Ludhiana Sells 30,000 Saffron Flags In A Day

[Azaad]

Two days before the Punjab bandh call given by various Panthic organisations, sale of Kesri (saffron) flags with a "khanda" printed on it has increased in the city. The bandh call for March 28 has been given in protest against hanging of Balwant Singh Rajoana, one of the accused in ex- CM Beant Singh's assassination case.

Rajoana as well as several Panthic organisations had appealed to Sikhs to install Kesri flags on top of their houses on March 28 and March 31.These flags could be purchased from several shops located in Field Ganj, Model Town, Dugri and even other parts of the city. They are priced between Rs 10 and Rs 20 per piece, depending on the size and quality. Shopkeepers said nearly 30,000 flags were sold in the city today alone. Prabhjot Singh Gora, owner of Khalsa Gift and Music House near Gurudwara Kalgidhar in Field Ganj, said that one day he sold around 15,000 such flags.

Another shopkeeper, Avtar Singh, said people from villages have been giving him bulk orders about these flags. "Most of these flags are made in Amritsar and keeping in mind their demand, we have already maintained high stocks." Gurdeep Singh of SAD (Delhi) said that he was distributing these flags to all his friends so that they could install them on top of their houses.

[Shaheed Singh Khalsa]

Wahegurujikakhalsa Wahegurujikifateh

Just a thought... in Nov 1984 when Sikhs were hunted down and set upon by the cowardly mobs, this was done on such a large scale because the perpetrators had been given inside information on where those Sikhs homes and business were located. By Sikhs in India hanging flags from windows etc. are they not highlighting, where a "sympathising Sikh" can be found? With the merciless killing of the Gursikh teen "Veer Singh ‘Heera" at the hands of the crooked Punjab police back in Jan it's clear that the traits of the 80's & 90's plastic cops can still be found in 2012 and now with news coming out that media blackouts etc. are possibly being implemented we need to be smarter than ever and not allow the "wolf in shers clothing" amongst us fool us by playing our brothers and sisters in to the hands of those that mean us harm just because we are Sikhs of Siri Guru Granth Sahib Maharaj and stand for Truth and Justice.

Wahegurujikakhalsa Wahegurujikifateh

[singher23]

In '84 they didn't look for Nishaan Sahib outside a window before entering and killing Sikhs. They saw a Dastaar and attacked. By wearing a dastaar, we made our selves targets. Should we therefore stop wearing a dastaar? Sikhs aren't people who hide, we show our views openly