Singh, Mahan

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Speech by Bapu Surat Singh Khalsa's Daughter at Surrey (Canada) Nagar Kirtan

Punjab government is biased against the release of Sikh political prisoners ( this article is published in the Sikhsiyasat .The article is written by the lawyer Jaspal Singh Manjhpur (Advocate). He is has taken the cases of several of the Sikh political prisoners ) In this article he shows how the Punjab Government and the Punjab police has told the lies and has presented the falsified documents before the court instead of the real documents to prevent the release of a Sikh political prisoner who have served his sentence. ) Please read this article and ask others to read it . The article is @ http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/04/26/punjab-government-is-biased-against-release-of-sikh-political-prisoners/

Month and a half before attaching Sri Darbar Sahib (Golden Temple), Indian Army attacked Gurdwara in Moga to see how the Sikhs react to attacking their religious place. It is to be noted that their were no militants in the Gurdwara. Source: http://rozanapehredar.in/epaper_single/2632/11.jpg Source: http://rozanapehredar.in/epaper_single/2635/1.jpg

Singh Exposes Truth on Satkar Committee Issue (Video) Source: http://dailysikhupdates.com/singh-exposes-truth-on-satkar-committee-issue-video/ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2nvh9q_singh-speaks-out_news . . .

Update by Bibi Mandeep Kaur Dhillon (daughter of Bapu Surat Singh) @ http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/04/24/bapu-surat-singh-khalsa-released-by-police/

Bapu Surat Singh Released Source: http://rozanapehredar.com/news/udhr-sihkh-vfd-raashttrptii-nuun-miliaa-idhr-baapuu-suurt-singh

If it is to be believed what has been published in the news article at the Sikhsiyasat website, the SGPC seemed to have already given its consent. If it is true, then it is the biggest act of treason done to Sikhs in entire history of the Panth by the Badal group. Time has come to vote them out of SGPC and boycott and expel from the Panth each and every one belonging to that group. Read the news article @ http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/04/21/indian-state-want-to-gain-control-of-darbar-sahib-through-unesco-world-heritage-status-dal-khalsa-uk/

California State Assembly Recognizes Responcibility of Government of India in the 1984 Genocide of Sikhs Please read the news article @ http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/04/18/california-state-assembly-recognizes-responsibility-of-the-government-of-india-in-the-1984-genocide-of-sikhs/

California State Assembly Passes Resolution on 1984 Sikh Genocide Source: http://dailysikhupdates.com/california-state-assembly-passes-resolution-on-1984-sikh-genocide-video/ The California Assembly passed a resolution supporting the justice for the 1984 Sikh genocide. The assemblyman from both the Democratic and Republican parties made brief comments on the massacre against the Sikh 1984 and recognizing Sikh contribution in the state. The success of the resolution was primarily through the activism of California Sikhs and the American Sikh Political Action Committee. The resolution was a first of it’s kind for the California Assembly and the Assemblyman set a precedent for other states to follow. Video of the Assembly proceedings http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2n1b8c_california-assembly-passes-resolution-on-1984-sikh-genocide_news?start=11 News video

A Gora Amritdhari Sikh beaten by Punjab Police https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iwc1FpyVNg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Iwc1FpyVNg

These type of cases can only be filed if the person in question comes to ( lands on the soil of ) USA . And same is the case in Canada (though under different law). I would assume that SFJ would file the case against any of those (mentioned in post # 22 by Ranjeet01) if he come to these countries. These are not frivolous charges and, if proven in court, carry heavy punishment. But chances of succeeding are not high because the governments do their utmost in opposing these charges - (especially) when it comes to the politicians from the parties in power in India for the reasons of trade and geopolitics. However, when not in power these politicians and others would think twice visiting USA or Canada.

Source: http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/canadian-ag-blocks-sikh-groups-attempt-to-prosecute-pm-modi_1580001.html Canadian AG blocks Sikh group's attempt to prosecute PM Modi - Zee NewsNew York: A Canadian court has issued summons against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over lawsuit in connection with human rights violations during the 2002 Gujarat riots, but the order was blocked by Canadian Attorney General, a Sikh rights group said on Thursday. The summons to Modi were issued after the rights group, Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), filed a lawsuit in the Canadian court seeking prosecution of the Indian leader on charges of alleged torture and human rights violations during the 2002 riots in Gujarat, when he was Chief Minister of the State. Representing SFJ, Toronto-based human rights lawyer Marlys Edwardh and her associate Louis Century called on Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay to charge Modi in the case but the summons were immediately blocked by MacKay. The hearing was held in Ontario Court of Justice, coinciding with Modi's visit to the country. SFJ said Canadian Criminal Code allows for the prosecution of public officials who commit acts of torture abroad if they are later present in Canada. After a seven-hour hearing to determine whether there was sufficient evidence to issue process; the Justice of the Peace had decided that there was a prima facie case against Modi but the blocking of the summons ensured that the prosecution against him will not go ahead. SFJ legal advsior Gurpatwant Singh Pannun said Modi "escaped trial" on charges of torture under Canadian law only because of the Attorney General's last-minute intervention. Rights group American Justice Center President Joseph Whittington said that the summons issued by the Ontario Court of Justice, although blocked by the Attorney General, is a "recognition of the voluminous evidence available to initiate prosecution" of Modi. "Had the summons been allowed to be served, we strongly believe the case would have ultimately served justice to those who have been denied justice since the pogroms of 2002," Whittington added. PTI

