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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 ornament -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 Singh The 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 Nation The 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 Aulakh Freedom is never given, it is won through preservance and struggle by peaceful means -Dr Gurmit Singh Aulakh Akali Party id dead -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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What is the meaning of "Hindu"? Dr Baldev Singh (Deceased), USA
Introduction www.voiceofdharma.com/books/htepmles2/app3.htm In his column “Who is a Hindu? Who is not?” published in the India A close study of literary and epigraphic sources shows that the word Tribune (September 28, 2002), Mr. Niranjan Shah made the “Hindu” has appeared in our indigenous languages and popular assertion that like Jains and Buddhists, Sikhs are also Hindus. In my parlance in a comparatively recent period, keeping in view the long response, I pointed out that Guru Nanak rejected all the essentials of span of our history. We do not find this word in any indigenous Hinduism; therefore, it is absurd to regard Sikhs as Hindus and language prior to the establishment of Islamic rule in the thirteenth Sikhism as a sect or an offshoot of Hinduism. Besides, I made brief century. Even after that, the word was used rather sparsely in the comments on the meaning of the word Hindu. But the India Tribune local literature. Monier-Williams who compiled his famous editor published only a small portion of my response and omitted dictionary from a large range of Sanskrit literature, could not find the bulk of the article and the comments on the meaning of the word any indigenous root for this word. He says explicitly that the word is Hindu. Later, I published the article on SikhSpectrum.com, derived “from the Persian Hindu”. Dictionaries of all indigenous November 2003 under the heading “ Indian Media and Minorities.” languages say the same. So also the dictionaries of European Recently, I received feedback from readers suggesting that I should languages. edit and revise my previous article to further clarify this subject. The word “Hinduism” has been added to our vocabulary at a still It is regrettable that a vast majority of Indians fail to know that the more recent stage. It has been contributed by the discipline of word Hindu is not recorded in any of the so-called Hindu scriptures Indology in the modern West. And the word gained wide currency in like Vedas, Upanishads, Mahabharata, Ramayana and Puranas etc. this country simply because the leaders of our national reawakening However, pseudo-historians as well as the Hindutva zealots claim in the second half of the nineteenth century espoused it as that the word “Hindu” is a corrupted version of “Sindhu”, the expressive of our national identity as well as our spiritual and ancient name for the river Sindh (Indus) that currently originates in cultural greatness. These leaders, down to Mahatma Gandhi, were India and flows through Pakistan. And mind boggling, absurd, and not prepared to concede that Hinduism did not include Buddhism, convoluted explanations are suggested to account for the phonetic or Jainism, or, for that matter, Sikhism. disfiguration of “Sindhu” to “Hindu.” Going back to the pre-Islamic period in our own country, we find Before I discuss this issue allow me to share with you some that our ancestors shared in common a name for their homeland. pertinent comments on this topic by other scholars: That was Bhãratavar” which comprised at that time the present-day 1. Harjot Oberoi, The Construction of Religious Boundaries, Seistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. They Oxford University Press, 1994, p.16 also shared in common a name for the spiritual-cultural complex to That term was first used by the Achaemenid Persians to describe all which they subscribed. That was Sanãtana Dharma, which covered those people who lived on or beyond the river Sindhu or Indus. Brahmanism, Buddhism, Jainism, and also what is now known as Therefore, at one stage the word Hindu, as an ethno-geographic Animism or tribal religion. But there is no evidence, literary or category, came to englobe all those who lived in India without any epigraphic, that they shared in common a name for themselves as a distinction. people. Some Purãnas say that “Bhãratavar” is the land of the 2. V. Jayaram, “The Meaning, Definition and the Origin of the Word bhãratî santatih. The expression, however, is found nowhere else in Hindu.” Taken from: the vast literature which has come to us from those times. In any www.hinduwebsite.com/hindu/h_meaning.asp case, this much is quite certain that our ancestors in those times did The word “Hindu” is not a Sanskrit word. It is not found in any of not use the word “Hindu” for describing themselves collectively. the thousands of native dialects and languages of India. Neither is it Hiuen Tsang who visited this country between AD 630 and 645 says a religious word. It is a secular word whose origin is rooted in the that while the word “Shin-tu” (Chine-se for “Hindu”) could be language of ancient Persians, who supposedly said to have shared heard outside our borders, it was unknown within the country. common ancestry with ancient Indians. It was practically unknown Of course, some scholars of Hindutva have tried to trace the word in India until the medieval period, although it was used in several “Hindu” to Saptasindhu which is mentioned in the Rigveda on countries outside the Indian subcontinent from earlier time. It is several occasions. They want this word to have an indigenous as well said that Persians who were familiar with the Indian subcontinent, as an ancient ring. The intention is understandable. But the exercise used to refer to the Indus River as Shindu, a major river that still has remained forced, if nor far-fetched. Firstly, it does not notice that flows in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, partly the expression used in the Rigveda is not Saptasindhu but in India and partly in Pakistan. However, due to language barrier, Saptasaindhvah. Secondly, it ignores the fact that the Rigveda is not they could not pronounce the letter “S” correctly in their native quite clear whether the expression stands for a country, or for a tongue and mispronounced it as “H”. Thus for the ancient Persians people, or simply for seven rivers in the Punjab. The expression the word “Shindu” became “Hindu”. seems to mean different things in different contexts. Thirdly, it does For a long time for the native Indians, the Indian subcontinent was not explain why the change from “Sindhu” to “Hindu” took such a Bharta, the land founded by the famous king Bharta, the progenitor long time to surface in our indigenous languages. Lastly, and more of Bharta clan. Literally translated, the word “Bharta” meant lover significantly, it has not taken into account the fact that our of knowledge and the people inhabiting the land considered countrymen were never known as Hindus in Southeast Asia in the themselves as such. They believed the religion they followed was pre-Islamic period, although they had a large presence there since an eternal religion and called it as “sanatana dharma”, which meant centuries before the birth of Christ. There is, therefore, no running the same. away from the fact that the word “Hindu” occurs for the first time in It is interesting to know that the word “Hindu” is neither Sanskrit the Avesta of the ancient Iranians who used this word for designating nor Dravidian and it did not originate in India. this country as well as its people. They did not have to coin this word 3. Sita Ram Goel, “Appendix 3 – Meaning of the Word Hindu.” out of thin air. It was simply their way of pronouncing the word Taken from: “Sindhu”, the name of the mighty river which has always been a major landmark for travellers to this country from the north and
1 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 the west. To start with, the word seems to have been used for them their country is the world and their race the only race of provinces and the people in the vicinity of the Sindhu. But in due mankind; for India is not traversed by an ocean separating one course, it was extended to cover all parts of this country and all its khanda from another. (Qeyamuddin Ahmad, Ed., India by Al- people. The word also spread to countries to the north and west of Biruni, National Book Trust , India, third reprint, 1995, pp. 134- Iran. The ancient Greeks were quite familiar with the words 35). “Indus” and “Indoi” - their way of pronouncing “Sindhu” and Second, it is preposterous for anyone to suggest that Persians “Sindhîs”. The ancient Arabs, Turks (Sakas, KuSãNas, etc.), could not pronounce the word “Sindhu.” In the Persian-Punjabi Mongolian (HûNas, Kirãtas, etc.) and the Chinese were also Dictionary there are about 58 pages of words that start with “S“ familiar with the word, sometimes in their own variations on it and “SH” in contrast to 33 of “H” words. In Punjabi language such as “Shin-tu”. It may thus be said that the word “Hindu” had there are many Persian words of “S” and “SH” sounds. acquired a national connotation, since the days of the Avesta, Moreover, the claim that the Persians pronounced “Sindhu” as although in the eyes of only the foreigners. At the same time, it may “Hindu” or called the river and people who lived around it as be noted that the word was oblivious of the fact that “Hindus” were “Hindu” does not explain why the river or the people who lived organized in numerous castes, and subscribed to many religious around it did not acquire the name “Hindu.” This river is still sects. called Sindh and the people are called Punjabis and Sindhis. Discussion Nobody calls the state of Sindh as Hind or Sindhis as Hindis. Harjot Oberoi does not say why the Achaemenid Persians used the Similarly, the Greeks who explored river Sindh and its five word Hindu to describe all people who lived on or beyond the river tributaries had no problem pronouncing “H” and yet they chose Sindhu or Indus. But both Jayaram and Goel assert that the to call the river and people as Indos or Indus: Indus or Indos Persians used the word Hindu because they mispronounced the (Sindh), Hydaspes (Jehlum), Akesines (Chenab), Hydroatis word Shindu, as Hindu, due to phonetic difficulty. Further, they (Ravi), Hyphasis (Satluj) and Hesidros (Beas). It seems as if claim that the ancient name of the Indian-subcontinent was Bharta these are the names of the explorers. It is the word “Indus/Indos” or Bhartavar and the religion of it people was eternal religion – that later on was used by the Europeans to coin the word “India” “Snatana Dharma.” Notwithstanding the claims of these three for the subcontinent. authors, there is very little reliable information about the history of Meaning Indian subcontinent from ancient times to the Muslim conquest of It is intriguing that the three authors cited above have not Indian-subcontinent that started in the eighth century. Moreover, commented on the meaning of the word “Hindu” in spite of the Indians did not write their history and whatever small information fact that the titles of Jayaram's and Goel's articles imply we have about ancient India comes from the writings of Greeks, discussion of “origin” as well as “meaning” of Hindu. Why Chinese, Muslims and Europeans. didn't they explain the meaning of the word “Hindu”? Is it First, there is no evidence that the Indian subcontinent was ever because the word Hindu is a derogatory epithet/label? However, called Bharta or Bhartavar. Had it been so, its neighbors/foreigners a few Hindu writers who have looked at the meaning of “Hindu” would have called it Bharta or Bhartavar as these words are not with a critical eye have no hesitation in saying that it is indeed a difficult to pronounce. However, Bharatvarsha is the name of a derogatory word. Two examples will suffice here: mythical land described in an ancient text. Al-Biruni (973-1048/49 1. R. N. Suryanarayan, in Universal Religion, pages 1-2, CE), the renowned Indologist came to India in the wake of the (published from Mysore in 1952) commented: invading forces of Mahmud of Ghazni in the early eleventh The political situation of our country from centuries past, say century. He stayed many years in India studying Indian people, 20-25 centuries has made it very difficult to understand the their religion, scriptures and culture. He used the word Bharta nature of this nation and its religion. The western scholars, and several times for the Epic Mahabharata and also writes about historians, too, have failed to trace the true name of this Bhartavarsha as: [brahminland], a vast continent like country, and therefore, they In the book of the Rishi Bhuvnakosa we read that the inhabitable have contended themselves by calling it by that meaningless world stretches from Himavant towards the south, and is called term “Hindu.” Bharatvarsha, so called from a man Bharta, who ruled over them This word, which is a foreign innovation, is not made use by any and provided them. The inhabitants of this oikumene [inhabited of our Sanskrit writers and revered Acharyas in their works. It part of the earth] are those to whom alone reward and punishment seems that political power was responsible for insisting upon in another life is destined. It is divided into nine parts, called continuous use of the word Hindu. The word Hindu is found, of Navakhanda-prathma, i. e. the primary nine parts. Between each course, in Persian literature. Hindu-e-falak means “the black of two parts there is sea, which they traverse from one khanda to the sky and Saturn.” another. The breadth of the inhabitable world from north to south is In the Arabic language Hind not Hindu means nation. It is 1000 yojana [Yojana is a Vedic measure of distance used in ancient shameful and ridiculous to have read all along in history that the India. The exact measurement is disputed amongst scholars with name Hindu was given by the Persians to the people of our distances being given between 6 to 15 km (4 and 9 miles)]. country when they landed on the sacred soil of Sindhu. By “Himavant” the author means the northern mountains, where 2. Lala Lajpat Rai, Ed., in his introduction of Maharishi Shri the world, in consequence of the cold, ceases to be inhabitable. Dayanand Sarswati Aur Unka Kaam, Lahore, 1898, said: Therefore all civilization must of necessity be south of these Some people, according to the author, say that this word Hindu mountains. His words, that the inhabitants are subject to reward is a corrupt form of Sindhu but this is wrong because Sindhu was and punishment, indicate that there are other people not subject to the name of the river and not the name of the community. it. These beings he must either raise from the degree of man to that Moreover, it is correct that this name has been given to the of angels, who, in consequence of the simplicity of the elements original Aryan race of the region by Muslim invaders to they are composed of and purity of their nature, never disobey a humiliate them. In Persian, says our author, the word means divine order, being always willing to worship; or must degrade slave, and according to Islam, all those who did not embrace them to the degree of irrational animals. According to him, Islam were termed as slaves. therefore, there are no human beings outside the oikoumene (i.e. Further, in addition to “black” and “slave”, Persian and Urdu Bhatarvarsha). dictionaries describe other demeaning or contemptuous Bharatvarsha is not India alone, as Hindus think, according to meaning of “Hindu”: Persian Dictionary - Lughet-e-Kishwari, Lucknow, 1964: chore (thief), dakoo (dacoit), raahzan (waylayer), and ghulam (slave).
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Urdu-Feroze-ul-Laghat, part 1, p. 615: Turkish: chore, raahzan and acquired contemptuous meaning after the conquest of India by lutera (looter); Persian: ghulam (slave), barda (obedient servant), Muslims. sia faam (black color) and kaalaa (black). The so-called Aryans called their victims (Hindus) by Persian-Punjabi Dictionary (Punjabi University Patiala): native of contemptuous names like: daasa (slave), dasyu (thief, dacoit, Indian subcontinent, dacoit, waylayer, thief, slave, black, idol, robber, villain, tyrant), dushta (villain, wicked), chandala beloved. (outcaste, merciless, untouchable), asura (devil), naga (serpent), Origin raksa (cannibal/monster) and choar (cor, thief). It is noteworthy The word “Hindu” is at least as old as Hindu Kush, the mountain that choar (chor) in Sanskrit has the same derogatory meaning as range that separates Afghanistan from Pakistan (Indian Hindu in Persian: thief, thug, robber, dacoit, and waylayer. subcontinent). Hindu Kush means killers of Hindus. Who were the Further, to humiliate the native people (Hindus), the Caucasians people who named this mountain range as “killer of Hindu” and ridiculed their culture, looks, and their black complexion. It is who were “Hindus”? To understand these questions we have to go astonishing that these derogatory expressions have survived back to the times of Indus Valley civilization. Before the conquest through thousands of years of Indian history and are found in and destruction of Indus Valley civilization by the so-called Aryans modern Indian languages. “Blackness” (or kaala) is used in bad (nomadic Caucasian tribes from central Asia) around 1500-2000 connotation in northern Indian languages. For example, in B.C., the Indian subcontinent was inhabited by various dark Punjabi, there are expressions like kaala munh (black mouth, complexioned clans/ tribes (Advasis). It is not known what name ugly), kaali jeebh (who speaks ill) kaala dhandha (illegal they used for Indus Valley or the Indian subcontinent or for profession), kaala dhan (black money), kaali bhaid (black sheep), themselves. However, generally, they are known as Dravar kalai laikh (black deeds) and kaala chum (black skinned person). (Dravidians) people. The Indus Valley was inhabited by Dravidians There are also expressions like bandar munhan (monkey face) whereas nomadic fair-skinned Caucasians tribes/clans lived on the and rish jeha (bear-like), which the Caucasians used to describe north side of Hindu Kush. The Caucasians used the word “Hindu” the features of native Indians (Hindus). In Ramayana, the two meaning “black” for the Indus Valley people. Northward expansion native devotees of Shri Ram Chandar are depicted as a monkey of Indus Valley people was prevented by Hindu Kush Mountains. (Hanuman) and a bear (Jamawant). Whenever the Indus Valley people (Hindus) attempted to cross Persians and Arabs called the Indian subcontinent “Hindustan” these mountains, they met death due to the harsh terrain and heavy and its people Hindus. In his compositions recorded in the Aad snow. This is how these mountains were given the name Hindu Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak also used the words Kush by Caucasian tribes. “Hindustan” and “Hindu” for the Indian subcontinent and its Now, why is the word “Hindu” missing in the religious texts of the people, respectively. It is only after their conquest of the Indian conquerors and destroyers of Indus Valley? The reason is quite subcontinent, Muslims started using the word “Hindu” in a obvious: like all conquerors throughout the world, the so-called demeaning manner. Aryans did not mention the word (Hindu) in their texts in order to Conclusion wipe out the history (identity) of their victims. Even in modern Persians and other Caucasian tribes called the Indus Valley India, for the Hindu intelligentsia, especially in north India, the people “Hindus” and their country “Waihind”, or “Hind Baar.” history of the Indian subcontinent begins from the Vedic period Muslims used the word “Hindu” in a demeaning manner after after the destruction of Indus Valley civilization, one of the most establishing their rule over Hindus. In the latter half of the advanced among ancient civilizations. On the other hand Persians nineteenth century, Hindu intellectuals, product of British continued to refer to the Indus valley as “Waihind”, habitat of education, invented neo-Hinduism and fabricated history to Hindus or “Hind Baar”, land of Hindus. Moreover, during that time support the mythical glorious ancient Hindu civilization. The the word “Hindu” was a reference to the skin color of the Indus convoluted interpretation of the word “Hindu” by modern Valley people, not in any demeaning sense. The word “Hindu” Hindus is nothing more than a “fabrication of history.”
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INDIAN COLONIALISM Habib Yousafzai
Until 2009, the liberation of Kashmir and Khalistan has remained firing, killings, rape and arrests could not reduce the strong pending. There is no doubt that both of the nations are fighting for determination of the people of the Valley, calling for freedom of their birth right of freedom. Apparently, their efforts and prayers their land. In the recent past, Indian police, military and have not been approved by God (Akaal Purkh). This does not mean paramilitary troops massacred a number of people protesting that their struggle is finished with the year 2009. Both are fighting against the death of three Kashmiri women who were raped and for their own land which has been occupied by the tyrants with murdered. In another event, Indian military troops kidnapped force against their wishes. Nobody can forget the atrocities of the some freedom fighters and assassinated them near the Line of Indian forces done on the Kashmiries: about 192685 killings, Control in order to show that they died during an encounter with 215877 arrests, 115665 home demolitions, by Indian Security the forces. More than 300 innocent people in the Indian Forces, leaving 122675 widows and 207218 orphans helpless. occupied Kashmir have been killed by the Indian forces since Indian force is committing the crime like raping the Kashmiries the current phase of Kashmir struggle began on August 12, 2008 woman in the broad day light and nobody is there to ask any when Indian security forces killed Hurriyat Conference leader questions. Sheikh Abdul Aziz and five other persons who were protesting Under the new puppet regime in the occupied Kashmir, atrocities on against the government decision to give land to the trust that the innocent Kashmiris by the Indian security forces continue runs Amarnath, a shrine of Hindus. On the same day, more than unabated. Perennial tactics of state terrorism such as curfew, 200000 Kashmiris marched towards the Martyrs Graveyard to
3 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 participate in the funeral of Sheikh Abdul Aziz. The police killed dispute, it has become fashion to blame Pakistan and its 18 innocent Muslims by firing while extremist Hindus started intelligence agency ISI for infiltration, using it as a pretext to violent protests and economic blockade of the Muslims, emulating crush the Kashmiri's war of liberation which is indigenous as the Israeli siege of Gaza which had resulted in starvation of now recognized even by Indian media. Under the cover of ISI, thousands of innocent Palestinians. New Delhi wants to distract the attention of the West from her In 1989 when Kashmiri people lost faith in the international atrocities on the Kashmiris. Various sources have accused community, which persisted in ignoring their liberation and when Indian RAW of the custodial killings of the Kashmiri people it became obvious that the Indian occupation forces would not through brutal methods. Since 1989, India has deployed more vacate the controlled areas through political means by than 700000 troops to quell the freedom movement of implementing the UN resolutions, the people had no choice but to Kashmiris, but it cannot eliminate it at present as it could not do resort to armed struggle. Since then, India has intermittently been so through many years of oppression. Instead, a study report, using all possible techniques of state terrorism to maintain its alien prepared by Indian Government revealed that Kashmir violence rule. Indian atrocities could be judged from the fact that last year, has affected the psyche of Indian forces. In this connection, the more than 1000 graves of the unmarked Muslims in the 18 villages report has disclosed that disturbances in Jammu and Kashmir of Indian occupied Kashmir were discovered. Recently, a human have had adverse psychological problems found especially rights group has discovered several unmarked graves containing among the officers and Jawans such as short tempers, about 1,500 unidentified bodies in held Kashmir Valley. The All quarrelsome attitude, mental disorders and abnormal behavior. Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) and other organizations, Sometimes, the situation leads to suicide attempts or attacks on while expressing serious concern over the discovery of unnamed their seniors and colleagues. graves in the occupied Kashmir, have demanded international Nevertheless, setting aside all internal and external probe into the matter. Reports suggest that these are the dead implications, Indian military troops are using inhuman tactics bodies of those Kashmiris who were tortured to death by the of ethnic cleansing to disturb the majority population of the Indian security agencies, especially RAW. Kashmiris, which had been practiced by the Serb forces on The silence of the West broke when in 2008; European Parliament Bosnian Muslims in the past and recently by Israel on the while taking cognizance of the unmarked graves passed a Palestinians. New Delhi must understand that if in the last five resolution condemning Indian atrocities in the held Kashmir. decades, it could not reduce the strong determination of the Contrary to the past, this time Indian occupied Kashmir has people of the Valley, calling for freedom of their land, how become a special focus of world's attention including India itself. could it do so now? Meanwhile, in the past, 'composite For example, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband who dialogue' between India and Pakistan took place on a number of visited New Delhi and Islamabad in the aftermath of Mumbai- occasions, but produced no results, prolonging the agony of the terror attacks pointed out that complete de-escalation of situation subjugated people of the occupied valley due to Indian between Pakistan and India was fully linked to resolution of intransigence. At present, India is acting on a deliberate policy Kashmir issue saying that New Delhi should cooperate with of delaying tactics in relation to the solution of Kashmir and Islamabad in this respect. Even Indians have started realizing that, implementing similar strategy under the pretext of Mumbai there should be an end to the sufferings of Kashmiris. It gravity is carnage. Despite Islamabad's insistence, New Delhi wants to evident from the fact that even Indian intellectuals have favored talk on the issue of terrorism alone and refuses to discuss any the independence of occupied Kashmir. On 17 August 2008 in its other issue. While the world is rapidly advancing towards editorial, the editor of The Times of India wrote “On August 15, modern trends such as renunciation of war as a state policy, India celebrated independence from the British Raj. A day peaceful settlement of disputes and economic development, symbolizing the end of colonialism in India became a day India continues its suppressive policies in Kashmir. symbolizing Indian colonialism in the Valley”.The editor further Similarly it is also continuing the illegal occupation of Khalistan elaborated, “We promised Kashmiris a plebiscite six decades ago. (Punjab) despite of the fact that they do not want to live with Let us hold one now, and let Kashmiris decide the outcome, not the Hindus. Let me point out that the Sikhs had this honour to be the politicians and armies of India”. It was admitted that state 'First Sovereign and Secular' nation of South Asia. This nation elections were also rigged in support of leaders nominated by New was the Sikh Raj of a Sikh monarch Ranjit Singh,1799 to 14th Delhi. On August 16, 2008, Hindustan Times wrote: “Nothing has March,1849; whereas the Hindus had been subservient to the really changed since 1990s. A single spark such as the dispute over Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, Portuguese, etc., for more Amarnath land can set the whole valley on fire—Indian forces are than 3,500 years, before they were handed over the political treated as subjugators. New Delhi is seen as the oppressor”. The power on 15th August, 1947. And the Punjab of the monarch paper further indicated, “The current crisis in Kashmir is a Ranjit Singh remained as 'annexed' even on the day when the consequence of Indian establishment raising the confrontation to a British Empire traded them as 'Slaves' to the Hindus on 15th new level”. The world looks at us with dismay”. This Indian August, 1947. The fact of the matter is that a genocide of 13 newspaper clearly suggested a referendum in the Valley, writing, Akalis took place in Punjab in 1978, between 1980 and 1990 “An “Let the Kashmiris determine their own destiny—whatever undeclared war on the Sikh Nation, Punjab, was waged by the happens, how can India lose? If you believe in democracy, then Indian administration and its armed forces in the name of giving Kashmiris the right of self-determination is the correct “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984, in which more than 260,000 thing to do”. innocent Sikhs (infants, children, male and female folks, elderly, It is of particular attention that demanding immediate withdrawal etc., had been killed in the genocide carried out by the armed of Indian Army from the Indian controlled Kashmir, a renowned forces of the Hindus India. Whole world knows it. Enemies of the Indian author and book prize winner, Arundhati Roy, while Sikhs have been killed continuously since 15th August, 1947. criticizing the Indian media had already pointed out that New According to a report by the Movement Against State Repression Delhi has failed to highlight the plight of Kashmiris who are (MASR), 52,268 Sikhs are being held as political prisoners in exposed to brutalities perpetrated by the Indian Security Forces. India without charge or trial. Some have been in illegal custody As regards Indian delaying tactics in the solution of Kashmir since 1984! Amnesty International reported that tens of thousands of other minorities are also being held as political prisoners. Indian police arrested human-rights activist Jaswant
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Singh Khalra after he exposed their policy of mass cremation of British officers also conveyed similar sentiments, to enable them Sikhs, in which over 50,000 Sikhs have been arrested, tortured, to have political feet of their own on which they may walk into murdered, and then their bodies were declared unidentified and the current world of history. Master Tara Singh and other Sikh secretly cremated. He was murdered in police custody. His body was leaders “Betrayed the Sikh Nation”...With Documents of not given to his family. Transfers of Power 1947 written and compiled by Ram Singh, The police never released the body of former Jathedar of the Akal Second edition, August 2009 ISBN 978-0-9811360-6-6. A true Takht Gurdev Singh Kaunke after SSP Swaran Singh Ghotna follower of God cannot be cheated twice. Soon after gaining murdered him. Ghotna has never been brought to trial for the freedom from the British Empire, Hindus-Brahmin clique began Jathedar Kaunke murder. No one has been brought to justice for the showing their true colours to the Sikhs. The clique gave them first kidnapping and murder of Jaswant Singh Khalra. The Indian present of the free Hindu India, on 10th October, 1947, to declare government is keeping more than 400,000 troops in Punjab in order them a criminal and lawless community. to intimidate and suppress the movement for freedom of Khalistan. The condition of the Sikhs in the current Punjab is continuously At the same time, India is claiming that it is the largest democracy in deteriorating because the administrations, provincial/state and the world and its citizens are enjoying the glory of freedom. But it federal, are in the hands of the Hindus and the Sikh population is appears that its sayings and doings are contrary to each other. perishing. As the 10th Master of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh Sahib The founder of the Sikh religion, Baba Guru Nanak Sahib in the 15th said, nobody gives you power willingly, whoever wants to attain Century defined the Hindus as the butcher of mankind, as inscribed authority/rights has to achieve it by force, when all peaceful in the Asa Mahalla of Guru Granth Sahib. The founder of the Sikh means to fight for the rights fail. faith said: Mathe Tikka Terrh Dhotti Kahai Hath Chhurri Jagat The Sikhs have to beg for permission from the Hindu controlled Kasai. Its meaning in English is that the Hindu (an elite class Indian embassies to return to their homeland and pay their Brahmin) has painted his forehead, has a white piece of cloth around respect to their Holiest and religious place of the Sikhism, The his waist, has a lethal weapon (Chhurri) in his hand and he is the Darbar Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab. The question is why should they butcher of mankind. take permission from the Hindu India's missions abroad? This is The Prophets (Geniuses) observations are final and there is no need the time to achieve independence from India. Always remember, to investigate further. A newly converted into the Sikh faith, from the Sikh heritage: Raj Kare Ga Khalsa; Khalsa Bagi Yan Brahmin family to the House of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib, Master Badshah. Freedom is the birthright of every nation but they Tara Singh, still had a soft spot in his heart for Hindus. Because of should know that God helps those who help themselves. his shortsightedness, he rejected Janab (Mr) MA Jinnah¹s advice of Kashmiris and Sikhs may however, work together to get the pre-15th August 1947 for an autonomous Sikh state. Some Indian forces out from their territorie.
