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Someone hit a gandassa axe into the new namdhari guru's nose in the UK, the attacker was thought to be a non-namdhari dressed up as a namdhari, the namdhari's guru was able to dodge further blows

JALANDHAR: Namdhari sect head ThakurUday Singh was attacked and injured at a congregation at a gurdwara in Britain's Leicester city on Sunday morning. He was discharged from the hospital in the afternoon after treatment.

The assailant, whose identity was not revealed by the police, was nabbed by the followers present at the congregation and handed over to the cops. Police are yet to ascertain the motive behind the attack.

Namdhari Darbar president and former Rajya Sabha member H S Hanspal, who was apprised of the attack by the community leaders in UK, has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to direct the ministry of external affairs to take up the issue with the UK government and ensure proper security to Uday Singh during his stay in England.

Sulakhan Singh Jandu, president of Namdhari Sangat in UK, said the sect head was sitting among the people when he was attacked by a Sikh who was not known to be part of the Namdhari community. "This individual came towards him with a blanket wrapped around him, then took out an axe and attacked Satguruji," he said.

It is learnt that the assailant tried to hit Uday Singh on his head but failed. Sources said the assailant came in typical Namdhari attire - white kurta-pyjama with round turban.

Jandu and other sect leaders said the religious leader was injured on his forehead and arm. He was taken to the Royal Infirmary in Leicester. A few other members from the community also received injuries while trying to save the sect head.

Hanspal said it is very important to unveil the conspiracy and those who are behind it.

Controversy over selection

Thakur Uday Singh was installed as Namdhari sect head in December 2012 after the death of Satguru Jagjit Singh. However, his selection had led to a vertical division in the community as his elder brother Thakur Dalip Singh had challenged the appointment and a considerable part of the community did not accept him as sect head. Before he was made the sect head, Uday Singh was known as an entrepreneur who founded Namdhari Seeds and other establishments. There were clashes between the two sides in the past also. In February, four persons were injured in a clash between the two sides in Amritsar. Late Satguru Jagjit Singh's wife Mata Chand Kaur had sided with Uday Singh and his brother had alleged that she was under pressure.

Big following

Namdharis are an industrious and affluent community. Headquartered at Bhaini Sahib, near Ludhiana, the sect claims to have considerable following in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and abroad. Satguru Jagjit Singh was an accomplished classical music exponent and patronized several big artistes, including Rajan-Sajan Mishra.

Namdhari sect head Baba Ram Singh launched the first non-cooperation movement in the 19th century against the British. He was imprisoned and sent to Rangoon (Burma) and died there.

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they have been having a lot of internal dispute

especially since their previous fake guru passed away, and there was a conflict of succession between his two nephews udhey and dalip and his grandson Jai Singh

there have already been clashes in India so it maybe that they have hired an outsider to do the attack, in the UK, the guy has been arrested so it will be interestign to see what info they come out with.

It seems weird that Namdharis should be attacked now as jagjit the previous Guru came to the Uk many times and there was no attacks as far as i can remember, this most definitely has to be related to the internal conflict within namdharis.

Succession row in Namdhari sect turns violent, clash in Amritsar
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/succession-row-in-namdhari-sect-turns-violent-clash-in-amritsar/1079811/

THE succession row in the Namdhari sect turned violent on Monday after two groups — one owing allegiance to sect chief Satguru Uday Singh and the other to Thakur Dalip Singh, who has been staking claim as the successor — clashed in Amritsar during a congregation in the memory of late Satguru Jagjit Singh.

The police have booked four people — Sukhdev Singh, Shinda Singh, Harpal Singh and Sukhwant Singh — along with a number of unidentified others on charges of attempt to murder.

The case was registered following a complaint by Ranjit Singh, a Uday Singh supporter and Amritsar head of the Namdhari sect. Police said Ranjit Singh sustained an injury on his forehead, near his left eye, during the clash. He was later hospitalised. A couple of more people also sustained injuries in the clash, sources said.

According to sources, the clash started after supporters of Thakur Dalip Singh allegedly entered the congregation forcibly around 2.15 pm holding placards stating "Panth Ekta Zindabad". As they were stopped from marching towards the stage, where Uday Singh and late Satguru Jagjit Singh's widow Chand Kaur were sitting, one of them allegedly hurled a stone towards Uday Singh's vehicle. The two groups then clashed by hurling stones and using sticks.

"Supporters of Thakur Dalip Singh forcibly entered the venue and started hurling stones. Children and women were present at the gathering. My father was injured after a stone hit him," said Ranjit Singh's son Harmeet Singh.