Also read about what anti Sikh things Mr.Vajpayee (the ex BJP Prime Ministers of India) did in his political career. @ http://rozanapehredar.com/news/vaajpaaii-dii-sihkhaan-nuun-deenn The article is in Punjabi.

Over the years Sikh political leaders have been supporting all those Indian leaders at the centre who were anti Sikh. When will Sikh politician learn to whom give their support? Sikhs whole heartedly supported Vajpayee to become BJP Prime Minister of India.. See @ about 9:01 about the views of Vajpayee’s (ex BJP Prime Minister of India ) on Sikh issues .

Source: http://www.sikh24.com/2015/03/24/sikh-federation-uk-call-on-uk-and-us-governments-for-an-international-inquiry-into-massacre-of-35-sikhs-in-chittisinghpura-and-subsequent-cover-up/#.VRCYsSz2T1s Sikhs Call On UK And US Government For An International Inquiry Into Killings Of 35 Sikhs In Chittisinghpura By Sikh Federation UK / In Asia, India, WORLD / March 24, 2015 LONDON, UK (March 24, 2015)—On the 15th anniversary of the Chittisinghpura massacre of 35 innocent Sikhs, the International Sikh community has called upon UK and US Government to facilitate international probe into the cold blooded murders. Notably, the massacre coincided with the visit of United States president Bill Clinton to India. When Bill Clinton went to India in March of 2000, it was the first visit by an American president in 22 years. Bill Clinton had apparently done some risk analysis of his own. Not long before his India trip, he called the region “the most dangerous place in the world.” The Sikh Federation (UK) has written to the UK Foreign Office and US State Department via the US Embassy in London urging both permanent members of the UN Security Council to push for an international inquiry into the massacre and cover up. Bhai Amrik Singh, the Chair of the Sikh Federation (UK) said: “The Sikh community in the state has been demanding justice for 15 years. The state government ordered a police enquiry into the massacre, but nothing has been heard of it ever since. After 15 years, the Indian army personnel responsible for the massacre in Chittisinghpura and the staged encounter five days later are yet to be brought to justice. These incidents represent a very sordid phase in India’s targeting of minorities and we have no faith in the Indian authorities delivering justice.”

