Why pseudo-Khalistanis converge to Kartarpur group?

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Pakistan making Corridor Road. Abb tera kaya hoga kalia

Year 1947 is a biggest tragedy of human history when about 10 lac people were massacred and one crore had to migrate.  About 35% of the total Sikh population had to run away from newly created Pakistan. Quite obvious they had to leave behind their historical and religious places.

In independent India whenever the Sikhs raised a question of the pilgrimage to shrines in Pakistan, the RSS brand of mindset raised questions on the very integrity of Sikhs. To prove their patriotism the innocent Sikhs would temporarily forego their demand on pilgrimages. This was in violation of international conventions on pilgrimages. For instance Hajj to Mecca will continue even if there is political tension in Arabia or Arabia's relations with some country were tense.  While Indian Govts  would immediately suspend Sikh pilgrimages even if there was small untoward incidence on border. Come Kargil, come Babri, firing on Parliament and the Jathas are stopped.

But you cant befool all the people all the times and  it was ultimately proved  via the examples like Kartarpur Corridor that it is the RSS mindset which does not want that the Sikhs have any interaction with the Muslims and it was for this reason that jathas were stopped for one pretext or the other.

As you know Pakistan has already approved the Corridor to Kartarpur and it was Indian Govt which was indifferent to it. This sangrand i.e June 15, when the Sikh congregation was praying at the border we found lot of dust rising  on the other side of border i.e towards Kartarpur sahib. We asked the BSF men as to what was that dust. They said Pakistan is building a road to this border. My joy knew no bounds.  Reaching Amritsar I contacted my friends who have links with Pakistan Gurdwara Sikhs to confirm construction of road. Before they could confirm the yesterday newspapers have carried a Lahore datelined news that Pakistan is building the Corridor Road. Take it from me peace will have a dawn in this region once the corridor is opened and hatred between the two will vanish. The miracle will happen.

RSS has been befooling Sikhs for  long and the  Sikh representative body the Shromani Committee over which it has absolute control would obviously endorse the RSS view point but now there will be problem for both. How would they  now say that Pakistan doesn't agree on Corridor, the lie they have repeated a hundred times.

So now there will be road visible from Indian border which will have sign boards such as, "WELCOME TO KARTARPUR SAHIB THE SHRINE OF PEACE" I repeat popular Hindi movie Sholey's dialogue when Kalia is fully trapped and the Gabbar asks him, "Abb tera kaya hoga kalia." So do we ask from Shromani Committee and RSS. We wish peace to these organizations also.

Even the touts feel shy to buy Mohali paper

Indian agencies like RSS are working from various angles in their nefarious designs to absorb Sikhism in the Hinduism. They believe if they can finish Budhism from Indian soil where does the tiny Sikhism stand? These stupid and rogues don't understand that what they are attempting, is in 21^st Century and that too in the presence of advanced IT. Besides there being written word of Guru i.e the pious book Guru Granth Sahib which could be accessed any where in the world while the Budhism had no such document. Guru Nanak was alone but the Sikhs have millions of Guru Nanak in the shape of Guru Granth sahib where his unadulterated message of peace exists. But these scoundrels never stop and they attempt it at the cost of bread to crores of hungry mouths that sleep without food. They are the people who injected violence in the Sikh peaceful movement from 1948 to 1980.

It is the same very conspiracy  that demolished our religious and historical monuments like the Fort Lohgarh Amritsar, Guru ke Mehal Amritsar, Chamkaur di Garhi, Thanda Burj Sarhind and many other hundreds of archaeologically important monuments. Because the otherwise most brave community of Sikhs are simple minded and the scoundrels  infiltrates in their organizations and sabotage from within. It was part of the same very design that recently a Hindu sat on the seat of Guru Granth sahib  and there were security men to protect him. Their aim was to demoralize the Sikhs. They don't know that this has been happening right from the days of Guru Nanak patshah and we reply at the appropriate time through our peaceful means.

Every community has black sheep and so are there the so called Sikhs who are ready to harm their own house for the sake of a few Rupees. We call them touts. It was part of this very design that ex CID men like Kala Afghana were projected to create confusion among the Sikhs. We congratulate the Khalsa Panth the way they thwarted  moves of Kale and Peeley pilley of RSS. They were the people who challenged the very basic worship of Sikhs i.e nitnem the daily prayers of Sikhs and they propagated that Jaap sahib, Sawaiye and Chaupie sahib be excluded from Nitnem. Their whole idea was to confuse Sikhs because a confused person can be easily converted to the other thought.

It was  part of that very game plan that  the agencies saw that the touts launch a newspaper from Mohali. They pumped crores of rupees in this project. The voluminous paper entered the media market with a bang. It would openly abuse Sikh tenets. It never felt shy of ridiculing the Five Kakkars of Sikhism.  Like on this 7-6-09 it published a news making a mockery of a Sikh house that has preserved the pious historical shoes of Guru Hargobind sahib at Jorha Sahib Gurdwara Sudhar Ludhiana.

Yesterday my newspaper hawker came to get payment for May month. A senior hawker, he would give me updates on newspaper circulation numbers. I met him after 6 months. "Sir, Mohali paper has miserably failed, it could not sustain, it has fallen rock bottom the dust of Amritsar, and only about 300 copies are received for Amritsar and suburbs." I took a sigh of relief. My estimate is there are about 10,000 touts in Amritsar and what is surprising even the touts feel shy to buy this paper. Sikhan da Guru barha dhahda ei.

Al Biruni (973 AD)  tells us Hindus would not cut their hair

The biggest source on Indian history Al Biruni (b. 973 AD)  who accompanied Mehmood Gazanavi (999-1030 AD) and wrote  Kitab ul Hind  (India Book). It English translation by Dr. Edward C. Sachau published by National Book Trust Delhi has the following account of Brahmins on page 85:-

"They (Hindus) don't cut any of the hair of the body. Originally they went naked in consequence of the heat and by not cutting the hair of the head they intended to prevent sunstroke.

They divide moustache into single plaits in order to preserve it. As regards their not cutting the hair of genitals, they try to make people believe that the cutting of it incites to lust and increases carnal desire. Therefore such of them as feel a strong desire for cohabitation never cut the hair of the genitals.

They let the nails grow long, glorying in their idleness, since they don't use them for any business or work but only while living a dolce far mente (Greek word) life, they scratch their heads with them and examine the hair for lice."

We have archaeological sculptures showing Rishis (Brahmins) with flowing beards and hair knots on heads.

Further Manu Simriti's penal code has it that where ever there is provision of capital punishment for heinous crime and if the same crime is committed by a Brahmin the Brahmin be punished by publicly cutting his hair. It shows shearing of hair was a biggest insult and it almost amounted to death of a Brahmin.

Then there was practice of Sati i.e jumping on the funeral pyre of a dear one. The Brahmins instead of dying with their dear ones would shear the hair of their face and body. Slowly this became the custom and others castes also followed the suit presently it is a custom and is called 'mundan'.

Then there was practice of laying down ones life at some pious pilgrimage centre.  One Britisher has given a detailed witness account of such a sacrifice at Onkareshwar (MP near Khandwa). Then the practice of mundane started at the pilgrimage centre i.e the Brahmin ruled that shearing of hair amounted to sacrifice.

We have witness from Akhbarat e Durbar a Mualla i.e the diary written in Mughal Court how Emperor Aurangzeb and Emperor Bahadur Shah issued firmans promulgations asking the citizens to have hair cuts. (This was necessary because the Govt wished that people disassociate from the rebel Sikhs besides cutting of hair amounted to Sunnatt)

Do dear Jai Dev think twice before you tease a Sikh for his hair. Your womanlike face should remind you of the cowardice of your forefathers.

Hindu Chauvinism stands where it was 1000 years ago
 
My experience is India is teaching a lot of lies to her  students. I recently asked some schools students of 10+1 as to which country is great in terms of progress in science and technology. Answer is 'India'. When I ask how then there is silence. When I ask which country is greatest. The answer is India. Why? "Because people of various shades live here." I would say but they don’t live cordially. The student becomes silent.
I talked to a responsible teacher. He says this is necessary so that students takes pride in being Indian.
There are many Hindus like Swami Dayanand Sarswati who believe that whole scientific knowledge of the universe already stands discovered in Vedas and the West just stole it away.
I believe it amounts to suicide because one day this myth will explode and then the man would hate his country and establishment.
It is for this chauvinism that India is left behind and I believe the Pakistan's Islam also failed to eradicate those genes of chauvinism and they are very much like their Hindu brothers.
Why to compare with the West, today India is lagging much behind compared with Asian countries also; Thailand, Korea, Malaysia and China have  much more advanced. Only chauvinistic nations can afford to spend more on Army than on bread/education/health.
What surprises me is this false self pride was almost at the same magnitude a thousand years ago when Al Biruni visited India with Mehmood Gazni (999-1030AD) Biruni wrote a very factual account of Hindus.
I have scanned only 4 pages from Al Biruni's Kitab ul Hind (India) translated by Dr. Edward C. Sachau (National Book Trust Delhi) and reproduce them in image form. I am surprised what Biruni said a thousand years ago is relevant even today. We haven't changed.
In case these pages don't appear with the email the same can be seen at
http://punjabmonitor.com/misc/al_biruni.htm
Reading Biruni please always keep in mind that this account is 1000 years old. He reports about us:-
· They fight with words never stake their property on religious controversy.
· They call us Maleccha
· Hindu hatred against foreigners increased with the conquest of Mohd Qasam over Sindh and fall of Mulasthana (Multan)
· Scared of us they have shifted away centres of learning (from Punjab to Kashmir, UP)
· Hindus believe there is no country like theirs, no religion like theirs, NO SCIENCE LIKE THEIRS...
· Their haughtiness is such that if you tell them that there is a scholar in Khurasan or Persia (also) they will think you are a liar.
· But when they are exposed to the other nations they would soon change their mind and say their ancestors were not as narrow minded as the present generation is. 
· Biruni on collecting books and knowledge.
· Hindus and science.

WHY I KILLED MAHATMA GANDHI- NATHURAM GODSE

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From: GT Verghese <gtverghese2@ gmail.com>
Date: May 5, 2009 10:15 PM
Subject: Nathuram Godse's final address to the court!
To: "GT_Verghese( yahoo2)" <gt_verghese@ yahoo.com>

Gandhiji Assassin Nathuram Godse's Final Address to the
Court

Nathuram Godse was arrested immediately after he assassinated
Gandhiji, based on a F.I.R. filed by Nandlal Mehta at the Tughlak road
Police staton at Delhi.The trial, which was held in camera began on
27th May 1948 and concluded on 10th February 1949. He was sentenced to
death.An appeal to the Punjab High Court, then in session at Simla,
did not find favour and the sentence was upheld.

The statement that you are about to read is the last made by Godse
before the Court on the 5th of May 1949.Such was the power and
eloquence of this statement that one of the judges, G.D.Khosla, later
wrote, " I have, however, no doudt that had the audience of that day
been constituted into a jury and entrusted with the task of deciding
Godse's appeal, they would have brought a verdict of "not Guilty" by
an overwhelming majority"

WHY I KILLED GANDHI

Born in a devotional Brahmin family, I
instinctively came to revere
Hindu religion, Hindu history and Hindu culture. I had, therefore,
been intensely proud of Hinduism as a whole. As I grew up I developed
a tendency to free thinking unfettered by any superstitious allegiance
to any isms, political or religious. That is why I worked actively for
the eradication of untouchability and the caste system based on birth
alone. I openly joined anti-caste movements and maintained that all
Hindus were of equal status as to rights, social and religious and
should be considered high or low on merit alone and not through the
accident of birth in a particular caste or profession. I used publicly
to take part in organized anti-caste dinners in which thousands of
Hindus, Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas, Chamars and Bhangis
participated. We broke the caste rules and dined in the company of
each other.
I have read the speeches and writings of Dadabhai Naoroji,
Vivekanand,
Gokhale, Tilak, along with the books of ancient and modern history of
India and some prominent countries like England, France, America and
Russia. Moreover I studied the tenets of Socialism and Marxism. But
above all I studied very closely whatever Veer Savarkar and Gandhiji
had written and spoken, as to my mind these two ideologies have
contributed more to the moulding of the thought and action of the
Indian people during the last thirty years or so, than any other
single factor has done.

All this reading and thinking led me to believe it was my first duty
to serve Hindudom and Hindus both as a patriot and as a world citizen.
To secure the freedom and to safeguard the just interests of some
thirty
crores (300 million) of Hindus would automatically constitute the
freedom and the well-being of all India, one fifth of human race. This
conviction led me naturally to devote myself to the Hindu
Sanghtanist
ideology and programme, which alone, I came to believe, could win and
preserve the national independence of Hindustan, my Motherland, and
enable her to render true service to humanity as well.

Since the year 1920, that is, after the demise of Lokamanya Tilak,
Gandhiji's influence in the Congress first increased and then became
supreme. His activities for public awakening were phenomenal in their
intensity and were reinforced by the slogan of truth and non-violence
which he paraded
ostentatiously before the country. No sensible or
enlightened person could object to those slogans. In fact there is
nothing new or original in them. They are implicit in every
constitutional public movement. But it is nothing but a mere dream if
you imagine that the bulk of mankind is, or can ever become, capable
of scrupulous adherence to these lofty principles in its normal life
from day to day.

In
fact, hunour, duty and love of one's own kith and kin and country
might often compel us to disregard non-violence and to use force. I
could never conceive that an armed resistance to an aggression is
unjust. I would consider it a religious and moral duty to resist and,
if possible, to overpower such an enemy by use of force. [In the
Ramayana] Rama killed Ravana in a tumultuous fight and relieved Sita..
[In the Mahabharata] , Krishna killed Kansa to end his wickedness; and
Arjuna had to fight and slay quite a number of his friends and
relations including the
revered Bhishma because the latter was on the side of the aggressor.
It is my firm belief that in dubbing Rama, Krishna and Arjuna as
guilty of violence, the Mahatma betrayed a total ignorance of the
springs of
human action.
In more recent history, it was the heroic fight put up by Chhatrapati
Shivaji that first checked and eventually destroyed the
Muslim tyranny
in India. It was absolutely essentially for Shivaji to overpower and
kill an aggressive Afzal Khan, failing which he would have lost his
own life. In condemning history's towering warriors like Shivaji, Rana
Pratap and
Guru Gobind Singh as misguided patriots, Gandhiji has merely exposed
his self-conceit. He was, paradoxical as it may appear, a violent
pacifist who brought untold calamities on the country in the name of
truth and non-violence, while Rana Pratap, Shivaji and the Guru will
remain enshrined in the hearts of their countrymen for ever for the
freedom they brought to them.

The accumulating provocation of thirty-two years, culminating in his
last pro-Muslim fast, at last goaded me to the conclusion that the
existence of Gandhi should be brought to an end immediately. Gandhi
had done very good in South Africa to uphold the rights and well-being
of the Indian community there. But
when he finally returned to India
he developed a
subjective mentality under which he alone was to be the final judge of
what was right or wrong. If the country wanted his leadership, it had
to accept his infallibility; if it did not, he would stand aloof from
the
Congress and carry on his own way. Against such an attitude there can
be no halfway house. Either Congress had to surrender its will to his
and had
to be content with playing second fiddle to all his eccentricity,
whimsicality, metaphysics and primitive vision, or it had to carry on
without him. He alone was the Judge of everyone and every thing; he
was
the master brain guiding the civil disobedience movement; no other
could know the technique of that movement. He alone knew when to begin
and when to withdraw it. The movement might succeed or fail, it might
bring untold disaster and political reverses but that could make
no
difference to the Mahatma's infallibility. 'A Satyagrahi can never
fail' was his formula for declaring his own infallibility and nobody
except himself knew what a Satyagrahi is. Thus, the Mahatma became the
judge and jury in his own cause. These childish insanities and
obstinacies, coupled with a most severe austerity of life, ceaseless
work and lofty character made Gandhi formidable and
irresistible. Many people thought that his politics were irrational
but they had either to withdraw from the Congress or place their
intelligence at his feet to do with as he liked. In a position of such
absolute irresponsibility Gandhi was guilty of blunder after blunder,
failure after failure, disaster after disaster.
Gandhi's pro-Muslim policy is blatantly in his perverse attitude on
the question of the national language of India. It is quite obvious
that Hindi has the most prior claim to be accepted as the
premier
language. In the beginning of his career in India, Gandhi gave a great
impetus to Hindi but as he found that the Muslims did not like it, he
became a champion of what is called Hindustani. Everybody in India
knows that there is no language called Hindustani; it has no grammar;
it has no vocabulary. It is a mere dialect, it is spoken, but not
written.
It is a bastard tongue and cross-breed between Hindi and Urdu, and not
even the Mahatma's sophistry could make it popular. But in his desire
to please the Muslims he insisted that Hindustani alone should be
the national language of India. His blind followers, of course,
supported him and the so-called hybrid language began to be used.

The charm and purity of the Hindi language was to be prostituted to
please the Muslims. All his experiments were at the expense of the
Hindus. From August 1946 onwards the private armies of the Muslim
League began a
massacre of the Hindus. The then Viceroy, Lord Wavell,
though distressed at what was happening, would not use his powers
under the Government of India Act of 1935 to prevent the rape, murder
and arson. The Hindu blood began to flow from Bengal to Karachi with
some retaliation by the Hindus. The Interim Government formed in
September was sabotaged by its Muslim League members right from its
inception, but the more they became disloyal and treasonable to the
government of which they were a part, the greater was Gandhi's
infatuation for them. Lord Wavell had to resign as he could not bring
about a settlement and he was succeeded by Lord Mountbatten. King Log
was followed by King Stork. The Congress which had boasted of its
nationalism and socialism secretly accepted Pakistan literally at the
point of the bayonet and abjectly surrendered to Jinnah. India was
vivisected and one-third of the Indian territory became
foreign land
to us from August 15, 1947.

