Nihang Baba Budha Dal Chief Escaped Unhurt In Attack

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http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/14830/38/

Nihang Baba Budha Dal chief escaped unhurt in attack

GAGANDEEP AHUJA

Tuesday, 13 January 2009

PATIALA: Budha Dal Nihang chief, Baba Balbir Singh escaped unhurt when armed assailants ambushed his convoy near village Bhagi Bandar in Bathinda district this morning. The assailants pumped a volley of bullets into his bullet proof vehicle injuring one person.

Police sources said that the assailants, who had taken cover behind roadside trees and bushes and on the rooftop of an abandoned house opened fire on the bullet proof vehicle in which the Baba was seated alongwith his gunman and driver.

While the Nihang chief and his driver escaped unhurt, gunman Paramjit Singh was injured. He was later admitted at a hospital in Talwandi Sabo and was stated to be out of danger.

The assailants fled after pumping 10 to 12 bullets into the bullet proof vehicle. The Baba alongwith his supporters was on his way to attend the Maghi Mela at Muktsar.

It is supected that a rival group in the Budha Dal was behind the attack. Baba Balbir Singh had succeeded Baba Santa Singh as the Budha Dal chief and the succession was opposed by a section of the Budha Dal, including the relatives of the late, Baba Santa Singh.

Meanwhile, Baba Balbir Singh has demanded z plus security cover for him as Punjab police had failed to provide him adequate security cover.

Talking to The Pioneer over phone, he said that he has been receiving threatening calls from persons of his rival group. The matter has already brought in the notice of Patiala SSP SK Asthana and Punjab Government but all have given cold shouldered to his request, he alleged.

He said that killers of his father, two brothers and nephew has been moving freely in Patiala but police ahs failed to arrest them.

Earlier, four 'Nihang' Sikhs were killed in a bloody clash with a rival faction at the Baba Buddha Dal Chhawni (camp) here on September 21, 2007, Baba Balbir Singh's father Asha Singh, brothers Bhajan Singh and Jagdish Singh and nephew Karan Singh were killed in group clash. Dal Chief late Baba Santa Singh, had declared Baba Balbir Singh as the successor Dal on April 9 2007.

Baba also added that he has already filed a writ petition seeking z plus security cover for him which was still pending in the court.

[valli singh]

Too bad the SGPC bought him a bullet-proof vehicle,

Balbir Singh has been excommunicated twice from Budha Dal, once in the 80's by Baba Santa Singh and again two years ago by ALL of Dal Panth at a Gurmatta after he informed falsely on Baba Surjit Singh.

Balbir is a mini version of Nang Ajit Poola, it is a well known fact that he helped the authorities murder militants in the mid 80's, even his own website states that he is close to and has trained the Punjab police.

He is really quite pathetic, the SGPC named him jathedar even though he has no farla, and they circulated a video of him having a dastaar tied while an incapacitated Baba Santa Singh looked on, well first of all that event was the bhog for his father's funeral--at which time it's customary for the eldest son to have a turban tied, and secondly a dastar-bandi for succession can only rightfully take place AFTER the present jathedar is deceased.

It's funny how every Holla Mohalla Balbir and his gang ride behind the SGPC float!

I doubt he's fooling anyone now though,

Bidhi Chand Dal, Guru Nanak Dal and ALL branches of Tarna Dal formally elected Baba Joginder Singh and Baba Surjit Singh as the Jathedar and acting jathedar of Buddha Dal respectively.

[valli singh]

The history of the SGPC meddling in Nihang affairs is VERY extensive,

look back to 1967 when they contested Buddha Dal's centuries old position as Panjvan Takht by announcing that the 'Panth' had decided to name Damdama Sahib the fifth takht, they only missed Guru Sahib by a few hundred years on that one!

Then they renamed Dumalla Garh Sahib in Anandpur 'Manji Sahib' to soften it's associations with the origins of Nihang bana.

The SGPC is still using the British playbook to DIVIDE and CONQUER, they've done it with Damdami Taksaal and they tried it with Balbir Singh, it's simple, you take a dissident figure-head, tell him he's the jathedar, formally recognize him, legally back him up, and set him up against his actual rival and guess what--you've got a pretty good chance of splitting any jathebandi in half which means half the power, half the influence, it's an old game that the SGPC is still learning, but give them time, I'm sure they are cunning enough to one day perfect it.

[Jagmeet]

Thanks Valli Singh for the information! Are you from India?

[valli singh]

Your very welcome Veerji,

I live in Canada but am in constant contact with with the Raqba sangat.

[akalifaujan]

The assailants pumped a volley of bullets into his bullet proof vehicle injuring one person.