Source: http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=18&id=5657 India’s Other Sikh Massacre: 15 Years Ago In Chitti Singhpora It Was A BJP Government HARSARAN SINGH Our wounds are legion. Yet, in the face of evil, we continue to stand tall and firm and undaunted. This week marked exactly 15 years since the tragic day when Sikhs around the world woke up to yet another brutal massacre of innocent members of the community. It was on 20 March, 2000 that 36 Sikh men and children were killed execution style in cold blood at Chitti Singhpora (”Chitthi” - literally, ‘letter’ or ’missive’ in Punjabi). [The town is also referred to as ‘Chattisinghpora‘.] I was then living in Kashmir and was in the village on the day after the massacre. The Sikhs in this sparsely populated area of south Kashmir have been living here since their forefathers settled in Kashmir during the Khalsa Raj of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Mostly, the villagers were farmers with small land holdings. A few of their members were in government service. In all, it was not an affluent community. On that cold rainy evening which was also the day Holi is celebrated all over India, people were herded out from their houses by masked armed gunmen and made to line up before being sprayed with automatic gunfire. Even children were not spared: one of the dead was a young boy aged 9 who was killed along with his father. The day for the massacre had not been chosen at random by the murderers. The then President of United States, Bill Clinton, was in India on an official visit. Amidst worldwide condemnation of the incident, the finger of suspicion was, as intended by the perpetrators of the crime, automatically raised towards Pakistan. Since 1989 an armed insurgent movement against the Indian administration had erupted in Kashmir. It was no secret that Pakistan had been overtly and covertly supporting the armed groups fighting for a free Kashmir. During the early days of the insurgency about half a million Kashmiri Brahmin Hindus left the valley and migrated to other parts of the country. The minuscule Sikh community living in the valley decided against leaving their home and hearth and even during the worst bloodshed in the valley there was hardly any incident against the community. In fact the Sikhs and Muslims of Kashmir have always had a cordial coexistence. This incident shook the faith of Sikhs around the world in the Kashmiri Muslim community. The militants were blamed of ethnic cleansing and wanting to erase any sign of a plural society in Kashmir. Back in the United States, it was the powerful lobby and community members of the Sikh intelligentsia which rose up against the killings. They petitioned world leaders against this dastardly act and meetings with senators and congressmen in Washington became everyday news. Pakistan was badly cornered although almost all the militant organizations operating in Kashmir swore that they had no hand in this massacre. While the killing left behind scores of broken families, widows and orphans, the Indian government was secretly rejoicing a major diplomatic coup. Indians noted jubilantly that even President Clinton, who had during his inaugural speech on January 20, 1993 mentioned the freedom struggle of Kashmir and equated it with Bosnia, had now been forced to ‘rethink’ his stance. Bill Clinton condemned this incident while in Delhi and without naming Pakistan warned of stern action against the killings. While the Indian media and the government immediately labelled it a terrorist hit against an unarmed ethnic minority, the facts started coming out within a few days. There was an Indian army camp near Chitti Singhpora and the villagers knew quite a few of the army men since they patrolled the area frequently. On that fateful day many people from the village had seen the army men playing holi and applying colours to each other in their camp. When the villagers were asked to assemble at two places in the village, eyewitnesses remember that they saw a few partially masked faces of the gunmen with “holi” colours on them and even recognized the voice of one “Subedar” (Corporal) who used to man a checkpoint near the village almost daily. The gunmen appeared to be intoxicated and even offered drinks to the victims before shooting them. They even knew the names of the ones they wanted to, and did shoot -- they had called out a few of the men by name. After the massacre, they left behind a few bottles of alcohol which clearly bore distinct Indian Defence Service markings. The question is: what would the militants and Pakistan have gained by killing innocent Sikh villagers at a time when the aspirations of Kashmiri Muslims was being discussed at diplomatic levels? The status of Kashmir as a disputed territory between India and Pakistan was suddenly getting recognition by the international community. Even Syed Salahudin, the chief of the dreaded Hizb Ul Mujahideen group, swore that no Kashmiri or foreign militant was involved in the killings. Five days after the massacre, on March 25, India’s Home Minister L.K. Advani claimed that its security forces had killed all the five Lashkar-e-­Taiyeba terrorists involved in the Chitti Singhpora massacre. He identified them as “foreign mercenaries” in the Indian parliament. The place of this encounter was about 50 miles from Chitti Singhpora. Within days of this new incident, it was reported in the Indian media that all of the five thus killed were daily waging laborers from a remote village of Anantnag who were rounded up by an Indian army contingent led by one Colonel Bajaj and summarily executed. After a public outcry, the bodies which had been buried in the forests by the army, were exhumed and the identity of each of the five was proven. Surprisingly, the Indian army later denied that these people who had been by them were in any way involved in the Chitti Singhpora massacre! There was no doubt any more that this second massacre too was stage-managed by the Indian Army, as was the earlier Chitti Singhpora massacre. Till today, the army and police officials involved in these massacres have not been punished. A few months before the Chitti Singhpora carnage, on 24 December, 1999, the ruling BJP in India -- it was then in power at the centre in India -- had to face ignominy and public flak when they released seven top terrorist leaders including Maulana Masud Azhar in exchange for the hijacked Indian Airlines 814 in Kandhar, Afghanistan. Thus, the