Lord Mountbatten came to be described in Congress circles as the
greatest Viceroy and Governor-General this country ever had. The
official date
for handing over power was fixed for June 30, 1948, but Mountbatten
with his ruthless surgery gave us a gift of vivisected India ten
months in advance. This is what Gandhi had achieved after thirty years
of undisputed dictatorship and this is what Congress party calls
'freedom' and 'peaceful transfer of power'. The Hindu-Muslim unity
bubble was finally burst and a theocratic state was established with
the consent of Nehru and his crowd and they have called 'freedom
won by them with sacrifice' - whose sacrifice? When top leaders of
Congress, with the consent of Gandhi, divided and tore the country -
which we consider a deity of worship - my mind was filled with direful
anger.

One of the conditions imposed by Gandhi
for his breaking of the fast
unto death related to the mosques in Delhi occupied by the Hindu
refugees. But when Hindus in Pakistan were subjected to violent
attacks he did not so much as utter a single word to protest and
censure the Pakistan Government or the Muslims concerned. Gandhi was
shrewd enough to know that while undertaking a fast unto death, had he
imposed for its break some condition on the Muslims in Pakistan, there
would have been found hardly any Muslims who could have shown some
grief if the fast had ended in his death. It was for this reason that
he purposely avoided imposing any condition on the Muslims. He was
fully aware of from the experience that Jinnah was not at all
perturbed or influenced
by his fast and the Muslim League hardly attached any value to the
inner voice of Gandhi. Gandhi is being referred to as the Father of
the Nation. But if that is so, he had failed his paternal
duty
inasmuch as he has acted very treacherously to the nation by his
consenting to the partitioning of it. I stoutly maintain that Gandhi
has failed in his duty. He has proved to be the Father of Pakistan.
His inner-voice, his spiritual power and his doctrine of non-violence
of which so much is made of, all crumbled before Jinnah's iron will
and proved to be powerless. Briefly speaking, I thought to myself and
foresaw I shall be totally
ruined, and the only thing I could expect from the people would be
nothing but hatred and that I shall have lost all my honour, even more
valuable than my life, if I were to kill Gandhiji. But at the same
time
I felt that the Indian politics in the absence of Gandhiji would
surely be proved practical, able to retaliate, and would be powerful
with armed forces. No doubt, my own future would be totally ruined,
but the nation would be saved from the inroads of Pakistan.
People may
even call me and dub me as devoid of any sense or foolish, but the
nation would be free to follow the course founded on the reason which
I consider to be necessary for sound nation-building. After having
fully considered the question, I took the final decision in the
matter, but I did not speak about it to anyone whatsoever. I took
courage in both my hands and I did fire the shots at Gandhiji on 30th
January 1948, on the prayer-grounds of Birla House.
I do say that my shots were fired at the person whose policy and
action had brought rack and ruin and destruction to millions of
Hindus. There was no legal machinery by which such an offender could
be brought to book and for this reason I fired those fatal shots. I
bear no ill will towards anyone individually but I do say that I had
no respect for the present government owing to their policy which was
unfairly favourable towards the Muslims. But at the
same time I could
clearly see that the policy was entirely due to the presence of
Gandhi.

I have to say with great regret that Prime Minister Nehru quite
forgets that his preachings and deeds are at times at variances with
each other when he talks about India as a secular state in season and
out of
season, because it is significant to note that Nehru has played a
leading role in the establishment of the theocratic state of Pakistan,
and his job was made easier by Gandhi's persistent policy of
appeasement towards the Muslims. I now stand before the court to
accept the full share of my responsibility for what I have done and
the judge would, of course, pass against me such orders of sentence as
may be considered proper. But I would like to add that I do not desire
any mercy to be shown to me, nor do I wish that anyone else should beg
for mercy on my behalf. My confidence about the moral side of
my
action has not been shaken even by the criticism
levelled against it on all sides. I have no doubt that honest writers
of history will weigh my act and find the true value thereof some day
in future.

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RSS s  Reveals faces of touts (Kumar first protests and then agrees)

>>>when India attains freedom roughly 30% of the Indian army were Sikhs. Now the Govt says they can't be recruited more than their share in population i.e about 1%. We Sikhs are protesting on this. Why this should happen in secular India where merit is supposed to be sole criterion for recruitment? Why this question of proportionate recruitment? Can we then say that Brahmins should also be recruited in proportionate of their population share? They are roughly 2-3% but about 18% are manning the IAS and IFS like plum posts. >>
 
I am in full agreement with you that Armed forces should consist of only martial races and not those who get shot in the back while running away from the frontlines!! Rajiv Gandhi did a grave mistake by introducing the regionwise representation for recruitments to defence forces, making a mess of the entire establishment and efficiency of the defence system.
And now Sacahr Committe attempted to introduce religionwose balancing in Armed forces by more representation for Muslims!!
 
Where are we going? The days of Gen.Cariappa and Thimmayya when Sikh forces captured the areas occupied by Pak rangers in Kashmir was thwarted by Nehru ordering a ceasefire, though the Gen. pleaded for a week to clear entire Kashmir area of the raiders.
 
Now we have JCO-s and other cadres fit for Sappers and Miners or Mochi-s and orderlies, promoted to Majors and Captains in charge of regiments and you can imagine how the situation would develop in the action front in times of war!!
 
Molreover dismantling of the regiment based on the faith or region has further demoralised the faith based spirit like "Jai Bhavani" chorus by Mahratta-s while marching to the front or similar war cries of respective religious Sikh, Jat, Rajput, Mahratta or Madrasi regiments of past!!
 
Politicians have messed up with the defence forces and it is high time that the Generals put their foot down and restore status quo ante as in 1948 Bharat Mata Ki Jai unity felt among Armed forces as a single unit!
 
2. I do agree that it is the Sikh farmers of Punjab who have ben filling the granaries of India by their hard work and modern techniques! Indeed, the canal waters should first be available for Punjab from Bakra Nangal and surpluses sent down to Rajasthan thirsting for water, though Indira Handhi did this for political gains.
 
The Indus Water treaty itself was tilted in favour pof Pakistan by the Gandhi/Nehur follies as more water would have been available from the other rivers down to the plains on a judicial decision of the agreement.
 
3. One cannot question the industrial development of Punjab right from Pratap Singh Kairon's time- the Ludhiana Lates were the first to replace imported lathes and before HMT came up, the Sportsgoods industry in Jullundur, the Engineering Industries in Ludhiana- esp. cycles..etc. are commendable achievements in the initial stages of industrialisation of the Country.
 
Political decisions in tax holidays/ incentiaves actually damage the existing industries from diversifying and growing and these should be taken up by the Govt. to secure justice.
 
The Gujarat example should be followed as the CM is open to any ideas and complaints for rederessal and implementation once he is convinced of the same in the interest of the State.

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--- On Sun, 5/31/09, B.S.Goraya <kartarpursahib@ yahoo.co. uk> wrote:

From: B.S.Goraya <kartarpursahib@ yahoo.co. uk>
Subject: Re: [issuesonline_ worldwide] RSS reveals faces of touts
To: issuesonline_ worldwide@ yahoogroups. com, Kartarpur@yahoogrou ps.com, IHRO@yahoogroups. com, WideMinds@yahoogrou ps.com
Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 10:25 AM

I am sure S. Kumar is not only an aged scholar he is living
in past too. What he has said holds true of the Sikhs in past, not present. To that extent he is right Sikhs
were India's patriots of the first order. Of the total freedom fighter hanged
by the British 86% were Sikhs. Coming to the Sikhs as India's frontier
defenders is again a bygone fact. India Govt no longer considers Sikhs merit as
frontier defenders. Look Kumar sahib! when India attains freedom roughly 30% of
the Indian army were Sikhs. Now the Govt says they can't be recruited more than
their share in population i.e about 1%. We Sikhs are protesting on this. Why
this should happen in secular India where merit is supposed to be sole criterion
for recruitment? Why this question of proportionate recruitment? Can we then
say that Brahmins should also be recruited in proportionate of their population
share? They are roughly 2-3% but about
18% are manning the IAS and IFS like plum posts.
Coming to the Sikhs contribution in economy, here again u
appear to be wrong as the Govt doesn't want their economic contribution to the
country they madly loved and defended. Facts speak themselves:
The Central Govt has accorded tax holiday to the industries
that come up in the neighbourhood of Punjab namely Himachal Pardesh, Uttrakhand
& J&K. For 15 years there is no tax: Income tax, sales tax, free land,
electricity at highly subsidized rates. Can a Sikhs industry flourish in the
neighbourhood Punjab?
You yourself have rightly ignored the Sikhs contribution to
food grains. Perhaps you don't know this little Sikh Punjab's contribution in
the India's food grain store is roughly
80%. But the Govt doesn't want the Sikhs to buy land in J&K, Himachal,
Uttrachal and Rajasthan. Why?
On the other hand our river water has also been snatched
away. We would not mind if it is taken away for drinking purposes in the
neighbourly states. It is done under an unproductive approach for irrigation.
Because you know a lot of water is lost when it is carried through canal to
long distances. The water which has been taken away would have proved more
productive here in Punjab. Our farmers say, 'Daryavan vall dhyan de; Harhan
wele Punjab de, Soke wele Haryana Rajsthan de' i.e pay attention to the river
waters they belong to Punjab when they give floods and when it is drought they belong
to Haryana and Rajasthan: A gross violation of Riparian Principle.
But sir, Guru Nanak 's faith prohibits us talking in terms
of Hindus and Muslims. We love both. Our love is humanity. Awal allah noor
upaya kudrat ke sabh bandey.
We protest at this injustice and thus invite your wrath to call us traitor Sikhs.
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Amritsar

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From: S kumar <kumar_8134@ yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [issuesonline_ worldwide] RSS reveals faces of touts

Read how this traitor Sikh attempts to drive a wedge between Hindu-s and Sikhs by such imaginary RSS control of the intelligence agencies of India and how Sikhs are tortured..etc. WITHOUT ANY TRUTH IN IT!!

Ignore such postings as Sikhs are an integral part of the Country contributing not only to the economy but as a mightly defence barrier protecting India from Muslim marauders

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 RSS s  Reveals faces of touts                                                                                                                                                            

The Sikh India story from roughly 1980 to 1993 is the the tale of Punjabi militancy. After storming of Golden Temple in 1984 the then Home Secretary rightly remarked, "We have broken the backbone of Sikhs." Obviously when a nation is subdued some of its black sheep would rush to the new ruler to show that they have ever been faithful to him. Obviously a winner nation would endeavour to ensure that the  chances of future mutiny are fully eliminated. The armed war follows propaganda war and India rightly launched it in time.

MKDhar a former joint director of Intelligence  Bureau has in his book revealed that India's IB and  RAW are motivated by the RSS philosophy. We therefore believe that agencies and RSS are hand in glove in clandestine actions. So come propaganda war on Sikhs and we believe RSS heads it. In this war (1) media and journalits are first target followed by (2) writers and (3) religious preachers and (4) politicians. I repeatedly write on this issue because  I too have  felt it. I protest on this because India being a secular country should not interfere in religious matters of any faith. The way secret agencies and RSS are playing with Sikh sentiments  can give rise to any ugly event at any time. I regret how the Govt has almost given a free hand to them to go to any extent in hurting the religious feelings of Sikhs. Only a fortnight before the recent parliamentary elections an RSS man climbed the platform at Golden Temple where Sikh holy book is installed and the security men sheilded him from Sikh devotees.

On internet the  propaganda drama is at its climax. Two teams enact this dubious play. 'A team' is represented by the naastik or atheist kind of scholars who will discover any doubtful event or case of Sikh history or religion and  would project and churn it to the maximum extent then 'B team 'would defend the tradition. Govt or the RSS obviously supports both the teams.  B team obviously gets the hero's status among Sikhs. In last 5-6 years about a dozen various issues were raised  to demoralise the Sikhs. The foremost being 'Dasam Granth' and 'Kala Afghana' ones.

While Kala Afghana issue stands buried after the dubious writer withdrew from A Team, B team claims victory for it. Perhaps RSS thinks it should get credibility for for the work of B Team. It has surprised every body after RSS has recently exposed some members as its own.  People like us regret RSS has exposed only 'Low Priced' stock which were available at a throw away rate. We hope it will also reveal high priced team.

Interestingly  some one Gurdev Singh Sidhu gurdevsinghsidhu@yahoo.com has reported on a yahoogroup ihro that the Sikh wing of RSS the Hindu militant organisation in its Nagpur meeting has conferred status of permanent invitees on certain Sikhs (B team). It further declared that RSS would even like to honour certain individuals publicly. The Punjabi email has following names.

Invitees

1.        Pritam Singh Bhatia, Faridabad

2.        Giani Kulwinder Singh

3.        Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba

4.        Dr.Gurdip Singh Jagbir, Punjab Radio, London

5.        Dr. Harpal Singh Pannu, Patiala University

6.        Dr. Jodh Singh, Patiala University

7.        Prof. Harbhajan Singh Dehradoon

8.        Ratinder Singh Indore  (he is head of the team that publishes 'Panthic weekly' on internet)

9.        Kashmir Singh Patiala University

10.     Guriqbal Singh Mata Kaulan Taksal (Religious preacher)

11.     Harbans Singh Jagadhari (Religious preacher)

12.     Giani Pooran Singh, (ex Jathedar Akal Takhat)

13.     Sant Hari Singh Zira

14.     Prof. Davinder Singh Jammu (writer)

15.     Prof. Davinder Singh Mohali (writer)

16.     ADS Mangat Canada (we daily receive propaganda mails from him. Usually it is the news clippings)

17.     Inder Singh (Has been too much active on internet)

I know some of the above members have even exposed on internet it surprises me when the RSS owns them.

You talk to these people  and you will find that they are such a stuff who can boast of befooling even the almighty God. In their heart of heart they feel they are befooling even the RSS i.e they consider themselves as super minds.

But they can tolerate the  defiling of the fair name of the Guru. I have the case of Panthik Weekly www.panthic.org  before me whose target is scattered overseas Sikhs. Interestingly it doesn't fail where the other media has failed.  At times you out rightly feel it is mouth piece of RSS. RSS stage manages some incidences to demoralise Sikhs and Panthic weekly reports them to Sikhs. I protest against the agencies who hurt the Sikh feelings through these touts.

Finally take it from me that the bravest of people can have some most coward stock also when the nation is demoralised i.e now you find some of the most coward people you will not otherwise  find even with the known meek nations.

But my these friends challenge the Guru's advice that fate is pre-determined. They think they are masters of their fate. Obviously the clever person thinks that it is his intelligence through which he is enjoying life which in fact is hell.

A member has also protested at this disclosure and says it is an attempt to malign their fair names. We ask him, ' par tussi RSS di meeting wich varheva lain gaye see.'  We learn your photo attending the Mehrauli session also exists.

B.S.Goraya
Amritsar

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B.S.Goraya visits Dalhousie and Faridkot: 85 + 50 pictures

Dalhousie has been Switerland of Ambarsarias and Lahorias before 1947 and 1966. Now it is visited mostly by non-Punjabis.

But its beauty is captivating notwithstanding.

See: http://kartarpur.com/Arch/dalhousie.htm

Faridkot is the city founded by father of Punjabi literature; Baba Farid. Interestingly the religious shrines here have no religious frontiers and all Punjabis visit them where caste and religion become irrelevant. The 700 old fort here is best preserved.

See: http://kartarpur.com/Arch/faridkot.htm

B.S.Goraya

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Nau Nidh Rai Aggarwal of Batala

In Dec 1988, I was transferred to Batala from medieval city of Burhanpur, MP; where there were hundreds of archaeoligically important monuments. As I came to Punjab a rank below I held in MP, here my job involved inspection of factories.  Punjab was then witnessing a political turmoil and the militants were having upper hand. Having faced a mild communal attack in Nov. 84 and with memories of Delhi 1984, I nurtured sympathy with militants. But when the innocents were killed it would create confusion in my mind.

Often the clever businessmen would involve the inspectors in some or the other dialogue to kill the inspection time. Nau Nidh Rai Aggarwal who ran a group of factories at Aliwal Road Batala was such a shrewd businessman.  Before the factory account books were placed before me Nau Nidh commenced, "Sardarji kithon badal ke aye o?" I said from MP. He continued, "from heaven to hell." I said Punjab is still my heaven. He said, "It was."  He commented,"The fools are trying to create a wedge between Hindus and Sikhs," He asked, "who can separate nails from flesh?"

I disagreed with Nau Nidh and told him the cleavage stood already created in a very subtle and cunning way and we failed to realise it. Nau Nidh protested at my statement.

I opened my brief case and took out the Punjabi newspaper Ajit. I said here lies the proof. I read Punjabi newspaper and you have a Hindi Punjab Kesri on your table. Your children go to Hindi schools an mine to Punjabi. I emphasised how division has already been fabricated but all we needed its acceptance in principle. I said we can't find permanent solution unless we accept the problem. Fortunately (It would have been difficult for me to defend killings) our discussion shifted from Punjab communalism to language. Nau Nidh said, "Oh this Punjabi is a newly created script by Akalis. It was no where just 30 years ago except the Guru Granth sahib."

Since I had some knowledge of history of scripts, I tried to explain him how the Gurmukhi was an ancient script and as old as Devnagari if not older. I explained him how historically there in Punjab existed only two scripts namely Shahmukhi (Persian) and Gurmukhi after the Brahmi. I explained how our anceint inscription on temples and wells were in Gurmukhi. May be its name would be diffirent and that how the name Gurmukhi was given during the time of Sikh Gurus. How most of the historical authors in Punjabi were the Hindus themselves and how the religious literature like the Ramayana and Mahabharat were also written in Gurmukhi. How the Punjabi literature was much older than the Hindi. I cited examples of Baba Farid and Nath Yogi literature and how Hindi was developed only 500-600 year ago only. But for Nau Nidh all my talk was 'bakwas' though he didn't use this word openely.

Our inspection started. Nau Nidh again tried to handle the Inspector. He praised me, "Sardarji you seem to a well read person, and that you should be an author." I said since I was a Govt employee I have no freedom to pen these things though I wrote on non-political subjects like the archaelogy and how Burhanpur offered me a great opportunity.