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Un-academic, Unethical and Unsolicited Advice Dr Baldev Singh (deceased) Introduction If I can remember correctly from the days when I was a graduate the charges, and more than adequate rebuttals by McLeod, student at a university in the United States (1960s), academic probably should wait until a definitive and systematic work is out freedom meant total freedom of thought – freedom to express, and then compare with the various items referred on the Sikh freedom to write, freedom to read and freedom to pursue any Diaspora Forum that allegedly undermine his research and research interest. Censorship of literature in any form or manner was question his motives.1, 2 an anathema to academicians. Further, I remember very vividly the Discussion widespread vigorous protests in the West over the banning of Salman Rushdie's book Satanic Verses in Muslim countries. Given I wholeheartedly agree with Cole that there is no place for harsh that background I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the advice by and unprofessional language or personal attacks in discussions or Prof. Cole and Prof. Barrier to the Internet “Sikh Diaspora debates over any subject including controversial research works. I Discussion Group” -- editorialized in Understanding Sikhism have not read Trilochan Singh or Gurdev Singh, so I am not in a 1,2 position to comment on their works. However, I wish that Cole Research Journal. had published or presented a critique of Trilochan Singh's and To understand the nature of this un-academic, unethical and Gurdev Singh's works to the Sikh Diaspora Discussion Group. unsolicited advice, let me take you to a discussion on McLeod's Whereas Trilochan Singh and Gudev Singh have put forth their Sikhs of Khalsa on an Internet discussion e-Group called Sikh views about McLeod in writing for every one to read, Cole has Diaspora Discussion Group. When someone quoted the works of denigrated Trilochan Singh and Gurdev Singh's works in few Trilochan Singh and Gurdev Singh, Professor Cole remarked on sentences without pointing out what is wrong with it. June 9, 2003, “I wouldn't recommend the books by Trilochan Singh Furthermore, Cole's remarks raise an important question: If Cole, or Gurdev Singh. They are vitriolic rather than academic. But the who is actively involved in Sikh studies, cannot understand what main point I wish to make is read McLeod yourself. is wrong with McLeod's works then why should he negate those Don't accept the judgment of others - such is the proper approach.” Sikhs who try to evaluate McLeod's works? Earlier, on June 8, Professor Barrier had cautioned the members of Barrier expects Sikhs to hold back their judgment on McLeod's that forum to wait until the release of McLeod's autobiography. works until his intellectual autobiography -- Discovering the Sikhs According to Barrier: was published. Does he not know that Sikhs have waited long Hew McLeod deals very specifically with these and other allegations enough for McLeod to answer the controversies his writings have in his forthcoming intellectual autobiography, Discovering the Sikhs. raised? His book Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion was published South Asia Books will have the non-India distribution to the book, an in 1968 (Oxford: Clarendon Press) and soon became a hot topic of orderly review of facts, misinformation, and the specific networks of discussion among Sikhs. Sikh scholars challenged McLeod's Sikhs, who published conference proceedings and individual papers, unsupported assumptions, interpretations, conjectures, inferences primarily in the 1980s and early 1990s. I will circulate information on and conclusions. Instead of answering his critics, McLeod kept on the volume when it appears in September. Those who want to follow producing more controversial works.
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When asked for clarifications McLeod insisted, “I am a skeptic Guru Nanak (2), Guru Ram Das (1), Gulam Sada Sewak (14), historian and my job is to ask questions and create doubts. It is for the Sharaf (1), Kabir (9), Namdev (6), Trilochan (2) and Beni (1), Sikhs to answer my questions and remove doubts.” form parts of the two extant Goindwal Pothis. Similarly, MS # However, when his work was subjected to detailed scrutiny by Sikh 1245 is a rich repository of extra-canonical writings (total 48) scholars, McLeod took it as a personal attack on him. Instead of that have been attributed to the Sikh Gurus. On examining the responding to the criticism of his work in a professional manner, Mina commentaries on the works of Guru Nanak, we observe through publications or at conferences and seminars, he started that their texts are full of extra-canonical verses and stanzas. … attacking his critics through decoys -- his students and supporters. Either the sc If Prof. Pritam Singh has no hesitation in admitting While McLeod remained silent, his supporters have been plying his earlier erroneous conclusions about Goindwal Pothis then their trade as scholars propagating McLeod's baseless assumptions3, why don't McLeod and Pashaura Singh follow his example. 4 and theories5 about Sikhism. Alternatively, why don't they challenge Pritam Singh to Research often generates controversies, more so in humanities than maintain the integrity of their work? in hard sciences. However, the controversies are generally resolved Pashaura Singh maintains that MS # 1245 is an earlier draft of in a professional and timely manner. When someone's work is Adi Granth.8 Neither Pashaura Singh nor McLeod nor Gurinder challenged, one either provides more evidence and solid reasoning Singh Mann have responded, as yet, to the above-mentioned in defense of their work or agree with the critics. At times the issue two articles or Dhillon's Early Sikh Scriptural Tradition: Myth remains unresolved, as both sides are unable to convince each other. and Reality. In his criticism of the works of Piar Singh, Pashaura Sometimes, during the course of research, one discovers the errors Singh, and Gurinder Singh Mann on MS # 1245, Dhillon says, in one's earlier published work and retracts it. This does not cast any “Similarly, after going through the studies of the above scholars aspersion on one's scholarship, rather it enhances their credibility on the Adi Granth, I also feel that they have not told the whole and integrity as a scholar. So why didn't McLeod respond to his story, honestly and truly. Much has been concealed than critics for more than three decades? One possible explanation is that revealed regarding the so-called earlier sources of Sikh canon.”9 his work is indefensible, that is he has no evidence or explanation to Perhaps that is why Pashaura Singh did not want the Sikhs to support his views. read his thesis and McLeod defends his actions without any Although McLeod, his students, and his supporters never miss the deference to academic ethics or integrity. opportunity to dismiss Sikh traditions, they don't have any qualms Though McLeod's writings and Pashaura Singh's thesis have in accepting and vigorously supporting even the most absurd and received more than enough attention and scrutiny, McLeod's ridiculous fables when it suits their purpose. For instance, the academic ethics and what he did to Pashaura Singh have gone “Borrowing Theory” -- Guru Arjan Dev's alleged borrowing of unnoticed. I think Pashaura Singh has been exploited and Goindwal Pothis from Baba Mohan for the compilation of Adi victimized by McLeod. Generally, a research Granth. Recently, Professor Pritam Singh6 admitted in the Abstracts supervisor/advisor is not only concerned with the success of the Of Sikh Studies that his earlier research on Ahiyapur Pothi research projects undertaken by his or her students but also (manuscript) also known as Goindwal Wali Pothi or Goindwal about their future as scholars. Research advisors instills in their Pothi was in error. students proper ethics, which are most essential for the integrity he pick of Western scholars, interested in Sikh Studies, including, I and credibility of a scholar. Good advisors fight their battles am told my old friend, the venerable Dr. W. H. McLeod, has rallied without involving their students. However, McLeod did the round Dr. Gurinder Singh Mann, the author of The Goindwal opposite. Instead of responding to his critics in an academic Pothis: The Earliest Extant Source of The Sikh Canaon (1996). manner, he criticized them through Pashaura Singh. “As I look back, it becomes clear that Professor Sahib Singh had Since then much of the energy of Sikh scholars has been devoted already thrown a spanner into the prevalent theory by persistently to proving the authenticity of the Karatrpuri birr [sic] or claiming that Guru Arjan Dev had compiled the Adi Granth on the recension. A great deal of this energy is directed these days at the basis of an inherited corpus containing the works of his writings of W. H. McLeod, who has been raising questions predecessors and others. … The Professor also dismissed, as pure about Adi Granth and making a plea for sustained campaign of concoction, the whole story in which Guru Arjan Dev was shown as textual analysis to establish a sure and certain text. Although composing and singing a eulogy in honor of Baba Mohan and McLeod combines sensitivity with meticulous care in his receiving, as reward, the Goindwal MSs, on loan. The “Mohan analysis of Sikh documents, his arguments on Sikh scriptures hymn” according to the Professor's interpretation is a paean adoring have been received with caution within the Sikh community. It the great Lord Himself. is a conspicuous feature of the modern Panth to perceive critical I may say, in all humility, that my study of the contents of the scholarship as an attack on the Sikh faith. That is perhaps why Ahiyapur Pothi confirms, though indirectly, Professor Sahib the organized response offered by a group of Sikh scholars (of Singh's thesis and negates some of the major, if not all the whom the most notable include retired civil servants of the conclusions, of Dr. Mann and Giani Gurdit Singh. Government of India and doctors of medicine, as well as In a nutshell, my finding is that the Adi Granth and the Ahiyapur academics) appear to be so defensive that one can easily sense a Pothi are two parallel recensions of Gurbani and Bhagat-Bani with feeling of insecurity in their approach. It appears to be a new the Adi Granth serving as the scripture of the Sikh mainstream and phenomenon linked with the post-1984 events.10 the Ahiyapur Pothi intended to be the official sacred book of the First, contrary to Pashaura Singh's assertion “McLeod faction set up by Mohan and his son.”6 combines sensitivity with meticulous care in his analysis of Sikh Moreover, M.S. Ahluwalia and B.S. Dhillon7 have also reported documents,” McLeod questioned the authenticity of Kartarpuri their findings on Guru Har Sahai Pothi, Goindwal Pothis and MS # Bir (Adi Granth, 1604 CE) and asserted that it is a copy of Banno 1245 in the same issue of Abstracts of Sikh Studies A close look at Bir (1642 CE) without even looking at Kartarpuri Bir or Bano the contents of Guru Har Sahai Pothi reveals that at least seven extra Bir, and without studying the related literature on the subject.11 canonical compositions attributed to Kabir (3), Namdev (2), Second, the defense of McLeod's scholarship by Pashaura Ravidas (1) and Madan Mohan Surdas (1) were present in it. A Singh in his thesis puts a question mark on his objectivity and sizeable number of non-canonical compositions – academic integrity. Perhaps, it was this paragraph more than the contents of the thesis, which drew the attention of so many critics (Planned Attack On Aad Sri Guru Grant Sahib: Academics or Blasphemy,
6 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 a compendium of 35 essays)! There is no need to comment further judgments dangerous. on the thesis as enough has been written about its false contents. Here, it is instructive to note that several of the more vocal critics However, it needs to be pointed out here that neither McLeod nor lead (or at least led) lives which do not exactly correspond with Pashaura Singh has responded as yet to this book. criticism which they are making of academic scholars working Perhaps, it was Pashaura Singh's idea to add the paragraph in in the area of Sikh studies. Commenting on the life styles of three defense of McLeod, as sometime students do unusual things to prominent critics, for instance, W. H. McLeod argues that “one please their supervisors, which they regret later on. But still it was critic had grown his beard only after the [anti-academic] McLeod's responsibility as his mentor to advise Pashaura Singh campaign was initiated and then reverted to shaving; another not to put this paragraph in his thesis and, to warn him against his allowed his children to cut hair; and a third had previously held involvement in the controversy between him (McLeod) and his views which made it very difficult to term him a fundamentalist. critics. Besides, instead of defending his thesis in an academic He further argues that religious fundamentalism is not a “deeply- manner -- through publications or presentations at conferences and held belief” among these critics, although this label has been seminars by inviting his critics, Pashaura Singh chose the easy way used frequently as a convenient tool to understand the recent out. He manipulated the Sikh clergy at Amritsar to rehabilitate his scholarly controversy. reputation. It is inconceivable that he didn't consult McLeod before The Acting-Jathedar, Manjit Singh, agreed to certain points of he decided to prostrate before the clergy as a facade -- public my explanation at the time of my first appearance before the display of his devoutness. His academic credibility/integrity was “Cherished Five” (panj singh sahiban) alone in a special room. further damaged, as the clergy at Amritsar is not competent or In our closed-door meeting, for instance, he remarked “It is not a qualified to pass judgment on academic research. By his own matter of words or letters, rather the bani is divinely inspired” actions he besmirched his research and his academic (akhran di gal nahin, bani tan dhur ki hai). He accepted that the integrity/credibility, but he blames people who challenge his work. change in language did not create any problem with respect to Further it is astonishing that he has not stopped talking about his ill the status of the revealed nature of the bani. It is, however, an treatment by Sikh scholars and the clergy, and probably, he has not entirely different matter that he totally changed his stance later realized as yet what McLeod did to him, as he still defends on and aligned himself with the Chandigarh-group of scholars McLeod. Here are some statements from his article published in (who had raised the storm over my doctoral thesis) in the so- Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 1998. called “open debate” at the Akal Takhat Office. My unpublished thesis, filed at the University of Toronto library, However, I would not like to appear too self-referential in this was copied without my knowledge or authorization and circulated article. The detailed account of my story will appear in another throughout the world. This led to a series of denunciations in letters work in which I will provide a lengy treatment of the complex 13 and reviews in Sikh community newspapers, which accused me of situation that led me to be called to the Akal Takhat. committing blasphemy. Pashaura Singh's complaint, “My unpublished thesis, filed at In the recent past Sikh Scholars have been summoned to the Akal the University of Toronto library, was copied without my Takhat in Amritsar –- the seat of religious and temporal authority knowledge or authorization and circulated throughout the among the Sikhs –- to defend, explain and amend their world” is absurd. This is a false and misleading statement. Did interpretation of the text. This has created a climate of anxiety for not he get his PhD by submitting this thesis to the University of scholars of Sikh tradition as their work is being reviewed by the Toronto? Did not the university accept the thesis as a highest religious authority for the Sikhs in a politically charged requirement for the award of a PhD degree? So how could the atmosphere. There have been charges of blasphemy in public thesis be characterized as unpublished when the university had gatherings against some scholars, notably Piar Singh, Amarjit accepted it? Once the university accepted the thesis, it was in the Singh Grewal and Pashaura Singh. In fact, these scholars have been public domain. Moreover, did not the Sikh community pay for compelled to endure a determined and venomous campaign. It has his research and the salary of his supervisor, Reverend McLeod? been argued by a group of traditional Sikh scholars that they have What crime did the Sikhs commit in reading this thesis? challenged the revealed character of the Sikh scripture and Besides, if Pashaura Singh thinks that Sikhs should not have threatened its canonical status. How can we understand this read his thesis then for whom did he do the textual analysis of phenomenon of charged religious reaction to academic Adi Granth? scholarship? What is the future of Sikh Studies in view of the Further, when did it become academic requirement to attack the current situation? personal behavior of critics and their family members? Did W. H. McLeod, the leading Western scholar of Sikhism explains Daljeet Singh, whom McLeod and Piar Singh have painted as a this development as a reassertion of tradition over critical villain, attack their personal behavior or that of their children? understanding of Sikh history. In this context, W. H. McLeod aptly I urge the sponsors of the “Chair of Sikh and Punjab Studies” at notes: It is not the sacred scripture as a Book which served to the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, to take a look at the differentiate 'liberal' and 'conservative' Sikhs, but rather the return on their investment, manifested by the writings of meaning of the scripture. Pashaura Singh. I would also urge scholars of Sikh Studies to The question of what is the “correct meaning” of the scripture and evaluate the scholarly worth of this article. who is entitled to know it raises the further problem of religious After studying several of McLeod's works carefully I get the authority among Sikhs. There are indeed certain members of the impression that McLeod came to or was brought to Batala Panth who subscribe to ardent beliefs with regard to scriptures and (Punjab) with a preconceived agenda. He came to tell the Sikhs the Sikh tradition in a literalist way. … They try to manipulate the “forget what your scriptures say, forget what your traditions say, institution of the Akal Takhat and Shiromani Gurdwara forget what historians and theologians say and forget what Parbandhak Committee (the supreme power within the Panth), and others like Macaullife and Cunningham say -- I will tell you they have been able to exercise considerable control over the Sikh what does Sikhism and Sikh mean.” For instance, commenting press. The majority of other Sikh scholars who understand the aims on the language of AGGS he says, “Macauliffe must bear most of academic scholarship have retreated into the closet. Their of the responsibility for the misleading impression that the silence has indeed contributed to the present climate of intolerance language of the Adi Granth is unusually difficult.13 and suppression of inquiry that has made honest scholarly Firstly, McLeod has used the incorrect name for the current Sikh scripture throughout his major work: Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion for which he was declared "as being among the
7 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 foremost scholars of Sikh studies in the world". He calls it Adi Commenting on McLeod's interpretation of this verse, Pashaura Granth, which is the name of the first Sikh scripture compiled by Singh points out: “Here there is no mention of the role of the past Guru Arjan in 1604 C.E. The scripture in the final form as we have it actions (karmi) in the interpretation of this line from Japji. today is referred to as Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji commonly called Rather, the emphasis is placed on the dual function of divine Guru Granth Sahib or Aad Guru Granth Sahib, or even simply Guru grace which paves the way for the loving devotion in the first 14 Granth. place and then for the knowledge of the door to liberation.” Second, people who have studied AGGS seriously would agree However, Prof. Cole has interpreted this verse the same way as with Macauliffe not with McLeod, about the complexity of the McLeod: language of AGGS. In McLeod's works there are few references to Good actions may result in a human form, but liberation comes the hymns of Aad Guru Granth Sahib (AGGS) except Guru Nanak only from God's grace. 23 and the Sikh Religion wherein he has misinterpreted many verses in But in the same article Cole agrees with Maculiffe's 15 order to distort Guru Nanak's teachings. For instance he has interpretation of kapra when he interprets kapra in the fourth interpreted “karmi aavai kapra nadri mokh duar" as “Karma verse of the following stanza correctly as robe: determines the nature of our birth (lit. cloth), but it is through grace “I was an out of work minstrel, God gave me employment. God that the door of salvation is found.”16 gave me the order, 'Sing my praise day and night'. God He has made three mistakes in the interpretation of this verse. First, summoned the minstrel to His court, And bestowed on me the he has taken a single verse from a stanza of seven verses, which are robe of honoring Him and singing His praises. interconnected. Second, karmi is not derived from karam (Punjabi) AGGS, M 1, p. 150. or karma (Sanskrit) meaning action; it is derived from karam In several other places in the AGGS, kapr has been used for (Persian) meaning kindness/benevolence. Third, though kapra has clothes. Thus using the correct meaning of karmi and kapra , I been used as a metaphor for human body in AGGS, in this verse it interpret the verse “karmi aavai kpra nadri mokh duar" as: means cloth or clothing, a metaphor for “God's love.” Moreover, The devotee is honored with a robe of “singing God's true there are numerous verses in AGGS as in the stanza under praise” resulting in union with God (Truth). In other words the discussion in the form of questions and answers. Lack of attention devotee is transformed into a moral person – practitioner of and understanding could result in misinterpretation of such verses. “Truth”. The examination of the stanza reveals that the first two verses Thus the above discussed interpretation of the verse clearly describe the greatness of God. God's bounty is unlimited and supports Macauliffe's views regarding the complexity of the whatever we possess is God's gift. The third and fourth verses are language of AGGS. questions: then what should we do or offer to God to win God's It should be noted here that McLeod's “Sikhs and Sikhism” is love? The fifth and sixth verses are answers to the third and fourth dedicated to Jerry Barrier: teacher, scholar, bookseller and verses: if we meditate on God constantly then God will love us friend. In a reciprocal gesture, Barrier who wrote the foreword to resulting in our union with God. The fifth verse is about the actions Discovering the Sikhs: Autobiography of a Historian writes: of the devotee to win God's love and word karmi is not in it, instead, “The themes that were to appear again and again in Sikh reviews it is in the sixth verse wherein it means kindness/benevolence. In the of Hew's work—missionary bias, cultural insensitivity, political entire stanza there is no mention of past or future life. Guru Nanak motives, and the like—became commonplace as academics and rejected all the essentials of Hinduism including karma, politicians characterized his research as a threat to the reincarnation and the Hindu concept of salvation (moksha), and the community and Sikh understanding of tradition and practice.”24 moral authorities of Hindu scripture.3, 4, 17, 18, 19 To impress this point further to the readers Barrier goes on to It is remarkable that contrary to McLeod, almost a century ago, say: when Aad Guru Granth Sahib was interpreted most commonly Sikh scholars themselves experienced even more serious attacks through Brahmanical lens of Vedanta, Macauliffe interpreted this that threatened their teaching positions and sometimes verse quite accurately.20 lives—good men and good scholars such as Fauja Singh and J.S. True is the Lord, true is His name; it is uttered with endless love. Grewal, among others, and in a later generation Piar Singh and People pray and beg, 'Give us, give us'; the Giver giveth His gifts; those associated with Hew, such as Harjot Oberoi and Pashaura Then what can we offer Him whereby His court may be seen? What Singh. But Hew remained the designated lightning rod for words shall we utter with our lips, on hearing which He may love attack.25 us? At the ambrosial hour of morning meditate on true Name and Prof. Barrier seems to leave the impression that Sikhs treated God's greatness. The Kind One will give us a robe of honour, and by Fauja Singh, Grewal, and Piar Singh the way Christian Church His favour we shall reach the gate of salvation. Nanak, we shall thus treated Bruno and Galileo, the famous astronomers. To set the know that God is altogether true record straight, let me say that Fauja Singh retired as Head of the AGGS, Jap 4, P. 2. history department from Punjabi University Patiala; Grewal Professor Sahib Singh has also interpreted this verse the same way retired as Vice-Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University; and as Macauliffe: Piar Singh retired as Head of Sikh studies at Guru Nanak Dev "(This way), by the kindness of God a scarf of “God's praise” is University. Moreover, it appears that Barrier does not understand obtained, liberation from the (wall of falsehood) is received by the very nature of scholarship which demands that a critical God's kindness, and the door to realization of God is opened."21 appraisal of someone's research work should by no means be Both, Macauliffe and Sahib Singh have interpreted kapra as cloth. equated with personal attacks or persecution or life threats. However, due to cultural differences one calls it a robe of honor and Research work often generates controversies. Scholars generally the other calls it a scarf of love. do not regard criticism of their work as personal attack or Both robe and scarf are metaphor for God's love. persecution; rather, they regard it as an honor when someone pays Further, Pashaura Singh has cited the interpretation of this verse by attention to their work! It was the fraudulent research of Harjot Giani Badan Singh as follows: Oberoi and Pashaura Singh on Sikhism that was criticized, not “Through the Lord's gracious glance one achieves the robe of honor their personal character. Moreover, Barrier is “fully aware” of the in the form of loving devotion (bhakti), by means of which one fact that both of them started their academic career as holders reaches the door to liberation in the form of knowledge.”22
8 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 of “Sikh chair” established in North America by Sikhs at the And The Integrated Logic And Unity of Sikhism. Patiala: University of British Columbia and the University of Michigan, Punjabi respectively. Could Prof. Barrier throw light on the process of how Oberoi and Pashaura Singh got selected for these jobs? University, 2nd edition, 1995, pp. 37, 47. Continuing with his campaign of misinformation against the Sikhs, 12. Pashaura Singh. “Recent trends and prospects in Sikh Barrier says: studies.” Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses, 1998, 27 (4), pp. 407-425. Just as American politics, metaphor, and public discourse were 13. W. H. McLeod. The Sikh Scriptures in Sikhs and Sikhism. altered by attacks on September 11, 2001, so the growing militancy New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1999, P. 69. and turmoil that culminated in the attack on Golden Temple and the 14. Guru Arjan Dev prepared the first Sikh Scripture (1604 CE) Delhi riots in 1984 reshaped the relationship between religion and by incorporating the compositions of his predecessors, his own politics among Sikhs. Academic research and authors quickly and that of Bhagats and Sufis. This codex is called Adi Granth. It became enmeshed in the ensuing debate over controversial is also known as Pothi (sacred text) and Kartarpuri Bir (sacred elements in Sikh public life. No individual, Sikh or Westerner has text of Kartarpur) as it in the possession of a Sodhi family of been more pivotal in the resulting wars over scholarship and Kartarpur. Since the Adi Granth was a bound manuscript, it Sikhism than Professor W.H. ('Hew') McLeod. 26 acquired the name Adi Bir because Jilad (binding of a book) means Bir. Later on Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru added his I find it very difficult to understand why Barrier, who is actively composition to a copy of Adi Granth and the resulting sacred text involved in Sikh studies, characterizes the murder of thousands of was (is) called Damdami Bir according to Sikh tradition. The innocent Sikhs by the Indian army attack on Darbar Sahib (Golden current Sikh Scripture is a copy of Dadami Bir. The Shiromani Temple) and government-sponsored murder of thousands of Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which manages the innocent Sikhs all over India after the assassination of Indira historical Gurdwaras in Punjab, Haryana and Himacchal Pardesh Gandhi, as “riots.”27 Perhaps, Politics of Genocide28 and Reduced to and Sikh-religious affaires, is also responsible for the printing Ashes: The Insurgency and Human Rights in Punjab29 and various and distribution of the current Sikh Scripture. SGPC has named it reports by Amnesty International, Asia Watch and Indian human “Adi Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. In literature it is referred as Guru rights organizations escaped his notice! Granth Sahib or Sri Guru Granth Sahib or Guru Granth or Adi Granth or AaD Guru Granth Sahib, Granth or Sikh Scripture or Conclusion even Sikh Bible. However, quite often people not only call it Adi Granth but also pronounce it as Adee Granth, erroneously. From Prof. Cole and Prof. Barrier's advice is unprofessional and the time of Gurus, the Punjabi language has undergone misdirected. Had Reverend McLeod dealt with the controversies evolutionary change in pronunciation. For example the vowel, raised by his writings in a professional and timely manner, through sihari (i) of Adi in modern pronunciation is de-emphasized and publications or conference presentations, there might not have Adi is pronounced as Aad. In my writings I use the name, Aad been any controversy today and he would have earned the respect Guru Granth Sahib, as Aad which means eternal or first in reserved for a scholar. Instead, he chose to attack his critics preference is very important to distinguish it from other Granths through surrogates (his students and friends). Both Prof. Cole and or Guru Granths. Recently, some malicious people have started Prof. Barrier have ignored this very point, which is the root cause calling Dasam Granth as Guru Granth. I have dropped Sri (Mr.) of the McLeodian controversy. and Ji (yes, Sir) as the use of Sri before Guru and Ji after Sahib is References redundant. 15. W. H. McLeod. Guru Nanak and the Sikh Religion. New 1. D. S. Chahal. “Integrated And Comprehensive Philosophy Of Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1968. Sikhism.” Understnding Sikhism Res. J. 2003, 5 (2), pp. 3-6. 16. Ibid., p. 205. 2. D. S. Chahal. “Integrated And Comprehensive Philosophy 17. J. S. Grewal. The Sikhs Of The Punjab. New Delhi: OfSikhism.” Sikh Virsa, 2003, 8, pp. 56-58. Cambridge University Press, 1994 p. 31. 3. Baldev Singh. “Misinterpretation of Gurbani by W. H. McLeod, 18. Jagjit Singh. The Sikh Revolution: A Perspective View. New Part I.” Abstracts Of Sikh Studies, 2003, 5 (2), pp. 72-80. Delhi: Bahri Publications, 4th reprint, 1998, p. 105. 4. Baldev Singh. “Misinterpretation of Gurbani by W. H. McLeod, 19. Sangat Singh. The Sikhs In History. New Delhi: Uncommon Part II.” Abstracts Of Sikh Studies, 2003, 5 (3), pp. 66-78 Books 4th ed., 2001, pp. 21-22. 5. Jagjit Singh. Misinterpretations: Jats and Sikh Militarization in 20. M. A. Macauliffe. The Sikh Religion Vols. I & II. New Dehli: The Sikh Revolution: A Perspective View. New Delhi: Bahri Low Price Publications, reprint, 1993, Vol. I, p. 197. Publications, 4th reprint, 1998, pp. 260-281. 21. Sahib Singh. 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Tronto: University of Toronto, 1991, pp. 20-21. 27. Sangat Singh. The Sikhs In History. New Delhi: Uncommon 11. Daljeet Singh. Essays on The Authenticity of Kartarpuri Bir Books, 4th edition, 2001, pp. 361-526. 28. Inderjit Singh Jaijee. Politics of Genocide. Delhi: Ajanta Publications, 1999, pp. 102-04.
