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Operation Blue Star Revisited Dr. V P Singh There Are Some Wounds Operation Blue Star revisited of unrelenting torture, Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. Aim Dr. V P Singh was to give him more pain. As thousands There are some wounds, which do watched he entered the river, never to not heal easily. If wound is given on be seen again. body, it may heal in due time but if wound is inflicted on your soul and that The Darbar Sahib(Harimandir, too, by your own people, it never heals. now a days famous as Golden Temple) is Wounds inflicted on Sikh psyche in June built around a man-made pool (Sarovar) 1984 by Congress government are such that was completed by Guru Ram Das ji wounds. the fourth Guru of Sikhs, in 1577. Guru Arjan Dev ji, the fifth Guru of Sikhism, rd It was 3 June of 1984. Hundreds requested Sai Mian Mir - of Sikhs gathered at Harimandir Sahib a Muslim Pir of Lahore, to lay its (Golden Temple, Darbar Sahib), foundation stone in 1589. In 1604, Guru Amritsar to celebrate the martyrdom Arjan Dev ji placed Adi Granth (First day of Guru Arjun Dev ji. Guru Arjun version of Guru Granth Sahib ji) in Dev ji about whom Bard Mathura has Harmandir Sahib, calling it the site Ath described in Sri Guru Granth Sahib as: Sath Tirath (lit. "shrine of 68 pilgrimages"). Sikhism right from its Drin ggn nv KMf mih joiq sÍrUpI rihE Bir inception was a sore in the eyes of ] Bin mQurw kCu Bydu nhI guru Arjunu prqK´ Islamic invaders and rulers. Harimandir hir ] Sahib was repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt by the Sikhs after it became a He is totally pervading the earth, the target of persecution by Islamic invaders sky and the nine regions of the planet. and was destroyed several times by the He is the Embodiment of the Light of Muslim armies from Afghanistan and also God. So speaks Mat’huraa: there is no difference between God and Guru; Guru Arjun is the Personification of the Lord Himself. Guru was martyred by the orders of Mughal emperor Jahangir on 16 June 1606. Jahangir ordered that Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru to be sentenced to death by sasha law which means blood should not fall on ground. the Guru Arjan Dev ji had refused to stop preaching his message by Mughal Empire. of God as started by Guru Nanak Dev Ji First attack on Darbar Sahib was and it was not liked by Jahangir. The in 1737 by Zakriya Khan the governor of Guru was made to sit on a burning hot Punjab. On his instructions , Chowdhary sheet while boiling hot sand was poured Massa Rangar of Mandiali (also known as over his body. After enduring five days Mandiala, which is in Nakodar, Punjab), desecrated the Golden Temple in 1740. children. In the ensuing desperate battle, He was put to death by Sukha over 30,000 Sikhs were killed, this Singh and Mehtab Singh. Chowdhary became known as the Vada Ghallughara Massa Rangar of Mandiali was the most (The Great Holocaust). Harmander notorious and in charge of the Amritsar Sahib was blown up once again by circle. He desecrated the Golden Abdali, and the Sarovar was polluted with Temple by smoking and drinking inside refuse and the entrails of cows and there while watching dancing girls. bullocks. During the cannon fire, a brick Armed watchmen were posted around from Harmander Sahib struck Abdali on for his safety. He tortured and killed the nose. This injury later became Bhai Mani Singh Ji who was one of the cancerous and led to his death in 1773. most beloved & highly spiritual Sikhs of In spite of the high casualties suffered, Guru Gobind Singh ji and also the Sikhs gathered at Harmander Sahib responsible for the overall management in October 1762 to celebrate Bandi of the complex. Chhor Divas. Abdali thought that the In October 1757 Ahmed Shah Sikhs had almost been destroyed so he Abdali launched his fourth invasion on sent a large force to finish the Sikhs off, India. As usual, the Sikhs made the task once and for all. Although outnumbered, of plundering India very difficult. They the Sikhs defeated Abdali's Army and would constantly harass his troops using caused him to return to Afghanistan. The guerrilla tactics and would rescue Sikh Spirit and their love for Harmander countless Hindu women who were being Sahib shone through yet again. kidnapped and taken to Afghanistan to The construction work of be sold as slaves. In order to break the the present day Harmandir Sahib took Sikh power base, he attacked and place in 1764 under the leadership of destroyed Harimander Sahib completely Sultan-e-Quam Sardar Jassa Singh (1718- in 1757. The sacred Sarovar (pool) was 1783) and other leading Sikh Misl Sardars polluted with debris and animal and Jagirdars under Kaar Seva. Large carcasses. The Sikhs decided to liberate Sikh