Nau Nidh suggested me to visit the ancient Hindu temples around  Batala and said some of them were 2000 years old. I told him there was hardly any Hindu structure in Punjab which went beyond the Sikh raj days. But Nau Nidh differed with me. Of the list of temples he suggested to me were those in Bhandari Mohalla, Kalanaur and Achal.

The very following day I had the opportunity to visit Bhandari Mohalla, Batala. Obviously I didn't fail to go to the temple. When I bowed to the diety an inscription in Gurmukhi greeted me which read that the temple was constructed 180 years ago.

I proceeded to the next factory after visiting the temple. It was a Sikh's factory and the owner was a bit tense due to presence of the inspector. To make the atmosphere conducive and cool I narated the Nau Nidh discussion and told him how I would proceed to Nau Nidh to tell him how he was wrong and the proof was temple inscription on Bhandari Mohalla and Kalanaur. Gurmukhi was the script of Punjabi people.

The Sardar politally advised me, "Please don't inform him they will erase the historic inscriptions." I faithfully complied with and never saw Nau Nidh thereafter. Though the Kalanaur inscription is still intact will some one inform me of the Bhandari Mohalla position?

It is a fact language issue has gravely divided the most dynamic community of the world the Punjabis. (I mean Punjabis beyond the Barbed Wire Border also) We have shed a lot of blood on that and hope some solution will be found one day in the changed environment where hatred has vanished between the West, middle and East Punjabis. All that we need is to learn is tolerance.

1713

Once again Govt plays with Sikh sentiments. Disallows Jathas visiting Pakistan shrines                                                                     

To see a Sikh going on pilgrimage to his shrines in Pakistan is always an eye sore for the Delhi Govts of India.  With one pretext or the other Jathas the pilgrim groups are often stopped going Pakistan.  But this time it is some what unusual. Many Sikhs know that Sikh apex body the SGPC is under indirect control of RSS and direct control of Govt and been itself in a way sabotaging travel to Pakistan. May be keeping in view the elections they resorted to blame game. The Govt did not allow travel and the SGPC has publicly blamed the Centre. The SGPC head's lukewarm protest is understandable. Mr. Avtar Singh doesnot know that Hajj pilgrimages have never been discontinued even on the face of war threat. Even the Govt of India deputed its full might when the Amar Nath yatra faced a potential threat.

They can play with our sentiments because we the Sikhs are a humble minority who missed their bus in 1947. Our only hope is Guru Nanak who has ample opportunites for us in store.   

B.S.Goraya
Amritsar

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090412/punjab.htm#3

 SGPC-sponsored jatha not cleared by Centre

Another one by DSGMC, smaller Sikh bodies allowed

Varinder Walia

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, April 11

As many as 304 Sikh pilgrims given visas through the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) and other smaller Sikh bodies left for Pakistan in special trains to celebrate Baisakhi at Panja Sahib, but more than 400 devotees who had applied visas through the SGPC were not cleared by the central government.

Perhaps, for the first time the SGPC failed to send a jatha to Pakistan due to non-clearance of its list by the Union Home Ministry and the Ministry of External Affairs.

SGPC president Avtar Singh alleged the UPA government played “mischief” since the Shiromani Committee had forced the Congress high command to withdraw Lok Sabha ticket to Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar.

The SGPC president said clearing of the names of other Sikh bodies for visit to Pakistan proved that the UPA government wanted to denigrate the SGPC.

The SGPC president met senior functionaries of Pakistan embassy a couple of days ago, even then it (Pak embassy) could not grant visas since its list was not cleared by the central government.

He said this treatment to the SGPC showed that the central government wanted to promote certain “insignificant Sikh bodies”. He said on one hand the Centre had arranged three special trains to carry Sikh pilgrims to Pakistan, and on the other hand it failed to clear their lists .

The government of Pakistan had offered to deploy para-military force, including Sutlej Rangers for security to the Sikh pilgrims.

Meanwhile, the Sikh pilgrims who were asked to take back their passports from the visa cell of the Golden Temple accused the SGPC of having failed to arrange visas for them.

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The news  is also available in Punjabi at:-

http://www.ajitjalandhar.com/20090412/

1712

This March 20, let us pray for Chittisingpora victims and our dead leaders.                                                  

35 innocent Sikhs villagers of Chittisinghpora Anantnag Distt. of Kashmir were killed on March 20, 2000. People including human right groups had strong suspicions that it was the kartoot of Indian agencies. It was done in view of US president Bill Clington's visit to Indian Sub-continent. The Sikhs were used as dummy because the politicians knew that there is hardly any statesman who can raise the cry here and internationally. Because the Akali leaders like Parkash Singh Badal were manageable. They knew the Congress's Sikh leaders have no guts because their own party had massacred about 3000 Sikhs in 1984. Obviously no one bothered to enquire into the massacre. But God has his own ways to reveal the truth. The killers of Chittisingpora subsequently killed 5 innocent Kashmiri Muslims and claimed that they have liquidated the foreign militants responsible for Chittisinghpora massacre. What the army branded as mercenaries were innocent Kashmiris of the nearby villages. There was a mass protest and the graves had to exhumed and it was finally determined through DNA tests that the people were local innocents. Under tremendous pressure the Govt had to order CBI enquiry which has now booked 5 army officers including a Brigadier. We append here under related links from Indian Express. You will here read how the killer Brigadier claims that they were not alone to kill the innocent.It is being suspected that these are also the killers of Chittisinghpora.

This March 20, let us shed a tear for those innocent brothers. I pray to my Guru. Oh Akal Purakh what is this situation? Why my Sikh leaders have become so coward that no one is ready to raise the voice for  the cause of those innocents? My respected Guruji, after the Chittisingpora Massacre five kashmiris were also killed but the Kashmiris are so strong that they raised the cry and the culprits are behind the bars. Why my Sikh brothers have become so coward? And how long will they remain in this state? Oh mere neele wale Dasam Pita tusi bahurhi karo.  Pitaji sanu oh maar rahe ney jinan nu asi apne samjhia. Tusi apne panth di charhdi kala liao. Tusi kalian bhedan de chihrey nange karo.

Kartarpur kooker

B.S.Goraya

http://indianexpress.com/story/4462.html#

Blame J-K cops, not just us for Pathribal: Brigadier to DGMO

Ritu Sarin Posted: May 15, 2006 at 0255 hrs IST

Digging up the Pathribal truth

NEW DELHI, MAY 14: With the CBI filing chargesheets against five Army officers in the fake Pathribal encounter and the case listed for hearing on May 24 in a Srinagar court, Army Headquarters plans to ask the court to let them hold a court martial instead of subjecting the officers to a trial after a CBI probe.

The Indian Express has learnt that Brigadier Ajay Saxena, the seniormost officer named as an accused by the CBI, has written a letter to Lt General Madan Gopal, Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), pointing out how five Army personnel (four officers and a JCO) have been singled out for “harassment, ignominy, humiliation, agony and financial strain” over an operation conducted jointly by the Army and J&K Police.

Brig Saxena has said that the operation was ordered by a senior Army officer (Sector Commander) of the Rashtriya Rifles on the basis of information provided by the SSP of Anantnag.

Brig Saxena’s wife, Sushma Saxena, has also written to the Army chief’s wife Anupama Singh who’s the president of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA).

Saying she was expressing the views of wives of all five officers who have been indicted by the CBI, Sushma Saxena wrote: “If our husbands are prosecuted in this case, then every husband who is fighting in the Valley in the future is also liable to face such action... all our husbands have done is obey orders and carry out operations based on information provided by a Senior Commander and the police.”

The circumstances of the Pathribal encounter have now been outlined by the indicted officers for the Army top brass. The DGMO is understood to have been told that:

• The Pathribal encounter took place in an area notified as a Disturbed Area under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1990 and that protection should be provided to the five officers named as “accused” by the CBI.

• That two of the five persons killed in the operation were on the list of active overground workers maintained by the Rashtriya Rifles and that the CBI probe revealed that a third among the dead also had terrorist links.

• That during the relevant period (command of Brig Saxena), the 7 RR unit received over 50 awards, including a dozen Sena medals. In two years, the unit eliminated 78 militants.

• That the CBI chargesheet had serious operational ramifications for future Kashmir operations since it would create distrust in the rank and file about verbal orders and posed a threat to the lone Kashmiri accused whose intelligence inputs had led to the elimination of 40 terrorists.

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http://indianexpress.com/story/4463.html

Records show J-K police had big role in 2000 fake encounter

Express news service Posted: May 15, 2006 at 0313 hrs IST

NEW DELHI, MAY 14: While the CBI has chargesheeted five Army officers, including a Brigadier, for the killing of five civilians in a fake encounter in Pathribal six years ago, the fact remains that the J-K police too played a major role in the encounter. This is what The Indian Express found out:

• The FIR filed by the 7 Rashtriya Rifles described the fake encounter as a “joint operation” with J-K Police

• Daily diary reports of Sherbagh police post clearly indicates that on the orders of the then Anantnag SSP, Farooq Khan, a SoG (Special Operations Group) party was sent for a “secret operation”. In fact, ASI Bashir Ahmad wrote about the “secret mission” in his departure report

• Tajinder Singh, then DySP (SOG) Anantnag, and Col Ajay Saxena explained the “joint RR-police operation” with the help of an extensive site map to then Union Home Minister L K Advani, giving graphic details about the killing of five Pak-based Lashkar terrorists who were behind the massacre of Sikhs in Chittisinghpora

• Advani congratulated the police and Army for the operation and even had a group picture taken with the police and Army officers. Cash awards were also announced for the officers

• Kashmi Zonal Police headquarters issued a press statement, claiming that five Lashkar terrorists responsible for the Chittisinghpora massacre had been eliminated in a joint RR-Police operation. The then Union Home Secretary Kamal Pandey gave a similar statement at a press conference in New Delhi

• Mohammad Yaqoob Wagay alias Chatti Guru, a local milkman, was picked up a few days after the March 20, 2000 Chittisinghpora massacre by the police for allegedly “guiding” the killers to the village. Union Home Secretary Kamal Pandey announced his arrest in New Delhi and the police and RR claimed that based on Wagay’s “leads”, they had killed five Lashkar terrorists

• Nine months later, Anantnag Police admitted that the police had no corroborative evidence to chargesheet Wagay and that they have reduced the charge from multiple murder to “trying to breach peace (CrPC 107/151)”

• Once the CBI established that the five killed in the joint police-RR operation were actually civilians, the question is: who picked up the civilians? The J&K Police itself established that a Maruti van was used to ferry one of the victims, Zahoor Ahmad Dal, from Anantnag.

This van was a seized vehicle, in the custody of the police.

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http://www.indianexpress.com/news/gill-calls-for-cbi-probe-into-chittisinghpora-sikhs-massacre/3422/

Gill calls for CBI probe into Chittisinghpora Sikhs’ massacre

Express news service Posted: Apr 29, 2006 at 0247 hrs IST

New Delhi, April 28: Former Chief Election Commissioner and MP M S Gill today called for a ‘complete and comprehensive’ investigation into the massacre of Sikhs in Chittisinghpora. He was reacting to The Indian Express report on the CBI move to chargesheet five Army officers in the infamous Pathribal ‘‘encounter’’ in Anantnag in March 2000.

‘‘The massacre of 35 Sikhs in Chittisinghpora in March 2000 was one of the most tragic incidents in our country’s history. Now that it has been proved that the five Kashmiris killed by the Army were not responsible for the act, the question arises as to who was behind the massacre? Why has there been no CBI inquiry into the massacre, timed to coincide with US President Bill Clinton’s visit to India?’’ asked Gill.

He asked as to why, if the state Government could call for a CBI probe into the deaths of five youths who were held responsible for the killings, a similar probe could not be ordered into the massacre itself.

‘‘Did the death of five people outweigh that of 40 others that no need for a CBI inquiry was felt?’’ ‘‘It is strange that the Sikh minority in the state was targeted for the first time when it had remained largely untouched by militancy over decades. How did the Sikhs get on the wrong side of the militants all of a sudden? Why has the role of the army and the state police not been examined in the case?,’’ he questioned, hinting at a possible political angle to the massacre.

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http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=12689

Chittisinghpora controversy: Tests confirm forces killed civilians

Press Trust of India
Posted online: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 at 1427 hours IST
Updated: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 at 1942 hours IST

Srinagar, July 16: The Central Forensic Science Laboratory, Kolkata, has established that five persons killed by security forces following the Chittisinghpora massacre of Sikhs in 2000 were all local civilians and not foreign militants as claimed by the forces.

Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who tabled the one-page CFSL report on Tuesday in the state Assembly, said, "It has been clearly established that the deceased were not foreign terrorists as claimed by the forces who led the operations, but they were innocent civilians."

"In view of the gravity of the offence made out as well as the attempt made by certain officials to destroy the evidence and to ensure fair investigation" it had been recommended that the case be taken up by the CBI, Abdullah said.

The agency would be requested to expedite the investigation to bring the accused to Justice, he said.

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1711

Punjab in imminent nuclear threat zone - Rand Corporation

Yesterday, when I switched on TV a news analysis was being telecast that Americas Rand Corporation experts have predicted a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. Accordingly I tried to find the Rands real story. Instead of accessing the real site I came accross many sites including Hindutva ones  quoting Rand. Here is one such site:-
http://newsonterror.com/future.html

 

If US think-tanks had their way, India's most cherished dream, to emerge as a superpower, would be a reality. This is a result of a Study undertaken by a Panel of American Military Strategists* who present three extreme scenarios - of Pakistan being overcome by a US-backed Indian confederation, Sino-Indian hegemony and a win-win China - conjured up by an American study.

The Year 2010 - US Bombs Pakistan

"The United States of America uses its B-2 bombers in the year 2012 to launch conventional air-strikes to destroy Pakistani nuclear facilities in a bid to prevent the nukes from falling into the wrong hands. The extraordinary US action follows an unsuccessful Indian conventional attack on Pakistani nukes, and a Retaliatory Pakistani nuclear strike against Indian border forces. This sparks the disintegration and disappearance of Pakistan, and creation of an expanded Indian Confederation or Superstate."

This is not some Nostradamus indulging in apocalyptic visions. It's just one of the many futuristic scenarios culled out from the "Asia 2025" study - a 147-page Opus - conducted by the US under secretary of defence (policy). Written last year and distributed in limited circles, these documents show that US defence planners are now shifting their focus from Europe to Asia where they would wish to contain the threat of an Islamist Pakistan and an economically-resurgent China. This may in future lead the US to seek closer alliance with India.

2010-12 C.E. Pakistan near collapse; Face-off over Kashmir; Pak uses nukes on India; US takes on Pak Nukes

Rand Corporation's Ashley Tellis, one of the 15 top-guns of American policymaking, who took part in the study, told Outlook: "These are long-range perspective studies. Their chief virtue is that they help policymakers think about alternative futures which would otherwise escape them under day-to-day pressures."

2013-18 C.E. Pakistan accedes to India; India is superstate; India, Iran, U.S. edge China out

This report was a result of a Study held at Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, between July 25 and August 4, 1999, the study was meant to explore what Asia might look like and what challenges it might pose to US defence and national security planners till the year 2025. The participants realised that the scenarios were speculative and cautioned that they were not predictive. "Rather they are highly imaginative descriptions of things."

2010-25 C.E. Indonesia fragments US intervenes Sino-India pact US retreats India/China in control

An Asian diplomat in Bangkok added: "The remarkable thing is that India has become such a major factor in US defence policymaking." The nuclear tests by the Vajpayee government coupled with India's emergence as a global IT superpower are bound to lead, sooner or later, to a radical rethink on US defence alliances. What this means is that the US will soon see India as a partner of choice.

2015-25 C.E. China flexes muscles Offers India deal S. Korea, Japan push US out India S. Asia hegemony

The Year 2010 - India Finally Overcomes Pakistan in an Epic Civilizational Struggle against the Islamic Jihad (War to Convert the entire human population to Islam)

Scenario 1

The Day India Overcame Pakistan in an Epic Civilizational Struggle lasting One Thousand years

The "New South Asian Order" scenario begins unfolding in the year 2010 with the imminent collapse of Pakistan, where ongoing economic crises, ethnic conflicts and the government's helplessness on the law and order front render it increasingly unstable.

"Sindhis, Baluch and Pathans, who have long resented a Punjabi-dominated Pakistan, rebel. Mohajirs take to the streets. Islamic extremism adds to the instability in two forms - Taliban's destabilisation efforts and the growing power of the " the study says.

In contrast, India successfully combines political decentralisation and economic reforms, generating rapid growth based on steep decline in population growth and a massive influx of foreign direct investment. Simultaneously, China's economic resurgence and belligerence in East Asia brings the US closer to India. As Pakistan slides into anarchy, the US remains focused on North Asia with its forces deployed in Japan and South Korea.

By 2012, the Pakistani state is totally paralysed and loses control to Islamic extremists who infiltrate Kashmir.

"India demands that Pakistan end the Islamic incursions. When Pakistan fails to respond, India moves into Azad Kashmir. Pakistan issues a nuclear ultimatum for Indian withdrawal from Azad Kashmir. The Chinese echo Pakistan's ultimatum and begin mobilising along India's eastern flank between Nepal and Bhutan to sever the Mizoram-Nagaland-Assam-Sikkim outpost of India, and threaten to use 'all available means to stop Indian aggression'. The US urges restraint, and despite other flashpoints, the US sends naval forces to the Bay of Bengal and warns China to stay out," the study speculates.

Fearing that Pakistan would use its nuclear weapons, India launches an unsuccessful conventional strike on the former's nuclear capabilities. Next, Pakistan launches nuclear strikes against Indian forces along their common border, driven by a "use it or lose it" rationale.

The US intelligence shows that Islamists in Pakistan are seizing the remaining Pakistani nuclear weapons. This goads the US to launch "a conventional strike on Pakistan's nuclear sites".

"The extraordinary US action is also motivated by a desire to preempt a full-scale nuclear exchange between Pakistan and India. The US strikes by deploying deep penetration warheads launched from B-2 bombers to destroy Pakistan's remaining nuclear forces. Faced with the reality of US-Indian cooperation, China backs off on the northeastern front," it adds.

