the alleged Indian democracy since what is or may be the real cause of their being 'ignorant', Sardar 15th August, 1947] then these weeds and parasites can be removed from Nahal ji? the Panth. Further, does it serve any purpose by those books of the well known history and those who write on the "Sikhs' Struggle for ***** Sovereignty," which has been going on since 14th March, 1849, by peaceful means?” Do you think Sardar Nahal ji, these Whatever the moral strength you need it from me, I will be with historians, jathedars and book writers of Punjab have been you provided I am able to do so. doing 'disservice' to their "Motherland PUNJAB?" Motherland With best wishes and warmest regards. May the Khudawand Punjab has been suffering well before the so-called 'mother of Bakhshinda shower His blessings on you all. Hindus/Brahmins, Dastaardhari/turbaned Hindus/Brahmins in The Sikh Identity. If you disagree with me, please do let me hear from you. The Nation of the Brave Sikhs, The Sikh 10. Koi cheeze Thir Nahin hai, means Nothing is static, permanent or to Homeland, is run by the 'cowards' in the garb of jackals, to live forever. speak rather mildly. To quote Madhu Limaye, "The policies of ****** this administration (LB Shashtry and/or Indira Gandhi) are making the whole country impotent (1965-66), in the Indian parliament." With the exception Dr Sangat Singh's "SikhsHistory", I am sorry to say, with great regrets, that 'none or 99.8% of the Sikh writers, with the exception of the writer himself and a few SPACE DONATED BY more, give the real figure of the 'Genocide of Sikhs, since 15th August, 1947'. Why would they provide the figures when it is in the public domain? The answer is they are the followers of a D V INC. deceitful Akali leader and the 'back stabber' of the ‘uncrowned’ king of the Sikhs, Baba Kharak Singh. Baba Kharak Singh had deceitfully been removed from the leadership of the Akali party by Master Tara Sinh (please see " Ma Tara Singh da Sikh Qaum Naal Visahghat means Betrayal of Sikh Nation by Sardar Ram Singh of the United Kingdom, published from Ludhiana). Now, the coward(s) of the Sikh Nation, Punjab, Khalistan, is an agent of the Research and Analysis Wing of the Brahmins autocracy, Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal. So what the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS citizens of the Sikh Nation can expect from the RAW'S agent? The answer is the 'enslavement' of the Brahmins and The Sikh Educational Trust, the parent organization of the International pro-Brahmins in PUNJAB, the Sikh Nation ( under Indian Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481-5435, and the Editorial Advisors, Guest occupation, since 15th August, 1947). Editors, and the Managing Editor and Acting Editor in Chief of the IJSA, would like to convey their sincerest thanks for their heartfelt financial and moral support for the publication of the journal. The IJSA supports the Maybe any Sikh Organization working outside Punjab brothers, sisters and well wishers, who whole heartedly supported the register a case against the 'Butcher of Punjab, Assam, ‘Seminar on the Violations of human rights of the Sikhs and Punjab’s Jammu and Kashmir, who has now misdirecting the citizens at the 9th Session, United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Interpol to put Sardar Harvinder Singh of Belgium in jail Switzerland, in June 2008. This seminar on the human rights violations of (Germany); for any personal vendetta (?). the Punjab’s Sikhs was the first Seminar carried out in the premises of the 32 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 United Nations, under the chairman and co-chair of Dr Charles Graves and CT Ravi, Chikmagalur: Rioting, joining unlawful assembly Janab Usman Khalid, President, London Institute of South Asia, armed with deadly weapon, joining or continuing in unlawful respectively. assembly knowing it has been commanded to disperse, Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of The 18 MLAs of BJP with a criminal record religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. Vicky Nanjappa K G Bopaiah, Virajpet: Unlawful assembly; rioting; wrongful restraint. May 27, 2008 Charantimath Viranna Chandrashekharayya, Bagalkot: Dacoity, unlawful assembly, ri oting, act endangering life or http://www.rediff.com///news/2008/may/27kgovt1.htm personal safety of others, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, attempting to Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to form the government in commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or Karnataka. During its campaign it spoke at great lengths about other imprisonment. wiping corruption, clean governance, development and strict implementation of the law. M P Renukacharyya, Honnali: Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, resistance or More: Battleground Karnataka obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person, Anand Singh, Vijayanagara: Attempt to murder, rioting, Abhay Patil, Belgaum Dakshin: Non-attendance in obedience voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means, to an order from public servant, rioting, joining or continuing intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace, in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to criminal