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29. R.N. Kumar, A. Singh, A. Agarwal and J. Kaur. Reduced to Ashes: The Insurgency and Human Rights in Punjab. Lalitpur, Nepal: South Asia Forum for Human Rights, 2003. ***** What Is Self-Determination And How Is It A 'Human Right'? Dr Baldev Singh
The legal basis, substance and application of self-determination will “All Members pledge themselves to take joint and separate action be analysed in this section. In order to consider the right of self- in cooperation with the Organization for the achievement of the determination and its application in more detail, this paper will purposes set forth in Article 55”. illustrate matters by considering the case of the Sikhs in what is today The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966. Indian controlled East Punjab. This was adopted and opened for signature, ratification and For the Sikhs, it is crucial that the issue of self-determination is now accession by UN General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 properly considered in relation to their situation for, whilst it is December 1966. The Covenant entered in to force on 23 March obvious to any serious observer that it is linked inextricably with the 1976. gross violations of (individual) Sikh human rights by the It provides that the States Parties to the Covenant, Considering, in accordance with the principles proclaimed in the Indian state, they are disturbed by what has been a worrying Charter of the United Nations, tendency amongst the outside world to avoid the underlying causes Considering the obligation of States under the Charter of the of the conflict. It is no coincidence for them that no resolution to the United Nations to promote universal respect for, and observance conflict has emerged. of, human rights and freedoms, Self-Determination As A Concept Agree upon the following articles: The concept of self-determination is conveyed by the following All peoples have the right of self-determination. By virtue of that words of a judge of the International Court of Justice which he used right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue in a leading case involving self-determination: their economic, social and cultural development. “It is for the people to determine the destiny of the territory All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural and not the territory the destiny of the people.” wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising Judge Dillard, International Court of Justice out of international economic co-operation, based upon the Western Sahara case I.C.J. Rep. 1975,12,121 principle of mutual benefit, and international law. In no case may a Furthermore, self-determination is a process, not an outcome. The people be deprived of its own means of subsistence. international community's application of self-determination to the The States Parties to the present Covenant, including those having Sikhs does not require an endorsement of any particular outcome – it responsibility for the administration of Non-Self-Governing and is the process itself that will produce an outcome. Trust Territories, shall promote the realization of the right of self- Sikh scripture: Within Sikh scriptures self-determination is an determination, and shall respect that right, in conformity with the inherent article of the Sikh faith, enshrined in the instruction: provisions of the Charter of the United Nations. Now, the Merciful Lord has issued His Command. Let no one chase The right has been declared in other international treaties and after and attack anyone else. instruments and has now for a long time been generally accepted as Let all abide in peace, under this Benevolent Rule [13] a norm of current international law. The 1970 Declaration on Page 74 Siri Guru Granth Sahib Principles of International Law (adopted by the UN General Self-Determination As A Human Right In International Assembly), which stated the internationally agreed basic Humanitarian Law principles of international law, clarified the contents of this right The UN Charter. The UN Charter was signed on 26th June 1945 and when it stated: put the self-determination of peoples at the heart of its purposes. “that subjectin of people to alien subjugation, domination and Article 1 - UN Charter - The Purposes of the United Nations are: exploitation constitutes a violation of the principles [of equal rights “To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for and self-determination of peoples], as well as a denial of the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to fundamental human rights, and is contrary to the Charter of the take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace”. United Nations.” Article 55 The UN Human Rights Committee (the UN body established to “With a view to the creation of conditions of stability and well-being monitor the implementation of the 1966 International Covenants) which are necessary for peaceful and friendly relations among has stressed that the right of self-determination is absolutely nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self- fundamental to the protection of individual rights because: determination of peoples, the United Nations shall promote: “the right of self-determination is of particular importance because higher standards of living, full employment, and conditions of its realization is an essential condition for the effective guarantee economic and observance of individual human rights for the promotion and and social progress and development; strengthening of those rights. It is for that reason that States set solutions of international economic, social, health, and related forth the right of self-determination in a provision of positive law problems; in both Covenants [the ICCPR and the ICESCR] and placed this and international cultural and educational co-operation; and provision as article 1 apart from and before all of the other rights in universal respect for, and observance of, human rights and the two Covenants.” fundamental The right of self-determination is therefore considered, at the very freedoms for all without distinction as to race, sex, language, or highest levels of international law and affairs, as an essential religion.” condition in the protection of individual rights. The rationale for Article 56 this is clear; if peoples (as a collective) are being subjected to
10 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 oppression they are not in a position to have any of their individual the outgoing British and the Hindu Congress and the Muslim rights protected. League of India in the middle of the 20th century,” It is useful to note the following in the context of how Sikhs not Who Has The Right Of Self-Determination? only see themselves as a nation but how they are also seen as such by independent observers: Who are the `peoples' to whom the right applies? Experts in The British House of Lords in 1983 (Mandla v Dowell Lee) international law have generally agreed (in 1989 UNESCO recognised, in the context of establishing whether the Sikhs were developed a definition specifically for the purpose of identifying the an ethnic group for the purposes of the UK Race Relations Act, holders of the right to self-determination) that the following factors that the Sikhs as separate ethnic group, religion and a Nation after apply in defining a “people” or a “nation”:- making an assessment of their history, language, culture and common historical tradition; sense of nationhood. racial or ethnic identity; The Jathedar of the Akal Takht (Joginder Singh Vedanti), in a cultural homogeneity; conference held at the British House of Commons in November linguistic unity; 2002, gave an unequivocal affirmation of Sikh nationhood . The religious or ideological affinity; Jathedar of the Akal Takht has a significant role in Sikhism and territorial connection; his role is to protect the sovereignty of the Akal Takht (the home self-identification: the element of self-identification by a group as a of temporal authority in Sikhism). The Sikh Times - November “people” (a subjective process) was recognised as a “fundamental 2002 reported the statement as follows: criterion” of the definition of “peoples” in the ILO Convention "AKAL TAKHT JATHEDAR IN UK PARLIAMENT: concerning Indigenous and Tribal People in Independent Countries REAFFIRMS SIKH NATIONHOOD” 1989 and is the main reason that no permanent and universal Historic Declaration made at Westminster Conference. objective definition of “peoples” can be discerned. Indeed, the drafters of Article 1 of the two International Human Rights “In a pivotal moment for the treatment of Sikhs in international Covenants substituted “peoples” (a plural word) for “nations” affairs Singh Sahib Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar Sri Akal because “peoples” was considered to be the more comprehensive Takht Sahib, told a packed Conference hosted by MPs of the UK term : ``the word `peoples' was understood to mean peoples in all parliament that Sikhs are a distinct Nation. He went on to state countries and territories, whether independent, trust or non-self- that it is time the world recognised this and accorded the Sikhs governing. It was thought that the term 'peoples' should be their rightful status and full national rights. According to the understood in its most general sense and that no definition was Jathedar, this was the only way that the Sikh Nation could take up necessary. its rightful place in the community of nations." Sikhism, the youngest and fifth largest of the major world faiths was Whilst the Sikhs are clear about their nationhood, they find that it born in Punjab in 1469. The Sikhs, with a unique spiritual and is denied by the Indian State and the Indian political class which temporal philosophy (the Miri Piri principle), together with a are not prepared to allow the Sikhs anything akin to national distinct linguistic and cultural tradition, developed in to an rights. The Indian constitution even denies Sikhism separate indigenous, freedom loving sovereign nation that first secured recognition as a religion for legal purposes – an affront that is political power in the form of an independent state in 1710, after widely seen as a deliberate act of suppression of the Sikhs. suffering centuries of foreign invasions and alien domination. The Article 25 Indian Constitution reads as follows: larger sovereign Sikh state established in 1799 was recognised by all “Article 25 Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice the world powers as a subject of international law and was party to and propagation of religion Subject to public order, morality and several Treaties with the British. That the Sikhs satisfy the definition health and to the other provisions of this Part, all persons are of a people or a nation is beyond doubt and no sensible commentator equally entitled to freedom of conscience and the right freely to has ever attempted to suggest otherwise. As well as being recognised profess, practice and propagate religion. as a people or a nation by others the Sikhs, crucially in the context of Nothing in this article shall affect the operation of any existing the criterion of self identification, see themselves as such. This self- law or prevent the State from making any law – identification as a nation is fundamental to the current analysis. (a) regulating or restricting any economic, financial, political or A powerful expression of this self-identification is also apparent other secular activity which may be associated with religious from the preamble of the historic 'Anandpur Sahib Resolution' of practice; 1973 which became the basis of Sikh demands for autonomy in India (b) providing for social welfare and reform or the throwing open until the escalation of Sikh demands following India's military of Hindu religious institutions of a public character to all classes assault on the Golden Temple in Amritsar in June 1984. The and sections of Hindus. Explanation I: The wearing and carrying Resolution was passed on 17 October 1973 by the Working of kirpans shall be deemed to be included in the profession of the Committee of the Shiromani Akali Dal (which was then recognized Sikh religion. Explanation II: In sub-Clause (b) of clause (2), the as the political voice of the Sikhs). reference to Hindus shall be construed as including a reference to Anandpur Sahib Resolution “Whereas the Sikhs of India are a persons professing the Sikh, Jaina or Buddhist religion, and the historically recognised political nation ever since the inauguration reference to Hindu religious institutions shall be construed of the Order of the Khalsa in the concluding year of the 17th century, accordingly” and Whereas, this status of the Sikh nation has been internationally There is also a refusal to recognize Sikh nationhood in the Indian recognised and accepted by major powers of Europe and Asia, media. It is enlightening to see how the Akal Takht Jathedar's France, to wit, England, Italy, Russia, China, Tibet, Persia, comments in the UK House of Commons (see above) were Afghanistan, Nepal and the Company Bahadur, Fort William, reported in the Tribune – the report refers to “identity” and makes Calcutta, till the middle of the 19th century, and again by no mention of “nationhood”:
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Objective View of the Times Square Fizzler Usman Khalid*
By all accounts Faisal Shehzad – the Time Square Fizzler – was a The takfiri have existed in various forms under different names loser looking for a lost cause. He found one in Pakistani Taliban – a throughout Muslim history. The Khawarji who assassinated Ali creation of Indian RAW and Israeli Mossad. What is the cause the (RA) ibn i Abi Talib – the Fourth Caliph – accused him for not Pakistani Taliban? They say that Pakistan is ruled by collaborators being faithful to sharia. The Pakistani Taliban who held sway of the USA who are worse than Kafir (infidels). over Swat and Waziristan murdered any one who sent his They say they are fighting a war against Pakistan – its government, daughter to school, had his beard shaved or watched TV. The its employees particularly the Armed Forces and the Police, and sharia of the Pakistani Taliban is takfiri in its architecture; it those who acquiesce or support them – to establish a 'true' Islamic permits the 'pious' to declare a Muslim a kafir, which would then State where Sharia is the law, Khilafa the system, and Jihad the justify him being robbed, his property confiscated, his wife or objective. Since Sharia, Khilafa and Jihad are well established daughter raped (usually after a forced marriage), or killed – all in institutions of Islam, Muslims react favourably to upholders of the name of enforcement of sharia. No occupation force of any Sharia, Khilafa and Jihad. It is only on closer examination that it faith from any country could be so cruel or ruthless. Such deviants becomes apparent that they subvert all three; they are actually were ruthlessly crushed by Muslim rulers when they raised their harbingers of 'collective suicide' . That is why most researchers who flag of rebellion often at the behest of Jews. have spent much of their life studying and exposing the methods of Dr Makow believes that the Illuminati infiltrated the Islamist Illuminati and the Zionist Movement of Jews and Christians, believe movement in Egypt and provided it with funds and guided its that the modern day 'Islamists' work for advancing the agenda of the targeting and actions. The infiltration has been so successful and Zionists. the 'protection racket' so remunerative that the Illuminati are What is the agenda of the Zionism? Their declared agenda is to set laughing all the way to the bank as slaughter of Muslims up a Jewish State of Israel in Palestine. According to the Protocols of continues unhindered while the rulers of Muslim countries obey the Elders of Zion the agenda is to expand Israel from the Nile their Western masters and pay them protection money in the guise (Egypt) to the Euphrates (Iraq). Even though almost every Jew says of 'investment' in shares and bonds. Some of the protection that the 'Protocols' are forgery but major world events have followed money is recycled as loans and grants to those who permit or its predictions and advanced the agenda outlined in the 'Protocols' facilitate slaughter of Muslims. with the result that they gain credibility and command attention. The But there was another movement in Egypt – the Nationalist Protocols are allegedly a blueprint of the New World Order (NWO). Movement - that resulted from political domination of the Arab A benign view is that it represents the goals of a small cabal of World by France and Britain in the wake of Ottoman defeat in the Masonic Jews, central bankers who direct organized Jewry First World War and the Arab territories being parcelled out to (together called Illuminati), but not Jews in general. According to Dr them as mandate territories by the League of Nations. Under the Henry Makow, terms such as "tolerance" and "diversity" are the leadership of President Nasser, the Nationalist Movement tools of social engineering by this powerful cabal. became popular and powerful. It was the principal challenge to He says that the NWO, in practice, is a "protection racket". It is a European domination of Arab lands when the Ikhwan al scam where an aggressor instigates an attack, blames a bogeyman, Muslimeen came out to oppose Nasser's 'secularism' rather than and then offers to protect the victim from this bogeyman in return for support his endeavours to liberate Arab lands. The Nationalists money and power. forces of Egypt under Nasser were defeated by Israel in 1956 and He says that the "War on Terror" is a protection racket. The aggressor 1967 Arab Israeli Wars. The Ikhwan, who had been severely is the world financial elite known as the "Crown" based in the City of persecuted by Nasser, celebrated Egyptian defeat as their victory. London. Their instrument is the Zionist project, specifically, the The Islamist opposition to nationalists did not bring them credit Israeli government, the Mossad and their Neo Con/Zionist allies in or power; on the contrary it helped the perpetuation of secularists the US. The victim is the people of the United States and the West in like Hosni Mubarak in power. Dr Henry Makow says that the general. The goal is the overthrow of Western Civilization, and the Illuminati help the Ikhwan financially. Their reason: the fear of establishment of a global order of police states they call the New the Ikhwan coming to power keep the alternative to them tied to World Order. the West. The present day Islamic Movement has its origin in Egypt. The That is how the 'protection racket' operates. Illuminati fund the decadence of the Egyptian society was real and the emergence of the Islamists because it is the fear of Islamists which compels Islamic Movement natural. There were several strands in this unpopular Muslim rulers to seek protection from the West. They movement. The most extreme strand was Al-Takfir val Hijra. The can earn 'protection money' on two counts: 1) for delivering the followers of this strand are called 'takfiri'. obedience of Muslim rulers; 2) for creating a perpetual civil The takfiri believe that the pious should exit a decadent society or a insurrection in each and every Muslim country between phoney country ruled by decadent rulers, migrate and set up a base Islamist and phonier Secularists. I call them phoney because elsewhere from where they should mount attacks on the decadent owing to the absence of established church in Islam the people and the decadent state. Since they attack only Muslims and dichotomy between the state and church – the foundation of do not spare their mosques, even rape Muslim women, and justify it secularism – is totally unreal and contrived. all as punishment for the indifference of the society to their No one is saying that Faisal Shehzad was acting on behalf of any decadence. They see themselves as instruments of Divine Wrath. government or an intelligence agency. Yet the anti-Pakistan noise from the Zionist controlled US press is deafening. It can be assumed that Faisal was unhappy with the slaughter of his Pashtun brethren by US Drones; Muslims all over the world particularly in Pakistan and Afghanistan are justifiably angry
12 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 over drone attacks with their own Governments as well as of the 'consequences' if there was another episode linking Pakistan USA. It is quite believable that he had a link with Tehrik i Taliban with a terrorist attack. That Ms Clinton used the language of Pakistan (TTP). But who are the TTP working for? They are the Neo-cons of the Bush era is disturbing but it does not yet indicate creation of RAW and Mossad who get funds and protection from US a change in the policy of reconciliation with the Muslim World occupied Afghanistan; they can be employed by anyone with secure pursued by the Obama Administration. access to Afghanistan. In American parlance the likes of Faisal Pakistan must stay the present course and get back on the right Shehzad are called patsies. The American investigators would surely side of its own people. The Pakistan Army won victory in Swat find out who was he acting for, but would they tell us? I fear that the and Waziristan against the TTP because the people understood real employers of this patsy have far-reaching and sinister aims. they had to put up with becoming refugees inside their own President Obama has a lot on his table. His party – Democratic Party - country in order to eradicate the TTP menace. But America does must retain its majority in the Congress this November if he has to not appear to understand that they must stop drone attacks if they deliver on all that is expected of him. He is being coaxed into have to get the people of Pakistan to support their government believing that he must deliver a victory in order to make a good and their armed forces. Victory in Afpak theatre requires showing in coming elections. The areas of potential victory being winning the arguments more than winning the war. Pakistan shown to him are Iran and Pakistan. Realising the predicament of the alone can win the argument: the takfiri are like the Khawarji of US, Pakistan Army expressed willingness to secure US victory in yesteryears; they work for the enemies of Islam engaging in Afghan-Pakistan border against their common takfiri enemy. RAW slaughter of Muslims. The Afghan Taliban have to decide if their of India and Israeli Mossad, the godfathers of the takfiri, are very ambition is perpetual Jihad for 'triumph of Islam' or to rebuild the unhappy. If the USA withdrew from Afghanistan in good order, the Afghan state and society. If it is the former, they are no different prospects of a never ending war between the US and the World of to the TTP; they will be marshalled by RAW and Mossad and end Islam would disappear. up working for the objectives of the Illuminati – a New World The flow of protection money to the Illuminati might stop for the first Order of police states – kept in shackles by fright – fright of time since the end of Second World War. World Zionism and its 'militant Islam'. For the Illuminati to succeed, the war in Afpak supporters have to make Obama a 'one term President'. They have to must continue even after the Americans leave. ensure a Republican victory in 2012 Presidential elections. They The people in Pakistan do understand that the internal peace and have to secure a debacle for the US in Afghanistan. Since the Afghan harmony is menaced by the TTP and it has political allies - JUI Taliban prefer to 'wait and see' and are eager to negotiate; their only and JI. The argument is not yet being articulated why the TTP hope is the TTP; it must continue its slaughter in Pakistan. There is and its supporters are wrong – even evil. But there is another evidence that the TTP is now being encouraged by its RAW/Mossad problem, which is even more serious. It is not just the Taliban handlers to attack American targets on both sides of the Afpak border. who are above the law; the leaders and political workers of the Objective: to thwart the possibility of orderly US withdrawal from ruling party, notably the MQM, are also above the law. Afghanistan. The MQM has always been a coalition partner in every It is vitally important that Pakistan – particularly its press - stays Government because it gets immunity from prosecution for the calm. The conviction of Ajmal Kasab for Mumbai attack of 26/11 and hundreds of murders of policemen in the past. It has resumed its action of Times Square Fizzler – Faisal Shehzad – do not indict murder spree as coalition partners of the PPP in Sindh. It has Pakistan or its people. There is indeed anxiety in Pakistan at the US murdered around fifty workers of MQM (Haqiqi) and religious not supporting the just cause of Kashmiri liberation, and the parties in the last few months alone in broad daylight with installation of an anti-Pakistan Government in Kabul, but the impunity. Now it wants the police to be put under city problems are a hold over from the past and no one blames President government to give permanence to that impunity. The argument Obama for that. However, the slant given to the news in the American advanced by Islamists is: why are the Islamist 'fanatics' killed by press and the anti-Pakistan propaganda by Indo-Israeli lobbies does the police while 'ethnic fanatics' are in the halls of power being raise concerns that the Obama Administration may blunder into protected by the very same police? invasion of Iran or intensification of war in Afpak theatre of war. The They have a point. The political class of Pakistan consists almost ostensible objective may be to secure electoral victory this year but entirely of 'outlaws'. the Neo-con Zionists hope it would ensure humiliation in How can there be 'rule of law' in Pakistan? Afghanistan Obama defeat in 2012. Let us not get worked up over Faisal Shehzad; he is a mere patsy. The USA id divided and polarised over Obama Presidency. The We have to stay focussed on 'rule of law' – in Karachi as well as division is not along party lines; even the Democratic Party has Islamabad. Trojan horses of the enemy in its ranks, which was evident from the statements in the press. While General Petraeus of CENTCOM said *The writer is the Secretary General of Rifah Party of Pakistan, that Faisal Shehzad had no links with any terrorist organisation, the member of the Editorial advisors of the IJSA, and President, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton warned Pakistan of London Institute of South Asia. *****
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EMMINANT DISINTEGRATION OF THE ALLEGED INDIAN DEMOCRACY IS ON ITS WAY
Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon
It has been reported in an Indian newspaper that the leader of the With the same token, all Bihari immigrants and Dalai Lama's 'Brahmins-Hindus' militant party, Shiv Sena, Raj Thakre, son of Bal followers must go back to their native places. Haryana, Himachal Takhre, has demanded the 'Independence of Maharashtra' from an Pradesh and Punjabi speaking areas be returned and/or merged in artificial entity of the Indian Union, or the Union of Nations alias the the Sikhs' Holy and Historic Homeland of Punjab. The Sikhs who Republic of India ("http://www.rozanaspokesman.com" have been struggling for their Sovereignty and Independence since www.rozanaspokesman.com February 3rd, 2010). Raj Thakre's March 14th, 1849, by peaceful means. It must be noted that in the demand is 'not' surprised at all. He has been asked for a 'Marathi census of 1966, the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of Punjab 'disowned' their (language) Nation alias Maharashtra. The word 'Maharashtra means Punjabi language and declared the Hindi as their mother tongue. a great nation (a combination of two words, Maha + Rashtra. Maha Their wishes are respected and they make up a part of the 2% means great and Rashtra means the Nation). The present state is one Brahmins and should migrate to the newly carved state of of the two segments of the former 'State of Bombay' The Marathi and 'Brahminstan or the 'Brahmins-Hindus' in the Hindi-speaking Gujrati speaking people broke the formerly state of Bombay into nation. Maharashtra and Gujarat. The latter is run by the Hindu militant party, Bhartiya Janta Party, under Narender Modi, a joe boy of a It should be noted that the militancy supporting people of Gujarat criminal AB Vajpayee, the former (elected) Prime Minister of India. and supporters of cruel Narender Modi and followers have their Under the supervision of AB Vajpayee and gangster and Narender dream of the 'Greater Gujarat'. The issue of the Maratha Nation, Modi's goons, Genocide of Muslims was carried out by the Hindu demaned by Raj Thakre, and the Greater Gujarat be decided by Raj militants. In this genocide, more than 15,000 innocent Muslims of Thakre and Narender Modi, as the Maratha Nation and Gujarat are Gujarat were murdered in cold blood. the children of the State of Bombay.