congregations assembled at Harmander Sahib under the leadership Amritsar to help rebuild Darbar Sahib. of Baba Deep Singh Ji in 1757. After a Harmandir Sahib was finally completed fierce battle, Baba Deep Singh was in 1776. Maharaja Ranjit Singh visited martyred but the Sikhs were successful Darbar Sahib in 1802 after seizing in their quest and were able to Amritsar from Sardar Gurdit Singh celebrate Diwali there. They started the Dhillon and his Mother Mai Sukkhan of process of cleaning and rebuilding of the Bhangi Sikh Misl. Maharaja laid it in site on Vaisakhi 1758. The numerically marble and copper in from between and materially superior Afghan had been 1820-1831. Overlaid the sanctum with humbled by the Sikhs. The shock victory gold foil by 1830. led to Abdali wishing to exterminate the Harimandir Sahib has ever been Sikhs once and for all. the center of Sikh politics. After 3rd Invasion By Ahmed Shah independence of India, country was Abdali (Durrani) was in 1762.On 5th divided in states based on language but February 1762. Afghan army numbering Punjab was left. Punjabi Suba agitation 150,000 soldiers fell upon a large (morcha) was launched in year 1950 to gathering of Sikh men, women and get Punjab state based on Punjabi language. After long fight Punjab state was divided in three parts, Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Akali became quite powerful after the formation of Punjabi Suba, and Congress party was ousted out of Punjab. Indira Gandhi, the prime Minister of India somehow wanted to oust Akali Party from Punjab. Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was made a stooge against Akalis. A demand for Khalistan was made by a section of Akalis and favored by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. Sardar Zail Singh helped to form a party called “Dal Khalsa” which high jacked an aircraft and took it to Pakistan. Punjab was thrown in the Indian army troops armed with the latest forest of terrorism. Bhindranwale was weaponry (including chemical weapons) forced to take shelter in Akal Takhat for over 12 Days. The army was taken which gave excuse to Indira Gandhi to aback by ferocious resistance they faced attack Harimandir Sahib. and suffered high casualties. In the end, In June 1984, on the Shaheedi they brought in tanks support and Gurpurab of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Indian destroyed Akal Takhat Sahib. The army Prime Minister Shrimati Indira Gandhi proceeded to set fire to the Sikh ordered the Indian Army to launch an reference library and destroyed and stole attack on Harimander Sahib and over 40 manuscripts which had centuries of other Gurdwaras, on the pretext of history and heritage. Harimander Sahib 'flushing out militants' who have itself had over 300 bullets fired into it. The assembled at Sri Akal Takhat Sahib in sacred Sarovar was a pool of blood & the Complex. The operation named bodies. Shri Akal Takhat Sahib which “Operation Blue Star” was carefully timed was established by Guru Hargobind under a media blackout, to cause Sahib, the sixth incarnation of Guru maximum casualties as innocent Sikh Nanak was totally demolished, which devotees were gathered there in high later was build by Sikhs by kaar seva. numbers. As news of the attack traveled, In November of 1984, Bhai Beant Sikh Jathas started to converge towards Singh & Bhai Satwant Singh Harimander Sahib, but they were assassinated Indira Gandhi for her stopped by forces. heinous crime and demonstrated again At Shri Harmander Sahib that the spirit of Sukha Singh & Mehtab itself, around 150 number of followers of Singh lives on in the Sikhs. Bhindranwala held out against 15,000 Having been failed by the justice the KHALSA is destined to be free and system after the 1984 attacks the Sikhs sovereign resorted to direct action and started History has shown that if you fighting back, using Harimander Sahib befriend the Sikhs they can be the and the Akaal Takht Sahib as the anchor greatest of friends. However, if you point. In response to this, the attempt to cross them, they can become Government started to plant its agents in the most dangerous of enemies. and around the Harimander Sahib Complex and infiltrated it. In April 1986, the Sikhs had gathered there for a pre- planned meeting. In order to stop them, Indian Commandos stormed the complex, killing and arresting several Sikhs who were inside. The operation was code named Operation Search (later called Operation Black Thunder) On this occasion, most of the Sikhs had been persuaded not to fight because they feared the loss of innocent life. Therefore most of them surrendered to the Army peacefully. A second attack in May 1988 saw the complex being attacked again with more Sikhs being killed.
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