Nirvair S Khalsa

(Sorry - Double Post)

Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! Here are the last few pictures of the biography! First they recorded the death of their most dreaded "terrorist" by taking pictures. They ripped Baba jee's dastaar off his head and dragged him into the grass. No sign of blood anywhere Shaheedee Saroop (before the bullets) After taking the initial pictures, they pumped bullets into Baba jee's body so they could report a spectacular "encounter". They then took pictures with Baba jee's body. Baba jee's blood soaked body The cowards who had trembled at the name of 'Manochahal', were now grabbing Baba jee by his kesh and laughing. Sukhvant too had arrived to join in the celebration. They fired shots into the air. The dreaded tiger had fallen. The dogs around a lion. VAHEGUROO!!! THAN SHAHEED BABA GURBACHAN SINGH JI MANOCHAHAL! Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!!

Cong, SAD two sides of coin, says Bittu Ludhiana, November 8 2005 Acquittal of Khalistani proponent and president of the Shiromani Khalsa Dal (SKD) Daljit Singh Bittu by the Supreme Court in a murder case has added new dimension to the Sikh politics of the state. A former chief of the Sikh Students Federation was named one of the accused in gunning down a son of then DSP Raj Kishen Bedi on June 10, 1986, in Ludhiana. Of the 21 criminal cases registered against him, he has been acquited in all cases save the Rs 5.70 crore PNB dacoity in which he has already been granted bail. Now he will be free to indulge in activities of his party and is likely to devote his energies to counter anti -Sikh policies being pursued by the Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal). Talking to The Tribune on phone from Delhi, his counsel, Sushil Kumar, said the apex court had allowed his argument that the confession of Bittu was not admissible as evidence under the old TADA. The police had taken Bittu’s confession under the old one, was wrong. Similarly, witnesses in the case were not reliable and had deposed that Bittu was not present on the spot on that day, he pointed out. Political pundits are of the view that after reportedly poor show of the SAD during the Assembly debate on terrorism, the release of educated and soft spoken Khalistani proponent is likely to result in new permutations and combinations, a development which is bound to give sleepless nights to SAD leaders. Whether radical groups would rally around him is to be watched. Another question is will Bittu be able to succeed where other leaders of the Khalistani movement had failed. He has his task cut out for him as youngsters have grown up without a role model and politics of pelf and power for sycophants is well entrenched, they point out. During his parole a fortnight ago, Bittu had remarked that the debate on terrorism was a farce since the Congress and the SAD were two sides of the same coin. Only they could shed light on who was responsible for turning villages of Punjab into killing fields, he had remarked. When the news was conveyed to his aged parents, Dr Ajit Singh Sidhu and Palwinder Kaur, thanked the Almighty and reiterated that their son had been framed by the police. All along we had been saying that he was not guilty of any wrong-doing, a stand which has been vindicated by the SC’s decision, they added. A senior leader of the SKD, Mr Surinderpal Singh, said the time had come for the Sikhs to honour those who laid down their lives for the ‘chardi kala’ of the Panth. It was the time to kick out the pygmies masquerading as Panthic leaders who are more interested in filling their pockets by subverting verdict of the people. The cause of the Panth has been repeatedly sacrificed at the altar of political exigencies,” he added. Referring to the Parkash Singh Badal brand of politics, he said, “Who had raised voice for the rights of the Sikhs and their hopes and aspirations”?

SC acquits two AISSF activists in 19-year-old TADA case New Delhi, November 8 2005 The Supreme Court today acquitted two Punjab “militants” sentenced to life imprisonment in a TADA case for the alleged murder of a son of the then Ludhiana city DSP in 1986 when the state was witnessing the worst form of terrorism. Allowing the appeal of Daljit Singh Bittoo and Gursharan Singh Gama, considered to be the activists of All-India Sikh Students Federation (AISSF), a Bench of Mr Justice B.N. Agrawal and Mr Justice A.K. Mathur said that prosecution evidence against the accused was not sufficient to convict them. Daljit Singh and Gursharan were found guilty by a special TADA court in Ludhiana of gunning down Ashok Bedi, son of the then Ludhiana city DSP in a judgement passed in June 2004 and sentenced to life imprisonment. Accepting the arguments of senior advocate Sushil Kumar, appearing for the accused, that prosecution witnesses had not supported its case, the apex court ordered their immediate release from jail. The duo were arrested by the police in 1994, eight years after the crime. Daljit Singh now claims himself to be the president of Shiromani Khalsa Dal. Counsel of the accused claimed that they were falsely implicated by the police due to the DSP allegedly having enmity with them and consequently the charges under TADA were slapped on them. The apex court also found a serious legal flaw in the prosecution case that the police had recorded their confession under the amended 1987 TADA, under which it was not admissible as evidence against the accused even as the offence was committed when the pre-amended Act of 1985 was in force. The recent marriage of Daljit Singh, while on parole, had hit the headlines because a girl had chosen to marry a militant sentenced to life imprisonment.

That was wicked when he said that.. :lol: 131682[/snapback] Yeh 100% Wicked!!! - I reckon that has got to be ONE of Bhai Amrik Singh Ji's most powerful and dramatic speeches!!! Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!!

I heard!!!! MAAHAARAAJ is WICKED huna, THEY did an AMAZING ARDAAS!!!! Maerae Har Jeeo Sabh Ko Taerai Vas... 131622[/snapback] I second that - The Ardaas was very nice! Event overall was excellent and I think all the organisers behind the scenes should get a big thankyou from everyone for thier months of hard work and effort into making yesterday a great success!!! All the people who made the speeches did an excellent job and the videos shown in between and the widow one in the end was brilliant!!! The speech towards the end by the Chair of The Sikh Federation (UK) - Bhai Amrik Singh Ji Gill - was very encouraging to the youth and he gave a nice straight answer and shock to those that think only THEY can run the Gurdwara's and that the events of 1984 have happened and should be now forgotten!!! With Vaheguroo's Kirpa, the rain stopped in time for the Candle Lighting and our Shaheeds and those killed in November 84 were remembered by all - hopefully the event made those with doubt think again - that YES, we should ALWAYS remember and NEVER FORGET 1984!!! Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!!