Presently, Raj Thakre has made his intentions known to the New Shiv Sena's Raj Thakre played his cards very well. He must be Delhi administration that Maharashtra has to become an congratulated. Raj Thakre must not forget that the Congress and independent nation. The foundation stone for the Marathis being a other non-Congress and Hindu parties have proven to be politically nation has been laid. All those nations who have been struggling to impotent. They brought the collapse of the artificial entity or the 'Break the Chains of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of other nations would Union of Nations; as such, it is Raj Thakre's moral obligation to welcome the decision of Raj Thakre. It is time now that other nations support other nations, without any prerequisite and conditions, to in the 'Enslavement of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of the New Delhi support other nations' demand wholeheartedly. administration be allowed to control their future by their free will and without any interference of the human rights 'devoid' armed The democratic nations must start making their plans to secure the personnel of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' apartheid practicing alleged containment of nuclear stations and India's arsenal to prevent any Indian democracy. These nations are the Sikh Nation, Punjab, unexpected catastrophe; as the 'Brahmins-Hindus' can never be Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and trusted. its 7-sisters, Manipur, Tamil, Bihar, 2% Brahmins, Hindi-speaking Rajput areas, etc., by the 'Self-Determinations', under the United The Muslim and Dalit populations deserve their rightful share in the Nations supervised forces. artificial entity of nations, i. e., Republic of India (which does not provide any Constitutional Rights to the Sikhs, so to speak). Their Where all these nations will support Raj Takhre's case of an interests have to be guarded. The peace-loving people cannot afford Independent Maharashtra or Marathi nation and the Marathi nation another genocide of Muslims as happened in the Gujarat state in would like to see non-Marathis back to the place where they have 2002-2003. had come from.
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DR. SEKHON WRITES TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA, LEADERS OF THE OPPOSITION PARTIES AND PARLIAMENTARIANS, MR. DAVE HAYER, MLA, PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND MADAM DIANNE WATTS, MAYOR, CITY OF SURREY IN RELATION TO THE RELIGIOUS PARADE, 'REVELATION DAY OF KHALSA'
The Honourable Stephan Harper, M P Prime Minister of Sikhs' history from the Sikhs' point of view. Canada,House of Commons, Ottawa, ON, The Hon Michael Before closing, I would like to express my special thanks to the Ignatieff, Leader, Liberal Party of Canada, The Honourable Jack Honourable Jack Layton and the Honourable Prime Minister of Layton, Leader, New Democratic Party, The Honourable Stephane the Province of Ontario, who were very kind to understand the Dion, M P, The Honourable Gilles Duceppe sentiments of their fellow Canadian Sikhs in the Sikh Parade, Leader, Party Quebecois Toronto, Ontario, on April 25th, 2010. Thank you kindly for your The Honourable Gurbax S Malhi attention. With best wishes and regards. Liberal Party of Canada, The Hon Justin Trudeau, M P, The Hon Sukh Dhaliwal, M P, The Honourable Navdeep S Bains, The ***** Honourable James Karygianis, Honourable Keith Martin, The Honourable Rona Ambrose, M P, The Honourable Nina K Grewal Dr. Sekhon's letter to Mr. Dave Hayer, MLA (Conservative), Mr. Deepak Obhrai, MP (Conservative) The Honourable Sirs and Madams, This in respect to 'Surrey Sikh Mr. Dave Hayer, MLA Parade's Martyrs Float Angers Mayor (CBC News, Cbc.Ca, Legislature of the Province of British Columbia, Victoria, BC updated: April 18th, 2010 2:58 PM)' in which Mayor Dianne Watts says the city will review the status of the annual Sikh Vasakhi Dear Mr. Hayer, (Revelation of Khalsa) parade after a controversial float was included in the event Saturday. More than 100,000 people attended This is in respect to your views on the 'Sikh separatists violence' the religious parade and festival in the Vancouver suburb, but made on the 'Sikhs' Parade i. e., “Revelation of Khalsa” , in Madam Watts said “she was disappointed the parade included a flat Surrey, B C, on April 17th, 2010 reported by the CBCNN and its honouring Sikh Separatists as martyrs. The Hon Prime Minister and updated version on April 18, 2010 at 2:58 pm. Your comments Members of Parliament, this is not new, that every community and are highly unacceptable and you owe an apology to the Sikhs' of country honours its martyrs, who laid down their lives for the Canada in particular and the Sikh Diaspora in general. What I dignity of their women, elderly, youth and children. read from your comments is that you are not familiar of the The Sikhs of the Landless Sikh Nation (see below) and Sikh 'Facts of the Sikh History from the Sikhs' point of view'. What a Diaspora are no exception to this rule. The Sikhs take great pride disappointing stage that a Sikh who is representing the Sikh that more than 83,005 Sikhs were killed and 109,045 injured in the community of a major town in the British Legislative Assembly World War I & II, to preserve the peace process in Europe. The Sikh does not know the facts of his Sikh History. What are you going soldiers participated in preserving the peace on behalf of the British to tell to your fellow elected representatives to the B. C. Empire's army. It is utterly disappointing that Madam Watts, the Legislature? Let me see, Sir, how will you make out in the next Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of the Province of British election of the Province of British Columbia? Columbia, Hon Campbell's colleague, Mr. Dave Hayer, MLA, and Your comments are a clear cut reflection that some anti-Sikh Mr Ujjal Dosanjh, your parliament colleague, raised unwanted force(s) has been providing you the information to term the objections, demanded an apology from the organizers of the parade, members of your Sikh community as 'separatists, militants, and called the Sikhs 'separatists (the writer questions their views Babbar Khalsa and International Sikh Youth Federation groups and the words used for the Canadian Sikhs), expressing that the Sikh and calling them terrorist organizations. Your views are martyrs float has no place in the parade. indicative that the information is coming to you from some anti- What a hypocrisy of the responsible people! It seems to me that your Sikh sources, which is highly regrettable. parliamentary colleague from British Columbia is either misled or I wish you the very best, despite all your derogatory remarks to takes his briefs about the Canadian Sikhs from the Canadian Sikhs and legally banned organizations. How long will you continue to play this anti-Sikh card? Do not forget, Sir, you cannot dissociate yourself from the hard working Sikhs of Canada.
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DR. SEKHON WRITES TO MADAM DIANNE WATTS, MAYOR, THE TOWN OF SURREY Madam Dianne Watts Mayor Town of Surrey Surrey, British Columbia
Dear Madam Watts, Surrey Sikh Parade's Martyrs Float angers mayor (CBC. Ca, April 18th, 2010 2:58 p m)
Your statement “Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts says the city will Since March 14th, 1849 the Sikhs, whom you, the international review the status of the annual Sikh Vaisaki parade after a news media, the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of India, who have no 'History controversial float was included in the event Saturday.” More than of Freedom' and pro-Brahmins-Hindus have been terming as the 100,000 people attended the religious (Revelation of Khalsa Day 'Separatists, extremists, terrorists, and what not, have been Parade. The meaning of the word 'Khalsa is Sovereign' not pure or continuing their 'Struggle for Sovereignty, independence and 'Khalis' in PUNJABI language, as many think by their ignorance) political power, by peaceful means. It is noteworthy that the Sikhs' parade and festival in the Vancouver suburb included a float struggle for Sovereignty had been 'high-jacked' by the new masters honouring Sikh separatist extremists. of India, the practitioners of the 'apartheid' and the 'enemy' of the “The float featured the flag of Khalistan (Khalsa means Sovereign Sikhs, Sikhs Gurdwaras (Houses of worship), etc. You may be and Stan means Land. That is, the Land of Sovereign people), the wondering, why is it so? independent Sikh state that separatists want to carve out of India's Let me explain, which you and the majority of Sikh youth Punjab state.” Let me correct you, Madam Watts, that you are very (deliberately kept illiterate, so that they will know nothing about the incorrect in your understanding that the Sikhs want to carve out a anti-Sikh policies of the alleged Indian democracy, so to speak) separate state from India. Retrospectively, I would like to correct might not know. Madam Watts, your knowledge of the Sikhs is you that the Sikh Raj, Punjab, Sarkar-e-Khalsa, of a Sikh monarch limited based on the 'Educational Syllabus and what is made Ranjit Singh, 1799 to March 14th, 1799 was the 'First Sovereign and available to the international community by the alleged Indian Secular Nation' of South Asia. Punjab is the Holy and Historic democracy, since August 15th, 1947). Right after receiving the Homeland of the Sikhs. The Sikh religion was founded in 1469 by political power on the 'platter' from the British India Empire, 7- Guru Baba Nanak Sahib, the first Guru and first Nanak of the Sikh weeks following India's independence, the Sikhs were declared by a religion. The Sikh Raj surrendered its 'Sovereignty, independence, Brahmins-Baniya trio, JL Nehru, CL Trivedi and VB Patel) 'a and political power to the British Empire on March 14th, 1849. The lawless community, dangerous to law-abiding Hindus, and must be Sikhs' “Struggle for their sovereignty, independence and political dealt with firmly'.It was too late to reverse the 'Brahmins-Hindus' power, has been going on since the day they surrendered to the forces anti-Sikh policies. In the Constitutional draft and the final British Empire, on March 14th, 1849. document, the Sikh religion was 'swallowed' by the 'Brahmins- For the next two weeks, the fate of Sikhs' Punjab was unknown until Hindus' and they were called the 'long haired' Hindus (Article 25, March 29th, 1849 when Lord Dalhousie, the British Empire's agent The Indian Constitution 1950), as against the teachings of the made a royal statement, after making the decision by the British founder of the Sikh religion and his successors, inscribed in the Empire in London, U K, that the Punjab of Sikhs is 'annexed' to the Sikhs' Holy scripture, Guru Granth Sahib. The Sikhs are Sikhs, none British Empire, for the purpose of administration only. Since March else but the Sikhs, according to the founder of the Sikh religion (see 29th, 1849, on one hand the Sikhs' struggle continued until the day of Guru Granth Sahib). writing to you, by peaceful means. On the other hand, the status of Not only that, the Sikhs marriage act, their language (PUNJABI Sikhs' Punjab remained 'annexed' until the British Empire passed on script Gurmukhi), culture, etc., were all 'swallowed' in Article 25 of the political power by default of the 'divided' Punjab, the Sikh Nation the Indian Constitution of 1950. In protest the Sikhs' elected of monarch Ranjit Singh, to the 'unelected' leadership of the members of parliament, walked out. Since August 15th, 1950 the 'Brahmins (elite caste) and Hindus', whose role in the 'Freedom Sikhs have no 'Constitutional Rights' in the 'Brahmins-Hindus' ruled Struggle' was virtually 'nil'. If you would like to assure yourself, India; regardless of Manmohan Sinh being the Chief, Council of please be my guest and see The London Times of December 29th, Ministers, the New Delhi administration, New Delhi, India; because 1929. The British newspaper carried on its front page a photograph Manmohan Sinh is 'not' an elected member of parliament from any of 500,000 people under the leadership of a Sikh and their electoral constituency of India. He works for the 'Brahmins-Hindus' 'uncrowned' leader, Baba Kharak Singh, with the comments “that (only 2% of a total of 1.2 billion population of India). Indeed, the such a peaceful demonstration of people has never been seen in the Sikhs have been struggling for their 'Sovereignty' by peaceful history of mankind.” The 'Brahmins-Hindus' unelected leaders were means. part of this demonstration under the leadership of the 'uncrowned' These people were made a 'Landless Sikh Nation' deliberately on king of Sikhs. In this demonstration all walks of the citizens of the 15th August 15th, 1947. The Landless Nation of Sikhs, PUNJAB, PUNJAB or Sikh Raj of monarch Ranjit Singh, regardless of their the Sikh Raj of monarch Ranjit Singh, was divided into Haryana, religion and sex, participated under the leadership of the 'uncrowned' Himachal Pradesh and Punjab in 1966, by Indira Gandhi. The same king of Sikhs. person's administration waged an 'undeclared' war in the form of
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a brutal military “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984, in which more and their pro- (only 14% of the total population of more than 1.2 than 260,000 innocent Sikhs were butchered by the Indian armed billion hungry mouths) administrations have killed between 3.2 forces (army, navy and air force). I am sure you must be familiar with to 3.4 million innocent Sikhs, by the anti-Sikh administrations of this 'undeclared' war on the Sikhs. The photographs, on which you the alleged Indian democracy. These people that were killed are had objections, along with your Premier and other elected people, shown in the picture included by the cbc.ca on April 18th , 2010, had been the proof of this 'undeclared' war on the Sikh Nation, in their reporting. Let me finish, Madam Watts, I am afraid that I PUNJAB, the 'Facts of the Sikhs' History from the Sikh point of view have to disagree with you strongly, using my rights provided in (see 25 Years After 1984 Assault on Durbar Sahib, Laying the the 'Charter of Rights' since the administration of the Right Foundation of Khalistan (ed) Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon June 2009, Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau, one of the fathers of our ISBN 0-9548929-4-1, a publication of the London Institute of South country called Canada. I take great pride being a 'Citizen of Asia)'. The Sikh Nation, PUNJAB (under the occupation of the Canada'. I hope you will rectify your views based on the 'false' alleged Indian democracy) was made a 'Concentration Camp' in the information provided by some source and take a stand. days of “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984. Since August 15th, Regards. 1947 to this day of writing, the 'Brahmins-Hindus'
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DR SEKHON COMMENTS ON MARTIN REGG COHN'S OPINION TORONTO
STAR, ONTARIO April 30th, 2010 Dear Mr. Cohn,
SIKH SEPARATISTS OUT OF TOUCH WITH HOMELAND, Tuesday, April 27, 2010, Page A-19
Whether the Canadian Sikhs, Sikh Diaspora or the Sikhs of their 1.The Sikhs struggle to regain their surrendered Sovereignty, th Holy and Historic Homeland, PUNJAB, the Sikh Raj, Sarkar-e- Independence and Political power began on March 14 , 1849 the Khalsa or Khalistan (under the occupation of the devious, divisive, very day when the Sikhs lost their sovereignty to the forces of British deceitful, apartheid practicing 'Brahmins-Hindus alleged Indian Empire, by peaceful means. democracy, since August 15th, 1947) are out of touch with their Would you mind to dig up the information in the archives of The homeland. Or you have very little knowledge of the Sikh Affairs and London Times, from December 29th, 1929? On this day, The London have started writing 'sensational' opinion columns in a leading Times carried the coverage of a procession of more than 500,000 newspaper of Toronto, Canada only the time will tell. I would, citizens of the 'annexed' Punjab, from all walks of life, under the however, like to say that you are virtually 'devoid' of the Sikh affairs. leadership of an 'uncrowned' king of Sikhs, Baba Kharak Singh, Whose interests do your writings satisfy? No one else except you demanding the return of their Sikh Nation from the British Empire. know the purpose of writing in the area in which you have so little The Punjab of Sikhs was 'annexed' by the British Empire on March knowledge of the subject, as discerned by you calling the Sikhs 29th, 1849. The Sikhs' Punjab was 'annexed' but not 'amalgamated' to 'separatists, extremist, etc.' the British Empire, for administration purposes only. Let me tell you that people like JL Nehru, MK Gandhi, or other Hindus did not I would like you to know the following and should you disagree with attract a gathering of more than 30,000 people in any rally of their so- called 'freedom struggle for India'. What struggle for India; that the me on the 'subject of your opinion', I would look forward, with th pleasure, to hear from you. word 'India' was known to the world until March 29 , 1849? 2. During this 'annexation' of their Holy and Historic Homeland, PUNJANB or Sikh Raj, the Sikhs fought to preserve peace in First, please correct me if you know that the 'Brahmins-Hindus Europe. The Sikhs of the British army lost more than 89,000 men and (neither a religion nor a culture)' have been 'subservient' to the had more than 109,000 injured in the World War I & II. The people in Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, Portuguese, etc., for more than Europe, Ieper, Belgium still remember the Sikhs of the British Army 3,500 years and they became an independent nation only, by default, on every 'Remembrance Day' in November of each year. on August 15th, 1947 when the British India Empire made them a 3.The Sikhs fought in the WW I & II were from the Punjab 'annexed' nation, called India, the largest democracy of our world, so to speak. by the British forces. They were not from 'India', what you call the It appears you are totally ignorant that the 'First Sovereign and th Secular nation' of South Asia was the 'Sikh Raj, Sarkar-e-Khalsa, or largest democracy of our world. Until March 29 , 1849 there was no th word for'India' in any dictionary and/or encyclopedia of the English Punjab of a Sikh monarch Ranjit Singh, from 1799 to March 14 , language. Since there had been no nation on the World map or the 1849. I hope you know that:
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Globe known as India, India's 'Freedom for Independence' was out of An 'undeclared' war began Punjab in the name of a brutal military the question. It was all to distort the 'Facts of Sikh History from the “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984 (see 25 Years After Assault on Sikh point of view and to distort the history of South Asia' by the Durbar Sahib, Laying Foundation of Khalistan (ed) Dr. Awatar Singh deceitful 'Brahmins-Hindus', later proved to the anti-Sikh forces. Sekhon, June 2009, ISBN 0-9548929-4-1, a publication of the London On August 15th, 1947 the British Empire handed over political power Institute of South Asia
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Western music industry, “This is the strange, strange world, Master Badal, the traitor of the 'House of Guru Nanak Sahib alias Punjab Jack,” of the 1960s. of Sikhs) are the stooges of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of the NDA. I would like to ask you, Mr. Cohn, as you have been to the 'Landless Simply to hang on to his political power. How would they speak Sikh Nation, Punjab', as it appears from your article that you had against their 'Brahmins-Hindus' masters of the NDA? Further, let discussions with Manjit Singh Calcutta, Vedanti Joginder Singh me tell you the princely States of Faridkot in Punjab, Bikaner in Saran, etc. Did you require a Visa to visit the Landless Sikh Nation Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh (formerly Hyderabad) have not from the Toronto mission of the alleged Indian democracy, or any signed the 'Document of Accession' to the 'Brahmins-Hindus authority of the 'Landless Sikh Nation, Punjab' of the Sikhs? For alleged India state'. you, it may not matter at all to take a 'Brahmins-Hindus' Visa to visit According to the Honourable Dana Rohrabaker, Congessman of the Sikh nation Punjab. However, it means a lot to the Sikhs, the United States, as for as the Sikhs, Muslims and other including the writer, to vist the 'Sikhs' Holy and Historic Homeland, minorities are concerned, India is a 'Nazi Germany' for them. PUNJAB, with the VISA endorsed by the enemy of the Sikhs. Why India is a 'Police State', according to a Congressman of the should I make my Canadian passport available to the deceitful and Congress of the United States of America. apartheid practicing 'Brahmins-Hindus' alleged Indian democracy? As Guru Baba Nanak Sahib said, “Sikhs are Sikhs, none else but I know perfectly well that my 'Historic Homeland and religious the Sikhs,” why should we, the Sikhs have any relations with the institutions are under the 'Occupation and Tight Control' of the 'Brahmins-Hindus of the deceitful and apartheid practicing enemies. The enemies of the Sikhs and their Holy and Historic alleged Indian democracy? The Sikhs have to take guidance from Homeland. The 'Butchers of Humanity'! Would you dare to ask this the teachings of their Gurus, inscribed in Guru Granth Sahib, and question to the occupants of the Landless Sikh nation, Punjab, since not from any Tom, Dick or Harry, like the 'Brahmins-Hindus of August 15th, 1947? Sikhs are Sikhs, none else but the Sikhs, the alleged Indian democracy. The Indian intelligence personnel according to the Sikhs' Holy Scripture, Guru Granth Sahib. Your and their hired-hands have penetrated our Gurdwaras, Mr. Cohn, contacts like Manjit Calcutta, Vedanti Joginder Singh Saran since the 1980s. If you do not see that, it is your problem, Mr. (deposed by a Reseach and Analysis Wing's person, Prakash Sinh Cohn. Best wishes and warmest regards.