Chitti Singhpora carnage had served two purposes. First, Pakistan was immediately castigated internationally as a terrorist state and isolated on the international forum. Secondly, the BJP government of that time was successful in deflecting the public criticism for their surrender before the terrorists, thus laying the entire blame on ISI, the Pakistani intelligence agency. Between these diplomatic coups and conspiracies of the highest order, the Sikh community of Chitti Singhpora was scarred for life. Till this day, there has been no justice for them in a country which they call their own. March 22, 2015 *********************** Some comments on the above article posted on the website from where this article was taken Conversation about this article 1: Ravinder Singh Khalsa (Los Angeles, California, USA), March 23, 2015, 7:51 PM. The photo(s) accompanying this article is heartbreaking and makes me weep and angry. The only solution is for Sikhs to gain freedom, we will never get it in India. We must all stand together with Sikhs for Justice to voice our desire for freedom. Only then will we be able to successfully charge India with human rights and war crimes. We will then bring charges to others that want to destroy us, such as those in Afghanistan. We have to learn from the Jewish struggle and gain Azaadi. It's the only way. 2: Kaala Singh (Punjab), March 23, 2015, 10:54 PM.@1: We keep talking about how we can learn from the Jews and that is it. After the Jewish Holocaust, they made self-defence training mandatory for every Jew -- male or female and this practice continues in Israel today and they have emerged as a military force not to be messed with despite their small numbers. Contrast this with the Sikhs of today, they are only capable of making noise and our foes know this and such incidents will keep happening. This particular incident happened during the previous BJP Government in which the Akali Dal was an ally and shared power. Did we hear even a whimper of protest from a political party which is supposed to represent the Sikhs? How can that be when the Sikh leaders, having ruined the economy of Punjab, constantly beg central grants? Most of them are corrupt and involved in criminal activities and capturing gurdwaras for personal gain. With a leadership having having little substance and with a society divided, our foes know very well that we can be played with. There is no comparison between Sikhs and Jews, when the best political leader we can produce is a Badal and not a Netanyahu, the best so-called military leader we can produce is a Bhindranwala and not a Moshe Dayan and the best we could produce in 1947 was a Tara Singh and not a Ben Gurion. The comparison ends here. 3: Kaala Singh (Punjab), March 24, 2015, 12:33 AM.Here is some more insight into the state of affairs of Sikh political and religious institutions in India. the Akali Dals of various hues that have sprung up all over Punjab do not represent the Sikh society as a whole (their historical role notwithstanding), just like the BJP and Congress, they represent the interests of a dominant caste group. Both have a vested interest in sustaining each other and are least bothered about whatever happens in far-away Kashmir. Their politics is having a negative-effect on the Sikh community as a whole and also on Punjab and even those who practice this kind of politics. The gurdwaras are swindled of their money and this money ends up in the pockets of those who do not deserve it at all, and this money instead of being used to establish schools and to support victims of genocide, it ends up in the hands of drug-traffickers. Unlike the Jews who are known to make money with their innovation and industry, the Sikh leaders today (in the Indian context) are known for swindling money from the gurdwaras. In my opinion, we should not compare ourselves with the Jews until the time we become worthy of such a comparison. 4: Harsaran Singh (Indonesia), March 24, 2015, 9:06 AM.Kaala Singh ji, since you have mentioned the state of affairs in current Sikh leadership and politics, I would like to inform the readers of a related incident. Immediately after this carnage (which I've written about hreinabove), while the Sikh sangat around the world were doing everything possible for mustering international opinion against the gruesome act, sending financial help to the next of kin of victims and protesting, our leadership was merely paying lip service. For the bhog of the victims, a 15 member delegation comprising of top leaders from Punjab flew down to Kashmir. They landed in the village, gave a couple of emotional speeches with the usual chest thumping, etc., and drove down to Srinagar. They were hosted as state guests by the government. These gentlemen spent the next few days enjoying the sights of the valley and did not even bother to even hold a press conference. A top IPS officer who hails from Punjab but posted in Kashmir was deputed by the government to look after these so-called VIP's. This is our leadership. It was in sharp contrast to ordinary people from Punjab, Delhi and the rest of the world who came to the village in their individual capacities and expressed solidarity. It was only because of these people that the community felt a sense of security. Therefore let us forget that there is any leadership to own us. We have to take our initiatives and support every effort whether individual or collective which is for the betterment of our community because only strong communities can dream of calling themselves a nation. 5: Kaala Singh (Punjab), March 24, 2015, 12:40 PM.Harsaran Singh ji: You are absolutely correct. There is no Sikh leadership worth its salt at least in India. All we have is a bunch of stooges of mainstream Indian political parties. Out of the total Sikh population of about 30 million in India, 80% lives in Punjab. Hence, Punjab is naturally the epicentre of Sikh affairs. Any event in Punjab directly affects every Sikh living anywhere. Every Sikh living in any part of India or the world would naturally look towards Punjab and unfortunately the state of affairs in Punjab do not give any encouragement or succour. Punjab today is running on central dole and does not have the capacity to help any Sikh anywhere, tall claims notwithstanding. The Akalis of today are trying to spread their tentacles outside Punjab to control more and more gurdwaras and siphon-off their money and hence their lip-service to communities outside Punjab.