.........Also to add to the fact we have been calling ourselves Indians, SOME or quite a lot of our people now these days have also got themsleves known as "gansters" and "pimps" with all the different spiky hair cut rubbish or the trim line beards and blonde hair highlights (epecially in Canada and America) - how on earth are the other communities like the English suppose to differentiate us from others if we ourselves can't keep the beautiful Sikhi Saroop Sree Guroo Gobind Singh Jee Maharaaj has given to us to make us a distinct nation?........ .....Again, also the fact that SOME or quite a lot us have become to be known as the biggest and heaviest drinkers in the pubs and clubs!!! - more like alcoholics!!!! It is upto our individual selves to try and take part in every Panthic event happening possible and to help educate those who do not know of our Sikhi, not expect them to automatically know about us! No offence to anyone - This does not apply to everyone as their are many Chardee Kalaa Gursikhs around as well - but these are the sad facts in our community these days!!! Daas De Vichaar, Moorakh Dee Bhull Chuk Maarf Karnee! Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsaa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!!

Punjab debate on terrorism reduced to blame game Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, October 18 It was “moral cowardice” on the part of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leadership versus Congress “support of men, money and arms” that dominated the 189-minute discussion on “roots and causes of terrorism, which caused huge loss to life and property in Punjab” in the State Vidhan Sabha before it adjourned sine die here this evening. While the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, blamed the SAD leadership, especially its chief, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, for the turbulence in Punjab, Mr Badal had earlier thrown the entire onus on the ruling Congress party for supporting terrorism in the State with “men, money and arms” in an attempt to teach “Akalis a lesson for opposing the Emergency in the country in 1975.” The much-awaited discussion, the second on the floor of the House since 1983, was virtually reduced to a “blame game” with both the Opposition and the Treasury Benches trying to run down each other by quoting excerpts from books and reports from newspapers and government agencies, especially the intelligence. In fact, both Mr Parkash Singh Badal and Mr Tikshan Sood of the Bharatiya Janata Party questioned the wisdom of holding this discussion saying that it would revive old wounds. “In fact, Congress wants to divert attention from major burning issues facing the State that it decided to reopen a sad chapter in the history of the State,” said Mr Badal before the Chief Minister countered him holding that younger generation was not aware of what “tragedy the state had undergone. They must know who all were responsible for this biggest turmoil since Independence.” It was the Chief Minister, quoting more from his personal experiences and his association with the Akalis, that stole the thunder in his 61-minute wrap up of the discussion. “Had the Akali leadership shown courage and acted judiciously, the situation would have been different today. They always tried to buy peace by evading issues,” said the Chief Minister maintaining that “had the government acted firmly in April, 1978, by promulgating prohibitory orders on the eve of the Baisakhi samagam, the history of Punjab would have been different. Making scathing attacks on the Dal leadership, the Chief Minister said that the modus operandi of Mr Parkash Singh Badal had been to court arrest on the eve of any major development. “It is how he spent seven of the 10 years of turbulence in Punjab in various jails. And he would come out of the jail at an opportune moment, claim price for his sacrifice in the shape of power, and keep himself and his family protected. It is why he had sent his son, Sukhbir, and nephew Manpreet, abroad on the pretext of studies while the state was burning”. Capt Amarinder Singh said that though official figures suggested that 21,700 people were killed in terrorist violence, he feared the number was more. The Akali Dal and Sikh politics, he said, veered around Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, Sant Harchand Singh Longowal and Mr Parkash Singh Badal. While Mr Tohra had to depend upon Mr Badal for support, Sant Longowal used to give in to their pressure tactics. Admitting that he acted as a mediator between the Akalis and the Congress government at the centre at the initial stages of the problem, Capt Amarinder Singh revealed that it was always Mr Badal who backtracked on the eve of a settlement, be it release of additional 1 MAF of water or renaming of the Frontier Mail. “If I came out of the Congress in protest against Operation Bluestar or quit the Surjit Singh Barnala Government it was because of conviction. Unfortunately, the Akali leadership lacks this conviction. I have known Akalis who stood by their resolves and fought the might of the state in various morchas. Shaheed Darshan Singh Pheruman was one whom these Akalis do not remember even. “It was pity that even when Bibi Rajinder Kaur, MP, Giani Partap Singh, Bhai Shaminder Singh and other such leaders fell to terrorists, this leadership had no courage to condemn their killings what to talk of innocent people,” he said asking Mr Badal how come he was not there in the Golden Temple when Operation Bluestar took place and what happened to the oath he had taken at Akal Takht by joining do or die (marjiwarre) force. The Chief Minister, however, did not answer any of the issues raised by Mr Parkash Singh Badal, alleging that it was the Congress which supported militancy in Punjab with “men, money and arms”. Quoting from various books, including certain by ex-bureaucrats, intelligence officers and journalists, Mr Badal held that since Ms Indira Gandhi felt slighted at the Akali Dal’s agitation against Emergency in the country, she and the Congress wanted to teach us a lesson”. “It is the Shiromani Akali Dal which has suffered the maximum because of terrorism in Punjab. The party lost a number of senior leaders and the entire community got branded as terrorists. Then what happened to Sikhs in 1984 is known to everyone. Not only that it was the Congress which brought its men , gave them money and arms to fire trouble in Punjab. Dal Khalsa was the creation of the Congress,” he said, while quoting from various books. Mr Badal also held that leaders like Dr Jagjit Singh Chauhan were all creation of the Congress. He said money and arms were given to Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale besides various militant organisations. Even CPM supremo Harkishen Singh Surjeet wrote that Bhindranwale was the creation of the Congress. In the 1979 SGPC elections, Congress backed both Dal Khalsa and Sant Bhindranwale but the SAD won comfortably. He said that a former deputy Director of Intelligence Bureau wrote that Bhai Gurjit Singh was given Rs 20 lakhs. Even a relative of Bhai Jasbir Singh Rode was given bagfuls of money. Joining the discussion, Deputy Chief Minister, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, said that the Congress owned and respected Bhindranwale as long as he was a sant. Once he took to the gun, Akalis owned him. She also assailed Akali leadership for defiling sanctity of gurdwaras by converting these into sanctuaries of killers of innocent people. She said the Akalis supported terrorists. “A number of Congress MLAs present in the house have suffered the pain of terrorism,” she said while referring to supreme sacrifices made by Mr Beant Singh, Ch Jagat Ram, Mr Joginder Paul Pandey and others. Earlier, Mr Bir Devinder Singh, who initiated the debate dwelt on philosophical background of Sikhism and how the founders of religion wanted religion and politics to maintain a respectable distance by raising Akal Takht at a little distance from Sri Harmandar Sahib. He also held that if the April 1978 clash between the Nirnakaris and the Akalis led by a then minister in the Parkash Singh Badal government had been averted, situation in Punjab would have been different today. Mr Balwinder Singh Bhunder (SAD) held that it was the Congress which in its attempt to marginalise Akalis supported terrorism in Punjab. Mr Tikshan Sood of the BJP said flaws in both defence and foreign policies of the Congress that supported terrorism in Punjab. Amarinder, Badal blame each other for Punjab terrorism Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and his predecessor Parkash Singh Badal Tuesday charged each other with being responsible for the terrorism that hit the state in the 1980s and 1990s. They took pot shots at each other while speaking during a specially convened assembly session for a debate on "Roots and causes of terrorism in Punjab". Opposition benches comprising Shiromani Akali Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members wore black gowns to protest the policies of the Amarinder Singh government and the alleged mishandling of the paddy procurement by government agencies that affected farmers. Amarinder Singh termed Badal "unpatriotic, power hungry, unreliable, anti-democratic and pro-Khalistan leader who misled Sikh youths in Punjab towards terrorism". The Akali Dal leader replied that it was the Congress that encouraged terrorist leaders like Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale while blaming the Akali leadership for terrorism in Punjab. He said that the terrorism in the state was the creation of the Congress and it was because of the mishandling of the situation by successive Congress governments that terrorists held sway during more than 10 bloody years in Punjab.