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DAL KHALSA ALLIANCE AND OTHER SIKH ORGANIZATIONS SUBMIT MEMORANDUM TO THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Suite 303 1700 Schttuck Avenue An Historical Perspective (ed) A T Kerr ISBN 0-9695964-1-3 Berkeley, CA 94709 University of Alberta P O, Edmonton, AB T6G 2S5, Canada; USA Sekhon AS Dilgeer HS 1999 A White Paper On Khalistan (A Parmjit Singh Sekhon, President, E-mail: pssekhon@... True Story) The Sikh Nation (ed) AT Kerr ISBN 0-9695964-8-0;
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Towns, Member of Congress (MC). Indian Government Found and a staunch turbaned Hindu in 'The Sikh Identity'. Prakash Badal Responsible for Burning Sikh Homes and Temple in Kashmir. The has kept his lips 'sealed' when the Punjab Legislative Assembly US House of Representatives, June 27, 2001; The Hon Dan Burton, debated the 'Freedom of Press, news media and the free speech MC and Chairman, US House Government Committee. Indian recently (www.rozanaspokesman.com Duplicity and Hypocrisy Exposed, House of Representatives, 31st
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In an affidavit filed on 28th August, 2000, by Mr Sartaj Singh, Islamic faith, said the same of Muslims of India. Abuses of resident of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir (under the occupation of Human Rights in the Sikhs' holy and historic Homeland, Punjab, Indian administration), Internationally Disputed areas by the United Khalistan (under the Brahmins (elite) autocracy's occupation, Nations, stated that he was tortured and received painful have been taking place, since 15th August, 1947). Manmohan psychological harassment by the Indian police. The police personnel Singh's statement was 'refuted' in the strongest possible words by wanted him to confess for the things which he never did. The police the human rights and peace loving citizens (delegates) of North personnel also wanted him to tell the whereabouts of Neeta alias America and elsewhere. Ranjit Singh, a freedom fighter, Harbhajan Singh, Gian Singh and Your Excellency, following the execution of “Operation Joginder Singh, who are at large. The police personnel wanted him to Bluestar” of June, 1984 (An undeclared war on the Sikh Nation, make a false confession that 'we all know one another'. Miss Punjab by the Indian armed forces, according to Sekhon (2009 Manorama of Manipur was gang raped by the men of the Assam ISBN 0-9548929-4-1), “Operation Bluestar, June 1984”. Rifles and was thrown out of the headquarters after mutilating her according to reliable sources, every village of the Sikhs' holy and private parts in July, 2004. More recently (9th February, 2005), a 12- historic homeland, Punjab, was turned into “Concentration year-old girl was allegedly raped by a constable of the force in central Camp.” ' Open air' jails were established outside every village of Assam's Karbi Anglong district, triggering protests from women's Punjab. These jails were covered by the barbed wires, in the heat organizations In a blatant violation of human rights, the district of June – August months, when the usual temperatures in Punjab police today tortured a Dalit youth to death after he refused to accept are 47 C or more, had been under the supervision of the Indian his involvement in a theft case (Jalandhar, February 6' armed personnel, were no less than the concentration camps of tibruneindia.com). Adolf Hitler's times in the Nazi Germany. These 'open air' barbed The above are only a few of the hundreds of thousands of cases we wire concentration camps/jails were used to prison the Sikhs would like to bring to your kind attention, your Excellency. We indiscriminately regardless or gender and age. Sanitary facilities hereby request you to dispatch a fact finding mission to India to were virtually not-existent. This reflects the treatment of Indira assess in depth the crimes committed against humanity by armed and Gandhi and her administration of the Brahmins autocracy to the law-enforcing agencies in 'uniforms' and bring the criminals before Sikhs,” the International Court of Justice in the same way as the U N has done Bibi Manjit Kaur Dakha (1992): Manjit Kaur Dakha and her to punish the criminals of the Rwanda and Serbia massacres in 2000; husband sought political asylum in the United States after being S. Milosevic of Serbia in July 2001; the former Serb police chief, tortured by the Indian armed personnel. Mrs. Dakha, her father, Steven Todorovic, who pleaded guilty for torturing, murdering and and her 6-mo-old daughter (Bhaghel Kaur) were tortured sexually assaulting Muslims and Croats (National Post, 1st August, mercilessly, given repeated death threats, and her child was made 2001, p A11); and Radislav Krstic for the Srebrenica genocide of to sit on a colony of ants by the Central Reserve Police Force Muslims in 1995 (National Post, August 3, 2001, p A3). The UN (CRPF). The daughter and father were made to beat each other tribunal has taken a landmark decision recently to include “sex with clubs. Sardar Surinder Singh Fauji (a retired army torture as a war crime” (National Post, February, 23, 2001). Also, the personnel), of Fatehabad, Tehsil: Khadur Sahib of Amritsar UN's Secretary-General (former), His Excellency Kofi Annan's district of Punjab, has been physically, mentally and interview (Time, 4th September, 2000) will be welcomed by the psychologically tortured by Punjab police since May 27, 1986. justice-loving peoples of our civilized world that “those who commit Valuable household articles stolen by the police personnel from crimes and those who watch as bystanders are equally responsible his residence have not been returned. Despite his writing to the for the crime taking place.” Prime Minister (PV Rao), Home Minister of India (SB Chawan), What we have brought to your attention, your Excellency, is just the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of India, Chief Justice, Punjab and 'tip of the iceberg' of human rights abuses, religious persecution(s), Haryana High court, and the Senior Session Judge, Amritsar, rapes, humiliation, dehumanization and crimes committed by the there was no relief from the police excesses. More than 35 Sikh state-sanctioned armed personnel of what our civilized world terms youth, including Kanwarpal Singh Bittu and Sarbjit Singh as the “largest democracy” in the world, India. A leading magazine Ghuman of the Dal Khalsa, in police custody. Similarly, Jagtaar has pointed out “India is ruled by rascals.” “Many Indians silently Singh Hawara, his wife and other family members are humiliated witness their country's unlawful events. Several members of the (by putting cigarettes and tobacco in his mouth), tortured and ruling party's youth wing have in the past been charged with rapes harassed by the Punjab and Delhi police (www.panthic.org and kidnapping. Officials respond that all parties have their thugs. 21 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 Bittu, the then Vice President, SAD-Amritsar, and Dr Sukhpreet Library of Congress Card No. 86-60058, January, 1986; Gurtej Singh Udhoke were arrested, tortured and harassed by the Punjab Singh 2000 Chakarvyuh: Web of Indian Secularism ISBN 81- police personnel and charged for the 'treason against the Indian 85815-14-3; Int J Sikh Affairs Vol 9, No. 1, 1999 ISSN 1481- union' for their peaceful demonstrations and free expression against 5435; Sikh Shahadat, June 2005, p. 12-17). the heavy handedness of the state personnel. In the alleged Indian We look forward to hearing from you and hope for your prompt democracy, the basic rights of citizens, i. e., free speech, are violated. action on all crimes committed against humanity. Dr Udhoke's publication was ceased and he was arrested. With warmest regards and best wishes. Recently, in the second week of February, 2010, the Punjab police Respectfully submitted, killed 13 youth in Ludhina district of Punjab, while they were Parmjit Singh Sekhon,* President, Dal Khalsa Alliance participating in the Birthday celebrations of Shaheed-Bilas Saint- pssekhon@... Signed by: Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon; Dr Awatar soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa, Punjab's political and religious leader Singh Sekhon, Managing Editor and Acting Editor in Chief of the 20th century (www.rozananaspokesman.com). We also International Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481-5435, request that you bring to justice the deceased or living politicians of EDMONTON, AB T5T 2B8 CANADA Janab Habib Yousafzai ji, Aslaam O Alaikum! My dear brother, I enjoyed your writing very much. Especially when What a tragedy of the 'History of Sikhs' of the 20th and 21st a non-Sikh brother build up courage to inform the readership, both centuries. This is because, the political power has goneinto the the cyber and general, as to what a “joe boy” Chief, Council of heads of the 'Brahmins-Hindus and their bootlickers', which hic Ministers, the New Delhi administration (NDA), of the 'Brahmins- Shaheed-Bilas Saint Soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa, the Sikhs' Hindus devious, apartheid practicing, divisive and deceitful alleged political and religious leader of the 20th century, of the 'Landless Indian democracy alias autocracy, has demanded or more likely Sikh Nation, Punjab, Khalistan, called them the bootlickers or the begged from the Prime Minister, Government of Canada, to 'declare' 'Chaplianchutt people. the Sikhs at large as 'separatists'. They are forgetting that the Sikh are Unfortunately, all attempts of the 'Brahmins-Hindus alleged hard working and law-abiding citizens of Canada, 3% of the total Indian democracy, its foreign missions, and hired-hands (the population of Canada, and the 'tax payers' of a country, which has Hindus in 'The Sikh Identity' and non-Sikhs) have been been the dream of Canadian Statesmen like late Right Honourable unsuccessful in their 'ulterior' motives against the Sikhs, so far. Pierre Elliott Trudeau, late Honourable Tommy Douglas, successors Their ' International Criminal Terrorist activities', outside India, in of the Hon Tommy Douglas, including Hon David Lewis, Right the post-Air India Flight 182 which exploded in midair off the Honourable JG Diefenbaker, Right Honourable John Turner, the western coast of Ireland, have been, by and large, unsuccessful, as Hon S Dion, the Hon Michael Ignatieff and likewise Canadian far as their designs against the peace-loving Sikhs are concerned. politicians, including the Hon David Kilgour (retired). In the life The question arises, how would they succeed in their 'ulterior and span of all these statesman of my country Canada, the 'Brahmins- shameful' methods when their intentions have not been clear, since Hindus alleged Indian administration has been trying its best to the day one of their independence, i. e., the August 15th, 1947? brand the Sikhs of the 'First Secular and Sovereign nation, 1799 to 1849, of a Sikh monarch Ranjit Singh' of South Asia, on one hand, as I am thankful to you, but I am highly disappointed and separatists, terrorists, criminals, etc. Whereas, the 'Brahmins- saddened that none from the Sikh Diaspora, especially from Hindus of the alleged Indian democracy do no would not like to Canada and/or the United States has had mind and heart to peep remember the 'History of the Sikhs from the Sikhs' point of view, through the 'game of the deceitful Brahmins-Hindus'. Even the including Manmohan Sinh himself, a Hindu-Brahmin in 'The Sikh followers of the 'House of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib', the Sikhs' Identity', on the other hand. Holy scripture, 22 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 Guru Granth Sahib and the founder of the Sikh religion gave them the Please accept my congratulations on your writing and expressing clear-cut definition of the 'Brahmin' as the Butcher of our world. your views in your message (given below). For your information, Guru Baba Nanak Sahib's teachings are: “Mathe Tikka Terrh Dhotti I am enclosing below the copy of my letter to Manmohan Sinh, Kakhai Hath Chhurri Jagat Kasai”, inscribed in Guru Granth Sahib written in 1993. in Asa Mahalla Pahila. May the Khudawand Bakhshinda shower His blessings on you, your family and other non-Brahmins-Hindus brothers, who follow the peaceful and truthful living. NEWS, VIEWS, SHORT ARTICLES, etc. Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Singh Sahib Professor Darshan Singh Khalsa Acting Mukh-Sewadar (Acting), Sikhs' Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, The Akal Takht Sahib Satkaryog Singh Sahib (former) Professor Darshan Singh Khalsa ji, Waheguruji ka Khalsa,Waheguru ji ki Fateh! Professor Singh Sahib ji, I can say with confidence that you have They should live in contentment and in Chardikala (positive attitude) repelled the attack mounted on you by the so-called jathedars (band so that they should concentrate fully on their primary goal. That goal is leaders) and the Sarkari Mukh-employee of the Akali Dal-Badal having a country which they can call their own. As you know, Hindus Private Limited Incorporation, who wanted to thrust their are very clever and cunning like a fox. Prior to the partition of India, 'master/Prakash Sinh Badal's decision on you. However, they lost Sikhs were the heroes of the nation and after gaining freedom from the badly in their intentions. Their intentions were guided by the Biritish on August 15, 1947, the same Sikhs have become the criminals 'governmental agency(ies)'. Their motives in simple words are and lawless community, a menace to society.It is vital to note that the known as, "To give democratic shape to Undemocratic processes higher level of difficulty of the task, the more organized you have to be (i.e., the decision taken in behind closed doors)." Congratulations to as anyone can note that the Khalsa Panth is surrounded by danger. you, Prof Sahib, for understanding their ill-wills against the Guru Despite of vast outside infiltration, the Sikh nation is not so clear about Khalsa Panth. Guru Khalsa Panth needs you and people like you to be its friends and enemies. The Khalistan movement has a clear objective, strong in their convictions, to 'Liberate the Sikh Nation, Punjab, the it has a clear enemy and it has a viable methodology win the argument, Guru Khalsa Panth from the Enslavement of the Brahmins-Hindus, demonstrate power and be ready to resist, but it is being subjected to Brahmin like Prakash S Badal, his clan and other Brahmins in 'The subversion and division. Gurus Sahiban do not utter a word without Sikh Identity'. May the Khudawand Bakhshinda bless you and the reason. I personally believe that if the nation strictly follows the Sikh Guru Khalsa Panth. Rehat Maryada they will maintain their existence as well as be successful in freeing Khalistan from the illegal Indian occupation. With best wishes and warmest regards. Regards. ***** ***** Janab Habib Yousafzai writes: Janab Habib Yousafzai writes: Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fatehh The basic condition to claim oneself a Muslim requires the recitation With the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Ever Compassionate “Laa ilaaha illal Lahoo Mohammadur Rasool Allah” as there is none Thank you very much for forwarding the email. I have gone through except Allah and Muhammad (peace be upon him). Allah's Messenger it carefully and have recollected that Gurus Sahiban has clearly (Rasool), is also known as Kalima Tayyab. Kalima Tayyab is the emphasized to avoid anger (krodh), egoism (ahankara), avarice rectification of faith in Islam. A person cannot be considered a Muslim (lobh lust (kama), infatuation (moha), sinful acts (papa), pride (man), if he/she does not believe in the words of this Kalima. To become a doubt (duvidha), ownership (mamata), hatred (vair), and hostility Muslim, a person must say the Kalima with total belief. Another point (virodh). In the Sikh religion, freedom from these vices, or Sahaj, is about the Kalima is the name given to it, which is Tayyab. Tayyab attained through tension-free, ethical living, grounded in spirituality means Purity. By uttering Kalima a person is purified from disbelief. avoiding self-mortification and other religious rites of cleansing. Impure becomes pure. This purification is spiritual. The Sikh religion emphasizes several other virtues: Truth (Sat), The Messenger of Allah added, "A person will come out of Hell (Fire) contentment (santok), Love (Pyar), Compassion/Mercy (daya), who says: 'La ilaha ill Allah,' and has in his heart good equal to the Service (seva), Charity (dana), forgiveness (ksama), humility weight of a barley grain. When the death of Abu Talib approached, the (nimrata), patience (dheerjh), non-attachment (vairagya) and Messenger of Allah came and said, "Say: La ilaha ill Allah, a word with renunciation (taiga). You are well aware that the world is only a which I will be able to defend you before Allah." "vision" or illusion and that God is the sole "Continuing Reality", so that selfishness, egoism and hate are meaningless. All Muslims have the same kalima regardless of their physical Under the circumstances contained in a communication of Dr. presence on the earth. There is no preference in God's eyes on the basis Awatar Singh Sekhon dated December 13, 2009, which are self- of the place you live. A Muslim is judged by God on the basis of his/her explanatory. In order to break the chain of slavery in India it is piousness. He can reward anybody irrespective of the fact of where one imperative that a Sikh should live and accept the command of God was born. and without too much emotional distress. 23 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was born in India, Abdurrahim Soekarno, the One of the renowned States man of South Asia, the founder of the liberation leader of Indonesia was born in Indonesia, Sir (Dr) Islamic Republic of Pakistan Quaid-i-azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's Mohammad Iqbal born in Sailkot, Quaid-i-azam Muhammad Ali dream was to provide South Asia's best democracy in Pakistan. Unfortunately, the cold war like conditions in our peaceful world Jinnah in Karachi, Muhammad Bin Qasim in Taif Saudi Arabia and so pushed the Pakistan to join certain blocks. The administrations of on. You can see that God has rewarded them with His blessings Pakistan did it and followed the western democracies, because the though they were from various places around the world. innocent people had not been left any choice. Pakistanis have also Al-Hajjaj Ibn Yusuf 661-714, was an Arab administrator and politician forgotten how many Muslim lives were lost to get their freedom. during the Umayyad Caliphate. He sent Muhammad Bin Qasim to Unfortunately, no one knows for sure that MK Gandhi, JL Nehru and claim the release of the women and children from the dacoits who their 'unelected' supporters led to the inhumane conditionons when the, ceased their ship in Debul (Karachi). These Muslim invasions were not unfortunate, partition took place among the people of the Motherland undertaken merely out of lust for loot or conquest. The expedition Punjab. against Sindh by Muhammad bin Qasim was of a punitive character The Motherland Punjab was divided between the Muslims and non- Muslims. It can be seen at the other side of the border that the Sikhs and was undertaken to punish Raja Dahir of Sindh who had refused to have still been struggling for their freedom since Marchrch 14th, 1849. make restitution for the seizure of an Arab ship at Debul, one of the sea- The situation became worse when India gained freedom from Britain port towns of Sindh. In direct relation to current times, a Muslim living on August 15, 1947 the Sikhs of Punjab became the 'slaves of the in Karachi feels the pain of torture taking place anywhere in the world. 'Hindus-Brahmins'. Sikh leaders, headed by Master Tara Singh, a The same pain he felt when the God's men/women are killed in convert Hindu, ignored the advice of Quaid-i-azam Muhammad Ali Afghanistan, Gujarat, India or elsewhere. Tears flow from their eyes Jinnah and British viceroy of the British India Empire, Lord and their hearts cry as God's people are killed or inhumane things take Mountbatten, to have their Sovereign and separate country for them place against the Will of the Almighty. The learned woman like Dr. (the Sikhs); please see “Betrayed the Sikh Nation”...With Documents Afia Siddiqui, Bibi Amarjit Kaur and other women folks were tortured of Transfers of Power 1947 written and compiled by Ram Singh, Second edition, August 2009 ISBN 978-0-9811360-6-6. and killed. India claims to be a democratic country but there is a Unfortunately, their Hindu convert Sikh, Master Tara Singh, betrayed difference in what it says and what it does. They do not wait to take the the Sikh Nation for which the Sikhs have been paying the price deeply matter into the court, for example Bibi Amarjit Kaur was raped and to this day. murdered in police custody. It is better to listen to your brother rather According to Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon, Managing Editor and Editor in than becoming a slave of the Hindus. Chief, International Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481-5435, atrocities, unparallel in any part of the world, have been Is there any preference to be a Sindhi, Balochi, Pushtoon, Punjabi, going on in the Sikhs' Holy and historic Homeland, PUNJAB, the Sikh Afghani, Iraqi, Irani, Saudi, Manipuris, Tamils, Sikhs, Christians or Nation, Khalistan under the occupation of the 'Hindus-Brahmins' the followers of other faith(s)? I suppose not, based on the humanity. alleged Indian administration since August 1947. They all are creatures of the Almighty. You can judge how India Manmohan Singh, according to Dr. Sekhon, is a lap dog of his Madam dismembered Pakistan in the year 1971, and continuously keeps on Soniya Gandhi alias Sonia Maino, is on the record of the United planning its ulterior motives to separate Baluchistan from Pakistan, to Nations Commission for Human Rights, Vienna, AUSTRIA, 15-25th make Pakistan weak, encourage it in its fighting and weaken the August, 1993, that “There has been no Human Rights Violations of the innocent people of the internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and Sikhs in India. Kashmir. The world has been witnessing the invasion of certain ” This was the white lie which came out through his teeth of this powerful cliques in many areas. It is said that Iran must not have nukes 'Hindu' person in 'The Sikh Identity'. The name of their game is the but the clique will continue to coddle nuclear Israel and the Hindu 'lies', which they deliberately forget that the lies multiply with the India. Does anyone think that India is able to cotent its nuclear 'Snow Ball effect'(www.khalistannews.com dated 17th January, proliferation? One must ask the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's 2010). Brian Stewart, who was just stopped by airing one of the four weekly segments on the nuclear programme in the late 1980s or the early “If we, the Sikhs, have Panth Rattan like Master Tara Singh, Sant 1990s. Iran must respect human rights but Saudi Arabia need not to do Chanan Singh, Sant Fateh Singh, Prakash Singh Badal, Manmohan so. How about the human rights in South Asia, especially the 'Hindus- Singh, Buta Singh and their associates, the Dastaardhari Hindus in 'The Brahmins' deteriorating alleged Indian democracy? President Sikh Identity', then the Guru Khalsa Panth, PUNJAB, the Sikh Nation, Mahmoud Ahmaninejad is not legitimate because of his tainted Khalistan and the Sikh Diaspora do not need enemies because the victory. Yet Americans and their allies will go on dealing with Hamid enemies have already been carrying out their work within the Sikh Karzai in Kabul, even though he, too, stole an election and the 'Hindus- Homeland, now Punjab under the alleged Indian occupation. Brahmins' India has an 'unelected' person to the Indian parliament, as These anti-Guru Khalsa Panth people brought the 'extermination' Prime Minister of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' Indian democracy. What is between the decades of the 1980s and 1990s; more than 1.3 to 1.5 this? Do we have two or multiple forms of the democratic rules to million (13 to 15 lacs) of innocent Sikhs. Prakash Singh Badal and the follow? Covert American activities have continued in Iran despite likes have been instrumental in playing their activities like Washington foreswearing regime in Tehran. It is hard to understand as Martyrdoms of Shaheed-Bilas Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa, to what has been going on in the international politics, ever since the Baba Thara Singh, Bhai Amrik Singh, General Shubeg Singh, Gen fall of the most westernized Islamic Iran, under the King Raza Shah Shubeg Singh's daughter and more than 260,000 Sikhs in the days of Pehalvi. The King was , according to western news media, was one of 'Undeclared War on the Sikh Nation in the form of brutal “Operation the darling of the United States administration. Indeed, we can Bluestar” of June, 1984 and subsequent military operations and an understand if the democracy is followed to preserve the democratic Undeclared War by the Hindus alleged Indian nation on the Sikh principles. Nation, Punjab (Khalistan), says Dr. Sekhon" As a matter of fact Pakistani people do not know the value of democracy, as it is reflected since the democracy imposed on a person. “Since August 15th, 1947, the Sikh Nation, Punjab, is under the One who had abused his wife's administration (Mrs. Benazir Bhutto) enslavement of the Hindus, who are 'neither a religion nor a culture'. and had been known as Mr. 10% or more, because of the abuse of the Do they ('Hindus-Brahmins') have a superior brain or the 'lies'? democracy as compared to the democracies of the western nations' world. 24 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 In fact, their suppressive, oppressive and genocidal, human rights The foundation of the Sikh religion is based on equality of every violations etc., activities, along with their heinous activities, and human being without any difference of caste, colour and creed. The suppression of basic human rights of free speech and expression, using same thing has been added back in them by the conspiracy of the the armed personnel, army and the suspension of Civil Liberties by Hindus or by some opportunists, the Brahmins-Hindus in 'The Sikh imposing Presidential Rule on the citizens of Punjab and other states Identity'. As a result, the Sikhs have failed to free their land (Khalistan) became the 'Name of Game of the Hindus alleged Indian democracy', from the illegal occupation of India; so the Muslim nations are losing according to Dr. Sekhon. It is a matter of time when 3.2 to 3.7 million because of their disunity and greed. You can ask a person living in innocent Sikhs are killed by the alleged Hindus. Democracy will have occupied Kashmir, Khalistan, and Palestine what the value of freedom to pay the price for the genocide of Sikhs, along with other non Hindus, is. e. g., Muslims in general, citizens of the Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu Kashmir by the United Nations Security Council To sum up, I would sincerely hope that the dirty activities in the name Resolution of 1948, Assam and 7-sister of Assam, Tamils, Bihar, of democracy would stop and the world politicians will create an Orrissa, Rajasthan, etc. Also, included in the crimes committed by the environment of peace for us, ALL. Hindu regime of India will be the illegitimate 'Division of Punjab from August 15th, 1947, into Haryana and Himachal Pradesh by the **** criminal India Gandhi alias Maimuna Begum and her administration Ex-Communication of Singh Sahib Darshan Singh Khalsa in 1966. Indian administrations (JL Nehru to Manmohan Singh, Piare Singh Sahib Darshan Singh Khalsa ji, August 15th, 1947 to this day of writing) will go under a judicial 'Trial'. In addition to the judicial trial, the Hindus administration of NDA The Sikh world has been watching the game of the 'Akali Dal-Badal (New Delhi administration) will be tried for the lapse payments of the Private Limited Incorporation, which controlled the Shiromani Punjab River Waters (more Rupees than 54,000 crors plus the accrued Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC), its Executive interests of non-payments of the principal sums), no-payments for the Committee, members at large of the SGPC and the jathedars, including usage of the Natural Bye products of Punjab, The Sikh Nation's the custodian of the Sikhs' Supreme Seat of Polity, The Akal Takht Resources, as well as the making and criminalizing the The Sikh Sahib, in the premises of the Darbar Sahib Complex, Amritsar. This Nation, PUNJAB, by the Hindus since August 15th, 1947, writes Dr. game began on December 5th, 2009 and culminated, with your Sekhon.” expected excommunication, on January 29th, 2010. One day before when Misr Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal and his cabinet of “The Sikhs have no Constitutional Rights. Since August 15th Punjab (under the occupation of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' alleged Indian 1947: Sikh youth of the Sikh Nation, Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann, democracy) will commemorate the 'assassination of MK Gandhi, President, Akali Dal-Amritsar (Mann), Sardar Daljit Singh Bittu, Father of the 'Hindus-Brahmins' apartheid practicing, devious, President, Panch Pradhani, Sardar Dhami of Dal Khalsa Punjab and divisive Zamhooriat/Zulamhooriat alias the alleged Indian all those who are the true sons and daughters and followers of Mai democracy, by a 'Brahmin' named Godse'. Bhag Kaur, Mata Sada Kaur, came forward to 'Save the Sovereignty, Singh Sahib Professor Darshan Singh Khalsa ji, the time has come for Independence and Political Power of the Sikh Nation, you to play the role of a great Sikh, Baba Deep Singh ji, and provide leadership to Sikhs of the Sikh Nation, Khalistan, PUNJAB (under PUNJAB'; for the purpose and objectives of (i) the Sikhs have no Indian occupation since August 15th, 1947; the day when the Sikh Constitutional Rights under the Indian Constitution of 1950, (ii) Nation, PUNJAB, was 'robbed' in a broad daylight by the 'Brahmins- Indian Constitution of 1950, has been 'rejected' by the Sikhs' Hindus' unelected leadership, and the Sikh Nation was representatives of Punjab (Members of Parliament)' have 'Rejected' made a 'Nation' of the landless people) on August 15th, 1947. The the Indian Constitution of 1950 in the Indian Parliament, in its draft people who 'robbed' the Sikhs were the same people who had been and final forms in 1948, November 26th, 1949, 1950 and more 'subservient' to the Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, Portuguese, etc., recently on September 6th, 1965. The Sikhs' 'Marriage Act, Sikh for more than 3,500 years. Talking about Baba Deep Singh, a Hindu Religion and the Sikh traditions have been 'Denied' in the Indian and his family went to Baba Deep Singh with a request to 'bring back' Constitution of 1950, Article 25, according to Dr. Sekhon." their daughter and daughter in law, who had been taken forcibly by the “This is highly recommended to Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann to Mughals. It was no one else but the forces of Baba Deep Singh ji, who 'assemble all his political, academic, advising, supporting forces of brought back Hindu's daughters without spilling a drop of the blood. the Sikh Nation and the Sikh Diaspora' to achieve the goal of the Sikhs' Later, this Hindu's family converted to the Sikh religion of Guru Baba 'uncrowned' king, Baba Kharak Singh, who led a peaceful Nanak Sahib, for the reason that their lives are only secure in the Baba demonstration of more than 500,000 people of PUNJAB (see The Nanak's House. Now the time has come, Singh Sahib Professor Times published from London, December 29th, 1929), for the “Sikhs' Darshan Singh ji, to save the Sikhs' Holy and Historic Homeland struggle to regain their sovereignty, independence and political power Punjab, The Sikh Nation. by peaceful means. The British press had commented: “Such a The Sikh Nation, which cannot survive without its own 'Sovereignty peaceful demonstration in the History of Mankind has never been and Secular' state. The title which the Sikhs carried proudly until seen, writes Dr. Sekhon" March 14th, 1849; the time when it was the First Sovereign Sikh Nation Notwithstanding, the 10th Master Guru Gobind Singh Sahib received of South Asia, under a Sikh monarch Ranjit Singh, 1799 to March 14th, amrit from the Panj Pyarey and gave the Sikhs the new greeting of 1849. The Sikhs surrendered their sovereignty to the British Empire. It Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji Ki Fateh, meaning "The Khalsa was no one else but to the British Empire and its agent Lord Dalhousie. belongs to God; all victory is the victory of God", the Sikh National Between the March 14th, 1849 and August 14th, 1947, the status of the Anthem, along with the name Singh to males meaning lion and Kaur to Sikh Nation was 'annexed' but not amalgamated to the British Empire, females meaning princess. The Sikhs are also tied to each other with for the administration only. The time has come, Singh Sahib Professor the greeting of Waheguru ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji Ki Fateh but they Darshan Singh Khalsa ji, to assume the command of the Sikh Nation, are wasting their energy in fighting with each other. The founder of for the purpose to relieve the Sikh Nation for its 'Security as the the Sikh religion Guru Baba Nanak Sahib eliminated the caste system Sovereign Sikh State and to free the Sikh Nation From the and made the Sikh religion, a religion of casteless people. Enslavement of the 'Brahmins and Hindus'. The Sikh future and the future of the Sikh Religion have been highly insecure. 