Pakistani Minster uses derogatory language against Maharaja Ranjit Singh

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Former Pakistani Minister uses derogatory language against great Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh

By Sikh24 Editors -

 

June 21, 2020

LAHORE, Punjab—Senior PML (N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique, who held the reins of Pakistani Railways Ministry during the last tenure of Nawaz Shariff, has hurt Sikh sentiments by dubbing the great Sikh emperor Maharaja Ranjit Singh as a profligate, dacoit and looter. He has also leveled allegations of desecrating and looting mosques on Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

“Ranjit Singh Ayash was a dacoit looter ruler who openly desecrated Muslim faith mosques and Sufi shrines, looted heavily and forcibly imposed Sikh beliefs. Established oppressive Dogra rule over Kashmir,” reads the English translation of Khawaja Saad Rafique’s tweet.

Reacting to Khawaja Saad Rafique’s statement, Pakistani Sikh leader Gopal Singh Chawla has said that Khawaja Saad Rafique was trying to earn political mileage and hide his failures by leveling baseless allegations on the great Sikh ruler.

Recalling the tenure of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Gopal Singh Chawla said that no one got capital punishment during his four decades-long regime.

“Once a man asked Maharaja Ranjit Singh to ban Azan in his empire. On this, Maharaja Ranjit Singh replied that Azan was meant to call Muslims for Namaz and if he can call the Muslims for Namaz by knocking their doors individually, then he (Maharaja Ranjit Singh) will ban Azan,” he said.

Was Maharaja Ranjit Singh really a profligate, dacoit, and oppressor?  

In a survey named “Greatest leader of all times poll” carried out by BBC History Magazine this year, Maharaja Ranjit Singh was voted as the greatest ruler of all times among all the international rulers. The name of Maharaja Ranjit Singh outshined the names of other prominent international leaders, including Amílcar Cabral, Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, and Elizabeth I.

In this survey, the readers were asked to choose a leader who exercised power and had a positive impact on humanity and to explore their achievements and legacy.

Around 5000 readers participated in this survey. 38% of voters voted for Maharaja Ranjit Singh while Amílcar Cabral and Winston Churchill secured 25% and 7% votes. Interestingly, American President Abraham Lincoln and UK’s queen Elizabeth I stood fourth and fifth in this survey.

Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s name was nominated in this survey by the renowned historian Matthew Lockwood.

It is a well-known fact that persons belonging to all the religions were allowed to exercise their faith without any fear in the regime of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. His tenure is considered as the most prosperous time of North India.

 

[ChardikalaUK]

Who cares what they say. We glorify Ranjit Singh, Hari Singh Nalwa, Banda Singh Bahadur, they glorify the Mughal kings and even foreign invaders who ravaged them like Abdali and Babur.

[Parmindersinghkhalsa]

They  feel proud and think invaders like ghazni. Mughals babur aurangzeb    are their ancestors but think they are sons of sheikhs of arab . In reality they all converted  indian people  ironically they hail people who killed their ancestors raped womens  convert to islam on sword  ,even Pakistani first claimed sheikh background of ancestory after a saudi minister speech where they say muslim  of india Pakistan Bangladesh are not real   they are converted slaves then they started hailing turks as their forefather i seen some Turkish guys making fun of them ,i remember the words by great grand mother she tolds me in childhood the upcoming time of kalyug will be worse because will forgot their ancestors and  will abuse them    and will call demons as their fathers ,i seen tomb of Aurangzeb   on internet   , then i also experienced pakis are sweet from outside till their motive is not completed  they considered  anybody who doesn't follow islam as infidel (kafir). Its sad to see people hailing butcherers of their parents  and calling butcherers as their fathers, pakistani history books teaches same too,