By the way SSM Veer Ji - Thats such a nice display pic thing of Baba Maan Singh Ji and Baba Thakur Singh Ji!!! Sorry for going off topic lol - just a little comment! Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! :doh:

Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! :doh: From 'Balpreet Singh' on Tapoban PLEASE NOTE THAT ALTHOUGH THE POLICE CHIEF IS PRAISING BHAI JINDA - WE ALL KNOW WHO HE WAS WORKING FOR AND THEREFORE SOME OF THE INFORMATION MAY BE BIASED AND INCORRECT SUCH AS THE COMMENTS MADE ABOUT PAKISTAN...etc Please Read: When the Singhs were being hunted down and killed, one of the Sikhs' most bitter enemies, Kazi Noor Mohammed was forced to write in his memoirs, "Do not call the Sikhs 'dogs'. They are in fact lions: in the battle-field they are courageous like bold lions. How could a warrior who joins the battle roaring like a lion, be compared with a dog? If you wish to be proficient in learning their manner of fighting it is such that one and all praise them for it. O swordsman, if you wish to learn the art of war, learn it from them, as they face the enemy like heroes and also get out of the scene of action safely." In a repeat of history, the Delhi Police Commissioner, Ved Marwah in his memoirs wrote the following about Bhai Harjinder Singh Jinda and his committment to Khalistan... Jinda Was No Ordinary Man Ved Marwah Uncivil Wars: Pathology of Terrorism In India p. 16 Harcharan Singh (sic) alias Jinda who was convicted and later hanged for the murder of the former Army Chief, General A.S. Vaidya was no ordinary man. He was arrested twice by the Delhi Police during my tenure as Commissioner of Police, Delhi. This self-confessed killer was not just a ruthless killer. He had another side to his personality: he could be charming and humorous even when injured and battling for his life. When I met him after his arrest by the Delhi Police he seemed anything but a psychopath. He had psychological traits which made him and extraordinary person, but these did not make him mentally unsound. First Arrest Jinda was first arrested by the Delhi police in 1985, more by chance than owing to any previous knowledge that he was an active terrorist. A spate of bank robberies had taken place in Delhi and the Delhi Police was under criticism for its inability to stop them. I was daily being taken to task by the Union Home Minister and the media. Till Jinda’s arrest there was no evidence about any possible link between these bank robberies and terrorism in Punjab. Jinda fell into the police net on the basis of a low-grade information about the theft of a car. Only on the day after his arrest when during interrogation, Jinda started speaking about Pakistani plans for shootouts at public places and killings of Hindus to create Hindu-Sikh riots, that that the police realized that they had a big catch in their hands. The acting Additional Commissioner of Police Crime, RK Sharma rang me up in my house on a Sunday morning to inform me about his arrest. Interrogation I decided to go to the Crime Branch Interrogation Centre to talk to this very ordinary looking man for over one hour and was fascinated by not only what he told me but the way he narrated his story. He had no fear and no remorse. He rather enjoyed talking about his many escapades in which the police, like in the Bombay films, did not come out very well. Here a young man from Amritsar had actually succeeded in getting the better of the entire Delhi Police force and that was something which gave him tremendous satisfaction. He underplayed his role as a terrorist in the cause of achieving Khalistan, perhaps intentionally but had no hesitation in boasting about his daring bank robberies in broad daylight in the heart of Delhi. He insisted on calling Delhi “Rajdhani” and obviously derived immense satisfaction from taking on the police in Delhi. Even at that stage though we did not know much about his terrorist antecedents, he talked in terms of “them” and “us”. It struck me even then that he was more forthcoming and almost friendly with me, because here he was talking to a head of the Delhi Police on an equal footing. He had no hesitation in telling me about his unhappy childhood and his petty crimes in Amritsar. He was later transferred to Gujarat from where he escaped while being escorted from the jail to the trail court. After his escape he started committing even more daring acts of terrorism. He became a feared terrorist and was well-known both in Delhi and Punjab. We learnt about his involvement in the killing of Lalit Makan the Congress MP and Arjun Dass, a close Sanjay Gandhi associate. Second Meeting He was arrested for the second time by the Delhi Police in August 1987, in an encounter in the Civil Lines area in which he was seriously injured. He was taken to the Civil Lines Police Station before the arrival of an ambulance. This time there was no doubt that the Delhi Police had scored a major success. His capture was the result of close cooperation between the Delhi Police and the Intelligence Bureau. I learnt about the encounter on my wireless set and rushed to the Police Station within a few minutes. Jinda was being moved into the ambulance on a stretcher when he saw me. He immediately recognized me and greeted me with a big smile. He must have been in terrible agony, but that did not stop him from joking. “Mubaraq ho. Ab to app ko bahut bari taraqui milegi. Delhi Police ne mujhe pakar liya hai” (Congratulations. Now you will get a promotion-Delhi Police has been able to arrest me). Here was a man almost on his deathbed and yet he had the audacity to poke fun and laugh. I could see that he was enjoying the thought of not only making the supreme sacrifice for the cause in which he believed, but of being able to be one up on the Commissioner of the Delhi Police. He was take to the Army Hospital in the cantonment, because of security considerations, and miraculously, he responded to the treatment after a successful operation. I went to see him along with DCP Crime, this time not to interrogate him but to see someone who had earned my respect. I must confess that then my feelings for this man were not that of professional police officer for an outlaw but were mixed with some warmth and admiration. Ideology It is important at this point to say something about our system. Here was a known killer of the former Army Chief being treated by the army doctors, who performed nothing short of a miracle in saving his life. When I entered his room he was lying on the bed as the lower portion of his body was completely paralysed. The doctors could not say at that time whether he would ever be able to use his legs again. On seeing me he again greeted warmly and apologized for not being able to get up. He thanked me for coming to see him. He behaved as if he was talking to an old friend. He was in a talkative mood and this time told me all about the terrorist movement in Punjab and their ultimate goal of Khalistan with Pakistani help. He bragged about his escape from Ahmedabad and had absolutely no fear of death. He was certain that his end was not too far off and tauntingly told me that this time the Delhi Police would not make the mistake of handing him over to the Gujarat Police. When I told him that we would not hand him over to the Punjab Police as he suspected but to the Maharashtra Police to face a trial, he could not believe it. We later did hand him over to the Maharashtra Police. He was tried in the Pune Jail for a protracted trial and later hanged. Terrorism gave Jinda a cause to live for. There was no question of diverting him from the path which he had chosen for himself. He justified the most heinous of his crimes in the name of the “Panth”. It is the combination of political factors and such traits in their personality that attracts people like Jinda to the terrorist movement. The sole aim of his life became commission of terrorist acts, which he firmly believed would in the end succeed in achieving their goal of “Khalistan”. There is no scope for any negotiations with such men. But such personality traits are seen only among the hard-core terrorists. There are of course other types of person among terrorist their supporter and sympathisers who are more amenable to negotiations and compromise. :doh: Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! :doh:

Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! :doh: EVERYONE PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO READ! In honour of their Shaheedee Divas...Beautifully Compiled and Translated by the Admin of Tapoban: The Final Days of Bhai Sukha & Bhai Jinda The Indian Government executed Bhai Harjinder Singh Jinda and Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sukha on October 9, 1992 in Pune. They were responsible for punishing Gen. Vaidiya the architect of the 1984 attack on Sree Darbaar Sahib. They had tracked him down and shot him dead and in the process, restored the honor and dignity of the Sikh people. The following is a compilation of excerpts of their letters to their family members and friends, mainly from the last week of their lives, detailing their experiences and feelings as Shaheedee approached. These letters were secretly smuggled out of jail. The Indian Government did not want the Panth to know the ChaRdee Kalaa with which these two Singhs faced death. We have also included short biographies of both Singhs at the end of this article. But before we go into their final week, presented is the letter Bhai Jinda wrote to his mother after his death sentence was pronounced: _________________ Letter by Bhai Jinda on October 27, 1989: The day of October 21, 1989 was a day of great happiness for Khalistan. On that day, at 11 o’clock, we were taken from the jail to the courthouse. When we arrived at the courts, we were still in the car when the police came and told us that we would have to take our shoes off before entering the courthouse. We refused to take off our shoes. The judge was thinking that we might beat him to death with them. We sent the judge a message that we would never do such a lowly thing and that if he had any doubts, he could have us handcuffed, but we would never remove our shoes. The judge agreed to what we said and did not even have us handcuffed. We were presented in the courthouse. The judge came and met us especially with folded hands. Right upon sitting down, the judge announced his not-guilty verdict for brother Nirmal Singh. Then the judge said to us that we were guilty in the General Vaidiya case. The judge asked our lawyers about a reduced sentence but we had already forbidden them that they should not say anything about it. Then the lawyers came to us and asked if they could ask the judge to reduce our sentences. We said that they should not and that we ourselves would talk to him about it. The judge then called veer Sukhdev Singh to the stand. The judge said to veer Sukhdev Singh, “You have been convicted in this case. Say something about your punishment.” Sukhdev Singh replied, “The day that the wicked government attacked Darbar Sahib, on that day I had decided that my life was the Panth’s and it didn’t matter if it went today or tomorrow. At that time I had thought that until I have taken revenge for the disrespect to Darbar Sahib, and do not achieve Khalistan, I will not sit in peace. When this life is the Panths, then what care do I have about the punishment? You may announce any punishment you like.” Then veer started shouting jaikaras and slogans for Khalistan. Then the judge called me. Sukhdev Singh had returned to his spot and sat down. The judge then said to me, “you have been convicted in the Gen. Vaidiya case. Say something about your punishment.” I said to the judge, “that day when I began to walk on this path, that day I wrote my life off to the Panth. While I live I will continue to punish the enemies of humanity like Gen. Vaidiya and will fight until Khalistan is achieved. When this life and existence is the Panth’s, then what do I fear of any punishment? You can announce any punishment.” The judge then asked us, “Are you prepared to sacrifice for Khalistan?” We replied, “yes, we are ready to sacrifice for Khalistan.” By that time, journalists had also arrived. The judge then did not announce his sentence. The time for the sentence was set for one hour later at 1pm. When the judge was leaving, I said to him, “My mother and my other relatives are sitting at Shivaji Nagar Courts. Please call them.” The judge then ordered the DSP that my mother and family should be brought and they should not be given any trouble. The judge said, “Until his family arrive, I will not announce the verdict.” The judge then left. Mata jee and the rest of the family couldn’t be found at the courts because they had gone to the Gurdwara. Because of this, they couldn’t come to the sentencing. The judge returned at 2.05pm and began to read the sentencing. At 2.17pm, veer Sukhdev Singh was called to the stand and was awarded the death sentence. He accepted this award with jaikaaray and slogans for Khalistan. Then Nirmal Singh was called to the stand and pronounced not guilty. When the judge was reading his sentencing, his voice was shaking and his hands were trembling. He was having trouble speaking. The judge then called me to the stand. He also gave me the award of death. Just like veer, I too shouted jaikaaray in happiness and shouted slogans for Khalistan and Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. We also thanked him for sending us to the gallows. We then said to the judge, “today is a very happy day for Khalistan. On this, our happiest occasion, we want to throw a party.” The judge replied, “I am very thankful to you. You have helped me very much.” We also thanked the judge. We told the judge that we wanted to meet the Press, but the judge requested that we not do so today but some other time. We agreed. We were then taken back to jail. We came back and began to distribute barfee (Indian sweet). When the people in the jail found out we had been sentenced to death, they didn’t eat it. So we ate it ourselves. After two days, Balwinder Singh and Nirmal Singh went to the court in the bank case and the lawyers told them that the night of the sentencing, the judge could not sleep at all. All night the judge kept calling the lawyers and kept saying he could not sleep because it was the first time he had ever sentenced anyone to hang. “I did not want to sentence them to death. I had no choice. I have affection for them (Jinda and Sukha) from my heart. I have never met such people before. They are very good people. I will put up their photos in my house.” But mother, your sons slept very happily that night. It was just like a farmer sleeps happily after having taken care of his crop. Then that day, in front of everyone, the judge said to Balwinder Singh and Nirmal Singh that he wanted our and their photos because he wanted to put them in his home. The judge said he felt affection for us from his heart. Saying this, the judge began to cry. The lawyers told Nirmal Singh that at first the judge had written a 20 year sentence in the Vaidiya case but when he came to announce his sentence and Harjinder Singh and Sukhdev Singh began to shout Khalistan slogans, and said that they were willing to sacrifice for Khalistan, the judge cut the 20 years and replaced it with death. Because of this, he wanted an extra hour to announce the sentence. The judge was compelled to announce the sentence of death. Today we have ordered a Diwali card for the judge and tomorrow we’ll send it to him. Mother, Father, veer jee, at this happy time, do not feel sad. Mother, remain in chaRdee kalaa just like you were in