25 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 A prime example of the Sikhs' insecurity has been the persecution, Both Nations (the Sikh Nation and the citizens of the Indian occupied terrorism, gross human rights violations, genocide of education, territory of the Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and social, religious, political, coupled with an 'Undeclared war on the Kashmir, ever since August 15th, 1947) have been struggling to regain Sikh Nation. This "Undeclared War" came in the form of a brutal their land, occupied by the tyrant forces against their wishes. Nobody military operation, “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984, in which can forget the atrocities of the Indian forces committed on the more than 1.5 million innocent Sikhs were killed in the decades of Kashmiris, e. g., more than 192685 killings, 215877 arrests, 115665 1980 to 1990. At this time Punjab was made a 'Concentration Camp' home demolitions, by Indian Security Forces, leaving 122675 by the 'Hindus-Brahmins', and aided by Prakash Sinh Badal, widows and 207218 orphans. Indian forces have been committing the Harchand Longowal, Gurcharan Tohra, Balwant Ramoowalia and crimes, like rapes, torture, atrocities and gross human rights likes. violations of the Kashmiri people. Nobody is there to listen to their I, on behalf of the Sikh Nation and Sikh Diaspora, request you, the agony. Sikhs need your leadership, in the form what the old Sikh General Baba Deep Singh had provided in his times. Similarly, India has murdered over 260,000 innocent Sikhs since 1984, according to figures compiled by various human-rights Best wishes and warmest regards. monitoring groups (The Politics of Genocide by Inderjeet Singh Jaijee; press releases of the Council of Khalistan, **** www.khalistannews.com). It has also killed more than 300,000 Christians in Nagaland since 1947; more than 500,000 Muslims in JOINT DEMONSTRATION IN CANADA AGAINST THE general; more than 12,000 Assamese, Bodos, tens of thousands of ALLEGED INDIAN OCCUPATION OF THE KASHMIRI AND Dalits (“Untouchables,” the dark-skinned or aboriginal people of SIKH NATIONS, SINCE AUGUST 15th, 1947 South Asia), Manipuris, more than 15,000 Tamils since 1990s, and other minorities. The Indian Supreme Court called the Indian Habib Yousafzai government's murders of Sikhs "worse than genocide." According to a report by the Movement Against State Repression Sikhs and Kashmiris from Toronto sub-urbs gathered in front of the (MASR), 52,268 Sikhs are being held as political prisoners in India Pearson Convention Centre at 2638 Steeles Avenue East, in without charge or trial. Some have been in illegal custody since 1984, Brampton, Ontario, Canada to protest the 60th Celebration Day of the the time when India waged 'An Undeclared war on the Sikh Indian Republic, a democracy of apartheid practicing Hindus- Homeland, Punjab'. Amnesty International reported that tens of Brahmins. thousands of other minorities are also being held as political On the January 26th, 1950, the Sikhs' elected representatives, Sardar prisoners. Hukam Singh and Sardar Bhupinder Singh Mann, 'Rejected' the Indian police arrested human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, Indian Constitution 1950, its draft and final adopted forms. This was who exposed the policy of mass cremation of Sikhs by the alleged the day when the apartheid practicing alleged Indian democracy of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' democracy. His report submitted to the judiscial 'Brahmins-Hindus', headed by JL Nehru alias Mobarak Ali, declared authories cited over 50,000 Sikhs arrested, tortured, murdered, and India a republic; despite the 'rejections' by the Sikhs' in1948', the then their bodies declared unidentified and then secretly cremated. November 26th, 1949 and on January 26th, 1950. These three times Mr. Khalra, a Human Rights Activist of the Akali Dal-Badal faction were not the only 'rejections' by the Sikhs, because the 'Brahmins- was murdered in police custody. His body was also not given to his Hindus' betrayed The Sikh Nation, from all its promises of pre- family. The police never released the body of former Jacting August 15th, 1947 era. More recently and at the fourth time, the Sikhs' Custodian/jathedar (Gurdev Singh Kaunke) of the Akal Takht, the National Professor of Sikhism, Sirdar Kapur Singh, ICS (Indian Civil Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, situated in the premises of the Darbar Service, now the Indian administrative Service), Member of Sahib Complex, Amritsar. The party under the supervision of Senior Parliament, and MLA, the Sikhs' elected representative to the Superintendent of Police Ajit Singh Sandhu (now living in Canada, parliament, 'REJECTED' the Indian Constitution 1950 on the 6th day according to a published report in http://www.rozana- of September, 1965 and called it curate's egg. Since then, the Sikh spokesman.com) has killed Mr Khalra (Sekhon AS and Dilgeer HS Nation has told the world bluntly that the Indian Constitution 1950 is 1999 A White Paper On Khalistan (A True Story) The Sikh Nation (ed) not worth the paper written on it. AT Kerr ISBN 0-9695964-8-0). Ghotna, who tortured and murdered in cold blood Jathedar Gurdev Singh Kaunke has never been brought Reasons to Reject the Indian Constitution, in its draft and Final to trial. No one has been brought to justice for the kidnapping, torture Forms: (i) Broken promises, (ii) to make the Sikhs 'slaves of the and murder of Jaswant Singh Khalra either. Brahmins-Hindus', the people who had been 'subservient' for more The Sikh speakers expressed their views that their nation is than 3,500 years to the Afghans, Mughals, Sikhs, British, and fighting for freedom following the fall of the Sikh Kingdom of Portuguese, etc. On August 15th, 1947 the unelected 'Brahmins- Monarch Ranjit Singh in 1849. It has been noted that out of 2,175 the Hindus' leadership 'robbed' the Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, The Sikh Indian martyrs for freedom, 1,557 or 75% were Sikhs. Out of 2,646 Nation, and made them a 'Nation of Landless People'. A Hindu Indians sent to the Andamans for life imprisonment 2,147, or 80%, convert to the 'House of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib', Nanak Chand were Sikhs. Out of 127 Indians who were hanged, 92, or 80%, were Sikhs. In reality, they were the citizens of the 'Motherland Punjab' Malhotra, became Tara Singh, the leader of the Sikhs' political party, th the Akali Dal and betrayed his Sikh followers of the Sikh Nation (see 'annexed' by the British Empire on March 29 , 1849. Since then, the “Betrayal of Sikh Nation By Master Tara Singh With British Sikhs have been continuing their 'Struggle to Regain their Documents of Transfer of Power 1947 written and compiled by Ram Sovereignty, by peaceful means. The Sikhs comprise of 2% of India's Singh (U K), Second Edition, August 2009, ISBN 978-0-9811360-6- total population of more than 1.2 billion hungry mouths. The 6,” (iii) just 7-weeks after the 'Hindus-Brahmins' independence, the protestors consisted of people of all ages including children and Sikhs were marked as the 'Lawless people dangerous to the law- women. They were demanding freedom and asserting that the Indian abiding Hindus-Brahmins, (iv) when the 'Brahmins-Hindus' Army should be out of Khalistan (Punjab) and Kashmir. Indian democratic tricks, so to speak, did not work, the 'Hindus-Brahmins' government is keeping more than 400,000 troops in Punjab and more administration divided the Sikh Homeland into Punjab, Haryana and than 700,000 troops in Kashmir in order to intimidate, suppress and Himachal Pradesh states, to dilute the Sikhs. In other words to oppress the movement for freedom of these two nationalities. 'Imbalance' the Sikhs:Hindus-Brahmins ratio'. 26 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 One of the Kashmiri Speakers said setting aside all internal and Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon expresses his concern: external implications, Indian military troops are using inhuman tactics of ethnic cleansing to disturb the majority population of the TIME TO CALL 'SARBAT KHALSA' Kashmir, which had been practiced by the Serb forces on Bosnian Muslims in the past and recently by Israel on the Palestinians. New Piare Khalsa ji, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! Delhi must understand that if in the last five decades, it could not As long the Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, Khalista, and its religious and reduce the strong determination of the people of the Kashmir Valley, political institutions, are under the 'Tight fist' of the Akalis like the calling for freedom of their land, how could it do so now? Meanwhile, Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal, the Akali Dal-Badal Private in the past, 'composite dialogue' between India and Pakistan took Incorporation Limited, anti-'House of Guru Nanak Sahib' parties, and place on a number of occasions, but produced no results, prolonging the New Delhi administration (Centre or Federal Government) of the the agony of the subjugated people of the occupied valley due to 'Brahmins-Hindus' and its agencies), the efforts to call 'Sarbat Khalsa' Indian intransigence. India has been acting on a deliberate policy of will be futile and will yield no direction for the Guru Khalsa Panth. delaying tactics to find the solution of Kashmir and other non-Hindus The prime prerequisite for the 'Sarbat Khalsa', when it will serve its and non-Brahmins. Delay in denying their resolution is the denial of expected purpose, is the 'Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, Khalistan's justice as well. It may well be towards the policy of assimilation of (presently under the 'Occupation and Enslavement of the 'Brahmins- these people into the 'Hindus and their –ism. It must be understood Hindus', since August 15th, 1947) 'Sovereignty, Independence and that the 'Hindus-Brahmins' are neither a religion nor a culture, political power'. All 'Derewalas, Sadh-mandli, BJP, RSS, its child the according to Sir VT Rajshekar, the Editor in Chief, Dalit Voice. India Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, and other anti-Sikh parties, etc., have the same very well may be implementing a strategy of 'terrorism' under the agenda to 'exterminate' the Sikhs and their assimilation of the pretext of Mumbai carnage and 'Genocide of Muslims in Gujarat State 'Landless Sikh Nation' of August 15th, 1947, into the fraudlent Union (2002-2003). Despite Islamabad's insistence, New Delhi wants to talk of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of the apartheid practicing alleged Indian on the issue of terrorism alone and refuses to discuss any other issue. democracy. While the world is rapidly advancing towards modern trends such as Please note that the prime Sikh Cause is 'Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, renunciation of war as a state policy, peaceful settlement of disputes Khalistan's “Sovereignty and Independence” from the 'Enslavement and economic development, India continues its suppressive policies of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of the deceitful alleged Indian democracy. in Kashmir. Includes the Sikh Cause is the Liberation of the Supreme Seat of Sikh The founder of the Sikh religion (now the 5th largest religion of our Polity, The Akal Takht Sahib, also. world), Baba Guru Nanak Sahib, in the 15th Century defined the The 'Sarbat Khalsa' should be called when the Sikhs are Sovereign Hindus as the 'butcher of mankind', as inscribed in the Asa Mahalla inf and have a leader (jathedar) like Akali Phoola Singh ji, Baba Deep Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy scripture of Sikhs. The founder of the Singh ji, Shaheed-Bilas Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa Sikh faith said: “Mathe Tikka Terrh Dhotti Kahai Hath Chhurri Jagat (Bhindranwale), or Singh Sahib Professor Darshan Singh Khalsa. Kasai.” Its meaning in English is that the Hindus (an elite class There will not be any further bloodshed, let every Sikh know it. The Brahmin) has painted his forehead, has a white piece of cloth around Sikhs' struggle for sovereignty is based on the 'Democratic and his waist, has a lethal weapon (Chhurri) in his hand and he is the peaceful means', which the violent 'Brahmins and Hindus' belonging butcher of mankind. The Sikhs political, economic and social to the Congress and likewise parties, including the followers of JL situation is continuously deteriorating because of the 'Brahmins- Nehru alias Mobarak Ali, characterless MK Gandhi and followers, Hindus' domination in civil and other administrations under the etc., do not know what democracy is all about. provincial/state and federal levels. As the 10th Master of Sikhs, Guru May Waheguru ji bless His 'House of Guru Nanak Sahib'. Gobind Singh Sahib said, nobody brings you power on a platter, whoever wants to attain authority/rights has to achieve it by their Best wishes and warmest regards. sincere struggle. As such, when all peaceful means fails to fight for your rights, then you have to get your rights if you would want to **** survive as a 'sovereign' people. The sovereignty which is the ornament of the Sikhs and other peace-loving people. The writer was present at the scene and also heard the views of a Kashmiri participant saying that the Security Council should Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon writes to Sikh leaders: implement its resolution 39 (1948) of 20 January and 47 (1948) of 21 Piare Khalsaji, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! April 1948; that the State of Jammu and Kashmir and forth determination of its final disposition in accordance with the will of the You are 'Congratulated' for having a highly successful celebrations at people through the democratic method of a free and impartial Fatehgarh Sahib on February 12th, 2010 relating to the Birthday of plebiscite. Shaheed-Bilas Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa (Bhindranwale), the Sikhs' religious and political leader of the 20th century. Sardar What a pity that the Sikhs have to beg for permission from their Mann deserves appreciation for providing the leadership to the 'Brahmins-Hindus' missions. They have been occupying their Holy birthday celebrations and spelling out the bottom line of the Sikh and historic homeland and controling it with heavy handedness, Cause for the Sikh Nation. This cause is the “Sikhs' Struggle for maliciously, and deceitfully by the alleged Indian administration and Sovereignty, Independence and Political Power, by peaceful means, its foreign missions, even to pay their respect to their Holiest and continuing since March 14th, 1849." religious places, The Darbar Sahib Complex, Amritsar, and other May Waheguru ji bless the 'House of Guru Nanak Sahib' to liberate places in Punjab. The question is why should they take permission from the 'Enslavement of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' apartheid practicing from the Brahmins-Hindus India abroad? This is the time for the alleged Indian democracy, since August 15th, 1947. Sikhs, Kashmiris and other nationalities to 'Break the Chains of Without our Sovereignty of the Sikh Nation, Punjab of August 15th, Slavery'. The Sikhs must not forget their daily prayers, before their 1947 (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjabi- Guru, “Raj Kare Ga Khalsa”; or the Khalsa Bagi Yan Badshah. speaking areas of Sriganganagar and Kota of Rajasthan), the Sikhs Freedom is the birthright of every Nation. Participants prayed before have no future. With best wishes and warmest regards. God and decided to work together and fight until their last breath for the liberation of Khalistan and Kashmir. **** **** 27 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 Dr Awatar Singh relies to Sirdar Gurmit Singh Khalsa, Justice of The speaker, somewhere from a European country, replied to the Peace, AUSTRALIA: question that there has been an 'ulterior' motive against the innocent people of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir, which make the people My dear older brother (Piare Vade Bhai Sahib ji) Sirdar Gurmit Singh fearful of the armed personnel. The Human Rights Council sees the Khalsa ji, Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh! problem but, I am afraid, it will find no solution of the problems of their occupation by the 'Brahmins-Hindus' armed presence. In fact, it You have hit the nail right on its head. The sad thing about the Sikhs, has created more problems. Among these are the River Water pardon me for my blunt writing, is that they are 'allergic' to reading problem, which makes the fertile areas of the Islamic Republic of and writing. Buying the books, where the knowledge comes from, is Pakistan not only infertile, but changing into desert. out of the question. They can spend hundreds or thousands in the The problems experienced recently by the dishonoring international 'Liquor Stores' whether they have the cash in their pockets or not as agreement on the River Waters has not only affected the Islamic plastic money is good enough. I can bet, no one can prove me wrong. Republic of Pakistan, because under the 'Brahmins-Hindus' psyche, If only more than 99% of the Sikhs cared to read the following title on Pakistan and her people are their traditional enemy. I need not go into the Guru Khalsa Panth traitor and Hindus' plant in the 'House of Guru more detail as the relationship of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' with Baba Nanak Sahib'. The title is: “Betrayal of Sikh Nation By Master Pakistan is amply clear, i. e., hostile. As a result, the 'Dialogue' will Tara Singh With British Documents of Transfer of Power 1947 serve no purpose, as I view it. I have my own reasons, which are given Written and Compiled By Ram Singh (United Kingdom), Second below: Edition, August 2009, ISBN 978-0-9811360-6-6” 1. As for the problem of the Sikhs' Holy and Historic Homeland, Best wishes and warmest regards to you and your family. Punjab, the Sikh Nation, is concerned, the 'Brahmins-Hindus' are the enemy of the law-abiding Sikhs. Their leadership, like the political **** head of Pakistan and his 'yes' men are quite similar. Here in the Sikh Homeland, the administration of the turbaned Prakash "Badrul Islam" wrote: (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal, his clan and the Akali Dal-Badal Private Limited Incorporation, is just the 'mouthpiece' of the New Dr. Sekhon and Mr.Youssafzai, Delhi administration ruled by the 'Brahmins-Hindus' and pro- Brahmins-Hindus, who belong to Congress, BJP, RSS, Shiv Sena, the Many thanks for this valuable information. Did the orginal revolt start Hindu Maha Sabha and other anti-Sikh and anti-non-Brahmins- from the Indian Governments bann for use of Sutlej river for irrigation Hindus parties. Since August 15th, 1947, the 'Hindus-Brahmins' in Punjab area? Likely the same problem is happening in Bangladesh administration of the alleged Indian democracy owe Punjab more due to Farakka and now Tipaimukh Dam though India Govy deny that than Rupees 54,000-cror until 2007 for Punjab's River Waters. The Tipai is being constructed. The people is Assam/Tripura are also tab of Punjab's River Waters' by-products are separate from the price lodging a strong protest. There is strong insurgency in both North- of Punjab's River waters. East states and West Bengal too and recent problem being Telengana. 2. The 'Hindus-Brahmins' administration of New Delhi has made I shall appreciate very much your kind cooperation if you can provide Punjab States treasury 'bankrupt'. Punjab of the Sikhs have a deficit of any information on this with special emphasis on relations with and 75,000-cror until the end of 2009. The credit goes to the spineless strategy with Bangladesh. This help will improve my knowledge. We Chief Minister of Punjab, Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal. If are bit skeptical because Hindu-Brahmin cause so many problems for one looks or enquires of the 'bank balance' of Badal himself, his worth Sikhs having the idea to make Bangladesh a part of Akhand Bahrat-- I is more than 5,000-cror at the least. These gutless politicians are need more information on this philosophy. 'chewing the ordinary people', because of their alleged democracies at Thank you in advance for your kind cooperation and exchange of the provincial and federal (centre) levels. knowledge. Best wishes. 3. Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal was one of the Punjab's Akali politicians, who gave the 'Green Signal' to the Indira Gandhi **** administration to wage “An Undeclared War on the Sikh Nation, Dr. Awatar Singh Sekhon comments: Punjab, in the form of a brutal military “Operation of Bluestar” of Janab Usman Khalid ji June, 1984 which took the toll of more than 260,000 President innocent Sikhs, including the Sikhs' religious and political leader, London Institute of South Asia Shaheed-Bilas Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa, his staunch www.lisauk.com supporters, advisors and followers. This 'undeclared war of the Janab (Mr) President, 'Brahmins-Hindus' of the alleged Indian administration's cost to the Aslaam O Alaikum! Sikhs of Punjab was more than Rupees 8,700-cror; aside from turning the entire PUNJAB into a 'CONCENTRATION CAMP'. Thanks a million for posting Sohaila Salam's article, “Damn the 4. The Sikhs' religious and political leader, Shaheed-Bilas Saint- Dialogue”, with your comments. A few lines of comments speaks soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa asked repeatedly of the Indira Gandhi about the whole article, which I admire very much. You have said administration to 'restore Law and order' in Punjab, which had been what many Kashmiri citizens cannot do that because of (i) the made to break-down deliberately, partly because of the incompetence 'Brahmins-Hindus' intimidation in the Internationally Disputed Areas of Prakash Badal and also due to the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of the alleged of the occupied Jammu and Kashmir by the 'apartheid practicing and Indian democracy. disgraceful regime's) of the alleged Indian democracy, since August Finally, I would like to say affirmatively that the 'Dialogue' with the 15th, 1947, (ii) there has been a heavy penetration of the armed forces 'Brahmins-Hindus' does not work and will not, it is a lost cause and it and armed personnel in the 'civil population of Kashmir'. The latter is likely a delay in justice is the 'denied justice'. If you would like to has been discussed at one of the Sessions of the Human Rights save the people of Pakistan and not face 'Desert in Pakistan', please Council of United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. The speaker, when find a capable team from the judiciary of the Supreme Court of questioned, replied that he does not like and is not in favour that “the Pakistan and competent lawyers to deal with the 'Brahmins-Hindus' enemy's personnel should mix with the civilian population, they have of the alleged Indian democracy. The intelligentsia and people like been controlling forcefully. you have no choice but to defeat the 'Brahmins-Hindus' using their own game.Best wishes and warmest regards. **** 28 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 The Sikh Leadership & The Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, Khalistan, Shame on you and your Akali Dal-Badal Private Limited under the occupation of the 'Brahmins-Hindus' apartheid Incorporation. You are a disgrace to Baba Deep Singh, the Sikh practicing, devious, divisive alleged Indian Democracy General Banda Singh Bahadar, etc., who established the first Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal, Chief Minister of the 'Sovereign Sikh Nation' following the orders of the 10th Master of Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, Khalistan Sikhs, Sahib Guru Gobind Singh ji, General Bhaghel Singh, who hoisted the Sikh Sovereignty Flag at the Redfort, Delhi, a Sikh (Bibi) Mr. Badal, General, under her command, the Sikhs defeated the 'Marathas' in Kota (now Rajasthan). Mr. Badal, you became a “joe boy” of the I am writing this letter to you without any salutation. I do not think that deceitful Brahmins-Hindus and started wearing a 'Hindus' Mukat over a person with your 'selfish' motives and blind with the political power the Guru Khalsa Panth's Dastaar, which is, in fact, a Sikh's crown. and the Chair (office) of the Chief Minister deserves any salutation. Without the Dastaar , a Sikh's identity is incomplete, according to the Least of all from the person like the writer of this 'open letter' to you. It tenets as prescribed in the Sikh Way of Life of the Guru Khalsa Panth is not that I ever wished to communicate with a 'criminal of the House (Sabat Surat Dastaar Sira in the Sikhs' Holy Scripture, Guru Granth of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib' especially since “An Undeclared War on Sahib). the Sikh Nation, Punjab, in the form of a brutal and military Would you explain, Mr. Badal, the Punjab, Sikh Nation's coffer is “Operation Bluestar” of June 1984.” An undeclared war took place, Rupees 75,000-cror in red (deficit) and prove me wrong if your own because you were one of the parties, who made the Sikh youth in assets are less than Rs 5,000-cror. Where did these Rs 5,000-cror come particular and the innocent Sikhs in general to die mercilessly. This from? Did your father hand over these Rs 5000-cror to you? If so, why had been one of the small roles of you that I could speak. Before that, does an ordinary citizen who cannot drink a cup of a tea in the morning Mr. Badal, you were the person, sitting on the Chair of Chief Minister and provide bread and Dal (lantil soup) to his children? Isn't it that a of the Sikhs' Punjab, and carried out the massacre of innocent Sikhs on deceitful 'Brahmin and Hindus' have also made you the enemy of the the Revelation Day of the Khalsa (1978) in Amritsar. Massacre of 'Guru Khalsa Panth, the Sikh Nation, Punjab of Sikhs'? Amritsar (1978) of your administration was repeated early in As I understand, your federal/centre administrations (JL Nehru Ludhiana in February 2010, where