intimidation, house-trespass. disperse. S A Ramadass, Krishnaraja: Two counts of Rioting, non- Sriramulu, Bellary: Attempt to murder, dacoity, wrongful attendance in obedience to an order from public servant, restraint, wrongful confinement, unlawful assembly, rioting, assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person. voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. (Statistics provided by Karnataka Election Watch) Kudligi B Nagendra, Kudligi: Attempt to Murder, dacoity, ***** wrongful confinement, unlawful assembly, rioting, intentional Bajrang Dal linked to recent blasts: Centre insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace, voluntarily Wed, Nov 12, 2008 causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means. IN ORANGE COUNTRY: The Centre sa id such groups have tarnished the image of the country internationally. N S Nandieshareddy, K R Pura: Voluntarily causing hurt to Home Ministry has reportedly decided to probe the role of such groups, the deter public servant from his duty, unlawful assembly, rioting, Bajrang Dal in particular, and written to all state governments. member of unlawful assembly. For the first time the Centre has said that Bajrang Dal could be linked to Dr Bagali Sarvabhoum Satagouda, Indi: Cheating and not just communal violence but the recent bomb blasts as well. dishonestly inducing delivery of property, forgery for purpose The Home Ministry's letter says: There has been alleged involvement of of cheating, using as genuine a forged document or electronic the Bajrang Dal and other such organisations in communal violence and record, causing disappearance of evidence of offence. bomb blasts. It letter also said that such groups have tarnished the image of the country Chickpet Hemachandra Sagar D, Chickpet: Offences under internationally. the Wildlife Protection and Karnataka Forest Act. The Centre has now asked for details of cases registered along with the names of the accused and their organisations. K S Eshvarappa, Shimoga: Unlawful assembly, rioting, Centre writes to states, seeks details on Bajrang Dal voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty, Bajrang Dal deserves to be banned: Congress assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge Politics of terror: Parties take poll position of his duty. Tell us: Is Hindu terror new India's new worry? Olekarneharuchannabasappa, Haveri: Unlawful assembly, Ironically, the letter comes soon after the Centre rejected Gujarat's rioting, wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, member of controversial terror law, terming it as draconian. It reportedly unlawful assembly. advised President Pratibha Patil to return the GUJCO Bill to the state assembly. K Raghupathy Bhat, Udupi: Unlawful assembly, rioting, Meanwhile, Home Minister Shivraj Patil is now focussing the spotlight on member of unlawful assembly. Hindu terror groups after accusing politicians of paying lip service on Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor, Gulbarga Dakshin: Wrongful banning Hindu fundamentalist groups. restraint, voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult with intent “State government has not asked for a ban. Politicians are asking for it,” to provoke breach of the peace. Patil said. 33 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 However, the BJP was quick to react to these allegations. “If they want to state. But the question is why aren’t states, governed by the UPA and its do a misadventure then let them do. The reply will come from the people allies, in a position to take action. of India,” BJP Spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said. The answer perhaps lies in the fact that in election time, talk Patil's letter will put at least the UPA-ruled states in a quandary. They fear comes cheap while action can prove to be costly. that pushing for a ban could polarise voters. Hindu fundamentalist groups are spreading their net across the country making no distinction as to which government is in power in a particular ***** Sirdar Gurmit Singh Khalsa writes on Guru Nanak Sahib’s Prakash For months movement of vehicles from Kashmir was not allowed to pass Divas (Birthday): Jammu and the organizations responsible for Blockade were affiliated to BJP. This monkey brained Governor as head of Amarnath Trust allowed regular Respected S. Surjit Singh jee Nishan, Helicopters service every 10 minutes in the shrine area, many times Waheguru jee ka Khalsa, Waheguru jee kee Fateh sustainable level of devotees and advanced dates of opening of the shrine Many thanks for clearing my doubt. I have both the Books and accordingly that meant either the Shiv Ling didn’t form or melted away in few days. inclined to agree with Dr. Trilochan Singh. Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer is He then packed lose ice in the cave to Duplicate Shiv Ling to fool also of the same view that 20 October 1469 should be accepted. In this devotees.. respect, you may have seen my another Email, which I am forwarding Let there be a Judicial Probe in to the “Charges made by Lalu Yadav” by a again. Please write another Article for sharing on Internet, The Sikh former Chief Justice of India. Review, Rozana Spokesman so that we don't look stupid in the eyes of At least 20,000 innocent were tortured and killed in fake encounters in others. With best wishes, Punjab and similar number Kashmir. This monkey brained describes Narco test as illegal or not admissible or ***** violates human rights. Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Sardar Jarnail Singh ‘Arshi’ and Sirdar BJP ought to assemble a team of high caliber professional to represent it in Gurmit Singh Khalsa on government. the D Book: The D-Book is ‘not’ ay Granth. Ravinder Singh Piare Bhai Sahib jios, November17, 2008 http://sites.google.com/site/hindunow/terror-politics Waheguru ji ka Khalsa,Waheguru ji ki Fateh! I am pleased to see your 'rebutes' to the IHRO and one Mr Bhatia. The latter is an employee of the 'Brahmin utocracy/Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat ***** alias the ‘Democracy of Propaganda and Hated's newspaper, the Tribune, Chandigarh. Law college violence: NHRC asks TN to submit report Friday, November Both of you have done such a superb job and provided information on 14, 2008 Gurbani and the House of Baba Guru Nanak Sahib, which these 'stooges' http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200811142211.htm of the New Delhi administration (NDA) cannot even take dream of it. These bootlickers or the 'chaplianchut' of the NDA and its Research and Analysis Wing do not even know about it, because their NDA-controlled New Delhi (PTI) Taking a serious note of the thrashing of a youth by Educational Syllabus did not even teach about what you have put in fellow students in Chennai, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) details. on Friday asked the Tamil Nadu government to submit a report on the Let it be known to the 'stooges, bootlickers and Chaliachut of the Brahmins issue within four weeks. autocracy' that the DG is a 'book', will remain as a book in the centuries to The Commission asked Chief Secretary and Director General of Police of come and will die its own death, because the 'Democracy of Deceits, Tamil Nadu to submit a report on the beating of the youth by fellow Hatred, of Brahmins and pro-Brahmins' is at the verge of its last breath. students at Dr Ambedkar Law College in Chennai on Thursday. Lies and Deceits do not have deep roots. As such, the days of this The notice has been issued on a complaint filed by Chennai-based NGOs Brahmins autocracy/Zamhooria t/Zulamhooriat are numbered. World Human Rights Commission and Rescue Centre. Dear brothers, keep on bringing the truth and ‘ulterior’ motives of the Caste Hindus never mingled with us' alleged Indian democracy. May Wahegur u ji bless the Guru Khalsa Panth, 15 Nov 2008 the House of Guru Nanak Sahib. http://www.expressbuzz.com/ Down with the followers of Hanera Sinh Badal, BJP, Congress, anti-Sikh CHENNAI: Dalit students of Dr Ambedkar Law College trace the source people, NDA and pro-NDA. of the unending tension on their campus to the persisting caste atrocities in Long Live the Guru Khalsa Panth, Long Live Khalistan! the southern districts of Tamil Nadu, where they face discrimination and Best wishes and warmest regards to you both and your families. oppression at the hands of caste Hindus. ***** A majority of students from both the groups that clashed on Wednesday hail from these districts. Are Advani & Modi Conspirators of Hindu Terror? - Kalyanaraman When the caste Hindu students try to extend the same domination over As per an Indian folk tale a king didn’t trust his general and any of his Dalits in the campus too, the latter, who came to the city in the hope of security guards so he appointed a monkey as his body guard. Within hours getting some relief from the oppression, resent the attitude and oppose it. a fly landed on the nose of the king and his monkey guard in a swift action "When we enter the college, we feel we have been empowered. hit it with sword. The fly flew away and the nose of the king was cut.. This As we study law, we delude ourselves into thinking that nobody can ill is precisely what happens when an idiot like S. Kalyanraman is treat us on the basis of our caste," said a group of fourth year students, who representing BJP. J&K Fatalities Down from 4507 in 2001 to 1116 in were close to the Dalit students named as accused in Wednesday's 2006. Data provided by Kalyan clearly shows that Terrorist Fatalities have incident. declined 76% in two years of UPA ru le after repeal of POTA. There are Some of the accused - Chitraiselvan of Tiruvarur, Tanjore district; V very few Terror cases in J&K these days. Govindran and P Govindan of Dharmapuri district; Balamanigandan of These are positive developments in spite of gravest provocations by Cuddalore; Jayakumar of Tiruvannamalai; Dilipan Joe of Villupuram; and Governor Gen/ S.K. Sinha, when Kashmiri Pandits could have returned S Prabhakaran of Dharmapuri - bore the brunt of caste atrocities in their home, BJP member led conspiracy to divide Kashmir and Jammu on villages. "From day one, the caste Hindu students loo ked down upon us communal lines on Amarnath Non Issue. and will not even mingle with us," they said. 34 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 Recalling an incident, a Dalit classmate of Bharathi Kannan, a caste Hindu Sangh, the largest hardline Hindu group, said the claims were who was injured in the clash, said: "When I touched his food plate in the "absolutely false". canteen, he