Poona. What greater happiness can a mother have than for her sons to be executed for their faith? To celebrate this happy moment, ladoos should be given out. Mother, you gave the newspapers in Poona ChaRdee Kalaa statements. Reading those statements, everyone was amazed. Mata jee, only our hearts knows how much happiness we felt after reading your statements. You all should always remain in chaRdee kalaa. This world is a play. Like a performer has put on a show and people see it and feel happy. After a short while, that performance is over. Just like that, the world too is a big show. For a while we see the show but its end does not take long at all. Know it for certain that one who is born will certainly die. Just like night naturally follows the day, death certainly follows life. How long can someone run along a wall? It’s end will eventually come. Like this, life’s limited breaths also finish. Whatever we see in the world, besides God, is transitory. The eternal and life-giving naam-nectar is pouring down everywhere though. But it only falls in the mouths of those who are sanmukh to their Guru. Those who have attached their consciousness to the Guru’s baaNee have their lives become sacred. They are accepted before God. Otherwise Mata jee, we will not appeal to the Supreme Court. You already know about this. I read your statement and was very happy to see you say that you will not appeal to the Supreme Court. If we did, it would not only be our disgrace, but the Panth’s as well. Even if someone asks you to, do not appeal. I am proud of you. Our spirits are with your spirits. Mother, your sons have passed the real test of life. Bhai Jinda also notes how their conviction was based on their own admission. Of the 170 witnesses presented against them, only one managed to recognize Bhai Sukha. The rest were proven to be fakes and liars. The government’s case was a total disaster. Bhai Sukha & Bhai Jinda on Slavery “The end of these evil Gangus is not far now [Gangu was the Brahmin who betrayed Mata Gujri and the Sahibzadas]. We have won. The entire Sikh community has raised its voice against oppression. Whoever fights against oppression has already won. We are not enslaved: we are free because we did not accept slavery. We are fighting enslavement. We may be imprisoned in jails but our hearts and minds are free to recite naam and do ardaas for the chaRdee kalaa of the Panth. These evil Gangus can chain our bodies but they cannot chain our minds. They cannot change our beliefs with their oppression and torture.” We Chose our Shaheedee “If today we face the gallows, do not think that we are being sent there. We are going to the gallows by our own will. Even after accepting responsibility for our actions [killing Vaidiya] we could have easily been acquitted. If we wanted, we could have bought out our death (for only one lakh). But we consider going to the gallows as the best thing for the Panth. Your veers will happily kiss the noose that will hang us. What is this one life? We could give one lakh lives for this cause. For Khalistan, we will shed every drop of our blood and will rest only after having achieved it.” The Final Week The following are excerpts from letters sent by Bhai Sukha and Bhai Jinda in the final week before their Shaheedee on October 9, 1992. October 2, 1992 That blessed hour which we were awaiting impatiently for such along time , will come at 4am on 9-10-1992. God has been very merciful to us. We consider ourselves very lucky. The preparations for your brothers’ weddings are complete but the world doesn’t know about it [singhs see Shaheedee as a wedding to death]. Look at the fear of these rulers! One day their senior doctor came and said he wanted to weigh us, etc. He measured our height, weight, and neck-span. The next day he came again. We thought perhaps he had found out by now. We said, “Doctor Sahib, what do you come to see every day? We’ll go to the gallows laughing. You’ll be there too. You’ll see, there aren’t many days left now.” The doctor was stunned and swore he had no idea what were talking about. He said no one had told him yet. He then remarked that his presence was necessary at the hanging and that it was necessary for him to be told once the date of the hanging had been set, but he didn’t know why he hadn’t been told yet. We said, “Look at the power of these rulers. Even when they’re going to hang someone, they tremble that no one find out about it.” Beloved brothers, it is very strict here now. We only have four sheets of paper with us and we got those with great difficulty after putting a lot of pressure. They don’t let us write letters to anyone. It is so bad that they haven’t even let us write to our parents about the date being set yet. The date has been finalized for three days now, but no newspaper has been allowed to carry the story.” “Even while imprisoned by the enemy, we wanted to teach them such a lesson that even just seeing a Sikh should make them shake. Quite a while ago, their Defense Minister Sharad Pawar came to the jail. At that time he was Maharashtra’s Chief Minister. He came to our area and we said, “If you give us grief, just think about what will happen to you…” His face went pale and he replied, “No, no trouble will be given to you.” It was during Sharad Pawar’s time in office that Maharashtra’s jails had new yards built, which had iron bars even on top of them to make them like cages. No fresh air could come into them. Lots of regular Sikhs were arrested under TADA and thrown in these yards. None of them had hearings in courts. Seeing all this, it came to our mind that why not get some weapons and while sitting here, teach these dushts a lesson. Lots of other big Ministers used to also come to the jail. During our stay in jail we stayed here with pride and belligerence but the jail officials would harass the regular Sikhs a lot. They tried to commit excesses on us as well. Many times they tried to force us to wear prisoner uniforms, but we refused. We said, “we don’t accept your laws, so why should we wear prisoner’s uniforms?” We used to grab the Jail DIG and Superintendent by the neck and ripped many uniforms and slapped some other officials. We roughed them up with resolution. We humiliated them in every way. We’ve pushed them so far that they start to shake just thinking about coming into our yard. The day the Superintendent told us about our execution date, we said that we wanted to send a telegram to our relatives but he said that he had orders from the top that forget outside people, even within the jail the date was to be kept a secret. He said that he had no choice and that we could swear at him or whatever else, he controlled nothing. He said, “one promise I will make is that I will let you see your family for a final meeting. We replied, “we don’t care about any meeting and these worldly relationships aren’t that important to us. But we’re astonished that you people have fallen from even basic humanity and your rulers are such cowards that they are afraid of even telling our families.” We said a lot of other things and embarrassed the Superintendent. We said, “you have good fortune otherwise even in your custody we would have sown you what happens when you oppress Sikhs. We didn’t have a weapon reach us and you’ve all been shaken to the core, if we got it, then you already know