your provincial police personnel alias Mobarak Ali or his servant to Manmohan Sinh) owe the Sikh killed nearly 20 innocent Sikhs (the figures reported by the state- Nation, PUNJAB, Khalistan, more than Rs 55,000-cror, as a payment, controlled news services in Punjab). for the Punjab's River Waters. Have you recovered these Rs 55,000- Indeed, I gave very serious considerations for sometime before cror from the alleged Indian administration? If you did, the Punjab's approaching this writing to you, because none of the Sikh historian, deficit would not had been Rs 75,000-cror as stated above. Sikh politicians, Sikh political scientists, or highly educated Sikhs or Additionally, the alleged Indian administration of New Delhi owes my brothers, sisters, youth, elders of the rural areas could write a word PUNJAB, the Sikh Nation, Khalistan, for the Punjab River Waters' by- to you. Merely because of 'psychosis of fear' created by the corrupt, products. I do not think that you have been given a single penny for the criminal and subjugate family of the 'civil or otherwise personnel' of Punjab's River Waters and its by-products. Prove me wrong, Mr. Punjab, the brave Sikhs of Punjab, serving a power hungry, money Badal, if you have received any penny. hungry, morally, ethically and mentally bankrupt person who is the On August 15th, 1947, the status of the Sikhs' Punjab was of 'annexed' head of their pseudo-political system for some decades. What a to the British Empire. Ir was 'annexed' when the 'British Empire' made tragedy! What a tragedy of the Sikh Nation that a 'turbaned Hindus' in the 'Brahmins-Hindus' as a 'Sovereign' nation. The Sikhs were traded 'The Sikh Identity' does not know his Sikh History from the Sikhs point as the 'Slaves of the Brahmins-Hindus' and since then, you, the Akali of view. This person is under the 'tight control' of the jathedars of the Dal-Badal Private Limited Incorporation and other pro-Brahmins- Sikhs' apex institutions. For example, the Darbar Sahib Complex, the Hindus are their 'slaves'. You, your 'joe boys and joe girls”, the Akali Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, The Akal Takht Sahib, the executives and Dal-Badal Private Limited Incorporation, jathedars, the Sikhs have no presidents of the Akali Dal-Badal Private Limited Incorporation, the 'Constitutional Right', in accordance with the Constitution of India Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC), which 1950. The master of your Akalis, Master Tara Singh, Panth Rattan, appoint the jathedars, so to speak. In fact, Mr. Badal, no jathedar or any Betrayed the Sikh Nation, Punjab, see “Betrayal of Sikh Nation By personnel who will be paid from the coffer of the 'Guru Khalsa Panth' Master Tara Singh With British Documents of Transfer of Power 1947 may be appointed without your consent. Prime examples are Puran Written and Compiled by Ram Singh (United Kingdom), Second Sinh of Luv and Kush, now a jathedar in the Darbar Sahib Complex, Edition, August 2008 ISBN 978-0-9811360-6-6.” formerly one of the Custodians of the Akal Takht Sahib, and a member of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat, a child of the Rashtriya Swamsewak If we, the Sikhs, have had leaders like Master Tara Singh, Harchand Sangh, maybe a member of the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), and more Longowal, Gurcharan Tohra, Fateh Sinh, Chanan Sinh, Balwant recently the five jathedars, including Gurbachan Sinh, Custodian, Ramoowalia, Manmohan Sinh, Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Supreme Seat of Sikh polity appointed with your blessings to relieve Badal, Sukhbir Badal, Sukhdev Dhindsa, Kirpal Sinh, Puran Sinh of Vedanti Joginder Sinh Saran from his post as head of the Supreme Seat Luv and Kush, Vedanti Joginder Sinh Saran, Amarjit Sinh Chandi of of Sikh Polity. These jathedars in the Darbar Sahib Complex, the Gurbias Patshahi 6, Buta Sinh, Swaran Sinh (deceased), including Avtar Sinh Makkar, etc., they have to take your permission Mukatdharis, followers of the RSS, BJP, the members of the even before visiting the 'Men's room'. This is the highly sad situation of 'Brahmins-Hindus' political parties, etc., then the Sikh Nation, Punjab, the 'House of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib' in the Sikh Nation, Punjab, Khalistan, does not need enemies. They all are the enemies of the Sikh Khalistan. The simple reason is you do not know the Sikh History from Nation, PUNJAB, Khalistan. Mr. Badal and his Akali Dal-Badal the Sikhs' point of view, Mr. Badal. I have no regrets to write that Mr. Private Limited Incorporation are the enemies of the Sikh Nation, Badal himself has become one of the “joe boys” of the 'Hindus and PUNJAB, Khalistan. Brahmins' of the apartheid practicing alleged Indian democracy. You, Mr. Badal, are the member and/or a collaborator with the Research and Analysis Wing (a spying agencies of the 'Brahmins- It was you and the 'Guru Khalsa Panth traitors' who made the brave Hindus' alleged Indian democracy). You have failed to provide the Sikh Nation, the first 'Sovereign and Secular Nation' of a Sikh elementary, junior high, high school, college, university, technical, monarch Ranjit Singh, 1799 to March 14th, 1849, of the South Asia, a higher education to the Sikhs and other citizens of PUNJAB, 'Concentration Camp' during the “Undeclared War in 1984 in the form KHALISTAN, the SIKH NATION. You have brought the economic, of a brutal military “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984'. social and political downfall of the Sikhs of PUNJAB, the Sikh Nation, Khalistan. 29 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, June Issue, 2010 ISSN 1481-5435 You have been committing crimes against the Sikhs, being a In fact, you are a criminal who is ethically, mentally, morally, Mukatdhari Hindu and controlling the Sikhs' apex institutions and religiously (a Dastaardhari /turbanedBrahmin-Hindu in 'The Sikh genocide of Sikhs since the 'Revelation Day of Khalsa of 1978. You Identity) bankrupt. may think that you are a powerful politician. You are liable to answer for your sins to the Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, Khalistan. ***** HISTORICAL FACTS OF THE INDIAN DEMOCRACY AND THE SIKHS Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon* "It (Hinduism) is like the boa constrictor of the Indian said that Sikhs would be justified in drawing their forests. When a petty enemy appears to worry it, it swords out of the scabbards as Guru Gobind Singh winds round its opponent, crushes it in its folds, and had asked them to, if Congress would renege on its finally causes it to disappear in its capacious commitment." - Mohandas KaramchandGandhi interior....Hinduism has embraced Sikhism in its (Young India, March 19, 1931) folds; the still comparatively young religion is making a vigorous struggle for life, but its ultimate destruction is, it is apprehended, inevitable without State In 1940, Dr Vir Singh Bhatti demanded the support." -Max Arthur Macauliffe (1903) formation of Khalistan." -Dr Vir Singh Bhatti "In 1942, Master Tara Singh demanded the Azad (Sovereign and Independent) Punjab." Hinduism has always been hostile to Sikhism whose Gurus powerfully and successfully attacked the principle of caste which is the foundation on which the "You have seen the Hindus as co-slaves and you will whole fabric of Brahminism has been reared. The know when they will be your masters and you (the activities of Hindus have, therefore, been constantly Sikhs), their slaves" -Janab Mohammad Ali Jinnah, directed to undermining of Sikhism both by Quid-e-Azam, The Father of Pakistan preventing the children of Sikh father from taking Pahul and reducing professed Sikhs from their allegiance to their faith. Hinduism has strangled "The Sikhs as a community are a lawless people and Budhism, once a formidable rival to it and it has a menace to the law-abiding Hindu community. The already made serious inroads into the domain of deputy commissioners should take special measures Sikhism. against them." - An official circular of the -D. Petrie, Assistant Director, Criminal Intelligence, Government of India, October 10, 1947 Government of British India (Intelligence Report of 11th August, 1911) "...Master Tara Singh saw me on his return from "...in future, the Congress shall accept no constitution Delhi, and seemed really concerned at the which does not meet with the satisfaction of the Sikhs" approaching departure of the British. He demanded - The Lahore session of the Congress Party. December Khalistan, with transfer of population, or a new state 31, 1929 from Jumna to Chenab, in which the Sikhs would not be oppressed" -Sir E. Jenkins (Governor of the Punjab), 15th April, 1946. According to Sardar Ram "...the brave Sikhs of Punjab are entitled to special Singh of the United Kingdom, Master Tara Singh considerations. I see nothing wrong in an area set up in betrayed the Sikh nation, Punjab. In “Betrayal of the North of India wherein, the Sikhs can also Sikh Nation By Master Tara Singh With British experience the glow of freedom." -Jawahar Lal Documents of Transfer of Power 1947, Second Nehru, Lahore Bulletin, January 9, 1930 Edition, August 2009 ISBN 978-0-98113600-6-6. "I ask you to accept my word and the Resolution of the "Mulak Hindu ka, Raj Tikri ka (trio, Jawaharlal Congress that it will not betray a single individual Nehru, V. B. Patel and Chandu Lal Trivedi), Guru much less a community. Let God be the witness of the (the Lord) Rakha Bhai Sikhre ka" --Sirdar Kapur bond that binds me and the Congress with you (the Singh, Indian Civil Service, National Professor of Sikhs). When pressed further Gandhi Sikhism 30 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, June Issue, 2010 ISSN 1481-5435 "Kya main taqat dushman (the enemy -the Sikhs) ke haath "You do not know the might of our armed forces. We will main de dun (How can I entrust power into the hands of the eliminate 10,000 Sikh youths and the world will know nothing enemies)." - Jawahar Lal Nehru (1961) about it." -Chander Shekhar, former Prime Minister of India (CK, 21st October, 1991) "Mrs Gandhi has admitted that she was opposed to demands for Punjabi home province, for fear of losing Hindu votes. "...that the Sikhs are Sikhs just like East is East and West is West She was prepared to block the creation of a Punjabi-speaking and twin shall never meet. We have no choice but to seek our province, in 1966 or ever" - Indira Gandhi (My India) independence in a sovereign state, the Republic of Khalistan." - Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann, President, Shromani Akali Dal, in his letter of 12th July, 1991 to the Governor of Punjab, O. P. "Kill the language, kill the culture and kill the literature, Malhotra ultimately one succeeds in destroying a community" -Pritam Singh Gill, M. A., 1975 , Principal, Doaba College, Jalandhar "to preserve the unity of India, if we have to eradicate 2-kror (20- "...the individual known to common Indian masses as chacha million) Sikhs, we will do so" -Balram Jakhar, a former Indian (uncle) Nehru, the so-called messiah of peace and secularism, Cabinet Minister and colleague of the former Indian Prime was, in fact, the main architect of anti-Sikh policies and Minister, P. V. Narsimhanrao practices, in India and abroad" - Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer "the world's largest democracy is really a tyranny willing to "Sikhs are the finest soldiers in the world because they have commit any act of brutality or terrorism to maintain its corrupt the best combination of mental and physical endurance" - occupation of Khalistan. ...showing the American public that General Atiqu-ur-Rehman, Pakistan Army India1s claim of being a democracy is just more disinformation." -Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President, Council of Khalistan (The Washington Post, April 25, 1994) "Indira Gandhi rewarded the Pandey brothers with Congress Indian democracy led by AB Vajpayee has carried out the 21st (I) tickets for U. P. legislative assembly elections, when they Century's genocide of innocent Muslims in Gujarat State highjacked an Indian Airlines1 plane to secure her (Gandhi) (February-, 2002-). The genocide in which more than 700 release from jail in 1977." -S. Jalandhari, 1983 Muslims (unofficially more than 15,000) have been killed. "Physical death I do not fear, death of conscience is a sure The excerpts of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made at death" -Saint-soldier Jarnail Singh Khalsa (Bhindranwale) the United Nations session on Human Rights in Vienna, AUSTRIA, on 24th June, 1993, appear in inverted commas. Many belonging to the Sikh faith as well as the propaganda of "I don't give a damn if the Golden Temple and whole of Brahmins autocracy have propagated the thought that Manmohan Amritsar are destroyed, I want Bhindranwale dead" - Indira Singh, the only choice to his master, Madam Sonia Gandhi, and Gandhi communicating with Gen. Vaidya during "Operation his non-Sikh, anti-Sikh party, Congress-I, is Mr Clean. Now a Blue Star" Sikh is a prime minister of Brahmins autocracy, or India, so what? Has any Sikh, who calls Manmohan Singh an honest and clean "We have broken the back of the Sikhs and we will get them person examined his state-delivered address before the Human elsewhere."-M. M. K. Wali, Indian Foreign Secretary, June Rights Commission Delegates in Vienna, Austria, on 24th June 7, 1984 (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio 740, As (14 to 25th June June), 1993? The same Manmohan Singh, then It Happens) Finance Minister of the PV Rao administration, said that "…he "Let us teach these bastards (the Sikhs) a lesson." being Sikh finds no abuses of Human Rights of Sikhs much less -Rajiv Gandhi, October 31, 1984 any minorities in India." And another person, Manmohan Singh's colleague of Islamic faith, Shahabuddin, said the same for Muslims of India as did Manmohan Singh for the Sikhs' abuses of "The Sikh nation declared independence on 29th April, 1986" Human Rights in the Sikhs' holy and historic Homeland, Punjab, -Sarbat Khalsa held at the Darbar Sahib Complex Khalistan (under the Indian alias the Brahmins (elite) autocracy's "the Sikh nation declared independence on October 7, 1987 occupation, since 15th August, 1947). Manmohan Singh's forming the sovereign country of Khalistan." - The Council of statement was 'refuted' in the strongest possible words by the Khalistan, Washington, D. C. human rights and peace loving citizens (delegates) of North America and elsewhere. "Freedom of Khalistan was the only proper solution of the Sikh nation1s future." -Brig. Gen. Ben Blaz, Member of the “In early 1984, MS Iyer (Mani Shanker Iyer), to the hearing of all, United States Congress, October 7, 1989 mentioned that at the instance of Indira Gandhi, “he was given an unpleasant job of portraying Sikhs as terrorists.” A few days later, Iyer stated that “against his wishes he had done that job.” This was "Nowhere in the world has any government pursued the kind before “operation Bluestar, the orders for which had been of genocidal policies against a religious minority as in India delivered in January 1984” –The Sikh Bulletin, October- since the Second World War." -Lt. Col. Pratap Singh, November 2005, p. 11. President, Khalsa Raj Party (1991) HINDUISM as a faith is vague, amorphous, many sided, all "... a threat to the villagers that all males would be killed and things to all men. It is hardly possible to define it, or indeed to their women taken to army camps to breed a new race if there say definitely whether it is a religion or not, in the usual was any militant activity in their village." - Brig. R. P. Sinha, Indian Army, March 8, 1991 31 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, June Issue, 2010 ISSN 1481-5435 sense of the world. In its present form, and even in the past, it embraces many beliefs and practices, from the highest to the lowest, often opposed to ou contradicting each other. – JL Nehry in his book: “The Discovery of India” Compiled by: Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon Managing Editor and A Editor in Chief, International Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481-5435 As the 'war on terror' in Afghanistan becomes more costly in NATO of the war in Afghanistan against Soviet occupation would be lives, and its spread to Pakistan faces the wrath of the people, cool lost. It is hard to say if America cares. In its present view of the heads have started to think of an exit strategy. However, the world, Islam is its archenemy. Since Central Asian Republics, consensus in the US still is that the military should pull out from Iraq Afghanistan and Pakistan are all Muslim countries, why should and reinforce Afghanistan. Why? No good reasons are given except America worry if these countries fight each other and go under that the US invasion of Iraq was a mistake because: Iraq was not a Russian- Indian tutelage? However, there is a chance, however threat, whereas Afghanistan has been the home of Al-Qaeda; the remote, that America may like to prevent war and slaughter in invasion of Iraq diverted attention and resources to the wrong target. countries it helped liberate – Afghanistan and Central Asian More recently, the neo-cons have started to say that neither country Republics. There is a very tangible benefit to the US from not posed a threat; the only Muslim country that is a nuclear power is opting for the exit strategy proposed by India. Pakistan has an Pakistan; that should have been the target. But demonisation and alternative to offer that would preclude Russia regaining control isolation of Pakistan – pre-requisites for a successful invasion – of the resources of Central Asia Republics thus allowing the which has been a close ally for five decades, is not so easy. American and European companies to develop the resources of Therefore, the general view is that Pakistan should be made to Central Asia. What is the exit strategy proposed by Pakistan? comply by the use of carrot before the stick is used. America is so The Pakistani proposal is based on recognition of legitimate blatantly micro-managing Pakistan now causing uproar in the interests of both sides. Pakistan wants that Afghanistan should be country. The people expected the 'free elections' to deliver a new friendly country which is a bridge with Central Asia, and that government, but Musharraf still reigns as well as rules. Almost Central Asian Republics should not return to Russian control. everyone in Pakistan believes, because that is what the US wants. Since Pakistan provides the only route to Central Asian The truth, however, may be different. Afghanistan is now a NATO Republics that does not pass through Russia or China, a friendly theatre of operations. European countries are doubtful of a military Pakistan is just as vital to the US and Europe as friendly victory in that country and want a negotiated settlement or an exit Afghanistan. It has indeed been a great triumph of Indian strategy, preferably both. The Americans still want a 'victory' but diplomacy that the shared objectives of Pakistan and the USA have no idea what victory would look like. If the USA got its way, receive so little attention and the reluctance of Pakistan to there would be no settlement. The USA would exit upon India taking slaughter its own people makes headlines in the USA. In this over its role in Afghanistan. And how would India fill the vacuum? It costly oversight, India is helped by the ineptitude of Pakistan's would create the situation prior to 1979 when Afghanistan was leadership whose grasp of foreign policy is revealed by the fact friendly to India and the Soviet Union and hostile to Pakistan. But that the only change in sixty years is that instead of 'brotherly the long-term effects would be more far reaching. Russia would be relations' with all Muslim countries; 'friendly relations with able to regain its control of Central Asian Republics and India' is now the main objective of foreign policy. One wonders Afghanistan. India would like Pakistan to be the new buffer state if the change is the result of micro-management of the affairs of between an Indian Empire and a rejuvenated Russian Empire. Indian Pakistan by America or revulsion for the military that has diplomats have been trying to sell their imperial dream to America as allowed this to happen? It is probably both! The result is that the best interest of the USA also. Diplomats are trained to conceal Pakistan is unstable and would remain so in perpetuity thus their purpose; they only reveal the bare minimum necessary to get allowing India to sell its proposal for exit strategy from goodwill for their project. The exit strategy proposed by India is that Afghanistan. the USA does nothing; just leave an unpopular anti-Pakistan regime The most blatant US intervention into the internal affairs of in place and leave. Since it does not require America to do much Pakistan was made possible by the desire of Musharraf to except to bankroll an unpopular government, even the new US continue as President for another five years knowing full well Administration would buy it. The result would be a drawn out war in how much he is hated. Benazir Bhutto, out of power for eleven Afghanistan that is bound to spread into all areas of Pakistan. The long years, could not resist the temptation of a come back. The downside of the exit strategy proposed by India is that the dividend deal between Benazir and Musharraf was openly underwritten by the USA as well as the UK. Under this deal: 1) Benazir Bhutto, her allies and accomplices, were given amnesty in all the 32 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, June Issue, 2010 ISSN 1481-5435 civil and criminal cases; 2) she agreed to Musharraf continuing as A secessionist fringe already exists alongside the 'provincial autonomy' President for another five years; 3) Musharraf agreed to facilitate her movement, which is quite overt and active among Diaspora Sindhis and becoming the Prime Minster for the third time; 4) the judiciary was to Baloch. The support given to the secessionist fringe shows that the be made acquiescent to Executive diktat by several measures that Indian and Zionist lobbies are active in their support. In Baluchistan, included the removal of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad the BLA (Baluchistan Liberation Army) has been funded, organised Chaudhry, replacing him with Justice Abdul Hamid Dogar, and equipped by India. In Sindh, the MQM (Mohajir Qaumi withdrawing suo moto powers of the courts, and making such Movement) is the surrogate of India. The 'provincial autonomy' is being changes to the procedure for selection, appointment and promotion championed by the three ruling parties the PPP, the ANP and the MQM. of judges that they effectively became subordinate to the executive In 1971, it was the Bengalis who complained of being victimised. Now branch. Asif Zardari has been a privy to the secret deal and is now every ethnic group complains of being victims. Ethnic parties do not under pressure not to impeach President Musharraf even though he realise, or do not mind, that ethnic slaughter is self-perpetuating; if it knows that an administration that accepts him even as a figurehead begins, it continues until ethnic cleansing is obtained. In East Pakistan, President would also be highly unpopular. America alone can secure the ethnic minority of Bihari Muslims was small and could not have his release from the deal with Musharraf but Asif Zardari has proved oppressed the huge majority of Bengalis. Yet, they were branded to be so inept in handling the restoration of judges dismissed by 'collaborators' and massacred; they continue to be oppressed with relish General Musharraf that he has undermined the alliance with Nawaz thirty-six years later. That is the nature of ethnic fires that 'provincial Sharif that was the guarantee against his party's hold on power being autonomy' can ignite. Pakistan is sleep walking into it with enthusiastic challenged. It is easy to blame it all on Asif Zardari. But his 'failure to support from the present government. The PPP under Asif Zardari is no sustain himself in power' through popular alliances is a part of different to the Awami League – just as eager to follow Indian diktat just Musharraf's survival plan. Asif Zardari is so badly cornered that he as unconcerned with national interests. The military that takes over the needs the US as well as Musharraf more than they need him. More country so often and whose Chief gets so glued to the chair of the important to the people of Pakistan is not the fate of Musharraf or of President that the country cannot get rid of him without him being Asif Zardari, it is peace and order in the country. Neither Musharraf killed, deposed by another General or defeated by India, deserve to be not Asif Zardari have any clear objective other than survival. But the despised by the people. It would not be such a bad thing except that the interplay of external and internal forces is complex, and it never Army may well be required to fight the enemies of the country. The stops. Lack of self-confidence and alertness in Pakistan's leaders has armed forces reviled by the media and hated by the people can never allowed the war for the liberation of Afghanistan to be shifted to defend the very same people. In modern warfare, demonisation of the Pakistan's soil. The situation in Pakistan is very similar to that of Soldiers of the enemy is a potent weapon of war. Pakistan is faced with 1971 prior to Indian invasion of Pakistan. No wonder the press in ethnic/tribal militancy in Baluchistan and Islamic militancy in the Pakistan has started to call Musharraf YK2 (Yahya Khan the Second) North. The former demonise it as 'Punjabi Army' and the latter as after the supremely confident blunderbuss President who led America's collaborators. The new civil government is inclined to deal Pakistan to defeat in 1971 War with India. The victory of India in with both insurgencies through negotiations. But America wants the 1971 War was underpinned by three factors: 1) the leading political Pakistan Army to crush the popular Islamic resistance and negotiate party (the Awami League) was under such commanding influence of with anti-state insurgency in Baluchistan. If Pakistan yielded under India that it was unconcerned with any national interest of Pakistan American pressure, it would be fighting the wrong enemy and would be state or its people; 2) the demand for 'provincial autonomy' entailed roundly defeated. As stated above, Pakistan has interests in in his Six Points had transformed his election campaign into a Afghanistan it shares with America. Soon rather than late, NATO veritable movement for the secession of East Pakistan; 3) the Indian troops would have to leave Afghanistan. It is logical for the US to want and Western propaganda demonised the Pakistan Army in the eyes of to leave behind a friendly and stable government that kept Al-Qaeda the people of East Pakistan. India, and to a great extent America, are out. It could NOT achieve that objective by destabilising Pakistan and trying to replicate the 1971 situation of East Pakistan now in West encouraging ethnic insurrection as it is doing. In such a backward area Pakistan. If the PML (N)- PPP coalition broke down, it will be as Afghanistan and the North West Pakistan, social ethos can sustain replaced by PPP-PML (Q)-MQM alliance, and Pakistan would have slaughter almost forever. War and insurrection that started in 1979 has a coalition of leaders who are not overly concerned with national continued for three decades already. But there is an alternative, which is interests; all the leaders of 'coalition of liberals' Musharraf is working to accept that the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has almost towards are eager to work for India's agenda. The exit of PML (N) disappeared; that the socio-economic integration of the two countries is from coalition would create such a charged political environment almost complete. It is wise to underpin that with a formal 'customs that a demand for more 'provincial autonomy' could transform into a union'. That would allow the enterprising Afghans to do what they do movement for the break up of the country on ethnic lines. This is also best – trade with destinations near and far to become harbingers of a 'declared objective' of the USA. (Ralph Peters map of the Broader peace and free trade. Free traders will bring the peace that the fighters Middle East made the designs of the US policy makers public.) In denied the country for thirty years. The Central Government of 1971, the Army as an institution enjoyed wide public support. It was Afghanistan controls its provincial governors by use of its power to successfully demonised in East Pakistan for a period and for a dismiss and transfer, and also by withholding funds. The USA can take purpose and India succeeded there. Now the situation is much more a leaf out of the same book. American civil presence would then be serious. Musharraf is not just unpopular; he is hated. Since he has no welcome, as Afghanistan desperately needs budget support. Under a obvious support in the country, it is believed that the Army still formal 'customs union', the Afghans would force their government to be supports him. That is why Army is once again the target of suicide friendly with Pakistan so that trade is not hindered. The objective of bombers after a brief respite awaiting the exit of Musharraf and a transforming Afghanistan from a barrier to a bridge would not be change in policy. The PPP is also anti-Army but in a different way. achieved by administrators or soldiers; it will be obtained by 'free The leaders of the ruling PPP – one of who is the Defence Minister trade'. If Pakistan wants to keep India out, its reasons are geo-political, now - have publicly said why do we need such a big army? If we not arbitrary or wedged in 'contest' with India. If the USA acquiesced in made peace with India, he said, we would only need a small army like letting India be its Viceroy in Afghanistan, the bad old days of in Bangladesh. (Which has a three-division army, no Navy or Air 'squeezing Pakistan' between two hostile neighbours would return. Force.) The author of an India sponsored book 'Military Inc.' is now a That would not be good for Afghans or Pakistanis. The Americans have visiting professor in the USA although she is civil servant not an to choose. They can opt for the Indian proposal, perpetuate war and be academic. Demonisation of the Pakistan Army is an important part of ousted from Central Asia. They could opt for the Pakistan centric exit the plan for the disintegration of Pakistan as vital s 'a government not strategy, bring peace, and retain the wherewithal for maintaining a overly concerned about national interests, and a movement for presence in CentralAsia. The choice is America's. 