Bhai Sahib Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Khalsa's Hunger Strike

[Jivan76]

Don't see the point the point of comments like this.. lets give him credit for risking everything.. whether he makes a u turn or not he's done far more for sangarsh then anyone of us here have/will do.

Veerji

With all due respect I was answering the comments denigrating the leadership of the Sikh Quom who have faced the onslaught of hindutva fanatical forces for thirty years, not thirty hours.

For the record I admire his stance and an grateful for it.

Again with all due respect you have absolutely NO IDEA who I am or what I have or have yet to do in terms if our sanji sangharash.

Please contextualise mentally what and why comments are made before ASSUMING to judge others.

Bhul chuk di khema

What else is left to say???

[JSinghnz]

Veerji

With all due respect I was answering the comments denigrating the leadership of the Sikh Quom who have faced the onslaught of hindutva fanatical forces for thirty years, not thirty hours.

For the record I admire his stance and an grateful for it.

Again with all due respect you have absolutely NO IDEA who I am or what I have or have yet to do in terms if our sanji sangharash.

Please contextualise mentally what and why comments are made before ASSUMING to judge others.

Bhul chuk di khema

No you were not answering to any comments . You were just trying to put Shashi Kant down.

We do not "absolutely" have no reason to know who you are.

So please do not blow your own trumpet here.

Next time YOU "contextualise mentally" before you post your comments.

[WaljinderSingh]

[Jivan76]

No you were not answering to any comments . You were just trying to put Shashi Kant down.

We do not "absolutely" have no reason to know who you are.

So please do not blow your own trumpet here.

Next time YOU "contextualise mentally" before you post your comments.

If someone does not know who I am, then they have no business assuming without asking.

How was I blowing my one trumpet (I don't actually own one, so clearly you don't know me)?

Quote my trumpet blowing please.

If I was putting shashi kant down as you suggest I could go further and state alsorts but I didn't because that was not my intention.

This is from my post "For the record I admire his stance and am grateful for it." So you either didn't or couldn't read it properly.

Pretty lame reason for your attack, says more about you then you realise.......

[acsap]

I am really tired of Hindu radical newspaper "the Tribune". This radical Hindu newspaper keep on calling peaceful Sikhs who are protesting against criminal Hindus as "radical Sikhs ". I think, I am going to stop reading this newspaper.

[garch]

Chalo shado i took ur comments on face value.. lesson for both of us then!

Any Ideas from anyone on what we can do to practically support from videsh?

Am already supporting sopw, would like to do more (without getting on a plane)

[Jivan76]

Chalo shado i took ur comments on face value.. lesson for both of us then!

Any Ideas from anyone on what we can do to practically support from videsh?

Am already supporting sopw, would like to do more (without getting on a plane)

WAHEGURU

[N30S1NGH]

Wait till shashi kant gets harassed, sees his family and friends harassed and then slowly killed one by one...........ONLY THEN COMPARE HIM TO OUR BROTHERS WHO STILL TRY AND LEAD.

WAHEGURU

Vahiguroo ji works in mysterious ways and at times to set the record straight ie- at current slave like situations and humble down self righteous cactus jacks of all kinds...!! I don't know about others i am truly humbled by fearless actions of fearless punjabi human right activist- shashi kant.

United we stand, divided we all fall.

I be honored , grateful and love to have human right activist and fearless spokesperson like shashi kant in our sikh nation.

[acsap]

Vahiguroo ji works in mysterious ways and at times to set the record straight ie- at current slave like situations and humble down self righteous cactus jacks of all kinds...!! I don't know about others i am truly humbled by fearless actions of fearless punjabi human right activist- shashi kant.

United we stand, divided we all fall.

I be honored , grateful and love to have human right activist and fearless spokesperson like shashi kant in our sikh nation.

I cannot believe that I am agreeing with N30 ji. What is this world coming too:)

[lsingh]

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News » National Published: December 8, 2013 01:51 IST | Updated: December 8, 2013 01:51 IST CHANDIGARH, December 8, 2013

Updated: December 8, 2013 01:51 IST

Sikh groups condemn Gurbaksh Singh’s arrest

Sarabjit Pandher

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Singh, a follower of Bhindranwale, is seeking the release of five incarcerated militants, who have completed their prison terms

Major religious and political organisations of the Sikh community have condemned the arrest of Gurbaksh Singh from the historic Amb Sahib gurdwara in Mohali on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. Mr. Singh, on an indefinite fast seeking the release of five militants who have completed their prison terms, claims to be a follower of firebrand militant leader Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, who, according to him, stood for the downtrodden and less-privileged Sikhs.

While representatives of these organisations, who owe allegiance outside the traditional Akali spectrum, have committed themselves to continuing the protest, an official release quoting a Punjab government spokesperson expressed concern over Mr. Singh’s health and urged him to end the fast. The State government said it was helpless as the demands made were outside its jurisdiction. While a fast-unto-death would not solve anything, nothing should be done to disturb the hard-earned atmosphere of peace and communal harmony in the State, the spokesperson noted.

According witnesses and his supporters, Mr. Singh was forcibly picked up by the police, who arrived at the site disguised as pilgrims. He was immediately bundled into a police vehicle and rushed to Mohali civil hospital. Later, he was sent to a jail in Ropar district on the charge of breaching tranquillity of the area.

Major Singh, who has been chronicling the events for the past 23 days, ever since Bhai Gurbaksh Singh started fasting, said that a large posse of police had converged on the shrine and also surrounded the civil hospital. Mr. Singh, he said, resisted every effort to feed him and warned the authorities against attempts to desecrate the ‘ardas’ (prayers) that he had offered before starting the protest.

Gurbaksh Singh, who has received support from various religious and radical Sikh organisations, including the Amritsar and Panch Pardhani factions of the Akali Dal, has been on fast since November 14. He is seeking the release of Lakhvinder Singh, Shamsher Singh and Gurmit Singh — who received life terms for their involvement in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh and have been in prison since 1995 — and Lal Singh and Gurdip Singh, who have spent 20 and 23 years in Gujarat and Karnataka jails, respectively, after being convicted by TADA courts.

Immediately after the police took Mr. Singh away, five people, later identified as Manjit Kaur, Inderpal Singh, Hardeep Singh, Harpreet Singh and Jaswant Singh, performed ‘ardas’ and began fasting. As the news went viral, representatives of various organisations began turning up and a coordination committee was formed to continue the demonstration. Mr. Singh, meanwhile, sent a message from the jail that he would continue protesting while in custody. After various rounds of discussions, the committee decided that Damandeep Singh, 26, from Haryana would sit on fast in place of Mr. Singh. Damandeep appealed to Sikhs to mobilise support and generate awareness about the issue.

‘Boycott Badals’

Meanwhile, the former Director General of Police for Jails in Punjab, Shashi Kant, called for a complete boycott of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his family until they did apologised for arresting Mr. Singh. In their effort to appease the BJP, the present State government had actually worked to stop the release of the prisoners though they had completed their sentence, he said.

Keywords: Sikh groups, Gurbaksh Singh's arrest, incarcerated militants, Sikh organisations

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