21 Years On, Ex-sgpc Secy’s Murder Still A Mystery

[Azaad]

Even after 21 years of the cold-blooded killing of Giani Bhan Singh, a former president of the All India Sikh Students Federation (he was called the father of the federation) and former SGPC secretary, who was assassinated on July 25, 1988 in the premises of Guru Nanak Engineering College, Ludhiana, along with Giani Sohan Singh, a former Head Granthi of the Golden Temple, the successive governments have failed to identify the assassins of the great freedom fighter.

However, neither the ruling Akali Dal nor the SGPC or AISSF made any efforts to raise the memorial of Giani Bhan Singh, who served the countrymen and the Sikh community till his death.

Since the inception of the SGPC in early twenties, Giani Bhan Singh, a highly-educated and eminent person, was first to be appointed to manage the administration and affairs of the committee, also called the mini parliament of the Sikhs. He was the most unassuming, sincere and non-controversial secretary.

Being one of the most qualified and highly-educated persons among the religious Sikhs, he served as the general secretary and then as the president of the All India Sikh Students Federation for many years. He was the brain behind the establishment of the famous Sikh Museum in the Golden Temple complex.

For some time he edited and published a weekly newspaper, launched by Master Tara Singh, the most popular and powerful Akali leader of his time, who dominated Sikh politics for almost half a century.

He was a selfless freedom fighter, who after being arrested in a false case, was rendered to third degree torture resulting in loss of hearing to one of his ears. He remained in Boston Jail, Lahore, to face death sentence but a kind-hearted jail superintendent, at the time of partition and independence of India, let him flee from the jail.

He has also been a judge of the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Tribunal. Keeping in view his dedication, insight, honesty and acceptance to all, he was made secretary general of the Shiromani Akali Dal unanimously where all splinter groups became united under the leadership of Sant Harcharan Singh Longowal.

[S1ngh]

I heard about this similar type of incident where darbar sahib's head granthi died accidentally as he was standing with the person who was on target by someone during 80's. Not sure what happened and maybe this is the same case... anyone got any info?

[citizen_soulja]

these murders like so many others always only seem to be a mystery to the government hmmmm i wonder why.....

it no surprise that a respected Gursikh scholar and visionary leader gets assassinated and then SGPC, AD, AISSF distance themselves from the incident. see this is exactly the kind of stuff Sikh Channel should be talking about!!

[chatanga]

i think that Bhan Singh betrayed the cause in some way, but i cant remember what it was about. in black thunder which hapned in 88, i think that he was targetted cos of his involvement in that, in getting the police attacking Darbar Sahib again. Remember that tohra was also targetted as well.

i wonder who would complain if the present sgpc leaders were shot?