According to eyewitnesses, gunshots were also fired in the air after a ruckus ensued even as Uday Singh and Chand Kaur were sitting on the stage while kirtan was on. "We are verifying whether any shots were fired. Two DSPs and police personnel had been deployed at the venue of congregation near Company Bagh as a pre-emptive measure to avoid any untoward incident. We are not sure what caused the clash. Investigations are on in the case," Amritsar Commissioner of Police Ram Singh said.

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Namdhari cult splits in two: War of Succession Begins after demise of their leader

http://sikhsangat.org/2012/namdhari-cult-splits-in-two-war-of-succession-begins-after-demise-of-their-leader/

Ludhiana, Punjab: The tug-of-war over appointing the successor to Jagjit Singh took an ugly turn when members of the International Namdhari Sangat took to the streets here.

Namdhari sect head Jagjit Singh had died on December 13 and his nephew Thakur Uday Singh was appointed the successor on December 16.

The International Namdhari Sangat, however, wanted Uday Singh’s brother Thakur Dalip Singh appointed as the new Satguru. The Sangat had even appealed to Jagjit Singh’s widow Chand Kaur to reconsider the decision to appoint Uday Singh as the new head.

The International Sangat members today burnt an effigy of Namdhari Darbar (Bhaini Sahib) president HS Hanspal and vice-president Surinder Lyal in Ludhiana. The activists alleged that Hanspal and Lyal were trying to create factionalism among the Namdhari sect over succession.

International Namdhari Sangat president Navtej Singh said Hanspal and Lyal allegedly had vested interests in appointing Uday Singh as the new head. “Hanspal and Lyal want to become politically important and, therefore, have appointed Uday Singh as the sect head. Both are indirectly trying to divide the Namdharis,” he said.

Navtej alleged that both these leaders had committed a sin by ignoring Jagjit Singh’s desire and announcing Uday Singh as the head instead of Dalip Singh. He claimed that a majority of the Namdhari Sangat was in Dalip Singh’s favour and that Hanspal and Lyal had allegedly ignored the mass feeling.

When questioned on the issue, Lyal said the International Namdhari Sangat was a “fake organisation”. “There is no confusion over succession as Chand Kaur herself had announced Uday Singh as the new head. A section of the Sangat is trying to defame the Namdhari sect,” he added.

Hanspal, however, refused to comment on the issue.

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Succession war in cash-rich Namdhari sect

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/succession-war-in-cashrich-namdhari-sect/1045588/

The headquarters of the Namdhari sect near here crawled with police on Friday as its head, 92-year-old Satguru Jagjit Singh, was cremated. Amid the grief brews a succession war, at the heart of which lie assets worth crores of rupees and donations that flow in from devotees in India and abroad. Even as the funeral was held, reports came of armed men preparing for a clash.

Announcement of a successor has been deferred for now. The Satguru's younger nephew, Thakur Uday Singh, has been appointed "officiating head".

Originating from an 1872 movement for social reforms within Sikhism, the Namdhari sect preaches vegetarianism, simple weddings, white clothes, and a living guru. However, over the past three years, as the health of Jagjit Singh, who took over more than 50 years ago, worsened, the fight for the guru gaddi become an open secret.

The Satguru leaves behind a headquarters, Bhaini Sahib, that has astro turf for hockey, sprawling bungalows and luxury cars, including a Maybach gifted by an NRI.

His nephew, Thakur Dalip Singh, seen by many as the rightful successor given his hundreds of followers, had been "boycotted" recently along with his mother. Dalip's younger brother Uday grew closer to the Satguru in his absence.

Uday refused to react at being appointed "officiating head", saying he was "in deep shock". He is already chairman of Satguru Partap Singh Apollo Hospital, the CEO of Namdhari Seeds and the patron of a hockey team, Namdhari 11.

A third contender for the top post is Jai Singh, the son of Satguru's only daughter, Jai Kaur.

Jai's husband is known to wield considerable influence.

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these naamdharis are dogs........they should be excommunicated ...............

they aren't even communicated in the first place to be excommunicated anyway

who would be next after them bhaji? those who deny only certain parts of Gurbani?

you mean akj? the raagmala doubters? to be attacked by taksalis... naa this kookay beef sounds like a fight over who gets to be the next guru had uday died the other dude would have taken over, getting 1st class aeroplane tickets, people worshipping him all over the globe, all the kookay bowing to him, respect, his words being treated like god's. Too bad udhay couldn't predict someone would wack an axe on his nose.

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