"Total anarchy prevails in Pakistan. The Indian army moves in to restore order. As the country disintegrates, Pakistan's regions accede incrementally to India. The Sindhi, Baluch, and North West Frontier Province parliaments vote to join an Indian-led confederation. An Indian Confederation emerges. Isolated Punjab is compelled to join the confederation and merges with its Indian counterpart to form a greater Punjab province within the confederation," the scenario goes.

"India's central government grants extensive internal autonomy to the Erstwhile Pakistani Provinces which are now confederal units within India in exchange for control over their defence and foreign policies.

Economically vibrant, the confederation is recognized as the regional hegemon and an economic magnet for trade and energy flows. The disappearance of Pakistan and the emergence of the Indian Confederation have a cascading effect across Central Asia. Afghanistan, is dismembered by its neighbouring states - Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan - who move in to annex the territory controlled by their own ethnic groups."

The study says that Pakistan disappears by 2020, and the Indian Confederation emerges as a regional superstate.

With Central Asia stabilising, energy pipelines from Central Asia, via Iran, to the energy hungry subcontinent are constructed. The East-West orientation of energy and commerce in Central Asia gives way to a new North-South orientation. Iran becomes the main transit country and Karachi the main port, to the East Asian markets.

It sees India becoming a "regional hegemon", and US planners are now urging the US defence department to anticipate a heightened Indian economic and strategic role in the region, raising the question: What does all this mean for the US presence in Diego Garcia and the potential for military cooperation with India?

In the end, the US discovers unexpected partners in India and post-Islamic Iran

In the end, the US discovers unexpected partners in India and post-Islamic Iran. Both countries (India and Post-Islamic Iran) take on enhanced roles to protect sea-lanes for oil deliveries, reducing US responsibilities in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf. According to the study, China could respond to India's emergence not by challenging it head on, but by increasing its activities in the Russian Far East and Indochina. It may, thus, challenge US interests in East Asia. It could, for instance, strengthen its position in Indochina and the Bay of Bengal, making Southeast Asia the future arena of conflict and competition.

And, if India does become a future US ally, what kind of development, regional and global, would be needed to cement these ties further? Tellis has a pithy list: "Collapsing Pakistan, aggressive China, threats to Middle East oil, deeper Indian-US economic and military engagement, high Indian growth rates, Indian willingness to participate in combined peace operations with the US."

Scenario 2

Anti-Islamic Sino-Indian Entente

A second scenario is the creation of a "New Sino-Indian Condominium." In the lead-up to this development, the US tries but fails to reach a strategic arrangement with India till 2010. India resents US inattention, which feeds the Indian national psychology of wanting to be seen as a great power.

"In a blatant act of self-assertion, India conducts a new round of nuclear tests in 2008, precluding any possibility of moving forward in a strategic relationship with the US. Growing anti-hegemonic sentiments stimulate India to accelerate its military buildup, shifting attention increasingly towards naval power," the study says.

As the US initiative towards India founders and eventually collapses after India's nuclear tests, and as Indonesia's fragility becomes more threatening, India and China initiate strategic discussions on regional cooperation to secure sea-lanes, control regional unrest, and common concerns.... The anti-hegemonic undertones of their discussion gradually surface as an explicit shared objective in displacing the US from the regions they seek to dominate.

Just how deep is US mistrust of China in matters relating to defence? Tellis says the mistrust is growing. And, how does this sit with US economic interests in China? He responds: "Conflict not yet reconciled, and will not be for a long time to come since China does not yet pose significant direct threat to the US or US interests." In 2014, Indonesia fragments, leading to a slaughter of wealthy Chinese, as separatist rebels seize Indonesian gas and oil production. "Everybody except China and India want the US to act" to restore order, the study says.

In 2016, during the run-up to a US presidential election, a small band of Islamic militants, intent on hurting the US, fires a series of powerful missiles at a US destroyer and frigate passing through the narrow Lombok Straits near Indonesia.

More than 200 US sailors and marines are killed. All presidential candidates pledge to bring American troops home and the US announces immediate cessation of operations and orders US ships to pull back.

In 2017, Chinese and Indian leaders intensify their discussion of ways to eject US presence from the South China Sea, where China wants to establish hegemony, and from the Indian Ocean, where India wishes to establish its supremacy. They tacitly agree to cooperate and decide on joint action.

India moves rapidly into the Straits of Malacca, and China takes control of the Lombok and Sunda Straits and reopens them to international traffic. China also occupies the disputed Spratly Islands and Natuna gasfields. India's navy takes command of the Malacca Straits by cracking down on the pirates.

Most countries, including Japan, praise China and India for their joint action. Between 2017 and 2025, the US presence in the Pacific and Indian Oceans rolls back, and America's allies reach a new accommodation with China and India.

"The tensions between China and India are not eliminated by their dividing much of Asia into hegemonic spheres. But for the time being, cooperation suits both perfectly..... The New Sino-Indian Order begins."

The study suggests that Sino-Indian cooperation might be impeded if the US establishes a working strategic dialogue and common geopolitical objectives with one partner. "India appears to be the more logical choice of the two," the study says.

US may need to rethink its strict non-proliferation policy, the study says, because some states like India which acquire nuclear weapons may actually contribute to the US national security goals. "The US may be faced with a trade-off between selective proliferation and regional presence," the study says.

Scenario 3

India and China re-discover their Two Thousand Year Old Relationship

THIS scenario is hinged on the fact that China's long-term goal is to dominate Asia and this doesn't change whether China is strong or becomes relatively weak due to domestic economic and political troubles. Beijing is now determined to control Taiwan, the South China Sea, and the Senkaku islands (also claimed by Japan).

Well before 2025, China will have established effective control of Continental East Asia and peninsular Southeast Asia will fall under its thrall. From 2000-2015, China increases its military presence in the South China Sea, establishing several naval bases there. asean (Association of South East Asian Nations) fails to act collectively against Chinese expansionism.

The study, very clearly says, "Next, China temporarily and adroitly neutralises India by recognising Indian hegemony in South Asia and the Indian Ocean.

China withdraws from its de facto bases on Burma's Indian Ocean coast. In return, India tacitly recognises China's hegemony over the South China Sea, further undermining Southeast Asia's will to resist aggressive Chinese encroachment."

Another scenario, entitled "China Acts" sees a full-blown naval battle between China and the US, with the latter losing lives and aircraft. This happens after the US withdraws from Japan and South Korea by 2015 following ultra-nationalist protests in those countries against US presence, ending in a series of terrorist attacks against US forces. The damage is done and the American people support a pull out of their forces from East Asia. China takes a series of steps to cash in on the fact that the US has effectively no forward presence in Asia.

India sees the US Alliance as an opportunity

"India sees the US Alliance as an opportunity to elevate its position in the Asian prestige hierarchy. India, which has been developing a blue water navy, accelerates its programme and is capable of out-of-area deployments. Like the Japanese, it also remains open to new defence relationships and an enhanced diplomatic role in regional security issues, particularly in the Persian Gulf," the study says. Here, India's role is enhanced but it remains subordinate to China's strategic interests.

What also emerges from these scenarios is the fact that India becomes crucial to the United States strategic thinking, and could emerge as a major regional power with whom the US would work together towards having military tie-ups to fight the dangers of theology-inspired terrorism to global peace.

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Stuart Gold, Science Applications International Corporation

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Juli A. MacDonald, Hicks & Associates

Rajan Menon, Lehigh University

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Ross H. Munro, Center for Security Studies

Abraham Shulsky, Consultant

Victor Cha, Georgetown University

George K. Tanham, RAND Corporation

Ashley Tellis, RAND Corporation

1710

Hola Mohalla in news and not Chola  da Mela. Do u know why?

THE PARALLELS - The popular festivels of Hola Mohalla at Anandpur and  Chola Sahib da Mela at Dera Baba Nanak normally coincide or are away by a week or less. This year Hola falls on March 11 and Chole sahib da mela on March 3-5. Both the fairs attract same number of pilgrims: between 7 -10 lakh. Hola Mohalla attract comparatively larger number on a day or two but the Chola sahib da mela runs continuously for a week and thus the attendence is almost same.

THE CONTRAST:-Hola Mohalla gets profuse media coverage while Chole da mela doesn’t. Politicians converge to Hola but are shy to attend Chole da mela.

WHY? Now I have a GK question for the Sikhs. My question is there is contrast? If you are pretty certain of the reply then u understand the present state of politics of Punjab. Never mind I have appended a hint below.

HINT:-

1.Holi is a Hindu festivel and Hola is a Sikh modification

2.Chole da Mela:- At Dera Baba Nanak is on display the garment (Chola) worn by Guru Baba Nanak. The Chola has Quranic (Muslim) ayats and Arabic inscription on it. Besides the people have glimpse (Darshan) of Kartarpur sahib which is in Pakistan.

3. The Guru on the other hand says that he loves both Hindus and Musalmans but he says Sikhs are different from both. (Page 1136 Guru Granth Sahib)

ਬੀ.ਐਸ.ਗੁਰਾਇਆ,ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ
B.S.Goraya

1709

Oh God! They Consumed Jalebi worth Rs. one lac - the BSF man

The week long mammoth festival of Dera Baba Nanak is in progress. It started on March 2, 2009. The gathering was at its peak on 4-3-09. By any miser estimate about 7 lakh people are visiting the Border Point from where Kartarpur sahib is visible. Traditionally the mela or gathering is meant to have darshan the glimpse of holy chola the garment which Guru Nanak wore.

http://www.kartarpur.com/Chola%20sahib%20high%20reso.jpg

At the point on Border near Dera Baba Nanak from where Kartarpur sahib is visible Darshan Sthal Indian border police the Border Security Force have erected barricades to  control the rush of pilgrims. About 4 months ago the BSF received orders that every visitor to Darshan Sthal be registered so that the Govt can have an idea as to how many people are mad to see Kartarpur. Since then a BSF man keeps record of people visiting.

Obviously every time I go to Darshan Sthal I would innocently ask the BSF jawan as to how many people have visited today. They would say ‘300’ ‘400’. Yesterday I asked the same question and the unsuspecting BSF sentry spoke:-

 “Sardarji tumhara dimag kam nahin karta, yeh ginti kaise ki ja sakti hai.. Oh sardarji you are stupid how can this number be counted? The stream is continuously flowing. Yesterday they completely exhausted our canteen stock and in the end of day our cash balance stood at whopping Rs.106353.”

Could we imagine the numbers of people that can consume Jalebis and samosas of BSF canteen worth one lakh. The  number was visible to every one except the Delhi bosses who have erected barbed fence to prevent pilgrims visiting the Sikh holy shrine of Kartarpur sahib.

I request you to visit to see the images of mela in progress:-

http://kartarpur.com/mela_2009.htm

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1708

1707

My emails remained blocked for 17 days

Communicating with Yahoogroups is a wonderful experience of my life. We get access to the views of learned men  of respective fields without spending a pie. I am in journalism because of my hobby and even gave up my job as Asstt. Director in Govt of India organisation. I feel rather more free on internet besides I can't frequently publish my journal because of high printing costs and other factors.

May be my critical views are too pungent to be tolerated by the 'over sensitive nose', my email to yahoogroups remained blocked from 30-12-08 till 15-1-08. I could neither receive any mail from any group nor could I send, as my ISP had blocked my yahoogroups mails.

I was trying to introspect as to where I erred which is a difficult thing. But at the same time I feel why the army of Govt PROs whose presence is often felt on yahoogroups remained silent and did not react in my case where ever I was wrong. It is their duty to point out the cases where we cross the frontiers of discipline rather than playing with the freedom of press. They should counter with facts our allegations. If they block mails like this that proves that our stand is correct and the authorities are helpless.

ਬੀ.ਐਸ.ਗੁਰਾਇਆ,ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ
B.S.Goraya

1706

Don’t roll back ties with Pakistan: Boucher
 

Don’t roll back ties with Pakistan: Boucher
Ashish Kumar Sen writes from Washington

Even as India threatens to roll back ties with Pakistan, a US official has cautioned against such a move saying it is in both nations’ interests to continue moving ahead in the relationship.

Assistant secretary of state for south and central Asian affairs Richard Boucher said in an interview with this correspondent: “India has to decide what its outlook is on ties with Pakistan.”

“Our view is that there has been tremendous progress in many of the government and economic relationships with Pakistan. It is in both sides’ interests to continue that,” he said, adding, “I think it is important for both sides, obviously you cannot neglect the issue of terrorism, but if we can establish cooperation against terrorism we can add to the building of ties rather than have to subtract from it.”

Even as India-Pakistan ties have been pushed to breaking point in the wake of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush’s administration believes both sides have managed tensions successfully.

State department spokesman Sean McCormack said on Wednesday the U.S. has been keeping a close eye on the situation. He said U.S. officials have been “talking to both sides, the Pakistan side and the Indian side about managing the tensions in the aftermath of terrorist attacks in Mumbai.”

“To this point, both sides have managed to do that successfully, some of these troop movements notwithstanding, both on the Indian side as well as the Pakistani side,” McCormack said.

“Thus far, each side has managed the aftermath of Mumbai in such a way that the tensions haven’t escalated in a way that has been unhelpful to maintaining peace and stability,” he added.

The official said the US would like to see “more the exchange of information about the Mumbai attacks so that you can get to the bottom of exactly who was responsible, see the entire plot, and hold all responsible for their actions, and make sure that in doing so you prevent any further plots from getting to the point of execution.”

Meanwhile, Boucher denied the Mumbai attacks had reintroduced a hyphenation in the U.S. policy for India and Pakistan. “I think first of all what we found is that the U.S. and India have an enormous variety of shared interests… One of those common interests is to end terrorism in the region and Mumbai, for the both of us, really makes it very clear how much of a shared interest we have in stopping terrorism,” he said.

Boucher said the dismissal of Pakistani National Security Adviser Mahmud Ali Durrani was an “internal matter for the Pakistani government.” Durrani was fired after he confirmed reports that the gunman captured alive after the Mumbai attacks is a Pakistani national.

Boucher, who recently wrapped up a visit to India and Pakistan, said the sense he got from talking to Pakistanis in politics, civil society and the military is that “they understand that terrorists are a threat to Pakistan. They know they need to find a way to eliminate that threat from Pakistani soil.” He described US-Pakistan ties as a “very positive relationship.”

“We are working with a government that is committed to democracy, committed to an open economy and is committed to stabilizing Pakistan by eliminating the terrorist groups,” he said. He admitted not all the policies in those areas have been effective.

“They have gone through simultaneous crises on security, economics and finishing the democracy transition. Our commitment to be there and work with them on these things is quite clear,” Boucher said.

http://www.tribuneindia.com/2009/20090116/main3.htm
 

ਬੀ.ਐਸ.ਗੁਰਾਇਆ,ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ
B.S.Goraya

1703

Ask yourself whether I love U. On Communal Harmony

Educated are fanatic while illiterate are religious

I often dream of social unity of Punjabis that existed before 20^th century and try to debate this issue among friends on whether is it still possible. Often the response ‘you pursue a mirage’ and I get silent because I find enough substance in the opposition. Notwithstanding, I don’t  know why I don’t give it up all together? The idea keeps lingering in my mind.

I took my lesson on communal harmony 40 years ago and today I feel my first lesson is more realistic and relevant.

My year of birth is 1951 and I come from the border area. My school was less than one km from Indo-Pak border. Both in the school and village often the  Muslims were subject of discussions. Despite the bloody 1947, I would often find many people spoke in favour of Muslims while the majority complained that they were very fanatic. People would tell that the very religion i.e Islam advocates contempt of non-Muslims and they are referred as kafirs.

On the our side our Hindu brothers call the Muslims ‘malechh’ an equally a derogatory term. Our amritdhari Singhs are also equally ‘fanatic’. They can take you to task if you are found bowing before a grave. They have stories from history how Guru Gobind Singh ji himself was punished by the Khalsa when he bowed before a grave.

My nephew (though senior in age to me)  Budha Singh Marar was posted as BSF inspector at border post Khasa which was only 2km from my school. My father recommended me  a student of std 8 to Budha Singh, “This boys insists on seeing some Musalmans, help him meet one.”

Budha Singh took me to border post. Budha took 3 jawans with him and left for ‘no-man’s land’. A jawan waved a white flag and 4 Pakistani soldiers slowly but majestically moved  through elephant grass towards us. Budha introduced me to their commander and told him that I was curious to see some Pakistani. It was a strange environment. We were surrounded by elephant grass which grows up to 10 feet. But there was no sense of any insecurity in our mind. The commander spoke Pothohari Punjabi. He asked me a lot of academic questions. Then he encouraged me to ask some question. I asked him, what do you think of us? Do you hate us? He was calm for some time and replied, “You better ask your mind, you have the answer, if you love us, we love you.”

Today when I think of communal discord, I more and more remember that Pothohari Pathan. It is the mutual suspicion that creates hatred. Reading 1947 also we know the all  massacres   were result of rumours.

To be realistic there are references in religious scriptures that speak against the non-believers. But the root cause of , these historical anecdote are needed to be read in right perspective. Take the example of Islam. I think Hazret Mohd sahib termed kafirs to such opponents (Quraish tribe) who were hell bent to eliminate him. Also when I read Gurbani,  I find it condemns hypocrites, of any religious belief. A pundit or a yogi might feel offended when lines critical of pseudo yogis or pundits are referred to. In fact calls of the prophets are against all kind of falsehood in the name of religion. The opponents and vested interest project those statements in the colours of their choice to raise the communal passions. I have failed to unearth any religious statement which advocates that salvation is not possible through the opponents’ religious path.

 All I have failed to detect is some justification on the harsh treatment of shudras the low castes of Brahmins. But then I find a reference in Ramayan where the god Rama himself consumes leftover (juthe) bers of Bhilni the shudra woman. I consulted a Brahmin on this and he gave an interesting explanation to it by quoting again a shastra the scripture that food or water vomited  (ugla hua) by shudra woman can be consumed in times of distress by a Brahmin  who is otherwise prohibited to consume anything touched by shudra. A strange commandment indeed..