what would have happened.” Brothers, On 22-9-92, our jail was turned into a police cantonment. On all four sides, commandos surrounded us. Our yard itself was surrounded by more than 100 commandos. At that time we were doing paath when suddenly they pounced. The jail DIG, IG (jail), Commissioner of Police Poona, three DSPs and many other officials came. They came to us and said that we should be handcuffed because they wanted to search our cells. We grabbed the DIG and the Superintendent by the necks and began to beat them all. We refused to be handcuffed and said they could search the place but couldn’t touch anything. We would show them ourselves. We said, “if you try to use force, until we have breath in our bodies we will not let you enter our rooms. If you have the strength to take us, come on.” But they quickly accepted our conditions and said that we could show them everything. We knew why they had come. That police officer from whom we had asked for a weapon had been caught because of his misdeeds a couple days ago. The weapon had reached him, but for some reasons he could not get it to us. After the confirmation of the Vaidiya case in the Supreme Court, the jail had become very strict and because of this, he was afraid and his intentions changed. If he wanted, despite the strictness, he could have given it to us. No one comes to our yard and if someone does come, he is searched. But when we are in front of the guard room, the person on duty doesn’t have the courage to search anyone. We used to give the prisoner that cleaned up our yard letters we wanted taken out. That officer had the job of pressing clothes and we used to send that prisoner to him [to find out about the weapon]. The prisoner knew everything and was even ready to bring it for us because we had given him some money. But we’ve found the truth now about why the police officer wasn’t giving the weapon to us. He had given the weapon to some thug who began to commit robberies with it and when he was caught, spilled everything. That police officer is now in remand. He has turned in four others from the jail who are also in remand. The newspapers were telling this story with extra zest and were saying that if Sukha and Jinda got the weapon, they would have escaped from jail. But this is not the case. We had a big dusht in our sights and we think we would have been successful. If we weren’t, the jail’s DIG, Superintendent along with the deputy and senior jailer weren’t going anywhere. We could’ve punished them any time we wanted. The original DIG and Superintendent were alright with us but ever since these new ones have come, we humiliated them to the limit but they still wouldn’t stop trying to do lowly things. It’s because of this that we had thought about punishing them. Nowadays, the atmosphere in the jail is very changed. Poona Police along with the MRP and other agencies have taken control of the jail. Besides the Superintendent, everyone is very badly searched. They don’t even let a bird come to our yard. All the work that prisoners used to come and do like sweeping, etc. is now done by police officers. The officers and the Hawaldars have been given fixed duties and no new police officer ever comes. Ever since the commandos searched our cells, everyone, including the Superintendent, is afraid of coming to our yard. If someone does come, it is with special arrangements and they are still very afraid. Since that day, quite a few big officers from the agencies came but they didn’t have the courage to come into the yard. They stayed behind the bars. We said that we wouldn’t harm them and they should come in, but no…Now we have said that we won’t speak to anybody. Now no one comes. One DIG said, what interrogation do you think we’re here to do? We just come to see you. We asked, “What do you think after seeing us?” He stayed quiet for a moment and then we asked, “You don’t see any fear on our faces do you?” He said no. We said, “come see on our final day. We’ll be laughing just like this.” Bhai Sukha & Bhai Nirmal Singh October 3, 1992 We don’t know why the jailers have taken a hating to our clothes. Today they came again with 20 or 25 police officers along with the jail’s DIG. We were stubborn and said “Who’s going to come forward first?” They want that we should be hung while wearing prisoner’s uniforms. But we will try to go while wearing kesri dastaars, cholas and kacherras. We have full faith in Satguru jee that our wish will be certainly fulfilled. Today the police DSP came and asked for a kaRa as a momento. We said “We’ll give you the kaRa, but then you’re going to have to do good things with your hands.” He replied, “I already do good things.” Two inspectors also took kaRas. Today we’ve locked down early. Otherwise for the past few days we used to lock up at 11 or 12 because the jail officials would cause some problem and we’d refuse to be locked up. Until today, we’ve broken about 80 tube-lights in our yard, along with four cameras which used to always show on jail TVs what was going on. One night, we refused to be locked up and it was 10pm. Veer Harjinder Singh began to read the newspaper. I said, “what have you grabbed the newspaper for? Let’s talk. After all, how many days are left now? Veer replied, “We went into the struggle together, have stayed together in jail and ahead too…” October 4, 1992 “The battle for Khalistan is different from all other wars that have been fought or wars or movements that are being fought now. This is because other struggles are based on worldly values while our war is based on truth and freedom for the individual. The struggle for Khalistan is not just political or subscribed to worldly values, it is truly a dharam-yudh. We color ourselves with Dharam before going into battle and our only support is Akaal Purakh. The Sikhi principles for which we have started this dharam yudh are beloved to us. We don’t want to achieve any worldly kingship that forces us to lose our dharam. Any such Khalistan which is devoid of the colour of Dharam and which was established by abandoning our faith will be suicidal for the Sikhs.” “For our principles, we must fight a war that has a high character. For those who travel this path, it is essential that they have a very high character. The right to punish a dusht only goes to that Gurmukh who’s own life and character is much higher than that dusht. Only by traveling on these lines will Satguru jee have mercy on us. We have no strength of our own. Akaal Purakh will only give us power and strength if we stay within the divine principles [of Sikhi]. October 5, 1992 Beloved veers, yesterday they were asking your brothers about our final wishes. We aid, “if you have the courage to fulfill the final wishes of us Khalistanis, then we want that we should be hung in front of the entire world so that people know how Sikhs go laughingly to the gallows for the sake of truth and dharam.” We’ve written this down for them too. Yesterday the newspapers carried news of our execution date, that too was because of the Supreme Court. They [jail officials] had wanted that the world find out only after the hanging. No one has come to meet us yet. Perhaps they haven’t sent out a telegram yet. From Bhai Jinda: I just finished doing paath. Sukhdev veer is in front of me, lying in his room reading the newspaper. We sent messages