flew into a rage and shouted and flung the plate away." The Orissa has suffered a series of murders and arson attacks in attitude is not confined to students alone. The entire college, including recent months, with at least 67 Christians killed, according to members of the faculty, display similar behaviour. the Catholic church. Several thousand homes have been razed "The professor will address you pointing out your caste identity and and hundreds of places of worship destroyed, and crops are sometimes even there will be a lecture supporting the caste order,'' said a wasting in the fields. student. The violence has subsided in recent weeks but at least 11,000 The caste problem starts at the hostel. "According to hostel rules, Caste Christian refugees remain in camps in Kandhamal, the worst- Hindus and Dalits should share rooms. But when I approached a caste affected district. Hindu student and asked whether I could share a room with him, he "They are too scared to go home," said Father Manoj, who is insulted me," said a third year student from Cuddalore district. They prefer based at the archbishop's office in Bhubaneshwar, the state staying with caste Hindus only, he added. capital. "They know that if they return to their villages they will "Last year, caste Hindu students staged a protest demanding that Backward be forced to convert to Hinduism." Classes be allowed to stay in a separate block. The violence was triggered in August by the murder of Swami When the warden refused it, around 30 BC students left the hostel. But Lakshmanananda Saraswati, a senior figure in the Vishwa they successfully deflected the blame on us, accusing us of driving them Hindu Parishad, a hardline Hindu group, who had campaigned out." There are 30 students from the Backward Classes and other religions against the alleged forced conversions of poor Hindus by staying with 100 Dalits."False cases such as homosexual harassment were foreign-backed Christian missionaries. foisted on us," the student said. Atheist Maoist militants claimed responsibility for the killing, ***** but the VHP blamed Christians and called for revenge. The Australian Extremists said this week that if Lakshmanananda's killers were Nomember 21, 2008 not caught by December 15, they would begin a day of violence EXTREMIST Hindu groups offered money, food and alcohol on December 25. to mobs to kill Christians and destroy their homes, according to A group of Catholic bishops from Orissa believe that the Christian aid workers in the eastern state of Orissa. attacks have a sinister objective. In a letter to the state's chief minister they wrote: "This conflict is a calculated and pre- The allegations follow the British Government's refusal to planned master plan to wipe out Christianity from Kandhamal prevent members of two radical groups linked to the worst anti- in order to realise the hidden agenda ... of establishing a Hindu Christian violence in India since Partition from entering Britain. nation." The US-based head of a Christian organisation that runs several British Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth orphanages in Orissa, one of India's poorest regions, says Office Mark Malloch-Brown this month turned down a plea for Christian leaders are being targeted by Hindu militants. members of the RSS and the Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the "The going price to kill a pastor is $US250 ($390)," said Faiz VHP, to be barred from entering Britain. Rahman, chairman of Good News India. "Neither organisation is proscribed in the UK or in India, nor A spokesman for the All-India Christian Council said: "People do the Indian Government classify either as aterrorist are being offered rewards to kill, and to destroy churches and organisation," Lord Malloch-Brown said. The Times Christian properties. They are being offered foreign liquor, ***** chicken, mutton and weapons. They are given petrol and kerosene." Ram Madhav, a spokesman for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak The police never released the body of former Jathedar of the Akal Takht ***** Gurdev Singh Kaunke after SSP Swaran Singh Ghotna murdered him. COUNCIL OF KHALISTAN Ghotna has never been brought to trial for the Jathedar Kaunke murder. No 35 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 The Hindu militants threatened, “We will burn you like Graham Staines “Only a sovereign, independent Khalistan will end the repression and lift and his children!” A leader of the BJ P was quoted as saying that everyone the standard of living for the people of Punjab,” said Dr. Gurmit Singh who lives in India must either be a Hindu or be subservient to Hindus. Aulakh, President of the Council of Khalistan. “Democracies don’t History shows that multinational states such as India are doomed to failure. commit genocide. As Professor Darshan Singh, a former Jathedar of the Countries like Austria-Hungary, India?s longtime friend the Soviet Union, Akal Takht, said, “If a Sikh is not for Khalistan, he is not a Sikh”,” Dr. Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, and others prove this point. India is not one Aulakh noted. “We must continue to press for our God-given birthright of country; it is a polyglot like those countries, thrown together for the freedom,” he said. “Without political power, religions cannot flourish and convenience of the British colonialists. It is doomed to break up as they nations perish.” did. ***** Sikhs Should Reject Deras Should Reject Deras The Nirankaris and Radhaswami, and their like are other Deras that Leaders Must Take Action Against Them must be rejected by any true Sikh. WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2008. There are about 12,000 villages Sikhs are not allowed to bow their heads to any living guru, but only in Punjab and there are currently 9,000 Deras. Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh, to the Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Gobind Singh left eternal guruship President of the Council of Khalistan, urged Sikhs not to get involved with to the Guru Granth Sahib, so there is no living guru. A Sikh of Guru Deras. “The Indian government is encouraging these Deras as part of its Gobind Singh cannot be a Dera follower. ongoing effort to destroy the Sikh religion,” Dr. Aulakh said. “They are “The Indian government is bent upon the destruction of the Sikh polluting the Sikh religion and leading us away from the Guru Granth religion,” said Dr. Aulakh. “It has created these Deras such as Dera Sahib. This is an offense to the Sikh Nation,” Dr. Aulakh said. Sacha Sauda to destroy Sikhism and subsume it into Hinduism,” he One such Dera is that of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, head of the Dera said. Sacha Sauda, who advertises in the newspaper posing as Guru Gobind India has murdered over 250,000 Sikhs since 1984, according to figures Singh, claiming to be Guru Gobind Singh and dressing like him, compiled by the Punjab State Magistracy and human-rights groups promising to do baptisms and make them Sikhs of Ram Rahim Singh. and reported in the book The Politics of Genocide by Inderjeet Singh There was quite an outcry to have the Punjab government shut him down, Jaijee. It has also killed over 90,000 Kashmiri Muslims since 1988, but instead Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal and his son went to Ram 2,000 to 5,000 Muslims in Gujarat, more than 300,000 Christians in Rahim Singh seeking his political support. Nagaland since 1947, and thousands of Christians and Muslims Dr. Aulakh noted that Badal and his Ak alis are allied with the militant elsewhere in the country, as well as tens of thousands of Assamese, Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP.) This alliance “stabs the Bodos, Dalits (“Untouchables,” the dark-skinned aboriginal people of Sikh nation in the back,” Dr. Aulakh said. “India is determined to South Asia), Manipuris, Tamils, and other minorities . The Indian destroy the Sikh religion,” he said. “It is a shame that the leadership Supreme Court called the Indian government's murders of Sikhs of the Akali Dal has joined hands with the enemy. It is dangerous for "worse than a genocide." the Sikh religion when the enemy is in our own camp,” he said. According to a report by the Movement Against State Repression Ram Rahim Singh and his Dera have shown that they are enemies of (MASR), 52,268 Sikhs are being held as political prisoners in India the Sikhs. The Dera’s chief bodyguard even killed a Sikh protestor. without charge or trial. Some have been in illegal custody since 1984! No action has been taken against him by the sellout Badal Amnesty International reported that tens of thousands of other government. minorities are also being held as political prisoners. We demand the On June 20, 2007, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate A.L. Kitchi immediate release of all these political prisoners. issued an arrest warrant against Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh in “I appeal to the Sikh leadership to rise to the occasion and protect the connection with a criminal case registered against him under Section true Sikh religion as described by the ten Gurus, not by the phony 295-A of the IPC on May 20 in Bathinda. On June 20, 2008 guards of gurus of the Deras,” said Dr. Aulakh. “I request of all Sikhs in Punjab Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh were involved in shooting a Sikh member that they reject the Deras. Only follow the Akal Takht and the Sikh of the public in a Mumbai suburb, Muhund. In addition, a female Rehat Maryada published by the SGPC in the 1940s before the follower of Ram Rahim Singh has accused him of raping her and 50 independence of India and before it was in bed with the BJP,” he said. other followers. He is also under investigation for the murder of a “Do not let our religion be destroyed. Follow the example of previous Hindu journalist, Ram Chandra Chatrapati, after Tehelka and Sikhs and stand firm for the religion of the Gurus,” he said. “As long IndiaTV uncovered a large amount of crime going on at Dera Sacha as we are under Indian rule, this kind of subversion of our religion will Sauda. The father of a Dear follower named Ranjit Singh says that Ram continue. Without political power, religions perish,” Dr. Aulakh said. Rahim Singh was directly involved in his son’s “By liberating Khalistan, we can much better protect our faith from murder. He travels in a fleet of Mercedes automobiles, protected by those who would destroy it.” 25 bodyguards. ***** HISTORICAL FACTS OF THE INDIAN DEMOCRACY AND THE SIKHS Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon * "It (Hinduism) is like the boa constrictor of the Indian forests. Hinduism has strangled Budhism, once a formidable rival to it When a petty enemy appears to worry it, it winds round its and it has already made serious inroads into the domain of opponent, crushes it in its folds, and finally causes it to disappear Sikhism. in its capacious interior....Hinduism has embraced Sikhism in its -D. Petrie, Assistant Director, Criminal Intelligence , folds; the still comparatively young religion is making a Government of British India (Intelligence Report of 11th vigorous struggle for life, but its ultimate destruction is, it is August, 1911) apprehended, inevitable without State support." - Max Arthur Macauliffe (1903) "...in future, the Congress shall accept no constitution which does not meet with the satisfaction of the Sikhs" - The Lahore session of the Congress Party. December 31, 1929 Hinduism has always been hostile to Sikhism whose Gurus powerfully and successfully attacked the principle of caste which is the foundation on which the whole fabric of "...the brave Sikhs of Punjab are entitled to special Brahminism has been reared. The activities of Hindus have, considerations. I see nothing wrong in an area set up in the therefore, been constantly directed to undermining of Sikhism North of India wherein, the Sikhs can also experience the glow both by preventing the children of Sikh father from taking Pahul of freedom." - Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lahore Bulletin, January and reducing professed Sikhs from their allegiance to their faith. 9, 1930 36 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 "I ask you to accept my word and the Resolution of the Congress (I) tickets for U. P. legislati ve assembly elections, when they that it will not betray a single individual much less a community. highjacked an Indian Airlines1 plane to secure her (Gandhi) Let God be the witness of the bond that binds me and the release from jail in 1977." -S. Jalandhari, 1983 Congress with you (the Sikhs). When pressed further Gandhi said that Sikhs would be justified in drawing their swords out of the scabbards as Guru Gobind Singh had asked them to, if "Physical death I do not fear, death of conscience is a sure Congress would renege on its commitment." - Mohandas death" -Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa (Bhindranwale) KaramchandGandhi (Young India, March 19, 1931) "I don't give a damn if the Golden Temple and whole of In 1940, Dr Vir Singh Bhatti demanded the formation of Amritsar are destroyed, I want Bhindranwale dead" - Indira Khalistan." -Dr Vir Singh Bhatti Gandhi communicating with Gen. Vaidya during "Operation Blue Star" "In 1942, Master Tara Singh demanded the Azad (Sovereign and Independent) Punjab." "We have broken the back of the Sikhs and we will get them elsewhere."-M. M. K. Wali, Indian Foreign Secretary, June "You have seen the Hindus as co-slaves and you will know when 7, 1984 (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio 740, As It they will be your masters and you (the Sikhs), their slaves" - Happens) Janab Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Quid-e-Azam, The Father of Pakistan "Let us teach these bastards (the Sikhs) a lesson."-Rajiv Gandhi, October 31, 1984 "The Sikhs as a community are a lawless people and a menace to the law-abiding Hindu community. The deputy commissioners should take special measures against them." - An "The Sikh nation declared independence on 29th April, 1986" - official circular of the Government of India, October 10, Sarbat Khalsa held at the Darbar Sahib Complex 1947 "the Sikh nation declared independence on October 7, 1987 forming the sovereign country of Khalistan." - The Council of "...Master Tara Singh saw me on his return from Delhi, and Khalistan, Washington, D. C. seemed really concerned at the approaching departure of the British. He demanded Khalistan, with transfer of population, or a new state from Jumna to Chenab, in which the Sikhs would not "Freedom of Khalistan was the only proper solution of the Sikh be oppressed" -Sir E. Jenkins (Governor of the Punjab), 15th nation1s future." -Brig. Gen. Ben Blaz, Member of the United April, 1946 States Congress, October 7, 1989 "Mulak Hindu ka, Raj Tikri ka (trio, Jawaharlal Nehru, V. B. "Nowhere in the world has any government pursued the kind of Patel and Chandu Lal Trivedi), Guru (the Lord) Rakha Bhai genocidal policies against a religious minority as in India since Sikhre ka" --Sirdar Kapur Singh, Indian Civil Service, National the Second World War." - Lt. Col. Pratap Singh, President, Professor of Sikhism Khalsa Raj Party (1991) "Kya main taqat dushman (the enemy -the Sikhs) ke haath "... a threat to the villagers that all males would be killed and main de dun (How can I entrust power into the hands of the their women taken to army camps to breed a new race if there enemies)." - Jawahar Lal Nehru (1961) was any militant activity in their village." - Brig. R. P. Sinha, Indian Army, March 8, 1991 "You do not know the might of our armed forces. We will "Mrs Gandhi has admitted that she was opposed to demands for eliminate 10,000 Sikh youths and the world will know nothing Punjabi home province, for fear of losing Hindu votes. She about it." -Chander Shekhar, former Prime