Thus the religious beliefs do have pro and against commandments ( and contradictory ) against other communities, no doubt. The civilized world need to devise ways to work with all this.  But unfortunately the governments all over the world have on the contrary encouraged dissensions among various communities. I find worst kind of hypocrisy on the part of Indian governments on this. My view is mool mantra the guiding principle of secret agencies is to create cleavage among communities. I wonder if some government is serious on the subject of communal harmony. The institution of democracy, I feel, is a sworn enemy of communal harmony.

But I find that people have been living together for centuries and communal discord was something unknown before 20^th century. It were the British who authored the policy of Divide and Rule and all successive governments in independent India pursued it with much more vigour than the British themselves. To be realistic the graph of communal disharmony is constantly souring continuously for a century. I wonder how this was not the issue in Sikh Raj of Maharaja Ranjit Singh whose 90% ministers were non-Sikhs. I am surprised to read history how the Muslims tried to defend the Sikh kingdom against the invading British.

I squarely hold the Indian and Pakistani governments responsible for fanaticism and communal disharmony especially the school education and media.

I am a Khalsa Sikh but my profession of writing (especially  archaeology) compels me to go to temples and mosques  also. On each occasion I am surprised with the presence of alien religionists at the respective religious places. I find both Hindus and Sikhs at the mosques and tombs and Sikhs in the temples. Sometimes I feel perhaps more graves are worshipped in E. Punjab than W. Punjab. If some fanatic of W. Punjab should visit E.Punjab his fanaticism will surely vanish. It is the Sikhs who are maintaining them. Especially it is the less privileged people who respect all religions. They are mostly illiterate and poor. But at the same time I find they have no less respect for their religion. I realize that it is the education which has spoiled us and made us fanatic. This is all creation of the governments of the day.

 I am therefore compelled to think that an educated person can’t enjoy the fruit of religion. He can at the best become fanatic of any religious belief. This makes me a bit pessimist again. Then again I recover my self and start hoping, ‘no it is possible notwithstanding’. I have examples of West before me where the religion is working well except a few incidences of London.

But the second largest Punjabi newspaper of E.Punjab ‘JagBani’ dated Dec.23, 2008 once again raises my hopes. A journalist Mr. Surinder Kochharh of Amritsar has brought to light a Muslim family of Lahore which is desperately protecting a Hindu temple at Vachhowali Lahore. When I read the story of Choudhry Rehmat Ali Gujjar of Lahore,  I curse myself for my pessimism because I realize ‘yes it is possible: Communal Harmony’.

I have scanned this story of Rehmat Ali  in Punjabi and is available for readers at:

http://www.kartarpur.com/choudhryrehmat.htm

Today I think my first lesson on communal harmony is the ultimate key to it. We have to remove mutual suspicions of each other.

1702

Karrah Parsad

I have gone through mails of the distinguished participants.

My objection is I find a negative change in the way Karrah Parsad is prepared these days.  This has taken place not only in Punjab gurdwaras but the Delhi shrines also suffer it.

The problem being that the atta (in ghee)  is too much heated (fried) as a result of which the nutrients are lost as also the taste. One has to be cautious while frying atta so that (1) it does not stick to the karahi and (2) it is not heated beyond the desired temperature level. But the problem with our gurdwaras is that they ovearheat it. As a result of which 90% of the taste is lost.

We know up to what temperature the wheat flour can survive its food value. Examples of our baked bread or roti are before us. Do we bake our roti or bread to the colour we have in karah parsad? Are our rotis dark brown? No, we are overheating it. Whereas the fact is, in case of karahparsad every granule is directly exposed to the heated ghee. There is imminent danger of burning of flour. Remember time factor is important here. Guru’s house doesn’t allow hurry. ‘kahli da kam shaitan da’

The proper way is that we should heat the floor until there is a slight change in colour: a very light brown. Further exposure means nutrients are lost.

I discussed it with many people and every one agreed that taste in karah parsad is now lost. The reason is over heating.  Our Gianis do it because (1) they are in hurry and do at full flame and (2) they want that the product is not sticky.

They don’t know that once the ingredients are in exact proportions, the problem of stickiness will be minimum but the taste and nutrients will survive. What if it sticks to fingers for a moment?

Guru willing I will take the Karrah Parsad prepared at my home to SGPC office and offer to the managers and presidents there. But I hesitate because I think they will not spare time for such a thing. Can any body help?

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--- On Fri, 19/12/08, JSGyani"Arshi" <jsarshi@gmail.com> wrote:
 

From: JSGyani"Arshi" <jsarshi@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [sikh_news_discussion] Karah Parshad how to make it.
To: sikh_news_discussion@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 19 December, 2008, 3:21 PM

 

Sardar Nahal Ji wrote:

 

Karah Parshad needs the following main ingriedients in EQUAL amount by weight:

 

1. Sugar

2. Butter

3. Atta (wheat flour)

YES and absolutley correct. The Ingredients CANNOT be reduced in any manner as per SRM. The Original recipe of this EQUAL AMOUNT comes from the times of the GURUS.
 

imho....even in this i can "see" the EQUALITY. ( of humankind..all men are brothers..man and woman...so kion mandah akheyeah jit jammeh rajaan.)...the Sarbatt Da Bhalla...etc. ...teachings of Guru Sahib shining out !!  Perhaps that is WHY this Karah Parshaad is SACRED and ONLY distributed AFTER being blessed in the presence of the SGGS. (Outside of SGGS presence it is just Halwa/Karrah/ Gaffeh..etc etc....

Karrah/Gaffeh/ Halwa can hurt some....BUT NOT Sacred Karah parshaad - Gift from GURU JI to His Beloved Sangat. Dont we even have that tiny bit of shardha/faith in Guru ji ?? I wonder ??
It is a misconception. ...even if one DAILY twice a day visits a Gurdwara and eats a little bit of KP...imho his blood pressure/diabetes/ whatever may not be that badly affected - simply because the amount is so miniscule - compared to the olden days ( 1950/s i remember receiving KP in such amounts as overflow in both hands )..now adays one hardly receives a tiny bit.
CUT down on outside sugars/ghee etc in your food. cut down alcohol and control BP etc.

Guru Ka Langgar has traditionally been SIMPLE - Daal Roti with some condiments, achaar or salad. THAT is perfectly healthy.
Its our own additions/menus/ varieties etc that are unhealthy. All Gurdwaras should act to stop this...and REVERT to Healthy Daal=roti langgars only.

2. Secondly while the SRM only approves Karah Parshad as sacred food to be distributed in SGGS presence..many a time i have seen people distributing laddoos/jalebis/ barfis/bananas/ apples/sweets etc INSTEAD of Karah parshaad. THIS should also be stopped. ONLY KP blessed with Kirpan is worthy of distribution in SGGS presence. Other foods that cannot be KIRPAN BHET are not sacred/blessed. These can be distributed OUTSIDE the Darbar sahib only. ( Dry parshad comes under this category.... such sweet stuff is routinely distributed to sangats that visit Gurdwaras all over Punjab. Nanaksariahs distribnute ONLY dry sweets !! NEVER Karah Parshaad !!

Jarnail Singh

 

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:56 AM, Tarlochan S. Nahal <tnahal99@yahoo. com> wrote:
 

 

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh   Just minor clarification here. When I say butter, it means "ghee" or clarified salt-free butter.   Das   Tarlochan Singh --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Tarlochan S. Nahal <tnahal99@yahoo. com> wrote:   From: Tarlochan S. Nahal <tnahal99@yahoo. com> Subject: Re: [sikh_news_discussi on] Karah Parshad how to make it. To: sikh_news_discussio n@yahoogroups. com   Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 10:39 AM       Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh   There is a book called Karah Parshad Nirnia that discusses the preparation of Karah Parsad.   There is a standard method of preparing Karah Parsad. The "viidhi" (Recipe) is given in Mahan Kosh, but most Granthis and Sikhs who prepare Karah Parshad know it.   Karah Parshad needs the following main ingriedients in EQUAL amount by weight:   1. Sugar 2. Butter 3. Atta (wheat flour)   You also need water according to the need. No other ingredient is necessary.   You also need water that need to be brought to a boiling temperature and sugar needs to be mixed in it while still boiling. This is a short recipe. I cannot write a detailed message now because it can take a long time. I would be happy to write it later.   There is another important thing to remember among other things is that when you create the syrup (chashi or chahni) and cook the wheat flower in butter, the temperature of both the chashni and cooked wheat flour should be the same (high) when they are mixed!  Karah parshad should be prepared by Amritdhari Sikhs and UTMOST care must be taken in cleanliness of hands, utensils and all surfaces where it is prepared. The area should be very very clean. The mouth and nose of the prepared should be covered with a piece of cloth and the person preparing it should be extra careful so that no dust or foreign matter enters the Karah Parshad. The preparer should have access to water all the time to wash hands anytime his/her hands touch something that is not clean. Hands should be washed with soap and running water as many times as necessary. A heavy layered sarabloh Karahi is the best to prepare Karah Parshad with a steel or Sarabloh Khoncha.   The fire temperature needs to be controlled at all times. Keeping high temperature even for one extra minute can burn the Karah Parshad or turn it dark. Similarly, keeping it too low may leave it uncooked or with knots. One need to watch an experienced person do it several times before attempting.   One should recite Gurbani while creating Karash Parshad and not talk anything else. If one needs to talk, it should be very brief and not disruptive.   There is no such thing as "Diet Karah Parshad." People who desire Karash parshad, but cannot have sugar, they should either take "swaya gaffa" or just take "kinka matar" (just a real tiny bit).   The method of preparing Karah Parsad has been prescribed for a long time, for centuries.   People whose have a medical condition should avoid Karah Parshad or take it in just miniscule quantiy.   Gur fateh Tarlochan Singh           --- On Thu, 12/18/08, Livia Kaur <liviakaur@yahoo. com> wrote:   From: Livia Kaur <liviakaur@yahoo. com>   Subject: [sikh_news_discussi on] Karah Parshad how to make it. To: sikh_news_discussio n@yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 1:00 AM   sat sri akal,   this is not a test topic but a real question. we all have to decide what to do here.      Some  people say to use less fat butter to make it , some say less sugar.   some say they have problem with sugar level in the blood, use fruit sugar. can we use other kind of sweetness ?   an old lady cant have sugar at all. so can  we cook  a small portion with no sugar  or it has to be sweet ?   what does the sikh religon code say about it.   ofcourse people at home eat more fat than here, i know that but for the sake of the old couples suffering with some health problems, i ask your comments.   please tell us(me, others).   in the langar we dont allow chilli or hot spices because it upsets stomach, heart burns, causes acidity, sikh religon has many quotes of healthy body.   we do use spices to a minimum level also very little salt.   we wait the guidance of elderly sikhs.                       thank you from all of us here.         Thank You Livia Kaur http://www.whyichos esikhism. com/

Dear Sadh-Sangat ji,
This is the first time ever that I have read (heard) of honey substituting
Sugar. This is not right. No honey or sweetners other than sugar should be
used to prepare Krrah Parshad. Krrah Parshad that is offered to the Guru.

Introduction
Krrah Parshad is called "Tihauli Da Parshad" or "Tihaval Da Parshad." Both
mean three equal parts - flour, Ghee (butter oil), sugar and water three
times. We have to be careful not to use salted butter. No fresh or dry fruit, or
anything else should be added to it. It should be taken as blessing of God and
eaten with Faith in His Kindness. No greed in eating. A little amount of
Parshad is not going to harm anyone, I am sure. A few days back a Gurmukh has
already given its preparation in detail.

Preparation
Water and sugar are mixed and boiled to dissolve and make syrup (Chashni).
This syrup is kept aside.
Flour is lightly browned (like homemade cookies) in butter oil, on low fire.
When flour is ready (browned), keeping pan (Krrahi. It should be of iron) on
the stove, hot syrup is very gradually added to it along with stirring it
briskly with iron ladle (Khurpa - scraper).
Long kitchen gloves and apron should be worn to protect hands and arms from
any hot portions of Parshad flying out. Stir it till it is just thick. Remove
pan from stove, keep aside and cover it with washed (clean) white cloth
(colored cloth can stain Parshad). It will thicken further as it will cool down.
Only healthy persons with healthy hands should make or distribute Parshad.

Precautions
When preparing it, hands washed with soap and water, touch nothing else
except pot and pan for Making Parshad and ingredients to prepare it, head
covered, recitation of Gurbani - Japji Sahib, Shabads, Mool Mantar, Waheguru
Waheguru, Sloks , Swayas etc. and no talk. Dhyan - eyes should be focused on
Parshad. None should touch it without washing hands with soap and water.

Distribution
You have prepared this Parshad for the Guru.
No portion out of it should be given to anyone else.
It must not be distributed without washing hands with soap and water or bare
headed.
It should be distributed only after offering it to the Guru, Ardas, passing
Kirpan through it.
Naming Five Pyaras, their portions of Parshad are taken out and kept aside.
This portion is either mixed back in to main Parshad, if five Amritdharis
(Sabat Soorat) are not there.
Otherwise, if they are present, it is given to them. Or it is kept aside
for emergency (Parshad finished and new visitors come).

Distributors should not speak without covering their mouths with cloth (mask
on mouth).

I strongly recommend that Parshad should be distributed with a spoon
(ladle). I may do it at home, but have not been able to apply this to the Gurdwara
here. Our Bhais keep stuck to their usual routines.

Leftover Parshad
Left over Parshad cannot be offered to the Guru again.
It can be added to fresh Parshad after Ardas for it, Kirpan-Bhet and taking
out share of Panj Pyaras.
Similary, after this basic discipline of Parshad, regular Krrah Parshad, or
Pinni-Parshad from other historical Gurdwaras (five Takhts etc.) can be added
to it.
As a usual discipline Parshad is not re-heated.

With regards,
Kulwant Singh Khokhar.
USA.

Friday, Dec: 19, 08.
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fateh
 
Bibi Sukhmander Kaur Ji,
 
Thanks for providing the illustrated recipe. This is really nice. There is a small book (100 pages or so) called "Karah Parshad Maryada Nirnai" by Giani Harbans Singh which provides a detailed description of Karah Parshad, its significance, how to prepare it, and distribute it, etc.
 
I just heard only for the first time that some people prepare Karah using honey and call it Guru Ka Parshad! Maybe I am too ignorant, but I think it is improper to call it "Parshad" because the honey it uses comes from the mouth of the bee which it sucks from the flowers and deposits it in the honey comb by reversing the sucking process! It does not sound very sacred to me!
 
Karah Parshad recipe does not call for honey or approve of any alternate method of sweetening the Karah Parshad! It is always brown sugar or refined sugar (mostly refined sugar). No Gurdwara ever uses honey to prepare Karah Parshad to the best of my knowledge.
 
Tarlochan Singh
 
 
Tarlochan Singh
 


--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Sukhmandir Kaur <sikhism.guide@about.com> wrote:
From: Sukhmandir Kaur <sikhism.guide@about.com>
Subject: [sikh_news_discussion] Re: Karah Parshad how to make it.
To: sikh_news_discussion@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 10:15 AM
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fateh
Here is an illustrated recipe guide for making karah prashad
http://sikhism. about.com/ od/gurugranthsah ib/ss/Prashad. htm
 
I know some folks make prashad with honey and call it guru prashad in ardas.
 
Personally I believe we should stick to the original recipe and if someone cannot have fat or sugar they should take just a grain like we put into the mouth of a nursing babe. Cannot harm them and get the blessing. I know a woman who doesn’t eat dairy wheat or sugar and often just eats just raw foods who just takes but a pinch of prashad. The amount of sugar or fat in a pinch of prashad is unlikely to harm anyone. It’s not like peanut allergy where ½ peanut can kill someone.

1701

Gandhi and Non-Violence

sudhir@openlx. com wrote,

"We take Gandhi as one of the pioneers of Non-violence as a methodology against violence and we strongly feel that this methodology needs to be developed further for the growth of human being."


Sudhir sahib!
 non-violence is a methodology that needs to be adopted by the agitating movements the world over, no doubt. But this is what you can exhibit before sensible governments. The British were a sensible lot. The same thing can't apply to the present regimes in India.


What kind of non-violent movement was that  which resulted into the massacre of 10 lac people and migration of one crore people. Do we have a parallel in Human History?

Gandhi was an astute politician. He knew what weapon would be most appropriate in his fight. Gandhi from the core of his heart, was not sincere to the principle of non-violence, is born out from the fact that when the Pathan guerrillas entered Kashmir in 1947, Gandhi approved violence as a means to push them out. 

But non-violence as methodology needs to be encouraged, no doubt.



B.S.Goraya
  Amritsar
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--- On Thu, 18/12/08, chattar saini <chattarsaini9@hotmail.com> wrote:
 

From: chattar saini <chattarsaini9@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Kartarpur] FW: Pledge for peace - let's do it !
To: kartarpur@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 18 December, 2008, 12:48 AM

 

 

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Subject: RE: Pledge for peace - let's do it !
From: sudhir@openlx. com
To: chattarsaini9@ hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:21:31 +0530

Dear Mr. Saini,

I appreciate your frank response.
I can see the violence in the form of anger and frustration that you have. I am sure this is the result of the violence that is increasing in the society at all times.
And, this, I would say is the most important reason that we adopt Nonviolence as the way out.
I am sure you are open to hearing the other person's view point just as we are open to hear you with patience and respect.

We take Gandhi as one of the pioneers of Non-violence as a methodology against violence and we strongly feel that this methodology needs to be developed further for the growth of human being.

We need to see Gandhi in this aspect and develop this methodology further.

I am not interested in taking this discussion on the subject of Gandhi, since I am not having in-depth knowledge of his life. What is important for me and my friends is the aspect of Non-violence.

When the 1984 riots took place and when the recent mumbai violence took place - all of them very very unfortunate events - we were and are working to organsie people at grass root levels against violence.We will remain uniting people without any discrimination, till we have overcome violence from within us and from around us.
We will continue doing this work, because it brings joy to all who work in this direction and that is an achievement shared by nearly 5 million volunteers across the world.