There are several articles about the massacre on the Sikhsiyasat website. I have not been able to copy those and post those here. However, if you like to read them, please click at the URL given below Chatisinghpora remembers massacre of 35 residents , waits for justice even after 15 years ( Published March 15, 2015) http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/03/21/chatisinghpora-remembers-massacre-of-35-residents/ http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/03/21/senior-hurriyat-leader-demands-probe-in-chattisinghpora-massacre/ ************************ For more more reading , please read at the SikhiWiki Chattisinghpura Massacre ( Published at SikhiWiki) http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Chittisinghpura_Massacre

15th Anniversary of Chatisinghpura Massacre of Sikh. It is the anniversary of Chatisinghpura Massacre of Sikhs, when a ‘special unit’ consisting of Hindus of Indian Army pulled up 35 men out from the Sikh houses in the village Chatissinghpura in Jammu and Kashmir State, lined them up and shot them. Then the Army blamed that massacre on Muslim terrorists that allegedly infiltrated from Pakistan. So to cover their own tracks, the Army killed some innocent Muslims from the neighboring villages claiming that they have killed the terrorists who massacred the Sikhs. It was the BJP Government in power at that time. Despite Sikhs continually demanding investigation into it, there has not been any investigation for the 15 years . It was the BJP government in power in India at that time

Majority of Sikhs living in Australia, Canada, USA, and U.K are by birth or naturalized citizens of their adopted countries. How is the US, UK or Canada or other countries by letting the their citizens to join their armies an act of turning Sikhs traitors? India does not own Sikhi. The Sikhs outside India know how to interact with their respective governments. Instead of the Sikhs in your village laughing at the activities of Sikhs citizens of other countrties, should worry about their children in India turning into the ones worshiping “Shiv Lings”

The Tragedy of 1984: Challenges for a Sikh Journalist Source: http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/03/16/the-tragedy-of-1984-challenges-for-a-sikh-journalist/ This article is published at the Sikhsiyasat web site. I could not copy and paste it here. If you like to read it, please read it at the link http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/03/16/the-tragedy-of-1984-challenges-for-a-sikh-journalist/

According to The Sikh Siyasat News : ( http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/02/20/gippy-grewals-new-song-zaalam-banned-in-india-as-censor-board-refuses-clearance/ ) Gippy Grewal's new song "Zaalam" is banned in India as Censor Board refuses clearance.

News @ The Sikh Siyasat News website http://sikhsiyasat.net/2015/02/19/sikh-political-prisoners-issue-rti-reply-by-indias-home-ministry-put-cm-badals-efforts-under-question/

Source: http://dailysikhupdates.com/home-ministry-never-received-letter-prisoners-punjab/ Home Ministry “Never Received Any Letter for Prisoners from Punjab”A RTI by a journalist named Baljinder Kotbhara has revealed that Punjab CM Parkash Badal never wrote any letter for the release of Sikh political prisoners languished in jails that have served over their sentenced terms. A document issued by the Home Ministry of India reads: “It is stated that as per the records of the nodal points where letters are received in respect of this Ministry, the above referred letter was not received in their office. Therefore, it would not be possible for this Ministry to furnish any information with the reference to your application.” VK Rajan the secretary of the Ministry issued the signed letter on February 15, 2015. The letter was supposedly issued in 2012 for the release of Sikh Political Prisoners and gained publicity that CM Badal had expressed concerned over the matter. Also see the Video

What is this news about? Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/probe-on-into-uk-sikh-charity-body-s-functioning/article1-1318295.aspx Probe on into UK Sikh charity body’s functioning Image from The Hindustan Times News related to this article. Source of the image: http://www.hindustantimes.com/images/2015/1/d2b52d5e-75a1-4589-a5e2-d16b13e9c5ecmediumres.jpg http://www.hindustantimes.com/Search/search.aspx?q=Khalsa+Missionary&op=all&pt=all&auth=all **** Probe on into UK Sikh charity body’s functioning Prasun Sonwalkar, Hindustan Times, London| Updated: Feb 18, 2015 11:04 IST Britain’s regulator of charity organisations has opened an inquiry into alleged immigration-related irregularities in the functioning of the Manchester-based Khalsa Missionary Society, which aims to help the Sikh community here. The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities, said on Wednesday that the inquiry had been opened as a result of an ongoing investigation by the Home office into suspected immigration abuse. The commission’s inquiry will also examine issues such as whether the society was set up and registered with the commission for an improper purpose and/or operating for the public benefit, or if it had been used for a non-charitable purpose. It will also examine whether the trustees had personally benefited from charitable funds in breach of trust; if they misapplied charitable funds for an improper purpose; and if they complied with and fulfilled their duties and responsibilities as charity trustees in the proper administration of the society. Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/probe-on-into-uk-sikh-charity-body-s-functioning/article1-1318295.aspx