Minister of India was prepared to block the creation of a Punjabi-speaking (CK, 21st October, 1991) province, in 1966 or ever" - Indira Gandhi (My India) "Kill the language, kill the culture and kill the literature, "...that the Sikhs are Sikhs just like East is East and West is West ultimately one succeeds in destroying a community" - Pritam and twin shall never meet. We have no choice but to seek our Singh Gill, M. A., 1975 , Principal, Doaba College, Jalandhar independence in a sovereign state, the Republic of Khalistan." - Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann, President, Shromani Akali Dal, "...the individual known to common Indian masses as chacha in his letter of 12th July, 1991 to the Governor of Punjab, O. P. (uncle) Nehru, the so-called messiah of peace and secularism, Malhotra was, in fact, the main architect of anti-Sikh policies and practices, in India and abroad" - Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer "to preserve the unity of India, if we have to eradicate 2-kror (20-million) Sikhs, we will do so" "Sikhs are the finest soldiers in the world because they have the -Balram Jakhar, a former Indian Cabinet Minister and best combination of mental and physical endurance" -General colleague of the former Indian Prime Minister, P. V. Atiqu-ur-Rehman, Pakistan Army Narsimhanrao "the world's largest democracy is really a tyranny willing to "Indira Gandhi rewarded the Pandey brothers with Congress commit any act of brutality or terrorism to maintain its corrupt occupation of Khalistan. ...showing the American public that India1s claim of being a democracy is just more disinformation." -Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President, Council of Khalistan (The Washington Post, April 25, 1994) Indian democracy led by AB Vajpayee has carried out the 21st Century's genocide of innocent Muslims in Gujarat State 37 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 (February-, 2002-). The genocide in which more than 700 sense of the world. In its present form, and even in the past, Muslims (unofficially more than 15,000) have been killed. it embraces many beliefs and practices, from the highest to the lowest, often opposed to or contradicting each other. – JL Nehry in his book: “The Discovery of India” The excerpts of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made at the United Nations session on Human Rights in Vienna, AUSTRIA, on 24th June, 1993, appear in inverted Shaheed-Bilas Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa never commas. Many belonging to the Sikh faith as well as the demanded ‘Khalistan’ in his life time. All Saint-Bilas and his propaganda of Brahmins autocracy have propagated the thought followers and supporters had been demanding a resolution that Manmohan Singh, the only choice to his master, Madam of ‘Punjab’s Deteriorating Law and Order situation’ and Sonia Gandhi, and his non-Sikh, anti-Sikh party, Congress-I, is excesses of the Punjab and the New Delhi administrations, Mr Clean. Now a Sikh is a prime minister of Brahmins since 15th August, 1947. In fact, the “Sikhs’ struggle for autocracy, or India, so what? Has any Sikh, who calls Sovereignty, Independence and Political Power, for their Manmohan Singh an honest and clean person examined his Sikh Nation, Punjab, has been going on since 14th March, state-delivered address before the Human Rights Commission 1849, by peaceful means. – Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon Delegates in Vienna, Austria, on 24th June (14 to 25th June June), 1993? The same Manmohan Singh, then Finance Minister None of the Sikhs’ elected represented to the Indian of the PV Rao administration, said that "…he being Sikh finds parliament has accepted/endorsed/signed the Indian no abuses of Human Rights of Sikhs much less any minorities in India." And another person, Manmohan Singh's colleague of constitution, its draft and final forms. Rather, the Sikhs’ elected representatives ‘rejected’ the Indian Constitution in Islamic faith, Shahabuddin, said the same for Muslims of India 1948, 26th November, 1949, 1950, and more recently on 6 th as did Manmohan Singh for the Sikhs' abuses of Human Rights September, 1966. The Sikhs’ representatives who ‘rejected’ in the Sikhs' holy and historic Homeland, Punjab, Khalistan the Indian Constitution 1950 were Sardar Hukam Singh, (under the Indian alias the Brahmins (elite) autocracy's Sardar Bhupinder Singh Maan and Sirdar Kapur Singh, occupation, since 15th August, 1947). Manmohan Singh's ICS, MP, MLA and National Professor of Sikhism. The statement was 'refuted' in the strongest possible words by the latter said that “firstly, it is conceived in sin, secondly, it has human rights and peace loving citizens (delegates) of North been delivered by an incompetent and untrained midwife America and elsewhere. and thirdly, it is opposed to the best interests of the nation, as it will almost certainly lead to weakening of national “In early 1984, MS Iyer (Mani Shanker Iyer), to the hearing of integration and loss of faith in the integrity of those exercise all, mentioned that at the instance of Indira Gandhi, “he was political power in the country.” According to Sirdar Kapur given an unpleasant job of portraying Sikhs as terrorists.” A few Singh, National Professor of Sikhism, “Like the