I am sure we will discuss these aspects more and more, with mutual respect, since we both share the goal of happiness and peace for people.

with my deep regards,

sudhir


On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 13:22 -0500, chattar saini wrote:
 

Hello Mr. Gandotra and people of the org.in,
 
"Smeared forehead, loin cloth clad but hilting butcher knife, should reftrain from calling rest of the world annihilator" . GURU GRANTH
 
Where are/were you people, when Sikhs' HOLY PLACE was attacked, Babary Masjid demolished and the Churches are being underminned in your Hindustan, only to expedite  HINDU, HINDI, HINDUSTAN as the only manifests to co-exist there. Slogan Non-Violence originators, the Followers of your Bapu in Gujrat, were one of the premiers to ensue Violence in Godhara under State  impunity. Bapu's melieu has pattened the Society with such Governance since Day "1"  that Violence   remains ingrained for underpinning the Myths Of Hinduism.
 
Messrs begin house cleaning first then shore-up support beyound your shores(hence the mission statement).

Chattar Singh Saini
 

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Subject: Pledge for peace - let's do it !
To: chattarsaini9@ hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:24:03 +0530
From: sudhir@openlx. com




 

Dear Fellow Indian Citizen, The terror act in Mumbai (& the earlier bomb blasts across India) have exposed the world of Violence and its relation to the world of Corruption. After the Mumbai incident, lakhs of people, from all walks of life have shown their anger with the way things are. They have shown their opposition to Violence; They have shown their deep and clear interest in Non-violence as the only way out; They have demanded Peace through Nonviolence; People are very clear that Terrorism arises due to Corruption and Violence in the system. Violence has many expressions. External violence manifests as : Physical Violence (Mumbai like incidents, physical violation of a victim, war, killings etc.); Economic Violence (Poverty, Unemployment, Exploitation etc.) Religious Violence (when people are divided and discriminated as per their religious beliefs and incited to fight and kill each other) Racial Violence ((when people are divided and discriminated as per their caste/race and incited to fight and kill each other) Gender Violence (Violence and discrimination against women) Psychological Violence (spreading fear, negative values and controlling people through that) Moral Violence (Those who do nothing against the violence become an accomplice) Internal Violence manifests as :Our fears, hatred, frustrations, insecurity, enmity, resentments, etc. negative feelings. A person having Internal Violence is likely to committ external violence; External violence causes Internal violence in the victim. Internal & External violence are connected with each other. Both need to be overcome simultaneously and as a process that keeps going on over a period of time. The time has come for the common citizens to say "Enough is Enough" and take charge of the society. Criminalisation of the Politics by Corrupt people has vitiated the atmosphere and the result is ever-increasing violence for common people. There is no safety-security of life. there is no education, no jobs, no health, no transportation, not even toilet facility for more than 80% of the population, Inspite of so much talk of so much work being done for last 60 years. Humanists believe that Human being has stopped evolving as Human. Most of the people are after money either as their ever-increasing- hunger or to secure the next meal which is not certain in today's conditions for most people. Free Education for all, that is the aim of our Constitution is not met; Jobs for all is not possible today; Free Health facilities for all are not on the horizon; Housing for all is not even a distant dream. What is going on ? Where is the India that was dreamt by Gandhi, Bose, Bhagat and thousands of others who laid their lives for the positive future of Millions of Indiana ? What are we ding for it ? What do we need to do about it ? Its time, we pause, think and take the next step. Humanists believe that if Honest, common citizens come to power, things can change. If Politics can be raised to the level of the best social work, things can change. For this, the Humanists have taken the mission to cleanse politics and provide a Government consisting of ordinary citizens who are honest, who are not criminals, who are not industrialists' controlled persons, who are not belonging to any particular family, religion or caste, but people who are just plain simple Indians and Human beings. The Humanist Party of India, formed in 1984 by such Humanists has been working at grass-roots, organising and clarifying people on the Humanist possibilities of India is now organising itself to field candidates across India and invites common people to come together and work to manage the country by themselves. Humanists believe that we can have the following aims (some of the points of Humanist Manifesto) met within a period of 5 years, by diverting less than 15% of the armament budget : 1. Free and Uniform Education for all, atleast upto Class XII; 2. Free Health facility for all through AIIMS like hospitals built in every district, linked to a functioning primary health centre everywhere; 3. Housing for all; 4. Job for all and a reasonable unemployment pay to those who cannot be given jobs immediately; 5. Profit to all Farmers on their produce and Comprehensive Crop-insurance; 6. Transportation and Communication to be given to 100% of population with comfort and on affordable rates on no-profit basis by the Government. 7. Upper age-limit for all Elected Political posts (President, Prime Minister, Minister, Chief Minister, etc.) to be maximum 70 years. 8. No one can occupy an elected political post (President, Prime Minister, Minister, Chief Minister, etc.) more than twice. 9. Referendum by people on every major policy before a final decision can be taken. 10. Every Elected member will be re-confirmed by the voters every 6 months. 11. Voters will have right to recall their elected representative at any time. (Technology to conduct such quick votes exists at very cheap rates today and will be used for this purpose, thus bringing in Direct & Real Democracy in practice.) 12. Unbiased discussion with all arms-using group and separatists tendencies to ensure that all citizens of India will get dignified life immediately, thus bringing them all to mainstream of life and socio-political activity. 13. Respect for all cultures and religions without making them the point of differences and discrimination. 14. Comprehensive Peace agreements with all neighbouring countries and proportionate disarmament of conventional as well as nuclear arms with a time-frame target. This way, we are building the Humanist Manifesto for the country with wide consultation of people. Such a manifesto, becoming the basis of next Government will end the menace of Cast-religion differences, highlighted further by reservations. Reservations will become null & void if education, health and jobs are secured for all, ensuring quality of life and giving them equal opportunities of growth. The most important thing is for common-honest citizens to come forward to run and manage their own country, treating it as their own family affair, giving it the utmost priority. It is time we take the next step. We invite you to begin a new life, not just for yourself but also for the whole nation. Take the pledge for Nonviolence and begin contributing in the noble task of nation-building as an active participant of the mission. Let's get in touch and begin working together. Visit our website and you will see the next steps to be taken, starting with the pledge and then after 21 Dec and you can choose the action that you wish to participate in. We look forward to working together for our country, our world and build the new Universal Human Nation for all. Humanist principal of giving the highest value to Human being is expressed as : "Nothing above the Human Being, No Human below another" Our contact information : website :  www.nonviolence. org.in Email:  info@nonviolence. org.in Please bring the following text of the pledge with you : ============ ========= ======= Bapu, Today, on 21 Dec 2008, I pledge to begin recognising violence within me and around me. I pledge to begin working to overcome this violence from within me and helping others to do the same, thereby reducing and finally overcoming violence form society. I assure you my sincere efforts to work to build the India of your dreams, the India of my dreams, the Nonviolent India that will become the beacon for the world, to build the new Universal Human Nation. ============ ========= ======== Please forward this mail to others. Let's spread the word. With best wishes for a wonderful India for all of us! Sudhir Gandotra www.sudhirgandotra. org

1700

 Lo and Behold! SGPC Rats are going to bell RSS Cat
Sikhs connection with India is a tale of broken promises. Before India became independent the Congress leaders advanced rosy promises to Sikhs. But immediately after winning  independence Sikhs were told point blank, “Now circumstances are changed.” However Pundit Nehru assured Master Tara Singh that the Indian Govt will not interfere in the religious affairs of Sikhs.
But if we watch the working of SGPC carefully we come to conclusion that all important decisions are made by the Govt agents in a very concealed manner. The Govt functionaries obtain orders from RSS think tank. To advance their agenda secretly the Govt has encouraged corruption in the SGPC bureaucracy as a result of which the corrupt officials are ready to bow to any extent and are thus  the blackmailed officials are handy tools to implement the secret agenda.
Recently this has been proved in the case of Sehajdhari issue when the affidavit submitted before the High Court was found to be in contravention of the official SGPC policy.
Now when the RSS hand is exposed, they are after some scape goat.  And surely they will find. They would pick any officer of SGPC and he would confess it or else he knows his worst deeds will be exposed. The employess also know how they will come back with the blessing of RSS as it happened in case Dalmegh Singh who immediately started suffixing caste name after he was promoted to secretary. Because he knows RSS likes caste factor every where.
Here are a few news cutting. And in the end a satire composed by me. -BSG, Amritsar
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Sehajdhari Issue:SGPC to file fresh affidavit in court
Tribune News Service Amritsar , December 28…………………The meeting, chaired  by SGPC chief Avtar Singh also decided to constitute a three- member committee to fix responsibility of those responsible for submitting ‘distorted’ definition of ‘Sehajdharii in Punjab and Haryana High Court. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081229/punjab1.htm
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http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050226/punjab1.htm#18
Panel order on Dalmegh stayed
Our High Court Correspondent
Chandigarh, February 25
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today stayed the operation of the February 21 order of the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission (SGJC) restraining Mr Dalmegh Singh and Mr Major Singh from working as secretary and assistant secretary of the SGPC, respectively.
Taking up a petition filed by Mr Dalmegh Singh and Mr Major Singh challenging the validity of the interim order passed by the newly-reconstituted commission, the Bench of Mr Justice J.S. Khehar and Mr Justice S.N. Aggarwal issued notice to March 10.
In their petition, they have also alleged that the SGJC committed wilful contempt of court by issuing such an order.
The three-member SGJC had, on the very first day of joining, restrained the two from functioning for allegedly causing loss of six gold spades and silver bowls during the kar seva of the holy tank of the Golden Temple .
The case will now come up on March 10.
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Bibi Jagir Kaur disqualified as SGPC chief
Varinder Walia
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, July 19
In a landmark order, first such decision after the enactment of the Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925, the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission (SGJC) today disqualified Bibi Jagir Kaur as SGPC chief for five years.


Passing the decree with costs, the SGJC ordered Bibi Jagir Kaur to deposit Rs 2.55 crore in the SGPC funds along with 9 per cent per annum interest from the date of filing the petition till its realisation. The order reads, “she is removed from the membership of SGPC and consequently from its presidentship. She is further disqualified to become member of the SGPC or its executive body for the period of five years”.

However, Bibi Jagir Kaur said she would comment on the order after getting a copy of the same. However, Prof H.S. Bolina, a close confidant of the SGPC chief alleged the ‘SGJC was biased’. Earlier, Bibi Jagir Kaur had openly challenged the jurisdiction of SGJC when she was directed to remove Mr Dalmegh Singh as secretary SGPC in a case.



http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sikh-youth/message/8054 SGPC secretaries on warpath
Varinder Walia
Tribune News Service
Amritsar, August 7
The missive, written by Mr Raghbir Singh, one of the four secretaries, to the SGPC chief, Bibi Jagir Kaur, has brought to light internal strife within the SGPC, raising many eyebrows in the Panthic circles. A copy had been sent to the Sikh Gurdwara Judicial Commission.
Levelling serious charges against Mr Dalmegh Singh, another secretary, Mr Raghbir Singh has said the former had been �misguiding� SGPC presidents with a view to getting �undue favour�, including promotions. The communication alleged that certain �red entries� in the �personal file� of Mr Dalmegh Singh could be enough proof of his handling of the administration in the past.
Mr Raghbir Singh alleged that following serious reports, the then SGPC chief Gurcharan Singh Tohra, had transferred Mr Dalmegh Singh to Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib. He said he was senior to Mr Dalmegh Singh, who remained his subordinate for many years.

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The following satire in Punjabi Ravi font. If your computer does not show it clearly, language settings are required to be made in the control panel of your computer.
 
ਚਮਚੀ ਵਿਚ ਨਾ ਸਾਡਾ ਸਾਨੀ

ਸਿੰਘ ਕਹਿਣ ਸਾਡਾ ਨਿਰਮਲ ਪੰਥ
ਪਰ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਤਾਂ ਬੋਰਿੰਗ ਲਗੇ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ
'ਪ੍ਰੇਮ' 'ਸੱਚ' 'ਧਰਮ' ਟਾਹਰਾਂ ਲਾਵੇ
ਸਾਡਾ ਤਾਂ ਮੱਥਾ ਚਕਰਾਵੇ
ਕਾਹਦਾ ਧਰਮ, ਕਾਹਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਚਾਰ
ਕਾਹਨੂੰ ਹੋਈਏ ਅਸੀ ਖਵਾਰ
ਕਰੋ ਚਾਪਲੂਸੀ ਤੇ ਬੇਸ਼ੱਕ ਚੋਰੀ,
ਸਥਾਨ ਢੱੁਹਾਓ, ਕਾਰ ਸੇਵਾ ਹੋਰੀਂ।
ਵਿਚੋਂ ਫਿਰ ਦਲਾਲੀ ਕਮਾਓ,
ਬੋਲਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਨੂੰ ਜੁਤੀਆਂ ਲਾਓ।
ਜਿਥੇ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ ਪਹਿਲੀ ਲੜਾਈ
ਚੌੜੀ ਲੋਹਗੜ੍ਹ ਕੰਧ ਢੁਹਾਈ
ਸਰਕਾਰੋਂ ਮੋਟੀ ਕੀਮਤ ਪਾਈ
ਢੁਹਾਏ ਗੁਰੂਓਂ ਕੇ ਮਹਿਲ
ਇਹ ਤਾਂ ਕੰਮ ਹੀ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਹਿਲ
ਚਮਕੌਰ ਦੀ ਗੜੀ ਅਸਾਂ ਢੁਹਾਈ
ਮੂੰਹ ਮੰਗੀ ਫਿਰ ਕੀਮਤ ਪਾਈ
ਢਾਹਿਆ ਸਰਹੰਦ ਬੁਰਜ ਸੀ ਠੰਡਾ
ਬਦਲਤਾ ਅਸੀ ਪੰਥ ਦਾ ਝੰਡਾ
ਕਿਲ੍ਹਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਅਸੀ ਮਿੱਥ ਕੇ ਵੈਰੀ
ਹੁਣ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਗੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਵਾਰੀ
ਇਹੋ ਆਰ ਐਸ ਐਸ ਫੁਰਮਾਨ
ਬਚੇ ਨ ਕੋਈ ਸਿੱਖੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ
ਚਿਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਏਥੇ ਦੇ ਏਹੋ ਕਾਰੇ
ਐਵੇ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ ਮਸੰਦ ਸੀ ਸਾੜੇ
ਪੈਸਾ ਰਾਜਸੀ ਕਾਨਫ੍ਰੰਸ ਤੇ ਲਾਓ,
ਲੰਗਰ ਲਾਓ, ਕਨਾਤ ਲੈ ਜਾਓ
ਵਿਚ ਅਖਬਾਰਾਂ ਇਸ਼ਤਿਹਾਰ ਲਵਾਓ
'ਵੱਡੇ ਤੇ ਛੋਟੇ' ਫਿਰ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਕਮਾਓ
ਛਾਪੇ ਕੌਣ, ਗੁਟਕਾ ਕਤਾਬ,
ਨਾਂ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨ ਤੇ ਨਾ ਕੋਈ ਬਾਤ
ਆਪਣਾ ਚੈਨਲ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਨਹੀ ਕਰਨਾ
ਰੇਡੀਓ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਨੇ ਕੀ ਕਰਨਾ?
ਖੂਬ ਪ੍ਰਾਈਵੇਟ ਟੀ ਵੀ ਚਲੇ
ਕ੍ਰੋੜਾਂ ਹਿਸਾਬ ਦਲਾਲੀ ਘੱਲੇ
ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦਾ ਮਨੋਰੰਜਨ ਕਰਾਏ
ਕੀ ਹੋਇਆ ਨੰਗੇਜ ਦਿਖਾਏ
ਸਵਖਤੇ ਸੀਆਈ ਡੀ ਦਫਤਰ ਜਾਣਾ
ਆਏ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦੀ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਪੁਚਾਣਾ
ਮੋਬਾਈਲ ਨੇ ਕੀਤਾ ਸਾਨੂੰ ਨਿਹਾਲ
ਚਲੇ ਕੰਮੇਟਰੀ ਹੁਣ ਨਾਲੋ ਨਾਲ
ਜੇ ਫਿਰ ਨਵਾ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਬਦਲ ਆਵੇ,
ਦਲਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ ਓਨੂੰ ਸਮਝਾਵੇ
ਸਾਹਿਬ ਏਥੋ ਦਾ ਹੈ ਇਹੀ ਦਸਤੂਰ
ਪੈਸੇ ਵਿਚ ਹਰ ਕੋਈ ਮਸਰੂਫ
ਸਾਹਿਬ ਤੁਸੀ ਵੀ ਕਮਾਈ ਕਰਲੋ
ਮੌਕਾ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਝੋਲੀਆਂ ਭਰਲੋ
ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਾਂ, ਖਾਓ ਵੇਚੋ ਜਮੀਨ
ਏਹੋ ਮੌਕਾ ਜੇ ਹਸੀਨ
" ਭੋਲੇ" ਸੋਨ ਕਹੀਆਂ ਚੜਾਵਨ
ਰਾਤੀ ਓਹ ਲੋਹਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਵਨ
ਟੌਹੜੇ ਦਾ ਸੀ ਇਹੋ ਉਪਦੇਸ
ਮਤਾਹਿਤ ਤੇ ਨਹੀ ਬਣਾਉਣਾ ਕੇਸ
ਓਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਕਮਾਵਣ ਦੇਵੋ
ਕੋਠੀ ਕਾਰ ਬਣਾਵਣ ਦੇਵੋ
ਅਫਸਰ ਖੱੁਸ਼ ਮਤਾਹਿਤ ਫੁਕਰੇ
ਈਮਾਨਦਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਲਾਓ ਨੱੁਕਰੇ
ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ ਅਸਾਂ ਕਮਾਈਆਂ
ਜੋਗੀ ਤਖਤੀਆਂ ਥਾਵੀਂ ਲਾਈਆਂ
ਜਿਸ ਤੇ ਲਿਖੀ ਇਹੋ ਕਹਾਣੀ
ਸਿੱਖੋ ਮਤ ਕਰੋ ਪਾਠ ਗੁਰਬਾਣੀ
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਹੀ ਪੜਨੀ
ਰੀੜ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਸਿੱਧੀ ਕਰਨੀ
ਸਾਅਈਆਂ ਦੀ ਕਰ ਤੀ ਬੱਲੇ ਬੱਲੇ
ਨਾਦ ਜੋਤ ਦੀ ਗਲ ਅੱਜ ਚੱਲੇ
ਸਾਡੇ ਜੇ ਅੱਜ ਵੱਸ ਪਏ ਚੱਲਣ
ਰਾਧਾ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਮੱਲਣ
ਮਸਕੀਨ ਨੂੰ ਪੰਥ ਰਤਨ ਦਿਵਾਇਆ
ਐਸਾ ਹੈ ਅਸਾਂ ਚੱਕ੍ਰ ਚਲਾਇਆ
" ਭੋਲੇ ਸਿੱਖ" ਚੜਾਵਨ ਰੁਮਾਲੇ
ਸੋਨੇ ਦੇ ਛੱਬੇ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਦੁਸ਼ਾਲੇ
ਵਾਪਸ ਅਸੀ ਦੁਕਾਨੇ ਪੁਚਾਈਏ
ਹਿੱਸਾ ਚੌਥਾ ਓਦੋਂ ਹੀ ਪਾਈਏ
ਪੰਥ ਨੇ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਭੇਜੇ ਚੁਣ ਚੁਣ
ਅਸਾਂ ਪੜਾਏੇ ਉਨੀਂ ਇਹੋ ਗੁਣ
ਸਾਲ ਵਿਚ ਇਕ ਵਾਰ ਬੁਲਾਈਏ
ਓਹ ਵੀ ਲਿਫਾਫਾ ਖੋਲ ਸੁਣਾਈਏ
ਹੋਇਆ ਪੰਥ ਅੱਜ ਇਕੱਤ੍ਰ
ਫਲਾਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਤੇ ਫਲਾਨਾ ਸਕੱਤ੍ਰ
ਇਹੋ ਸਾਡੀ ਪੰਚ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨੀ
ਚਮਚੀ ਵਿਚ ਨਾ ਸਾਡਾ ਸਾਨੀ.