LOL :v1:

Just hilarious, a so called 'nihang' Singh needs a bullet proof vehicle, pakandi saala. Now he wants z plus security, :homer , lol the pakandi is now a clown.

The history of the SGPC meddling in Nihang affairs is VERY extensive,

look back to 1967 when they contested Buddha Dal's centuries old position as Panjvan Takht by announcing that the 'Panth' had decided to name Damdama Sahib the fifth takht, they only missed Guru Sahib by a few hundred years on that one!

Then they renamed Dumalla Garh Sahib in Anandpur 'Manji Sahib' to soften it's associations with the origins of Nihang bana.

The SGPC is still using the British playbook to DIVIDE and CONQUER, they've done it with Damdami Taksaal and they tried it with Balbir Singh, it's simple, you take a dissident figure-head, tell him he's the jathedar, formally recognize him, legally back him up, and set him up against his actual rival and guess what--you've got a pretty good chance of splitting any jathebandi in half which means half the power, half the influence, it's an old game that the SGPC is still learning, but give them time, I'm sure they are cunning enough to one day perfect it.

Valli Singh youve hit the nail on the head here, 100% correct!

Dumalgarh Sahib a pure place where Sahibzada Fateh Singh became Pargat with Akaal Purkhs Roop, as usual SGPC now trying to mess with our ancient Khalsa history, in puratan times 5th Takht Budha Dal is and is still Chalda Vaheer, always on the move.

The thing is here is that the SGPC (BRITISH MADE ORGANISATION) will not succed in the Balbiro policy, all of Dal Panth is behind Baba Joginder Singh, its only a matter of time now.

[valli singh]

Akalifaujan,

As usual you are absolutely on point.

I agree, the Balbir policy has been a wallowing failure for the SGPC as a 'public relations stunt' to infiltrate Dal Panth, I'm sure they thought they could buy legitimacy, obviously they were wrong.

When Balbir originally broke with Baba Santa Singh, he was disgraced (many have spoken of his love for alcohol and debauchery) he was a confused youth, the SGPC immediatley approached him and set him up as the jathedar recognized by 3 of the 5 takhats, if you look back to newspaper articles from this time you will see that EVERY paper refers to Balbir as the head of Budha Dal, even now the article originally posted again says he is the head of Budha Dal---who but the SGPC has this kind of reach and credibility?

It's funny though, in 2007 after Balbir's coronation, the SGPC had all the papers and news outlets print that Nanaksar, Kaleran; Rara Sahib, Nirmalay Sampardai, Damdami Taksal all supported Balbir, the NEXT day ALL of these Sampardais angrily called these papers and told them they were with Baba Joginder Singh ji NOT Balbir and could they please correct this.

So publicity wise it has not worked, but in terms of siezing Budha Dal's assets, deras, lands and properties they have succeded because Balbir took the thumbprints of Baba Santa Singh when he was in a coma, in fact it was widely reported in Punjab that Balbir sold hundreds of acres of Budha Dal's land to the SGPC shortly after he was named jathedar in 2007, I guess he was just thanking his bosses.

[rajkhalsa9]

Sat Sri Akaalji Sahaay

The other faction what i heard of is supported by the Congress ..the legacy carriers of the British Raj. I suppose it is the same faction creating the trouble..So it is not just the SGPC playing games but other parties with vested interests involved ..Our Nihang singhs need to take a strong notice of this and organise public support ..The Nihangs unfortunately are looked down by the Singh Sabhias and they the Singh Sabhias have been successful in creating a bad image of them due to their practice of consuming Sukha ...mainly..

We need to bring back our Original Puratan Sikhi of course with some reforms .May Waheguru clear Sikhi of people who have anglicized and islamised Sikhi..

[Jagmeet]

Dumalgarh Sahib

[proactive]

We need to bring back our Original Puratan Sikhi of course with some reforms .May Waheguru clear Sikhi of people who have anglicized and islamised Sikhi..

As for congress party meddling, if that is the case then isn't Balbir Singh just following Santa's example? It's a bit rich complaining about congress meddling when that's all what the Budha dal have been about for the last 30 years or so. Next you'll be complaining that one of the factions is being backed by the Indian government! How quickly we forget or is it that some people don't know what happened just 25 years ago!

Valli Singh

You might want to read up on history before taking the words of some Nihangs that Budha Dal is 'Panjvan' Takht. For there to be a Panjvan Takht there has to be 4 other Takhts. Akal Takht was the first Takht and during British times various places were given titles of Takhts. Even Muktsar was at one time referred to as Takht. The term Panjvan Takht came into being in the 1920s and has nothing to do with Guru Gobind Singh's time.