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Waheguroo Jee Ka Khalsa!

Waheguroo Jee Kee Fateh!!

Bhai Sukhdev Singh was a quiet Gursikh, but was known for his organisational skills, bravery, and Gurmukh qualities. He inspired many youth into Khalsa Spirit.

Sant Jarnail Singh Bindranwale held the Babbars in high respect, and they are often mentioned in his lectures. Names like Bhai Kulwant Singh Nagoke, Bhai Manjit Singh Babbar are mentioned frequently.

When Sant Jarnail Singh ji was in prison after being arrested in Chowk Metha, Bhai Sukhdev Singh and Bhai Wadhava Singh walked into the police station. The police legged it. They asked Sant ji to come with them, but Sant ji said, his release had already been arranged legitimately.

Sant Ji respected the way Bhai Sukhdev Singh had quickly dealt with the Nirankaris "7 Sitarees" (their equivalent to our Punj pyares). Also how he had planned how Bhai Ranjit Singh would infiltrate Nirankari Baba Gurbachan house.

During early 84, The government tried to divided the Singhs, but were unsuccesful. Rumour has it some of these infiltrators dressed up as Singhs and robbed a hindu mans store in Amritsar. They told him to leave Punjab or he will be killed. They pretended to be Bindrawales men. The distraught hindu shop keeper went to Darbaar sahib, and was told by sangat to see Bhai Sukhdev Singh, who was at Baba Atal sahib Gurdwara. Bhai Sukhdev Singh was upset that people are doing this is Gursikhi baana. When his Singhs located these infiltrators, Bhai Sukhdev Singh got a laathi, ( a long Danda) and beat them with it. He made them give all the money back, and told them never to threaten any innocent again.

Other infiltrators tried

to stoke up Taksali Singhs against Babbars saying Sukhdev Singh had beat up these Singhs. Many rumours were circulated to get one group against another. But Sant Ji knew this, and instead started refering to Jathedar Sukhdev Singh ji as "Saccha Sukha", (The Truthful Sukha).

During the dark days of June 6th onwards. The first Singh to be Shaheed was Bhai Mengha Singh ji Babbar. He was one of the Panj Singh who led BKI. He was a very high jeevan wale Gursikh, who spent most of his time doing joorian de seva ( seva of shoes). All the Singhs with Sant ji, and Bhai Sukhdev Singh were together at his funeral.

The Singhs altogether decided how they would fight. This was mainly directed by and under the guidance of General Subegh Singh ji. All the Singhs fought together, and there is a lot of evidence of this including pics, which appeared in the The Times paper. Many of the BKi Singh where in the high positions in Ramgarhia Bungas, or Baba Atal Sahib Gurdwara, around the complex, or the sewage systems.

Another BKI Singh was the one who did keertan in Sir Harmandar sahib as part of a jatha. He did keertan in the fighting for many hours, and never stopped, giving strength to the Gursikhs fighting, and also wishing the maryada of continuous keertan to remain. He was shot in the chest and attained shaheedi on the second day.

Bhai Sukhdev Singh and Bhai Mehal Singh were positioned at Baba Atal sahib Gurdwara. Bhai Mehal Singh ji is a genius with electronics, and had created an elaborate communication system around the whole complex, so all Singhs knew what was happening all the time.

Bhai Anokh Singh Babbar was given the seva of ferrying innocent sangat out of the complex during the 3 days of fighting. He and his unit saved hundreds of sangat from the inevitable slaughter. For 3 days, they kept coming in and out of the complex saving sangat, and passing vital ammunitions.

After fighting for 3 days, and suffering many losses to Singhs and main Sangat. Jathedar Sukhdev Singh saw

the Siri Akal Takht sahib was totally descretaed, and the only Singhs left were the ones fighting around the well underneath Siri Akal Takht Sahib. Bhai Mehal Singh sent a message to Sant Ji stating, that we can send 2 singhs down the sewage systems, to the well and get you out. But you have to tell us now, otherwise it will be too late. Sant Ji sent a message back, stating" He had done Ardas never to leave, and will stay until Sahaheedi". A few hours later Sant Ji accepted Shaheedi.

Much of the focus of the army was also on Baba Atal sahib and Guru Nanak Niwas. The Singhs had now seen what had happened at Siri Akal Takht Sahib. The Singhs told Jathedar Sukhdev Singh, we must leave now, and continue the fight. Bhai sahib did not want to leave, and said he would cover them. But they insisted, and Panj Gursikhs did a hukam on Jathedar Sukhdev Singh. They were totally surrounded. So what they did was get suitcases from the downstairs, and tied one on the front, and one on the back, with ropes. All the Singhs came running out together fighting under a hail of bullets. Many Singhs were shaheed, but many also managed to get to the side streets in Amritsar.

The whole area was under curfew. But many Singhs were given sanctuary by the local residents. The same Hindu shop keeper, Jathedar Sukhdev Singh had helped before, helped Bhai sahib escape. He first kept him in his flat, while the house to house searches were being done by the army. The army did not search Hindu flats.

For 14 years Bhai Sukhdev Singh led the khalistan movement in Punjab. He ensured many responsible for the genocide against sikhs, met there suitable ends. During the late 80`s and early 90`s, the Singhs were so strong, that they virtually ran a parallel government in Punjab. He attained shaheedi in 1992.

To really understand what Bhai sahib was you have to consider one thing. If we youth today, most of whom are the same age as these Singhs were when they did all this seva, had intelligence services, police, black cats, s

ikh informers after us. How long do you think we would last? Probably a few days. Bhai sahib lasted 14 years. Virtually hundreds of Singhs were shaheed under torture in efforts by Punjab police to find Bhai sahib. They had there families annilihilated. But such was the love and respect for Bhai sahib, no-one ever spoke. How much love does someone have for someone to do that? They saw their families killed, and were tortured limb by limb themselves, but never told where Jathedar Sukhdev Singh was. Then you understand what he was, and how highly he was held by so many. To became a singh with him, meant death, not only of you, but your whole family.

Another mark of Jathedar ji, was after his Shaheedi, no group was for many years capable doing any major operation in India, until Bhai Dilavaaar Singh Babbar blew up the genocidal Beant Singh, Congress Chief Minister of Punjab. Even after that, the movement has never been the same.

So many Dushts against Sikhi are still alive and active today. The Panth needs Gursikhs of the Calibre of Jathedar Ji today.

Never was there a better example of a Gursikh worthy of the title "Jathedar Ji"

waheguru ji ka khalsa, waheguru ji ke fateh

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vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

There is so much that has happened in sikh history and yet we know so little and the last 20 years has had probably one of the most striking events. Its very interesting reading and learning about the lifestyle (rehnee behnee) of gursikhs and i think the effort they put in for their ambition, Khalistan, is unmatched to the effort put in by the next generation. I think more inspirational articles on BKI singhs might do the trick.

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw!

vwihgurU jI kI &iqh!!

PS Rajinder Singh, Iminder has that poster of Jathedar Sukhdev Singh Jee on his wall.

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