Sikhs arrested in Uttrakhand.

[13Mirch]

According to information available with Sikh Siyasat News (SSN), around 700 Sikhs including Panthic Sewa Lehar leader Baba Baljeet Singh Daduwal, All India Sikh Conference leader Bhai Gurcharan Singh Babbar, Uttrakhand Punjabi Kranti Morcha leader Kanwar Jupinder Singh, were prevented by Police from entering Uttrakhand State. Later on they were arrested by Sehaspur Police on the orders of SDM Sri Tripathi and SSP Dr. Jagdish Chand.

It is a historic fact that Guru Nanak Sahib had held a dialogue with Hindu Pandits at Haridwar and a Sikh Gurudwara Sahib named Gian Godri Sahib was established near Har Ki Pauri at Haridwar in the memory of visit of Guru Nanak Sahib. This Gurudwara was demolished during November 1984 Sikh genocide.It is notable that Baba Baljeet Singh Daduwal and Bhai G. S. Babbar were leading a peaceful march from Sri Akal Takhat Sahib to Haridwar to observe the Parkash Gurpurb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

The march named “Fateh Yatra” started from Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Amritsar (Punjab) on November 27, 2012 and reached Gurudwara Paunta Sahib (Himachal Pardesh) on the evening. Sikh Sangat held a night stay at Gurudwara Paunta Sahib.

There are reports that peaceful dharna by Sikh sangat continued for more than three hours.On November 28, 201 2 when Sikh Sangat led by Baba Baljeet Singh and others reached on the banks of Godavri River, they were prevented by heavy police force deployed at the borders of Uttrakhand from entering the State. Sikh jatha began to recite Satnam Waheguru on the banks of Godavri.

Baba Baljeet Singh Daduwal, Bhai Gurcharan Singh Babbar, Kanwar Jupinder Singh, Baba Pardeep Singh Chandpura and Nihang Singh Bhai Raja Raj Singh reportedly addressed the dharna. They criticized the government for banning entering of Sikhs in Haridwar.

According to reports the Sikh jatha was arrested by Sehaspur Police on the orders of SDM Sri Tripathi and SSP Dr. Jagdish Chand at around 2:30 pm.

Bhai Harpal Singh Cheema, acting president of Akali Dal Panch Pardhani has strongly condemned the arrest of Sikh jatha.

[lsingh]

This historic Gurdwara was destroyed during the 1984 Genocide and the land has been seized . All Sikh Jathebandhis should push for its restoration.

[Premi5]

I'd never heard of Gian Godri Sahib before

[DalbirSingh]

We need this rebuilt, some people when they would go to haridwar would seek blessings of guru, the main reason they demolished this was fear it would destroy the sadhus business and all of haridwar would turn into a sikh state. We need with gurus blessings rebuild this, more and more of us need to take this up to the level we took rajoana to an international level