for you all to come meet us, I don’t know if they sent them out or not. Today, because of Dussehra, it was a holiday in the jail. Lock down took place a bit early today, but we always lock down when we feel like it. The past couple weeks have been very tense. Every day we locked down about four or five hours late, so about 11pm. No one even had the courage to come tell us to lock down. We used to lock down ourselves when we used to think that the guards were hungry and thirsty for the whole day and also, we used to start to feel sleepy. The Superintendent and the rest of the staff used to stay until we locked down. October 6, 1992 Let me tell you what happened today. I was doing paath from the gutka at around noon time when a call came from the guard room, “Sardar jee, Sat Sri Akaal!” They then called for me to come near. Sukhdev veer had fallen asleep while doing paath. When I came near the guardroom, the DSP and the IG from the CBI were standing there. The DSP laughed and said, “Jinda jee, your face is beginning to glow more and more!” I replied, “This is because of Satguru’s blessings. Come look on the day of the hanging, it will glow even more.” The CBI’s IG had met me before in Naasak Jail. I asked why he had come and he said that he just thought he’d ask how we were doing. We talked for quite some time. After awhile, Sukha veer also came. The IG said, “You are brave. Even after being so close to death, there is no sign of fear on your faces. There is in fact a glow.” I laughed and said, “Otherwise you call us extremists and terrorists, and today you are calling us brave?” The IG then replied, “You too have some reason for which you are going to the gallows with laughter. We can say whatever we want about you, you are still lions.” When leaving, he spoke very warmly and said, “I will pray for you.” I said, “Don’t pray just for us, pray for the well being of everyone.” A lot of things were said, but because I don’t have enough paper, I can’t write them down. Mother, Father, your sons have been greatly blessed by Satguru jee. Today even death is afraid of your sons. We feel a weird sensation of happiness and consider ourselves very lucky that Satguru jee has given us so many blessings. Mother, I think about you and feel so proud that I have received a godly mother with whose teachings I have now reached my goal in life. It is my ardaas that in every life, I stay your son. Mother, Father, always stay in chaRdee kalaa and meditate on naam. I am proud of my entire family. Only two days remain until the hanging and I don’t know if you will reach Poona or not. It seems that we’ll only be able to meet only once on the last day. It doesn’t matter. God has given us many meetings already. Even if it doesn’t happen, it doesn’t matter. The entire family, relatives and those in our town should stay in chaRdee kalaa and keeping japping naam. Sukhdev veer is also writing a letter. Outside it is raining a bit. It is really beautiful weather. Now let me tell you something funny. Yesterday or the day before, the jailer came and asked in a quiet voice, “What is your final wish?” I replied with a laugh, “hang the Superintendent in my place”. He laughed very hard. I told two jokes to the IG as well. One was the Superintendent one and the other was this: someone sentenced to hang is asked his final wish and he says, “I want to eat a cantaloupe.” They reply, “it’s not the season for cantaloupes…” the prisoner then says, “That’s ok, I can wait…” October 6, 1992 It’s nine at night. We haven’t locked up yet. All the officers are sitting outside, cross-legged. I want to send everyone a separate letter, but there isn’t enough time and our paper has run out. The jail officials won’t let us send letters either. They took away all the paper. Even our pen and paper look like AK 47s to them. Here, these people’s sleep has been ruined. Everyone is terrified, but with all your ardaases and Satguru jee’s blessings, we are roaring [like lions]. That great hour which we have been awaiting will come on 9-10-1992 at 4AM. We can’t control our excitement. We were talking to the jail officials just now about you. We said, “everyone must have arrived by now, but you haven’t let us meet them.” There isn’t anything called humanity in these people. The souls of Chandoo and Gangu are live in them. We haven’t locked up, but we’re still sitting inside. Veer Harjinder Singh is also writing a letter. It’s raining a bit. Before it was raining quite hard. No one should feel sad at our Shaheedee. This is a happy moment for all of us and we’ve prepared boondee [indian sweet] to distribute in celebration. We’ve always got so much love from all of you. It is because of all your ardaases that today we are in total chaRdee kalaa. October 7, 1992 Last night I stopped my letter in between. We locked up at twelve last night. I took my bedding outside and veer said, “you sleep, I’ll keep guard.” At 11pm, the Superintendent and his other people came. Veer got angry and like wrestler took his chola off and got ready. He grabbed the Deputy Superintendent by the neck and roughed everyone up pretty badly. We said, “we don’t care about the meetings, but we didn’t think you all would fall so much. You are such cowards. Your treachery and excesses are the reason we are fighting. We have never bowed and will never bow in the future. Look at your humanity, in the end, you have even stopped letting us meet Nirmal Singh.” We started to feel sleepy, so we locked up by our own will at 12. Say Fateh to our aunts from Jandiala and RaNa. Veer has come up to stand by the bars and his eyes have fallen on this letter as well. Now, with a load of love, let us end this letter. Forgive our faults. Your own, Sukhdev Singh, Harjinder Singh 7-10-1992. October 8, 1992 Bhai Jinda and Bhai Sukha did not write any further. From 10am till 10pm on October 8th, they met with their families. During these meetings, they showed no fear at all. In fact, they were happier than usual. They forcefully told their family that after their Shaheedee, no one should try to take political advantage and no one should build a memorial or Gurdwara for them. Bhai Jinda’s mother asked the girl family members who came to do a gidhaa as her son was going to be married tomorrow. Before leaving, Bhai Jinda’s mother took her son’s face in her hands and said, “Wherever you go, be happy. And know that I am proud of you.” She did not cry. Her face was red with emotion. From 10pm until 12 am Bhai Jinda and Bhai Sukha rested. Bhai Jinda's Family Being Honoured Day of Hanging Bhai Sukha and Bhai Jinda woke up at 12am. The bathed and until 3am they did paath. They had prepared some dahee(n) (yogourt) which they then ate along with one apple each. They then did their final ardaas and keertan sohila paath. They dressed in white cholas with kesri dastaars and kamarkassas. Bhai Jinda shook hands with the jail officials and thanked them for keeping them for 5 years. Bhai Sukha and Jinda also asked about their 30+ relatives who were in Poona. When they were lead to the gallows, they shouted jaikaaras. They walked with long strides. Bhai Nirmal Singh who was in a cell near the gallows also replied to the jaikaraas. The two Singhs climbed the gallows with smiles. They had wanted to bring sweets for the executioners, but perhaps they were not allowed. They kissed their nooses