'provincial autonomy'. ***** 33 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 34 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT MODEL JAIL CHANDIGARH 35 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 36 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 37 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon comments: Lt.Gen Jagjit Singh Arora's 'Dismemberment of East Pakistan' Documents of 1971 Documnts Destroyed by the “Brahmins- Hindus Indian army” Giani Harinder Singh Alwar, addressing to the Congregation of the Bangla The destruction of Lt.Gen Jagjit Singh Arora's papers of the historical Sahib Gurdwara, monitored at 08:15 Hrs MST, ATN, Punjabi (Hindabi = surrender of the 1971's Indian war on Pakistan was to remove from the annals Punjabi mixed with Hindi) News on 10th May, 2010, informed that the of the 'Talibanied Brahmins-Hindus' army; that a Sikh commanded the 1971 historical documents of Lt. Gen Arora's times, relating to the war on behalf of the alleged Indian Brahmins-Hindus armed force, because 'Dismemberment of East Pakistan' have been destroyed by the 'Brahmins- the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus' do not like to see a Sikh name in the Hindus Indian army', according to the front page news of the Times of India, alleged Indian history or the 'Annals of the 'Talibalized Brahmins-Hindus 9th May, 2010; www.khalistannews.com; www.rozanaspokesman.com; alleged Indian democracy's armed force'. A turbaned Hindu in 'The Sikh and bdnews24.com of Bangladesh. The 'Brahmins-Hindus alleged Indian Identity', his clan, his 'joe boys and joe girls, members at large of the Akali Army destroyed the historical papers as the 'Talibabized Brahmins-Hindus' Dal-Badal Private Limited Incorporation and its chief and the Chief Minister alleged Indian democracy is all out to destroy the 'History of Sikhs'; of Punjab, Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Badal, must not forget that the especially the Sikh personnel rendering their professional services in the 'Brahmins-Hindus' of the BJP, LK Advani, and the NDA'S Congess Party may armed forces. It must be remembered that the alleged Indian administration kick at their asses whenever the time is right for them; regardless how much headed by Indira Gandhi, its Research and Analysis Wing, supposedly at the bootlicking the turbaned Hindus do. request of Mujib ur Rehman,known as 'Mir Zaffer' of Pakistan. Beware, Hanera Sinh Badal and Amarinder of Patiala, including other Sikhs The 'Talibanized 'Brahmins-Hindus alleged Indian armed forces invaded of non-Sikh and 'Rashtriya Sikh Sangat' party (a branch of the BJP), the East Pakistan and 'Dismembered' it from the rest of Pakistan (West jathedars and Presidents of the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandhak Pakistan). More than 90,000 professional army men surrendered, under the Committee (SGPC), the Akali Dal, the Sikh academics on the payroll of the command of their General Niazi, to Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Arora. This had University Grant Commission of the alleged Indian-Talibanized institutions, been the historic surrender of a professional armed personnel in the history to the anti-Sikh policies of the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus'. NOTE: It is of the world. Where the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus NDA of Indira requested with all due humble request that Giani Harinder Singh 'Alwar' must Gandhi joyed the surrender, it was regretted in the hearts of the 'Talibanized take a note that he is not a 'Bharti/Hindustani or the citizen of the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus' that why it happened under a Sikh Lt. Gen Arora? Giani Brahmins-Hindus alleged Indian democracy', because the “Sikhs have no Harinder Singh Alwar explained that the '(Talabanized) Brahmins-Hindus' Constitutional Rights under the Constitution of India 1950, Article 25, the have never liked the Sikhs and they hated most the Sikhs, the Sikhs Holy and Historical Homeland PUNJAB, the Sikh Nation, the Sikh Raj Sikh Way of Life (Sikhi) and the teachings of the Sikh Gurus inscribed in of the Sikh monarch, Ranjit Singh, 1799 to 14th March, 1849, was 'annexed' their Holy Scripture, Guru Granth Sahib. but not amalgamated into the 'British Empire on 29th March, 1849' by the British Empire's agent, Lord Dalhousie. The Sikhs have been “Struggling to Giani Harinder Singh Alwar's 'Katha' corroborated with the anti-Sikh Regain Their Sovereignty, Independence and Political power since 14th policies drafted by the first deceitful prime minister of India, JL Nehru alias March, 1849, by peaceful means and the Sikhs' struggle has been going on.” Mobark Ali or the his servant. These policies are theintegral part of the anti- None of the Sikhs' elected member of parliament has Sikh policies crafted by the India's 'Talibanized Brahmin accepted/endorsed/signed the Indian Constitution 1950, in its draft and final Hindus devious, divisive, deceitful alleged Indian administration since 15th forms. Rather, the Indian Constitution was 'REJECTED' by Sardar Hukam August, 1947. In November 1964, the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus Singh, Sardar Bhupinder Singh Maan and Sirdar Kapur Singh, ICS, MP, MLA alleged Indian army sabotaged an army helicopter in which 9-Sikh General, and the National Professor of Sikhism in 1948, 26th November, 1949, 1950 on their way to Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), crashed near Kud, the place and more recently on 6th September, 1966, in the Indian or the 'Talibanized where the leader of Kashmiris, Sheikh Abdulla had been imprisoned. In this Brahmins-Hindus Lok Sabha'. crash, 9-Sikh Senior Generals were eliminated by the 'Talibanized Gianiji, the Sikh Nation, PUNJAB, was 'robbed' in a wide daylight on 15th Brahmins-Hindus Indian army'. Included in the killed were Lt. Gen Bikram August, 1947. They, the Sikhs, were made a 'Landless Sikh Nation' on 15th Singh, Lt. Gen Daulat Singh, etc. The purpose of this sabotage was at least August, 1947, and they were branded as 'the lawless people' and dangerous to two fold: to eliminate the Senior Sikh Generals that no Sikh General will the 'law-abiding Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus' of the alleged Indian become the Chief of Army Staff and two, to remove the senior Sikh officers democracy, in a Governmental Circular issued on the 10th October, 1947, by from the way of the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus'armed forces. a trio of the 'Brahmins-Baniya'. –(your brother) Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon (Machak)***** 38 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 Piare Bhai Sahib Muhammad Shahbaji, Dear brother, I could not agree more than what the points raised in your reply (see Aslaam O Alaikum! below). Besides, your reply, I would like to state the following: 1. Master Tara Singh, a Brahmin convert to the 'House of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib', Thank you very kindly for your frank but blunt reply. In fact, you are the 'first' then the leader of the Sikhs (what leader? I question now that ONE man destroyed the person to comment on my write up. Further, no Sikh except Giani Harvinder future of the Sikhs of PUNJAB in my opinion. He did not sign even a single Singh Alwar ji has commented on the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus alleged document before the partition. Do you think he deserved to be a leader of the Sikhs? democracy's fiasco of 1971, in which Pakistan (now the Islamic Republic of No, he must have been kicked out well before the partition of the PUNJAB, annexed' Pakistan) was dismembered by the Indira Gandhi's New Delhi administration by the British Empire took place. However, he was not. However, this Master Tara (NDA). Singh back 'stabbed' the 'uncrowned' king of Sikhs, Baba Kharak Singh, who led a procession/demonstration of more than 500,000 citizens of the 'annexed' PUNJAB, on 29th December, 1929 (see The Times London, Front page). The newspaper Let me expend my subject a little further that the Sikh leadership of the carried the comments that "Such a huge peaceful demonstration never seen in the 'leadership of weaklings' like Prakash (Hanera/Darkness Badal, as Chief history of mankind." Minister and Chief, Akali Dal-Badal Private Incorporation Limited, and a 2. Indeed, the 'Brahmins-Hindus (chor, dakku, Rehzan, Ghulaam, Scondrel in traitor like Manmohan Sinh, a professional 'liar' and booklicker/Chalianchutt of Persian, Arabic and English disctionaries) were the meanings) leaders like JL Nehru, the 'Brahmins-Hindus', although I have not received a reply from you. his father , the son of Giasydin alias Gangadhar Kaul, and other 'Brahmins-Hindus' Piare Bhai Sahib, the problems of the Sikhs of the Landless Nation Punjab and played their cards against them. Leaving the Sikhs aside, because of neiveness of the great people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are 'common' to a certain their nature and weaking of the leadership, no one had understood the games of the extent. We both have a common enemy, the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus 'Brahmins-Hindus', which included a 'naked faqir', described by Sir Winston alleged Indian democracy. We, the Sikhs have far more problems than Pakistan, Churchill, had understtod their psyche than Janab MA Jinnah, the Father of Pakistan. especially more than 76% population of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, The latter knew perfectly well as to what were the 'Brahmins-Hindus' were up to, surrounded by a 'weak' administration of 10% or 25% Zardari and his 'joe boys despite their political games. and joe girls'. I do, however, wish you the very best, on behalf of the Sikhs 3. I agree with you that the Sikhs deserved and deserve what they have been getting (Awam) of Punjab, the backbone people and the Sikh Diaspora. since the day these 'Brahmins-Hindus' clique 'robbed' the Sikhs in a wide daylight Our problem, the problem of the Sikhs is that they have been made 'alcoholics or 'robbery' and made them a 'Landless Nation PUNJAB (divided) and further divided the slave of alcohol' by the Prakash Sinh Badal administration. More than 70,000 in 1966 by Indira Gandhi in 1966 into PUNJAB, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, to Sikh families have committed suicide, since the 'Brahmins-Hindus' and its divide the Sikhs as much as possible. armed forces waged an 'Undeclared war on the Sikhs of Punjab, in the form of a 4. You controlled yourself to express more, but I have to say it that none of the Sikhs' brutal "Operation Bluestar" of June, 1984. The brutal military operation took a elected representatives, except Sardar Hukam Singh, Bhupinder SinghMaan and toll of more than 260,000 innocent Sikhs and Punjab was made a 'Concentration Sirdar Kapur Singh, ICS, MP, MLA and National Professor of Sikhism, has have Camp' in the post-"Operation Bluestar" of June, 1984, days. The question is why been playing in the hands of the "Brahmins-Hindus' parties, like Congress, BJP, did the Sikh village folks commit suicide? They were in debts heavily and the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (Sikhs' BJP), Hindu Maha Sabha (mother of all evils), all other Punjab State administration heavily taxed them, despite helping them and non-Sikh political parties. I would not leave the Akali Dal-Badal Private Limited considering that the administration of Punjab belong to the people of Punjab. Incorporation, led by Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal, his clan and Badal's Further, Punjab's agriculture is heavily dependent on the 'electricity', which is "joe boys and joe girls", simply to hang on to their 'Kursi or the political power and let hardly provided to the people of Punjab. Punjab produced electricity is provided the Sikhs go to hell. Indeed, I am thankful to Giani Harvinder Singh Alwar, as he had 'free' of cost to the 'Brahmins-Hindus' NDA (New Delhi administration). They the courage to tell the truth to the Congregation of the Gurdwara Bangla Sahib. do not have adequate 'irrigational water', which comes from the rivers (3 in 5. Had we not have the religious and political leader like Shaheed-Bilas Saint Soldier Punjab and two in West Pakistan). Punjab's river water is highly polluted which Jarnail Singh Bhindrawale in 1980s, supported by his staunch supporters, advisors is a chronic problem for the Punjab farmers for their livelihood. Further, Punjab's and followers, the Punjab of Sikhs, their Holy and Historic places like the Darbar River water and by-products are provided absolutely free to Haryana, Delhi, Sahib Complex, the Supreme Seat of the Sikh Polity, The Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar, Rajasthan and elsewhere. To-date, the NDA owes more than Rs 70,000-cror to and all Gurdwaras and villages of Sikhs Punjab would have been 'Bulldozed'; and the Punjab; but the Punjab administration is deliberately keeps its mouth shut before Sikhs, whatever the left, would have become the 'Brahmins-Hindus'. This would the 'Brahmins-Hindus', or the latter does it like that. I do not think that you, my have been the same way when Ashoka laid down his arms and the 'Brahmins' dear brother Shahbaz ji, do not experience this problem from your federal swallowed the Buddhism, which took its birth in the 'Brahmins-Hindus'alleged administration. I do know, however, know that the west Punjab's farmers are not Indian democracy. happy with the Zardari 10% administration. Pardon me for my writing that the 'non-Punjabis are the worst enemy of the Punjabis, regardless where they are. 6. Brother Shahbazji, the Sikh academics in Punjab and Chandigarh have their lips We, the Punjabis, have these problems. These non-Punjabis are and will never be sealed and hands put in the 'handcuffs, and the 'Brahmins (2%)-Hindus (10%)' have the friends of us 'PUNJABIS'. been made so helpless. This is the present state of the 'Sikh leadership' of Prakash Sinh Badal, Manmohan Sinh, Chief, Council of Ministers, the New Delhi Our young generations' has fallen victim to the 'vulgar culture, vulgar songs, administration (NDA). The latter is 'not' an elected Member of Parliament, from any vulgar dances, virtual nudeness, lack of higher education, etc. Our future is in the constituency of India, but he is a Prime Minister and the 'rapist' of the democratic Punjabi, Sikh culture and our Punjabi traditions. The present generation of the system of administration. This is democracy. Sikhs holy and historic Homeland is being destroyed everyday by the 'spineless Sikh leadership'. This leadership which is the enemy of the 'House of Guru Baba 7. In democracy, if you have 12 donkeys in one side and 1 lion on the other, the Nanak Sahib', Sikhs' Holy and Historical places, Sikh history from the Sikh point government will be formed by the 'donkeys'; because the majority rules the of view and the Sikhs' Darbar Sahib Complex (mistakenly known as the Golden democracy. Temple Complex) and the Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, The Akal Takht Sahib. 8. The Sikhs are 'Fighting their Battle, strugging for their Sovereignty, Independence, The schools in Punjab are without teachers and teaching aids. The enemy(ies) of and Political power since 14th March, 1849, and we will continue our fight until our Punjab must be thrown out at the earliest. last drop of 'blood and breath'. It was not any Sikh General, who peed in his Please correct me if I am wrong, the river RAVI has dried up near Lahore, Punjab, pants/uniform, but it was a 'Brahmin (Kashmiri)' who wetted his pent, drank the Pakistan. Pakistan's Punjabi farmers need 'water' for their farming. Your 'soapy water' to run away from the front of Battlefield, i, e., Nehru's Debacle of China problem, like the Sikhs of Punjab, is the 'Brahmins-Hindus' also, who have been in 1963. It was the Senior mot Sikh General, Lt. Gen Bikram Singh, COC of the building 'dams and diverting water' of the river water originating from the Western Command, whose life was taken, with his other Sikh colleagues, in conform Indian-occupied Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Do you of the anti-Sikh policies of the 'Brahmins-Hindus'. I deeply regrett that the Sikhs of think that the Zardari 10% or 25% administration will 'aid' in the problem of the Punjab and elsewhere do not follow the teachings of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib in Guru West Pakistan's (Muslim) farmers? My answer to the question is a big 'No'. Granth Sahib:"Mathe Tikka Terrh Dhotti Khaii Hath Chhurri Jagat Kasaii." The meaning is 'Brahmins is the Butcher of our world'. Brother Shahbazji, we both know the past, for which we cannot afford to get lost based on the past. We have to look jointly for our future, 'future of the farmers of 9. I could go on and on, but I have to finish my writing. Please learn from the Sikhs on West Pakistan's PUNJAB and the Sikhs of the Sikhs' holy and historic the Eastern side of your border, and 'Save' Pakistan from the international affairs. If Homeland, PUNJAB/The Sikh Nation (Landless)/Sikh Raj (under the you do that, in that case we, the Sikhs and Muslim brothers, can corner the 'occupation of the 'Brahmins-Hindus alleged Indian democracy'). 'Brahmins-Hindus' and put them into their right place. Further, the people of 'Jammu and Kashmir' must not beat around the bush. The 'Brahmins-Hindus' are all out to swallow them. Would they like to be May the Khudawand Bakhshinda shower His blessings on the 'people of Pakistan 'swallowed'? The answer will come from the people of the Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab'. only jointly. The 9 donkeys and 1-Lion democratic system is not 'fit' for the Your brother, people of PUNJAB. I need not to elaborate on this any further. Awatar Singh Sekhon ***** 39 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 From: Muhammad Shahbaz Dr Awatar Singh Sekhon (Machaki) Responds Janab Muhammad Shahbaz ji, Piare Bhai Sahib Shahbaz ji, Aslaam O Alaikum! Thank you very kindly for your frank but blunt reply. In fact, you are the 'first' person to If you do that, in that case we, the Sikhs and Muslim brothers, can corner the 'Brahmins- comment on my write up. Further, no Sikh except Giani Harvinder Singh Alwar ji has Hindus' and put them into their right place. commented on the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus alleged democracy's fiasco of 1971, in Let me answer to your questions and reminder to me on the Sikh leadership ot the 'leadership which Pakistan (now the Islamic Republic of Pakistan) was dismembered by the Indira of weaklings' like Prakash (Hanera/Darkness Badal, as Chief Minister and Chief, Akali Dal- Gandhi's New Delhi administration (NDA). Badal Private Incorporation Limited, and a traitor like Manmohan Sinh, a professional 'liar' Dear brother, I could not agree more than what the points raised in your reply (see below). and booklicker/Chalianchutt of the 'Brahmins-Hindus'. Besides, your reply, I would like to state the following: Piare Bhai Sahib, the problems of the Sikhs of the Landless Nation Punjab and the great 1. Master Tara Singh, a Brahmin convert to the 'House of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib', then the people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan are 'common' to a certain extent. We both have a leader of the Sikhs (what leader? I question now that ONE man destroyed the future of the common enemy, the 'Talibanized Brahmins-Hindus alleged Indian democracy. We, the Sikhs Sikhs of PUNJAB in my opinion. He did not sign even a single document before the partition. have far more problems than Pakistan, especially more than 76% population of the Islamic Do you think he deserved to be a leader of the Sikhs? No, he must have been kicked out well Republic of Pakistan, surrounded by a 'weak' administration of 10% or 25% Zardari and his before the partition of the PUNJAB, annexed' by the British Empire took place. However, he 'joe boys and joe girls'. I do, however, wish you the very best on behalf of the Sikhs (Awam) of was not. However, this Master Tara Singh back 'stabbed' the 'uncrowned' king of Sikhs, Baba Punjab, the backbone people and the Sikh Diaspora. Kharak Singh, who led a procession/demonstration of more than 500,000 citizens of the Our problem, the problem of the Sikhs is that they have been made 'alcoholics or the slave of 'annexed' PUNJAB, on 29th December, 1929 (see The Times London, Front page). The alcohol by the Prakash Sinh Badal administration. More than 70,000 Sikh families have newspaper carried the comments that "Such a huge peaceful demonstration never seen in the committed suicide, since the 'Brahmins-Hindus' and its armed forces waged an 'Undeclared history of mankind." war on the Sikhs of Punjab, in the form of a brutal "Operation Bluestar" of June, 1984. The 2. Indeed, the 'Brahmins-Hindus (chor, dakku, Rehzan, Ghulaam, Scondrel in Persian, brutal military operation took a toll of more than 260,000 innocent Sikhs and Punjab was Arabic and English disctionaries) were the meanings) leaders like JL Nehru, his father , the made a 'Concentration Camp' in the post-"Operation Bluestar" of June, 1984, days. The son of Giasydin alias Gangadhar Kaul, and other 'Brahmins-Hindus' played their cards question is why did the Sikh village folks committed suicide? They were in debts heavily and against them. Leaving the Sikhs aside, because of neiveness of their nature and weaking of the Punjab State administration heavily taxed them, despite helping them and considering that the leadership, no one had understood the games of the 'Brahmins-Hindus', which included a the administration of Punjab belong to the people of Punjab. 'naked faqir', described by Sir Winston Churchill, had understtod their psyche than Janab MA Further, Punjab's agriculture is heavily dependent on the 'electricity'. which is hardly provided Jinnah, the Father of Pakistan. The latter knew perfectly well as to what were the 'Brahmins- to the people of Punjab. Punjab's produced electricity is provided 'free' of cost to the Hindus' were up to, despite their political games. 'Brahmins-Hindus' NDA (New Delhi administration). They do not get adequate 'irrigational 3. I agree with you that the Sikhs deserved and deserve what they have been getting since the water', which comes from the rivers 3 (three) in Punjab and two in West Pakistan). Punjab's day these 'Brahmins-Hindus' clique 'robbed' the Sikhs in a wide daylight 'robbery' and made river water is highly polluted and a problem for the Punjab farmers to use it for their them a 'Landless Nation PUNJAB (divided) and further divided in 1966 by Indira Gandhi in livelihood. Further than this, Punjab's River water and by-products are provided absolutely 1966 into PUNJAB, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana, to divide the Sikhs as much as possible. free to Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan and elsewhere. Todate, the NAS owe more than Rs 70,000- cror to Punjab; but the Punjab administration is deliberately keeps its mouth shut before the 4. You controlled yourself to express more, but I have to say it that none of the Sikhs' elected 'Brahmins-Hindus'. I do not think that you, my dear brother Shahbaz ji, do not experience this representatives, except Sardar Hukam Singh, Bhupinder SinghMaan and Sirdar Kapur problem from your federal administration. I do know, however, the west Punjab's farmers are Singh, ICS, MP, MLA and National Professor of Sikhism, has have been playing in the hands not happy with the Zardari 10% administration. Pardon me for my writing that the 'non- of the "Brahmins-Hindus' parties, like Congress, BJP, Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (Sikhs' BJP), Punjabis' are the worst enemy of the Punjabis, regardless where they are. We, the Punjabis, Hindu Maha Sabha (mother of all evils), all other non-Sikh political parties. I would not leave have these problems. These non-Punjabis are and will not the friends of us 'PUNJABIS'. the Akali Dal-Badal Private Limited Incorporation, led by Prakash (Hanera/Darkness) Sinh Badal, his clan and Badal's "joe boys and joe girls", simply to hang on to their 'Kursi or the Our young generations future is not for the 'vulgar culture, vulgar songs, dances, nudeness, political power and let the Sikhs go to hell. Indeed, I am thankful to Giani Harvinder Singh lack of higher education, etc.' Our future is in the Punjabi, Sikh culture and our Punjabi Alwar, as he had the courage to tell the truth to the Congregation of the Gurdwara Bangla traditions. The present generation of the Sikhs holy and historic Homeland is being destroyed Sahib. everyday by 'spineless Sikh leadership'. This leadership is the enemy of the 'House of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib', Sikhs' Holy and Historical places, Sikh history from the Sikh point of 5. Had we not have the religious and political leader like Shaheed-Bilas Saint Soldier Jarnail view and the Sikhs' Darbar Sahib Complex and the Supreme Seat of Sikh Polity, The Akal Singh Bhindrawale in 1980s, supported by his staunch supporters, advisors and followers, Takht Sahib, and our institutions are under the 'Tight Control' of the 'Brahmins-Hindus and the Punjab of Sikhs, their Holy and Historic places like the Darbar Sahib Complex, the their Chaplianchut administration of the Sikh Homeland, PUNJAB. The schools in Punjab are Supreme Seat of the Sikh Polity, The Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar, and all Gurdwaras and without teachers and teaching aids. The enemy of Punjab must be thrown out of Punjab at the villages of Sikhs Punjab would have been 'Bulldozed'; and the Sikhs, whatever the left, would earliest. have become the 'Brahmins-Hindus'. This would have been the same way when Ashoka laid down his arms and the 'Brahmins' swallowed the Buddhism, which took its birth in the Please correct me if I am wrong, the river RAVI has dried up near Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. 'Brahmins-Hindus'alleged Indian democracy. Pakistan's Punjabi farmers need 'water' for their farming. Your problem is, like the Sikhs of Punjab; the 'Brahmins-Hindus' have been building 'dams and diverting water' of the river 6. Brother Shahbazji, the Sikh academics in Punjab and Chandigarh have their lips sealed and water originating from the Indian-occupied Internationally Disputed Areas of Jammu and hands put in the 'handcuffs, and the 'Brahmins (2%)-Hindus (10%)' have been made so Kashmir. Do you think that the Zardari 10% or 25% administration will 'aid' in the problem of helpless. This is the present state of the 'Sikh leadership' of Prakash Sinh Badal, Manmohan the west Pakistan's (Muslim) farmers? My answer to the question is a big 'No'. Sinh, Chief, Council of Ministers, the New Delhi administration (NDA). The latter is 'not' an elected Member of Parliament, from any constituency of India, but he is a Prime Minister and Brother Shahbazji, we both know the past. We should not get lost based on the past. We have to the 'rapist' of the democratic system of administration. This is democracy. look jointly for the future, 'future of farmers of West Pakistan's PUNJAB and the Sikhs of the Sikhs' holy and historic Homeland, PUNJAB/ The Sikh Nation (Landless)/Sikh Raj (under 7. In democracy, if you have 12 donkeys in one side and 1 lion on the other, the government the 'occupation of the 'Brahmins-Hindus alleged Indian democracy'. will be formed by the 'donkeys'; because the majority rules the democracy. Further, let the people of 'Jammu and Kashmir' not beat around the bush. The 'Brahmins- 8. The Sikhs are 'Fighting their Battle, strugging for their Sovereignty, Independence, and Hindus' are all out to swallow them. Would they like to be 'swallowed'? The answer will come Political power since 14th March, 1849, and we will continue our fight until our last drop of from the people of the Jammu and Kashmir jointly. The 9 donkeys and 1-lion democratic 'blood and breath'. It was not any Sikh General, who peed in his pants/uniform, but it was a system is not 'fit' for the people of PUNJAB. I need not to elaborate on this any further. 'Brahmin (Kashmiri)' who wetted his pent, drank the 'soapy water' to run away from the front of Battlefield, i, e., Nehru's Debacle of China in 1963. It was the Senior mot Sikh General, Lt. Gen Bikram Singh, COC of the Western Command, whose life was taken, with his other Sikh May the Khudawand Bakhshinda shower His blessings on the 'people of Pakistan and Punjab. colleagues, in conform of the anti-Sikh policies of the 'Brahmins-Hindus'. I deeply regrett that the Sikhs of Punjab and elsewhere do not follow the teachings of Guru Baba Nanak Sahib in Guru Granth Sahib:"Mathe Tikka Terrh Dhotti Khaii Hath Chhurri Jagat Kasaii." The With best wishes and warmest regards. meaning is 'Brahmins is the Butcher of our world'. Your brother, 9. I could go on and on, but I have to finish my writing. Please learn from the Sikhs on the Awatar Singh Sekhon (Machaki) Eastern side of your border, and 'Save' Pakistan from the international affairs. ***** 40 International Journal of Sikh Affairs 20, No. 1, 2010 Dr. D.W. 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