November 15, 2006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E2041 We should stop aid and trade with India and the , Gurdwaras (Houses of God), are and maintaining the lengthy lists of individuals we should be vocal and active in supporting desecrated, to humiliate the Sikh nation. seeking to emigrate from the Soviet Union and self-determination for all the people there. The saddest moment of the Sikh history of Romania. Each spring would bring an oppor- That is how we can help bring freedom to all post-15th August, 1947, is that a Dastaardhari tunity to secure the exit of some of the thou- Hindu in the Sikh Identity, Prakash Singh in the subcontinent. Badal, his clan and the Badal faction of sands effectively held hostage in Romania by Mr. Speaker, I highly recommend Dr. were the party for the desecration the Ceausescu regime. Orest was faithful in Sekhon’s excellent review of Dr. Udhoke’s ex- of Darbar Sahib Complex. So much so the making representations to the Romanian Em- cellent book to my colleagues, and I would like custodian, the so-called jathedar, of Akal bassy on behalf of all those seeking to exer- to place the review in the RECORD now. Takht Sahib, Vedanti Joginder Singh Saran cise their right to leave their country. When [From the International Journal of Sikh, actively watched the ball game of his em- Moscow began to accept emigration lists from Affairs, June 2006] ployer, the executive of the Shiromani the Commission in the mid-80s, Orest’s dili- BOOK REVIEW Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (SGPC), gent efforts on behalf of refuseniks began to (By Awatar Singh Sekhon) and SGPC’s member as well as the president pay off for families, including some with Amer- of the Akali Dal-Badal faction, Prakash Title: Tabai Ros Jagio, translation in Singh Badal himself. What an unfortunate ican spouses, who were finally allowed to English Details of Fundamentalist Hindus’ part of the Sikh history! leave the Soviet Union after a decade or more Attack on the Sikh Faith 2005, by Dr. The present and former custodians of the of waiting. Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke, is an eye opener. Sahib, Vedanti Joginder Singh With a passion for Ukraine, his familial with regard to the premeditated attacks by Saran, Puran Singh of Luv and Kush, Manjit homeland, Orest helped document modern the fundamentalist Hindus, belonging to the of Kesgarh, Kirpal Singh, etc. failed to pro- Soviet repression in that country including im- Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh and the mem- vide any directions to the Sikh Nation, Guru bers of the ‘‘/family’’, on the prisonment of human rights activists, suppres- Khalsa Panth or the Sikhs of Punjab. They sion of Ukrainian culture and language as well followers of the Sikh Faith. however, collaborated with the enemy of the It was a great pride and pleasure for the re- as harsh actions against the Ukrainian Catho- Guru Khalsa Panth. viewer, who is the Editor in Chief, The Inter- Dr. Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke, a young Sikh lic Church. He was at the forefront of efforts national Journal of Sikh Affairs ISSN 1481– full of energies, recorded in his book, the in support of the restoration of Ukrainian inde- 5435, published from Canada, to write a few brutality of the Sikhs’ traditional enemies, pendence and the consolidation of democracy words on the publication of Dr. Sukhpreet the Brahmins and pro-Brahmins belonging to in that country following the demise of the So- Singh Udhoke. Dr. Udhoke is a medical pro- the Hindumahasabha (mother of all evils) fessional but is devoting most of his precious viet empire. Despite setbacks, Orest was opti- and its offshoots such as Swam Sevak Sangh, time in recording the much needed events of mistic that the people of Ukraine would insist Jansangh, Rashtriya Swamsewak Sangh the Sikh history of the 20th and 21st cen- on a democratic future for their country. On a (RSS), a terrorist organization as declared turies. These events pertain to the persecu- cold November night in 2004, he witnessed by the United States administration, tion of the Sikh youth in particular and for Rashtriya Sikh Sangat (formed at the direc- firsthand their determination as he stood in the present and coming generations of the tions of A. B. Vajpayee and his clique in Kiev’s Independence Square where tens of Sikh faith, the Guru Khalsa Panth. Dr. 1990s) the ‘‘Sangh family’’, responsible for thousands of Ukrainians gathered to protest Udhoke’s first publication, Tabai Ros Jagio, anti-non-Brahmin and anti-non-Hindus ac- fraudulent elections. published in July 2004, was an excellent trea- tivities, and other such organizations, as Fifteen years earlier he had stood in the tise relating to the ‘‘Attacks on the Sikh well as the activities of the Saffaronized fun- main square in Sofia, Bulgaria as peaceful faith, Sikh culture, Sikh heritage, Sikh damentalist Hindu organizations Vishwa pride, Sikh esteem, Guru Granth Sahib (Holy demonstrators stood up to tyranny, ushering in Hindu Parishad, Hanuman Sena, Shiv Sena, Scripture of Sikhs), the Sikh identity, and the demise of Eastern Europe’s longest stand- , to cite a few. The RSS was the Sikh nation, Punjab, Khalistan, strug- ing dictatorship. In recent years, he has been formed in support of the Fascists of Europe. gling for its independence by peaceful Dr. Udhoke has exposed Saffaronization of active in confronting the repressive regime of means.’’ His book clearly reflects the intimi- the Sikh history, disrespect and character Aleksandr Lukashenka in Belarus, Europe’s dation of the Sikhs of their holy and historic assassination of the Sikh Gurus, Guru Nanak last dictatorship. homeland, Punjab, by their traditional and Sahib to Sahib Guru Gobind Singhji, by Mr. Speaker, in this year when we observe notorious enemy, the fundamentalist Hindu these organizations and their supporters. Fi- the thirtieth anniversary of the Helsinki Com- organizations as well as the politicians of nally, I wish Dr. Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke, the preceding and present administrations of mission, as a long serving Commissioner and who is a gifted and prolific writer and speak- the Indian democracy, its New Delhi admin- Co-Chairman, I am pleased to recognize and er all the best. May the the Almighty Lord istrations of J.L. Nehru to , commend Orest Deychakiwsky for his faithful shower. His blessings on him. run primarily by the Brahmins (who are only service and tireless defense of human rights 3 percent of the total population of India of f and dignity. over a billion hungry mouths) and about 15 RECOGNIZING OREST f percent pro-Brahmins. This group has cap- tured more than 80 percent of the total deci- DEYCHAKIWSKY’S 25 YEARS OF RECOGNIZING NATIONAL sion-making jobs of the Indian administra- SERVICE ON THE COMMISSION DIABETES MONTH tion. Dr. Sukhpreet Singh Udhoke’s task at ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION hand was not an easy one, especially when IN EUROPE his, his forefathers, and the Sikhs’ holy and HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI historic homeland is under the occupation of OF ILLINOIS the Sikhs’ enemy, the Brahmins, ‘‘Butchers HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of our world’’, according to the founder of OF NEW JERSEY Wednesday, November 15, 2006 the Sikh faith, Guru Nanak Sahib. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The Indian administration and their inter- Wednesday, November 15, 2006 national news media’s term, the ‘‘largest de- recognize November as National Diabetes mocracy of the world’’, India, made Dr. Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, Month. Since 1975, November has served as Udhoke’s task highly difficult in describing today I am pleased to pay tribute to Orest a time of increased public awareness and un- the reality and tragedy of the Sikh nation, Deychakiwsky for his 25 years of faithful serv- derstanding of diabetes, as well as a time to Punjab, and beyond the understanding of an ice to the Commission on Security and Co- celebrate the institutions and people that labor ordinary citizen of the Sikhs’ holy and his- operation in Europe, the Helsinki Commission. year round to improve diabetes care. This No- toric homeland. It is amply clear that the Sikh leaders, of Orest began his work as a member of the pro- vember, the American Diabetes Association Punjab so to speak, and most commonly fessional staff on November 15, 1981, just six has placed a specific focus on increasing care known as the Dastaardhari (turbaned) Hin- years after the signing of the Helsinki Final for those affected by the disease. As one of dus in the Sikh identity, have failed to re- Act, a period marked by ruthless Soviet re- the 21 million Americans with diabetes, I truly spond to the psyche and aspirations of the pression and widespread violations of human understand the fundamental importance of dia- Sikhs of Punjab, the Sikh Diaspora and the rights and fundamental freedoms. betes awareness, education, detection, and Sikh nation. Rather, these Dastaardhari Driven by a deep commitment to aid the vic- research. Hindus in the Sikh Identity have fallen into tims of Communist oppression, Orest devoted Diabetes is a disease in which the body fails the trap of the Brahmins and pro-Brahmins. The day in and the day out, the Sikhs’ himself to documenting the human rights to produce or properly use insulin, a nec- Darbar Sahib Complex (Golden Temple Com- cases, particularly those involving divided fam- essary hormone needed to process the sugar plex), which includes the Supreme Seat of ilies, an especially poignant task given his own and starches that our bodies use for energy. Sikh Polity, Akal Takht Sahib, Amritsar, family’s history under Soviet domination and The disease can lead to a series of complica- and other religious and political places of repression. He was responsible for compiling tions, including increased risk of heart disease

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