and even though they wanted to put them around their own necks, were not allowed to do so. The time had come and according to Bhai Nirmal Singh, Bhai Jinda shouted loudly to Bhai Sukha, “Veer Sukhiaa! Roar a Fateh!” He then heard jaikaraas. And then they stopped. Bhai Sukha and Bhai Jinda were kept hanging for 30 minutes. They were hung together. For the execution, 4 Deputy Police Commissioners, 10 assistant Police Commissioners, 14 inspectors, 145 sub-inspectors and 1275 officers had been assigned. At quarter to 5 in the morning, police vehicles came to the Poona Gurdwara Sahib where the families were staying. They took the family to a police station outside Poona from where they were taken further. The family was then taken to a spot near the Moola River where a part of a sugarcane field had been cleared. Bhai Sukha and Bhai Jinda’s bodies had been brought to the site in a truck. The family brought clothes and items for the cremation and despite police protests, insisted on doing everything themselves. They washed the bodies and Bhai Jinda and Bhai Sukha’s fathers lit the pyres at 6.20am. No relative showed any sadness but instead congratulated each other. Three bibis from Jammu did keertan. The ashes were not given to the family. Short Biography of Bhai Harjinder Singh Jinda & Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sukha Bhai Harjinder Singh jee’s mother and father, Bhai Gulzar Singh and Bibi Gurnam Kaur are hardworking and honest Gursikhs. Bhai Jinda had two older brothers, Bhai Nirbhail Singh and Bhai Bhupinder Singh and one sister, Bibi Balvinder Kaur. Bhai Sahib was born in 1961 and received his early education in his village of Gadli in dist. Amritsar. After completing his early education, he enrolled in Khalsa College Amritsar. He was in BA part II when the 1984 attack occurred. Like every other Sikh, Bhai Jinda’s blood boiled at the news. He left his studies and joined the Sikh movement. When the Darbar Sahib complex was under army control, he along with other Sikhs from his village marched to free it, but the armies attacks and abuse on the way forced them to return home. Bhai Harjinder Singh then went to his maternal grandparents’ home in Baiee Chak, Sree Ganganagar Rajasthan. Along with his cousin, Baljinder Singh Rajoo and his friend Bhai Sukhdev Singh Sukha, they decided to take revenge for the disrespect shown to the Gurdwaras. Bhai Rajoo was arrested by the police and was horribly tortured. Hearing about this, Bhai Sukha and Bhai Jinda were even more enraged. Bhai Sukhdev Singh was born in Rajasthan’s Chak N: 11 in Ganganagar. His parents, Bhai Mengha Singh and Bibi Surjeet Kaur were farmers and amritdhari Gursikhs. Bhai Sukha received the gift of Sikh in his heritage. Along with his schooling he daily used to study GurbaaNee. After doing his early schooling in village Manakpur, he received his BA from Gian Joti College and was studying for an MA in English when the 1984 attack occurred. Bhai Sukh left his home and made plans to take revenge. He joined with his friend Bhai Rajoo to avenge the disrespect of the Sikhs. He then met with Bhai Jinda. All three had faith in baaNee and Sikhee. Bhai Sukha’s mother was so filled with love for the Panth, that she did ardaas that Bhai Sukha and Bhai Jinda achieve their mission. She gave her sons over to the Guru. Bhai Jinda and Bhai Sukha made Delhi the center of their activities. Delhi was where the 1984 pogroms had taken place. The government began to broadcast the pictures of these Singhs on TV and the killers who had taken part in the November massacre were afraid to leave their houses. At one point, Bhai Jinda was arrested by the Delhi police, but managed to escape from Ahmedabad jail. Bhai Sukha and Bhai Jinda then decided to punish the general who had planned the 1984 Darbar Sahib attack: Gen. Vaidiya. After retiring from the army, Vaidiya had moved to Poona. Bhai Jinda and Bhai Sukha had reunited in Punjab and went to Poona together. They arrived on August 17, 1986. They went to the house that Vaidiya was living at, to find he had moved. They asked the servant in the house where Vaidiya had moved to but he wasn’t clear and they had trouble understanding his language. They went in the general direction and a couple days later saw Vaidiya’s guard outside the house. They began to make regular rounds to find when Vaidiya would come out. On August 19, 1986 at around 11am, they saw Vaidiya’s wife come out with an umbrella and the General followed. Vaidiya himself was driving the car. He went to the bazaar and bought some things. Bhai Jinda and Bhai Sukha were on a motorcycle following them. When Vaidiya was returning home after shopping, Bhai Jinda pulled the motorcycle beside the car and Bhai Sukha began to shoot. Vaidiya’s head hit the wheel and his head was bleeding. The Singhs shouted jaikaaray and made their getaway. The Singhs had also wanted to kill Gen. Dayal, another officer responsible for the attack, but decided now was not the time. They returned to the house they had rented, changed clothes and took a bus to Bombay. From there, they went to Durg and then Calcutta by train. On September 17, 1986, Bhai Sukha returned to Poona to get their weapons that were left there. He along with another Singh got into an accident with a truck and were arrested. They were tortured for five months and then for a year and a half were kept in leg irons. A year later, Bhai Jinda and Bhai Satnam Singh Bawa were arrested from Delhi at Gurdwara Majnoo Daa Tilla. Bhai Jinda was shot in the legs so he couldn’t walk. They tried to cut his leg off as well but a Bengali doctor refused to allow this. Bhai Jinda was tortured for 4 months and then taken to Poona. Bhai Bawa was given to the Punjab police who then killed him. In Poona, Bhai Sukha and the other Singhs had finished doing Ardaas after Rehraas Sahib, and then shouted Jaikaaray. Bhai Jinda was in a nearby cell and a also shouted jaikaaray. Bhai Jinda had recognized Bhai Sukha’s voice. Finally the two had been reunited. They stayed together from there on in, and will also be remembered in history together as Sukha and Jinda. MAY WE NEVER FORGET THE SACRIFICES OF THESE TWO SINGHS TO THE PANTH AND KHALISTAN!!! :doh: Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! :doh:

Could those of you who managed to go tell us how it all went. Thankyou. Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! :doh:

NEVER, NEVER and NEVER!!! Vaheguroo Jee Kaa Khalsa, Vaheguroo Jee Kee Phateh!!! :doh:

Than Than Sahib Sri Guru Raam Das Ji Maharaj!!! :doh:

Boleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Sonihaaaaaaaaaaaaal!!! Sat Sri Akaaaaaaal!!!

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Waheguroo Ji Ka Khalsaa, Waheguroo Ji Ki Phateh! There's a live discussion on Akash Radio Sky channel 918 or AkashRadio.com - PLEASE LISTEN AND PUT YOUR VIEWS FORWARD - People's views on Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji (Dhadrian Wale) and the current issues that have arised is the topic being discussed. Waheguroo Ji Ka Khalsaa, Waheguroo Ji Ki Phateh!

Have sent BBC News Online an update, now the Convention has taken place. Would be good if others could email: newsonline.ukdesk@bbc.co.uk and ask for an update on BBC News Online. We should use this tactic more often 119147[/snapback] Good Idea - Done That! VJKK VJKP!!!