The lengths people will go to, for material gain, in times of uncertainty, is unbelievable. I guess since wars are being fought over the price of oil, it is now the way of the world. It probably shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise, that people would attempt to slander the name of a respected and invaluable Sikh tradition all for personal gain.
With the akaal-chalana of Sant Baba Gian Singh Ji and Sant Baba Harbhajan Singh Ji Virakt, Sant Baba Jeet Singh Ji were the natural successors, having already been given the place of a Sant by Sant Baba Gian Singh Ji by the tying of the ‘Gatee’
(this can be seen on the welcome page on www.gurdwara.org.uk, where Sant Jeet Singh Ji is accompanying Sant Gian Singh Ji, having been anointed with the respectful Saintly uniform as per ancient tradition)
Alas, on the passing of Sant Gian Singh Ji and Sant Harbhajan Singh Ji, mischievous and rogue individuals saw this as an opportunity to take advantage of the relatively younger Sant Jeet Singh Ji. These individuals did not take into account that Sant Jeet Singh Ji was truly the same, spiritual elevation and Sikh spirit as Sant Gian Singh Ji. When it became obvious to those individuals that they would not get their way, the phoney court cases, and slanderous lies began.
As sewadars who have been attached to the Dera for many years, it is very hard for us to read these things that are being written by certain individuals. We are but mere ants, whose lives have been blessed by the Sant Mahapurkhs of Nirmal Kutia Johlan with the flower of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Sikhi.
Whereas in the past, the slanderers would be dismissed by the sangat and refused a voice in the Darbar of the Guru, we now live in the world of propaganda, where the media is ready to be bought by the highest bidder, and therefore these shameful lies are very quickly propagated. The reality of the situation is that the only case pending was one in which a middle aged man laid claim to the land of the Dera, on the basis that he had been there on a few occasions. This man was not even an amritdhari Sikh, never mind someone who has a right to the land being used in Guru Ka Langar. Alas, the case has been thrown out in the past 10 days, and the courts in India have once and for all ruled that Sant Jeet Singh Ji is indeed the true successor to Sant Gian Singh Ji and Sant Harbhajan Singh Ji Virakt.
Not that the word of any man-made court is needed to appoint a Saint. Pictures from the dastar-bandi (succession ceremony) of Sant Jeet Singh Ji can be seen in the following link (http://www.gurdwara.org.uk/gurdwara/media/images.html) under the title ‘Dastar Bandee Ceremony March 2002)
In the pictures, one can do darshan of Sant Roshan Singh Ji, as well as Sant Jagjeet Singh Ji Harkhowal, performing the dastar bandee ceremony. You can make your own minds up if these Maha Purkhs appear to be under any ‘political pressure’ as suggested by someone earlier. I find it incredible that one can even suggest a Sant would bow to any sort of pressure.
The bani of Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj is particularly fitting here:
‘Saram dharam ka Dera door, Nanak koorr rahiya bharpoor’
The comment on Baba Jaspal Singh Jis age above sums up pretty much what the underlying issue is here. ‘Sabh ko nivai aap ko, par ko nivaii na koe’
There have been some absolute filthy and disgusting things said here to which I won’t dirty my own mind by even acknowledging. Needless to say, for someone to speak such filth and then call on someone to respect their opinion as a sister or brother is absolute madness.
To call the Dera, a collection of Gursikhs and Mahapurkhs, a cult that is trying to take over Gurdwaras is absurd. The three Gurdwaras in the UK, in High Wycombe, Bradford and Oldbury, were established by the Dera itself, and we unworthy souls were given the gift of true Sikh-maryada, alas we are now abandoning this gift in the search for material gain. We as Sikhs must not lose our way. Sikhi is not found in slander, in material things or in hate for your fellow man. We must first learn to kill that which compels us to say ‘I’, ‘Me’ and ‘Mine’ if we are to truly become custodians of Guru Nanak Dev Jis Sikhi.
For those who are interested in finding more about the Parchaar being done by Dera Nirmal Kutia Johalan, stop by there when you next find yourself in Jallandhar. The Dera sahib is a few minutes away from the Rama Mandi Chowk in Jallandhar. Also, an Amrit Sanchaar takes place every Sangrand for those wishing to take Amrit.
For anyone wanting anymore information, you can contact the webmasters of www.gurdwara.org.uk on info@gurdwara.org.uk
As a closing request, I want to do a benti that let us not become tangled in slander, lies and useless pursuit of fame and glory. This is not the way Guru Gobind Singh Ji wished us to be.
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
