Nihangs to oppose Sikh sammelan

[GABROO KHALISTAN DAH]

Nihangs to oppose Sikh sammelan

Tribune India

Thursday, 23rd October 2003

Amritsar -- [Mr Gurtej] has said that “come what may the proposed World Sikh Sammelan would be held on October 26 at Mohali per schedule’, but various Nihang Singhs’ organisations have declared that they would disrupt the conference.

In a written statement, issued by Baba Santa Singh, chief of the Budha Dal has said that Nihang organisations, including the Taruna Dal, Harianbelan, Dal, Baba Bidhi Chand Ji, Taruna Dal (Baba Jawand Singh) and Malwa Taruna Dal won’t allow the organisers of the conference to raise voice against age-old institutions of Akal Takht (Search) and the Sikh clergy.

Meanwhile, [Mr Hardev Shergil], a confidant of excommunicated man, [Gurbax Kala Afghana] has specially came from the USA to attend conference. Mr Gurtej Singh said that at least 50 Sikh scholars from abroad and 5000 from various parts of India would participate in the conference.

He said the organisers had been receiving threats everyday and the government had been requested to take appropriate measures so that no untoward incident happened.

Though Mr H.S. Dilgir, a Sikh scholar, and Mr J.S. Mann have claimed that the organisers of the conference had agreed, in principle, not to raise the issue of Mr Kala Afghana and Akal Takht during the deliberations to be held at the World Sikh Sammelan yet Mr Gurtej Singh told The Tribune that none of the organisers had given such assurance to the mediators. He said the organisers had not authorise anybody to mediate between the SGPC (Search) and them.

LUDHIANA: The Khalsa Panchayat, said today the World Sikh Convention would be or

ganised, ‘‘come what may.’’

Criticising former Chief Minister Punjab and SAD (B) chief, Parkash Singh Badal for opposing the World Sikh Convention scheduled for October 26 at Mohali, the Khalsa Panchayat announced to launch a massive “pamphlet campaign” against him and his party.

“Preparations for the convention have been finalised and record number of people and a galaxy of Sikh Intellectuals would participate in the convention,” said Mr Charanjit Singh Channy, Convener, of the Khalsa Panchayat at a press conference here today. Among these would be some intellectuals from abroad, he added.

The Khalsa Panchayat did not disclose the names of the main speakers and participants or the venue of the convention. Mr Channy said ‘‘we don’t want to give a chance to the opponents to pressurise the participants of the convention or those owning the convention venue.’’

He disclosed that Sikh Sangat had been told to reach various places in Mohali by 6:30 a.m where buses arranged by the Khalsa Panchayat would be waiting to ferry them to the convention venue.

Mr Balwant Singh Minia, President, International Dharam Parchar Council also attended the conference and said the council was supporting the convention, “It is being organised by the Sikhs only. I am shocked why it is still being opposed,” he said.

Mr Channy said all opposition of the convention was baseless. He said the convention aimed at stressing the supremacy of Akal Takht and free it from political interference. The organisers reiterated its invitation to the Sikh Sangat for participating in the convention.

Organisation of the convention is a subject of controversy for the past several weeks. Sikh organisations are divided on the issue.

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Sat Sri Akal:

What you mean whas up with Santa Singh?

[Mkhalsa]

wow the nihangs are actually gonna do something positive for the panth.. hmm

[GABROO KHALISTAN DAH]

nihugns have odne lots of good as indivusual for the panth and the khalistan movemetn but in recent times nothing as a group have they done good till dis.....

SANTA SINGH IN 84 WUZ CHELA OF INIRIA KUTHI (maro juthi) he did "kar seva' on akaal takht by force. The singhs then tore that down and put it up with their own menaath...khalsiya di menaath

i'm thinking maybe santa singh is correcting his ways

[suchasingh]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

"wow the nihangs are actually gonna do something positive for the panth.. hmm"

MKhalsa, Nihangs have done positive things for the panth. One name that comes to my mind is Shaheed Bhai Avtar Singh Ji Bhrama Khalistan Liberation Force. He gave his life for the panth.

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa

Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[GABROO KHALISTAN DAH]

bro sucha singh i think mkhalsa ment as a group, there have b'n many indivisual

bhai avtar singh ji brahma, jinda=shaheed jathedar baba nihal singh ji khalsa, and many more that i prob don't know offf

but as a whole and especially budha dal and more refined to santa singh, they have done negative rather then positive, maybe santa singh has realised his ways

[Mkhalsa]

thats what i meant.. as a group or jatha many people have criticized nihangs for beig warriors but then just sitting around getting high and not doing anything positive towards gurmat or for hte panth..

so i think this is a good step.

[S1ngh]

I heard that so called kala gathering got banned by punjab govt cauz of security reason.. I heard it from my buddy, but couldn't find a news on net.. did the program got booted off?

[Gupt daasan daas]

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

To my information, baba santa singh(and others) built akal takht with India money and stuff, but then sewa under the control of baba thakur singh and damdami taksal rebuilt a new akal takht, not wanting to use indias money. Somthing like that. I think.

BHULL CHUKK MAFF

Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

[GABROO KHALISTAN DAH]

yes u r 100% correct khalistani ..i twuz sarbat khalsa who tore it down and built it

but maybe santa singh has found his way, and is poogting his past karma