1699

CHHEHARTA:Dazzling Durbar, But Guru Silent

See Chheharta images at:

www.kartarpur.com/arch/chheharta.htm

Chheharta is a suburb of Amritsar also founded again by the son of founder of Amritsar. With the expansion of city of Amritsar, Chheharta which is about 10 km west, is now contiguous part of Amritsar. Chheharta is named after Chhe (six) harta (Persian wheels) i.e the giant well which was sunk by Guru Arjan Dev to meet the irrigation and drinking water demand of the residents. Till about 15 years ago Chheharta was a bustling industrial town and was a sub hub of textile and woolen industry which have since been shifted to neighbouring states. The trade unionist couple Mr. Satya Pal Dang and his wife who ruined the industry have been awarded with second and third highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri respectively by the Govt of India.

The Chheharta main shrine has been recently renovated by a Karsewa Baba.

I visited Chheharta shrine on 24-12-08 along with my guest Jarnail Singh of UK. Jarnail was damn impressed with the marble, masonry and glass work done at main gurdwara sahib the Chheharta.

Then there was a sumptuous langar and we ate to our fill.

I have been critical of the karsewa wale babas for the ruin of our sacred antiquity but now had to remain silent before the praising gestures of Jarnail Singh.

When we were leaving the shrine my wife who seldom agrees with my radical views lost no opportunity and said, “You always are critical of the Karsewa Babas, what you have to say today?”

I told that I have no remorse in telling that they are worst of the burchhas. (burchha is a Punjabi term for ‘enthusiastic but stupid people’) Jarnail Singh protested at this term and reminded me of the Guru’s injunction of defamation of a saint (Sant ki ninda) in Sukhmani . I tried to explain that they were not saints but extortionists and that it has become a profession in Punjab. I tried to explain how they have ruined the antiquity of Sikhism. But all in vain. My critical wife had got support from Jarnail our guest from UK. I became silent ultimately. I knew everybody can’t have sense of archaeology.

However on one point I made on the spot gain. I asked Jarnail, look you have been to Gurdwara i.e Guru’s door. But did you hear the Guru? Jarnail asked me to elaborate.

I said, the Guru has been silenced and the game of money is on. There no doubt was a continuous flow of sangat the devotees. Why there was no keertan? Why at least they could not recite Gurbani from Guru Granth Sahib? Why there was no Dhadhi to sing praises of God? Where have the Katha wachak the Sikh story tellers gone?

We had seen very healthy kind of our lazy granthis around. The langar was there.

Jarnail explained, “But you cant have preaching all the 24 hours?” I said why not when the man power is available? I said you seek permission and I arrange preachers for day time also and that they will do preaching for free because the Sangat accommodates them. I said what a preacher wants is numbers and the numbers were in plenty here.

Jarnail said perhaps you are right because 20 years ago when he visited Chheharta he found the audience was spell bound by a dhadhi and he was singing the ballad of Sixth Nanak.

I explained him how the RSS which has infiltrated into SGPC is not allowing the preaching activity. Sikh history telling in Gurdwaras is virtually banned.

Jarnail agreed with me on ‘But The Guru is Silent’

But he continued to have dissent on Karsewa Babas. But today’s incidence gave me tremendous support and Jarnail had to say, “Bhaaji you are right.”

The incidence

Today is Christmas and a Govt holiday. At 9 am a Mahindra Jeep with loud speaker installed on it lands in our colony the Diamond Avenue at Majitha Road, Amritsar. They announce with roar, “Karsewa of the birth place of Baba Naud Singh is on, do participate in it for salvation of your life.” They move from door to door.

Very soon we find our neighbour Kashmir Singh Khalsa is confronting them. We hear hot arguments. I also go and enquire. Kashmir Singh whispers in my ear that they were the pseudo-Karsewa Baba and were defrauding the innocent Sangat and that they belonged to Dashmesh Avenue colony near Bye Pass Majitha Road.

I intervened. I started questioning the head of the Jatha of 4 that was seeking donations. The Jathedar explained me that they were seeking donations because they are to construct a memorial for Baba Naudh Singh at his village near Tarn Taran. I said please explain me more and I will donate my till phul. He said, “Look there is dire need of ‘prachaar’ for the panth and we will do it from the new place to be built.”

I said you are preachers but how many of you do daily nitnem the prayers. The young sewadar said, “I do satnam waheguru only.” I asked are you illiterate. “No I am under matric,” replied the sewadar. The jathedar said he did nitnem regularly. I said what are the baanis you know by heart. He replied none. Kashmir Singh asked, “I hope at least you know 5 pauris of Japuji by heart?” The jathedar said, “No sir.” Kashmir Singh asked, “Just name what are the baanis of nitnem?” “Japuji sahib, Sukhmani sahib, and….(no further reply)” said jathedar.

Kashmir Singh sarcastically remarked to me, “Goraya these are the kind of your preachers you were to donate Rs. 5.” I said they are not mine, they belonged to Jarnail Singh our guest from UK.

And the jathedar shouted the driver, “Switch off the loud speaker and come back.”

Conclusion: Today we see basically two type of activity in the name of religion i.e construction and langar. And the result is Sikhs have become fat and are busy only in building magnificent kothis. Psychologically the Sikhs are down in dhendi kala and many because of worry and tension have become patients of blood pressure, sugar etc. The glorious Sikh is now no longer in charhdi kala.

1698

CHHEHARTA
Dazzling Durbar, But Guru remains Silent

See Chheharta images at:

www.kartarpur.com/Arch/chheharta.htm

Chheharta is a suburb of Amritsar also founded again by the son of founder of Amritsar. With the expansion of city of Amritsar, Chheharta which is about 10 km west, is now contiguous part of Amritsar. Chheharta is named after Chhe (six) harta (Persian wheels) i.e the giant well which was sunk by Guru Arjan Dev to meet the irrigation and drinking water demand of the residents. Till about 15 years ago Chheharta was a bustling industrial town and was a sub hub of textile and woolen industry which have since been shifted to neighbouring states. The trade unionist couple Mr. Satya Pal Dang and his wife who ruined the industry have been awarded with second and third highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri respectively by the Govt of India.

The Chheharta main shrine has been recently renovated by a Karsewa Baba.

I visited Chheharta shrine on 24-12-08 along with my guest Jarnail Singh of UK. Jarnail was damn impressed with the marble, masonry and glass work done at main gurdwara sahib the Chheharta.

Then there was a sumptuous langar and we ate to our fill.

I have been critical of the karsewa wale babas for the ruin of our sacred antiquity but now had to remain silent before the praising gestures of Jarnail Singh.

When we were leaving the shrine my wife who seldom agrees with my radical views lost no opportunity and said, “You always are critical of the Karsewa Babas, what you have to say today?”

I told that I have no remorse in telling that they are worst of the burchhas. (burchha is a Punjabi term for ‘enthusiastic but stupid people’) Jarnail Singh protested at this term and reminded me of the Guru’s injunction of defamation of a saint (Sant ki ninda) in Sukhmani . I tried to explain that they were not saints but extortionists and that it has become a profession in Punjab. I tried to explain how they have ruined the antiquity of Sikhism. But all in vain. My critical wife had got support from Jarnail our guest from UK. I became silent ultimately. I knew everybody can’t have sense of archaeology.

However on one point I made on the spot gain. I asked Jarnail, look you have been to Gurdwara i.e Guru’s door. But did you hear the Guru? Jarnail asked me to elaborate.

I said, the Guru has been silenced and the game of money is on. There no doubt was a continuous flow of sangat the devotees. Why there was no keertan? Why at least they could not recite Gurbani from Guru Granth Sahib? Why there was no Dhadhi to sing praises of God? Where have the Katha wachak the Sikh story tellers gone?

We had seen very healthy kind of our lazy granthis around. The langar was there.

Jarnail explained, “But you cant have preaching all the 24 hours?” I said why not when the man power is available? I said you seek permission and I arrange preachers for day time also and that they will do preaching for free because the Sangat accommodates them. I said what a preacher wants is numbers and the numbers were in plenty here.

Jarnail said perhaps you are right because 20 years ago when he visited Chheharta he found the audience was spell bound by a dhadhi and he was singing the ballad of Sixth Nanak.

I explained him how the RSS which has infiltrated into SGPC is not allowing the preaching activity. Sikh history telling in Gurdwaras is virtually banned.

Jarnail agreed with me on ‘But The Guru is Silent’

But he continued to have dissent on Karsewa Babas. But today’s incidence gave me tremendous support and Jarnail had to say, “Bhaaji you are right.”

The incidence

Today is Christmas and a Govt holiday. At 9 am a Mahindra Jeep with loud speaker installed on it lands in our colony the Diamond Avenue at Majitha Road, Amritsar. They announce with roar, “Karsewa of the birth place of Baba Naud Singh is on, do participate in it for salvation of your life.” They move from door to door.

Very soon we find our neighbour Kashmir Singh Khalsa is confronting them. We hear hot arguments. I also go and enquire. Kashmir Singh whispers in my ear that they were the pseudo-Karsewa Baba and were defrauding the innocent Sangat and that they belonged to Dashmesh Avenue colony near Bye Pass Majitha Road.

I intervened. I started questioning the head of the Jatha of 4 that was seeking donations. The Jathedar explained me that they were seeking donations because they are to construct a memorial for Baba Naudh Singh at his village near Tarn Taran. I said please explain me more and I will donate my till phul. He said, “Look there is dire need of ‘prachaar’ for the panth and we will do it from the new place to be built.”

I said you are preachers but how many of you do daily nitnem the prayers. The young sewadar said, “I do satnam waheguru only.” I asked are you illiterate. “No I am under matric,” replied the sewadar. The jathedar said he did nitnem regularly. I said what are the baanis you know by heart. He replied none. Kashmir Singh asked, “I hope at least you know 5 pauris of Japuji by heart?” The jathedar said, “No sir.” Kashmir Singh asked, “Just name what are the baanis of nitnem?” “Japuji sahib, Sukhmani sahib, and….(no further reply)” said jathedar.

Kashmir Singh sarcastically remarked to me, “Goraya these are the kind of your preachers you were to donate Rs. 5.” I said they are not mine, they belonged to Jarnail Singh our guest from UK.

And the jathedar shouted the driver, “Switch off the loud speaker and come back.”

Conclusion: Today we see basically two type of activity in the name of religion i.e construction and langar. And the result is Sikhs have become fat and are busy only in building magnificent kothis. Psychologically the Sikhs are down in dhendi kala and many because of worry and tension have become patients of blood pressure, sugar etc. The glorious Sikh is now no longer in charhdi kala.

1697

Ask yourself whether I love U. On Communal Harmony

Educated are fanatic while illiterate are religious

I often dream of social unity of Punjabis that existed before 20th century and try to debate this issue among friends on whether is it still possible. Often the response ‘you pursue a mirage’ and I get silent because I find enough substance in the opposition. Notwithstanding, I don’t know why I don’t give it up all together? The idea keeps lingering in my mind.

I took my lesson on communal harmony 40 years ago and today I feel my first lesson is more realistic and relevant.

My year of birth is 1951 and I come from the border area. My school was less than one km from Indo-Pak border. Both in the school and village often the Muslims were subject of discussions. Despite the bloody 1947, I would often find many people spoke in favour of Muslims while the majority complained that they were very fanatic. People would tell that the very religion i.e Islam advocates contempt of non-Muslims and they are referred as kafirs.

On the our side our Hindu brothers call the Muslims ‘malechh’ an equally a derogatory term. Our amritdhari Singhs are also equally ‘fanatic’. They can take you to task if you are found bowing before a grave. They have stories from history how Guru Gobind Singh ji himself was punished by the Khalsa when he bowed before a grave.


My nephew (though senior in age to me) Budha Singh Marar was posted as BSF inspector at border post Khasa which was only 2km from my school. My father recommended me a student of std 8 to Budha Singh, “This boys insists on seeing some Musalmans, help him meet one.”

Budha Singh took me to border post. Budha took 3 jawans with him and left for ‘no-man’s land’. A jawan waved a white flag and 4 Pakistani soldiers slowly but majestically moved through elephant grass towards us. Budha introduced me to their commander and told him that I was curious to see some Pakistani. It was a strange environment. We were surrounded by elephant grass which grows up to 10 feet. But there was no sense of any insecurity in our mind. The commander spoke Pothohari Punjabi. He asked me a lot of academic questions. Then he encouraged me to ask some question. I asked him, what do you think of us? Do you hate us? He was calm for some time and replied, “You better ask your mind, you have the answer, if you love us, we love you.”

Today when I think of communal discord, I more and more remember that Pothohari Pathan. It is the mutual suspicion that creates hatred. Reading 1947 also we know the all massacres were result of rumours.

To be realistic there are references in religious scriptures that speak against the non-believers. But the root cause of , these historical anecdote are needed to be read in right perspective. Take the example of Islam. I think Hazret Mohd sahib termed kafirs to such opponents (Quraish tribe) who were hell bent to eliminate him. Also when I read Gurbani, I find it condemns hypocrites, of any religious belief. A pundit or a yogi might feel offended when lines critical of pseudo yogis or pundits are referred to. In fact calls of the prophets are against all kind of falsehood in the name of religion. The opponents and vested interest project those statements in the colours of their choice to raise the communal passions. I have failed to unearth any religious statement which advocates that salvation is not possible through the opponents’ religious path.

All I have failed to detect is some justification on the harsh treatment of shudras the low castes of Brahmins. But then I find a reference in Ramayan where the god Rama himself consumes leftover (juthe) bers of Bhilni the shudra woman. I consulted a Brahmin on this and he gave an interesting explanation to it by quoting again a shastra the scripture that food or water vomited (ugla hua) by shudra woman can be consumed in times of distress by a Brahmin who is otherwise prohibited to consume anything touched by shudra. A strange commandment indeed..

Thus the religious beliefs do have pro and against commandments ( and contradictory ) against other communities, no doubt. The civilized world need to devise ways to work with all this. But unfortunately the governments all over the world have on the contrary encouraged dissensions among various communities. I find worst kind of hypocrisy on the part of Indian governments on this. My view is mool mantra the guiding principle of secret agencies is to create cleavage among communities. I wonder if some government is serious on the subject of communal harmony. The institution of democracy, I feel, is a sworn enemy of communal harmony.

But I find that people have been living together for centuries and communal discord was something unknown before 20th century. It were the British who authored the policy of Divide and Rule and all successive governments in independent India pursued it with much more vigour than the British themselves. To be realistic the graph of communal disharmony is constantly souring continuously for a century. I wonder how this was not the issue in Sikh Raj of Maharaja Ranjit Singh whose 90% ministers were non-Sikhs. I am surprised to read history how the Muslims tried to defend the Sikh kingdom against the invading British.

I squarely hold the Indian and Pakistani governments responsible for fanaticism and communal disharmony especially the school education and media.

I am a Khalsa Sikh but my profession of writing (especially archaeology) compels me to go to temples and mosques also. On each occasion I am surprised with the presence of alien religionists at the respective religious places. I find both Hindus and Sikhs at the mosques and tombs and Sikhs in the temples. Sometimes I feel perhaps more graves are worshipped in E. Punjab than W. Punjab. If some fanatic of W. Punjab should visit E.Punjab his fanaticism will surely vanish. It is the Sikhs who are maintaining them. Especially it is the less privileged people who respect all religions. They are mostly illiterate and poor. But at the same time I find they have no less respect for their religion. I realize that it is the education which has spoiled us and made us fanatic. This is all creation of the governments of the day.

I am therefore compelled to think that an educated person can’t enjoy the fruit of religion. He can at the best become fanatic of any religious belief. This makes me a bit pessimist again. Then again I recover my self and start hoping, ‘no it is possible notwithstanding’. I have examples of West before me where the religion is working well except a few incidences of London.