curate’s egg, days later, Iyer stated that “against his wishes he had done that though it might be good in parts, it is a rotten egg. It might job.” This was before “operation Bluestar, the orders for which be edible, but only as a measure of courtesy, it is devoid of had been delivered in January 1984” – The Sikh Bulletin, nutritional qualities and since its putrefaction is far gone, it October-November 2005, p. 11. is unfit for human consuption.” HINDUISM as a faith is vague, amorphous, many sided, all ***** things to all men. It is hardly possible to define it, or indeed to say definitely whether it is a religion or not, in the usual Compiled by: Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon Managing Editor and Acting Editor in Chief ***** 38 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 The 'Immediate' Fights the 'Ultimate' in 'South' Central Asia Usman Khalid* It has been repeatedly asserted by the 'old guard', who helped Barack Obama The Pakistani government has warned that such pressure could destabilize get elected as the President of the US, that his 'mettle would be tested' early Pakistan 39 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 The ruling castes/class always feared but hoped that would never happen. [Pakistan Post] Karkare's family spurns Modi's monetary help More important, India's foreign friends understand it even less. Strategic Modi [Narender], the Gujrat chief minister, has been among the most blunders are not just possible but are very likely. 2. Pakistan has just had a outspoken war monger and is also largely responsible for the 2002 gujrat regime change. The new government is of secular political parties eager to carnage. Karkare was an officer who had exposed the involvement of hindu please both America and India. It is intensely despised for not standing up to right wings in acts of violence and their subsequent blame on the muslim the US and to India to protect Pakistan's interests. The attack on Marriot elements. Hotel was carried out by RAW but the government did not make the information public. India has denied Pakistan its rights on water of Rivers The point is that there are a extremely large number of possibilities and Sutlej, Ravi, Chenab and Jhelum but the Zardari regime has not even made a multiple interest groups operating there in including many muslim protest. If Pakistan is bombed more aggressively by the USA as suggested in domestic to India organizations. The story of fidndingPakistani SIM cards the STRATFOR analysis, the people are not going to wait for the next and Karachi newspapers along with Pakistani credit cards frankly either elections to get rid of the Zardari regime. Armed cadres that exist in every appear to be planted or the work of a fool. province of Pakistan will take the law into their hands. A revolution is likely to fill the vacuum that emerges from Pakistan becoming a 'failed state'. Karkare's family spurns Modi's monetary help Those who hope that Pakistan would break up would be disappointed. Mumbai (PTI): The family of slain Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Neither Afghanistan nor Iraq broke up despite the wishes of the occupiers. Karkare has declined Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's offer of monetary help, sources said on Saturday. The unity among the people in Pakistan is much stronger than those two Modi on Friday visited the residences of Karkare and encounter specialist countries. If the armed forces and the Banking System survived the Vijay Salaskar, who were killed while fighting militants on Wednesday revolution, Pakistan will emerge stronger and united. And Revolutions night. recognize no borders. It is India that may break up because the atrophy of the Modi also announced that his government would give Rs 1 crore to society in that country is much more advanced. 3. India has made its Maharashtra for the families of policemen killed in the attacks. continued occupation of Muslim majority state of Jammu and Kashmir a Karkare's widow and other family members have declined Modi's offer, the matter of honour and prestige. Sikh majority Punjab and the federal state of sources said. the seven sisters of Assam (some of them with Christian majority) are next in 14 Maharashtra police personnel, including two IPS officers, sacrificed the queue to become sovereign independent states. USA and India have their lives while fighting terrorists. raised hopes in these independence movements by supporting self- determination in Baluchistan and Pashtunistan. ***** From: Peace [PS] On this the terrorist let him go. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200811291543.htm 40 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 18 (2), 2008 Dr. D.W. Pettigrew Periodontist TMJ Dysfunction Diagnosis & Treatment 203 Huntington Galleria 4628 Calgary Trail Edmonton AB T6H 6A1 436-0108 Periodontal Services TMD Services * Management of Periodontal * Post MVA and Cervical Disease: Whiplash, TMD diagnosis - Mechanical and treatment - Antibiotic Therapy * Medical Legal Reports for * Mucogingival Procedures Solicitors * Bone Grafting * TMD appliance therapy * Regenerative Techniques * Snore guards & Sleep Apnea * Crown Lengthening appliances * Splinting Mobile Teeth * Occlusal Adjustment * Occlusal Adjustment * Bruxing Appliances