But the second largest Punjabi newspaper of E.Punjab ‘JagBani’ dated Dec.23, 2008 once again raises my hopes. A journalist Mr. Surinder Kochharh of Amritsar has brought to light a Muslim family of Lahore which is desperately protecting a Hindu temple at Vachhowali Lahore. When I read the story of Choudhry Rehmat Ali Gujjar of Lahore, I curse myself for my pessimism because I realize ‘yes it is possible: Communal Harmony’.

I have scanned this story of Rehmat Ali in Punjabi and is available for readers at:

http://www.kartarpur.com/choudhryrehmat.htm

Today I think my first lesson on communal harmony is the ultimate key to it. We have to remove mutual suspicions of each other.

1696

Karah Parshad how to make it.
I have gone through mails of the distinguished participants.

My objection is I find a negative change in the way Karrah Parsad is prepared these days. This has taken place not only in Punjab gurdwaras but the Delhi shrines also suffer it.

The problem being that the atta (in ghee) is too much heated (fried) as a result of which the nutrients are lost as also the taste. One has to be cautious while frying atta so that (1) it does not stick to the karahi and (2) it is not heated beyond the desired temperature level. But the problem with our gurdwaras is that they ovearheat it. As a result of which 90% of the taste is lost.

We know up to what temperature the wheat flour can survive its food value. Examples of our baked bread or roti are before us. Do we bake our roti or bread to the colour we have in karah parsad? Are our rotis dark brown? No, we are overheating it. Whereas the fact is, in case of karahparsad every granule is directly exposed to the heated ghee. There is imminent danger of burning of flour. Remember time factor is important here. Guru’s house doesn’t allow hurry. ‘kahli da kam shaitan da’

The proper way is that we should heat the floor until there is a slight change in colour: a very light brown. Further exposure means nutrients are lost.

I discussed it with many people and every one agreed that taste in karah parsad is now lost. The reason is over heating. Our Gianis do it because (1) they are in hurry and do at full flame and (2) they want that the product is not sticky.

They don’t know that once the ingredients are in exact proportions, the problem of stickiness will be minimum but the taste and nutrients will survive. What if it sticks to fingers for a moment?

Guru willing I will take the Karrah Parsad prepared at my home to SGPC office and offer to the managers and presidents there. But I hesitate because I think they will not spare time for such a thing. Can any body help?





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--- On Fri, 19/12/08, JSGyani"Arshi" <jsarshi@gmail.com> wrote:

From: JSGyani"Arshi" <jsarshi@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [sikh_news_discussion] Karah Parshad how to make it.
To: sikh_news_discussion@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 19 December, 2008, 3:21 PM

Sardar Nahal Ji wrote:

Karah Parshad needs the following main ingriedients in EQUAL amount by weight:

1. Sugar
2. Butter
3. Atta (wheat flour)

YES and absolutley correct. The Ingredients CANNOT be reduced in any manner as per SRM. The Original recipe of this EQUAL AMOUNT comes from the times of the GURUS.

imho....even in this i can "see" the EQUALITY. ( of humankind..all men are brothers..man and woman...so kion mandah akheyeah jit jammeh rajaan.)...the Sarbatt Da Bhalla...etc. ...teachings of Guru Sahib shining out !! Perhaps that is WHY this Karah Parshaad is SACRED and ONLY distributed AFTER being blessed in the presence of the SGGS. (Outside of SGGS presence it is just Halwa/Karrah/ Gaffeh..etc etc....

Karrah/Gaffeh/ Halwa can hurt some....BUT NOT Sacred Karah parshaad - Gift from GURU JI to His Beloved Sangat. Dont we even have that tiny bit of shardha/faith in Guru ji ?? I wonder ??
It is a misconception. ...even if one DAILY twice a day visits a Gurdwara and eats a little bit of KP...imho his blood pressure/diabetes/ whatever may not be that badly affected - simply because the amount is so miniscule - compared to the olden days ( 1950/s i remember receiving KP in such amounts as overflow in both hands )..now adays one hardly receives a tiny bit.
CUT down on outside sugars/ghee etc in your food. cut down alcohol and control BP etc.

Guru Ka Langgar has traditionally been SIMPLE - Daal Roti with some condiments, achaar or salad. THAT is perfectly healthy.
Its our own additions/menus/ varieties etc that are unhealthy. All Gurdwaras should act to stop this...and REVERT to Healthy Daal=roti langgars only.

2. Secondly while the SRM only approves Karah Parshad as sacred food to be distributed in SGGS presence..many a time i have seen people distributing laddoos/jalebis/ barfis/bananas/ apples/sweets etc INSTEAD of Karah parshaad. THIS should also be stopped. ONLY KP blessed with Kirpan is worthy of distribution in SGGS presence. Other foods that cannot be KIRPAN BHET are not sacred/blessed. These can be distributed OUTSIDE the Darbar sahib only. ( Dry parshad comes under this category.... such sweet stuff is routinely distributed to sangats that visit Gurdwaras all over Punjab. Nanaksariahs distribnute ONLY dry sweets !! NEVER Karah Parshaad !!

Jarnail Singh

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 3:56 AM, Tarlochan S. Nahal <tnahal99@yahoo. com> wrote:

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Just minor clarification here. When I say butter, it means "ghee" or clarified salt-free butter.

Das

Tarlochan Singh

--- On Thu, 12/18/08, Tarlochan S. Nahal <tnahal99@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Tarlochan S. Nahal <tnahal99@yahoo. com>
Subject: Re: [sikh_news_discussi on] Karah Parshad how to make it.

To: sikh_news_discussio n@yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 10:39 AM



Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa
Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

There is a book called Karah Parshad Nirnia that discusses the preparation of Karah Parsad.

There is a standard method of preparing Karah Parsad. The "viidhi" (Recipe) is given in Mahan Kosh, but most Granthis and Sikhs who prepare Karah Parshad know it.

Karah Parshad needs the following main ingriedients in EQUAL amount by weight:

1. Sugar
2. Butter
3. Atta (wheat flour)

You also need water according to the need. No other ingredient is necessary.

You also need water that need to be brought to a boiling temperature and sugar needs to be mixed in it while still boiling. This is a short recipe. I cannot write a detailed message now because it can take a long time. I would be happy to write it later.

There is another important thing to remember among other things is that when you create the syrup (chashi or chahni) and cook the wheat flower in butter, the temperature of both the chashni and cooked wheat flour should be the same (high) when they are mixed! Karah parshad should be prepared by Amritdhari Sikhs and UTMOST care must be taken in cleanliness of hands, utensils and all surfaces where it is prepared. The area should be very very clean. The mouth and nose of the prepared should be covered with a piece of cloth and the person preparing it should be extra careful so that no dust or foreign matter enters the Karah Parshad. The preparer should have access to water all the time to wash hands anytime his/her hands touch something that is not clean. Hands should be washed with soap and running water as many times as necessary. A heavy layered sarabloh Karahi is the best to prepare Karah Parshad with a steel or Sarabloh Khoncha.

The fire temperature needs to be controlled at all times. Keeping high temperature even for one extra minute can burn the Karah Parshad or turn it dark. Similarly, keeping it too low may leave it uncooked or with knots. One need to watch an experienced person do it several times before attempting.

One should recite Gurbani while creating Karash Parshad and not talk anything else. If one needs to talk, it should be very brief and not disruptive.

There is no such thing as "Diet Karah Parshad." People who desire Karash parshad, but cannot have sugar, they should either take "swaya gaffa" or just take "kinka matar" (just a real tiny bit).

The method of preparing Karah Parsad has been prescribed for a long time, for centuries.

People whose have a medical condition should avoid Karah Parshad or take it in just miniscule quantiy.

Gur fateh

Tarlochan Singh







--- On Thu, 12/18/08, Livia Kaur <liviakaur@yahoo. com> wrote:

From: Livia Kaur <liviakaur@yahoo. com>
Subject: [sikh_news_discussi on] Karah Parshad how to make it.
To: sikh_news_discussio n@yahoogroups. com

Date: Thursday, December 18, 2008, 1:00 AM

sat sri akal,

this is not a test topic but a real question. we all have to decide what to do here.

Some people say to use less fat butter to make it , some say less sugar.

some say they have problem with sugar level in the blood, use fruit sugar. can we use other kind of sweetness ?

an old lady cant have sugar at all. so can we cook a small portion with no sugar or it has to be sweet ?

what does the sikh religon code say about it.

ofcourse people at home eat more fat than here, i know that but for the sake of the old couples suffering with some health problems, i ask your comments.

please tell us(me, others).

in the langar we dont allow chilli or hot spices because it upsets stomach, heart burns, causes acidity, sikh religon has many quotes of healthy body.

we do use spices to a minimum level also very little salt.

we wait the guidance of elderly sikhs. thank you from all of us here.





Thank You
Livia Kaur
http://www.whyichos esikhism. com/

Dear Sadh-Sangat ji,
This is the first time ever that I have read (heard) of honey substituting
Sugar. This is not right. No honey or sweetners other than sugar should be
used to prepare Krrah Parshad. Krrah Parshad that is offered to the Guru.

Introduction
Krrah Parshad is called "Tihauli Da Parshad" or "Tihaval Da Parshad." Both
mean three equal parts - flour, Ghee (butter oil), sugar and water three
times. We have to be careful not to use salted butter. No fresh or dry fruit, or
anything else should be added to it. It should be taken as blessing of God and
eaten with Faith in His Kindness. No greed in eating. A little amount of
Parshad is not going to harm anyone, I am sure. A few days back a Gurmukh has
already given its preparation in detail.

Preparation
Water and sugar are mixed and boiled to dissolve and make syrup (Chashni).
This syrup is kept aside.
Flour is lightly browned (like homemade cookies) in butter oil, on low fire.
When flour is ready (browned), keeping pan (Krrahi. It should be of iron) on
the stove, hot syrup is very gradually added to it along with stirring it
briskly with iron ladle (Khurpa - scraper).
Long kitchen gloves and apron should be worn to protect hands and arms from
any hot portions of Parshad flying out. Stir it till it is just thick. Remove
pan from stove, keep aside and cover it with washed (clean) white cloth
(colored cloth can stain Parshad). It will thicken further as it will cool down.
Only healthy persons with healthy hands should make or distribute Parshad.

Precautions
When preparing it, hands washed with soap and water, touch nothing else
except pot and pan for Making Parshad and ingredients to prepare it, head
covered, recitation of Gurbani - Japji Sahib, Shabads, Mool Mantar, Waheguru
Waheguru, Sloks , Swayas etc. and no talk. Dhyan - eyes should be focused on
Parshad. None should touch it without washing hands with soap and water.

Distribution
You have prepared this Parshad for the Guru.
No portion out of it should be given to anyone else.
It must not be distributed without washing hands with soap and water or bare
headed.
It should be distributed only after offering it to the Guru, Ardas, passing
Kirpan through it.
Naming Five Pyaras, their portions of Parshad are taken out and kept aside.
This portion is either mixed back in to main Parshad, if five Amritdharis
(Sabat Soorat) are not there.
Otherwise, if they are present, it is given to them. Or it is kept aside
for emergency (Parshad finished and new visitors come).

Distributors should not speak without covering their mouths with cloth (mask
on mouth).

I strongly recommend that Parshad should be distributed with a spoon
(ladle). I may do it at home, but have not been able to apply this to the Gurdwara
here. Our Bhais keep stuck to their usual routines.

Leftover Parshad
Left over Parshad cannot be offered to the Guru again.
It can be added to fresh Parshad after Ardas for it, Kirpan-Bhet and taking
out share of Panj Pyaras.
Similary, after this basic discipline of Parshad, regular Krrah Parshad, or
Pinni-Parshad from other historical Gurdwaras (five Takhts etc.) can be added
to it.
As a usual discipline Parshad is not re-heated.

With regards,
Kulwant Singh Khokhar.
USA.

Friday, Dec: 19, 08.
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fateh

Bibi Sukhmander Kaur Ji,

Thanks for providing the illustrated recipe. This is really nice. There is a small book (100 pages or so) called "Karah Parshad Maryada Nirnai" by Giani Harbans Singh which provides a detailed description of Karah Parshad, its significance, how to prepare it, and distribute it, etc.

I just heard only for the first time that some people prepare Karah using honey and call it Guru Ka Parshad! Maybe I am too ignorant, but I think it is improper to call it "Parshad" because the honey it uses comes from the mouth of the bee which it sucks from the flowers and deposits it in the honey comb by reversing the sucking process! It does not sound very sacred to me!

Karah Parshad recipe does not call for honey or approve of any alternate method of sweetening the Karah Parshad! It is always brown sugar or refined sugar (mostly refined sugar). No Gurdwara ever uses honey to prepare Karah Parshad to the best of my knowledge.

Tarlochan Singh


Tarlochan Singh



--- On Fri, 12/19/08, Sukhmandir Kaur <sikhism.guide@about.com> wrote:
From: Sukhmandir Kaur <sikhism.guide@about.com>
Subject: [sikh_news_discussion] Re: Karah Parshad how to make it.
To: sikh_news_discussion@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, December 19, 2008, 10:15 AM
Waheguru ji ka Khalsa
Waheguru ji ki Fateh
Here is an illustrated recipe guide for making karah prashad
http://sikhism. about.com/ od/gurugranthsah ib/ss/Prashad. htm

I know some folks make prashad with honey and call it guru prashad in ardas.

Personally I believe we should stick to the original recipe and if someone cannot have fat or sugar they should take just a grain like we put into the mouth of a nursing babe. Cannot harm them and get the blessing. I know a woman who doesn’t eat dairy wheat or sugar and often just eats just raw foods who just takes but a pinch of prashad. The amount of sugar or fat in a pinch of prashad is unlikely to harm anyone. It’s not like peanut allergy where ½ peanut can kill someone.

swiss bank
Raju yours is a wonderful effort. I could have forwarded your mail to a hundred groups if you had given some source of the news. Please reveal it. It is really interesting.


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--- On Fri, 19/12/08, Raju Talwani <raju.talwani@yahoo.in> wrote:

From: Raju Talwani <raju.talwani@yahoo.in>
Subject: [Kartarpur] swiss bank
To:
Date: Friday, 19 December, 2008, 11:40 AM

Revelation on Swiss Bank Accounts "who can save india no one knows where tax payer money is going "

Revelation on Swiss Bank Accounts


This is so shocking . . . . . wish black money deposits was an Olympics event . . . . . India would have won a gold medal hands down.
The second best Russia has 4 times lesser deposit. US is not even there in the counting in top five !! India has more money in Swiss banks than all the other countries combined !!!!

Recently, due to international pressure, Swiss govt. agreed to disclose the names of the account holders only if the respective govts formally asked for it. Indian govt. is not asking for the details . .
. . no marks for guessing why ????

We need to start a movement to pressurise the govt. to do so !!
This is perhaps the only way, and a golden opportunity, to expose the high and mighty and weed out corruption !!

Please read on . . . . . and forward to all the honest Indians to . .. . . like somebody is forwarding to you . . . . . and build a ground-swell of support for action !!
Is India poor, who says? Ask Swiss banks With personal account deposit bank of $1500 billion in foreign reserve which have been misappropriated, an amount 13 times larger than the country's foreign debt, one needs to rethink if India is a poor country?.

DISHONEST INDUSTRIALISTS, scandalous politicians and corrupt IAS, IRS, IPS officers have deposited in foreign banks in their illegal personal accounts a sum of about $ 1500 billion, which have been misappropriated by them. This amount is about 13 times larger than the country's foreign debt. With this amount 45 crore poor people can get Rs 1,00,000 each.
This huge amount has been appropriated from the people of India by exploiting and betraying them.

Once this huge amount of black money & property comes back to India , the entire foreign debt can be repaid in 24 hours. After paying the entire foreign debt, we will have surplus amount, almost 12 times larger than the foreign debt. If this surplus amount is invested in
earning interest, the amount of interest will be more than the annual budget of the Central government. So even if all the taxes are abolished, then also the Central government will be able to maintain the country very comfortably. .

Some 80,000 people travel to Switzerland every year, of whom 25,000 travel very frequently. 'Obviously, these people won't be tourists.
They must be travelling there for some other reason,' believes an official involved in tracking illegal money. And, clearly, he isn't referring to the commerce ministry bureaucrats who've been flitting in and out of Geneva ever since the World Trade Organisation (WTO)
negotiations went into a tailspin!

Just read the following details and note how these dishonest industrialists, scandalous politicians, corrupt officers, cricketers, film actors, illegal sex trade and protected wildlife operators, to name just a few, sucked this country's wealth and prosperity. This may
be the picture of deposits in Swiss banks only. What about other international banks?

Black money in Swiss banks -- Swiss Banking Association report, 2006 details bank deposits in the territory of Switzerland by nationals of following countries :

Top Five
1. India ---- $1,456 billion
2. Russia ---$ 470 billion
3. UK -------$390 billion
4. Ukraine - $100 billion
5.. China -----$ 96 billion
Now do the maths - India with $1456 billion or $1.4 trillion has more money in Swiss banks than rest of the world combined.

Public loot since 1947: Can we bring back our money? It is one of the biggest loots witnessed by mankind -- the loot of the Aam Aadmi (common man) since 1947, by his
brethren occupying public office.
It has been orchestrated by politicians, bureaucrats and some businessmen. The list is almost all-encompassing. No wonder, everyone in India loots with impunity and without any fear. What is even more depressing in that this ill-gotten wealth of ours has been stashed
away abroad into secret bank accounts located in some of the world's best known tax havens. And to that extent the Indian economy has been stripped of its wealth.

Ordinary Indians may not be exactly aware of how such secret accounts operate and what are the rules and regulations that go on to govern such tax havens. However, one may well be aware of 'Swiss bank accounts,' the shorthand for murky dealings, secrecy and of course
pilferage from developing countries into rich developed ones.

In fact, some finance experts and economists believe taxhavens to be a conspiracy of the western world against the poor countries. By allowing the proliferation of tax havens in the twentieth century, the western world explicitly encourages the movement of scarce capital
from the developing countries to the rich.

In March 2005, the Tax Justice Network (TJN) published a research finding demonstrating that $11.5 trillion of personal wealth was held offshore by rich individuals across the globe. The findings estimated that a large proportion of this wealth was managed from some 70 tax
havens. Further,augmenting these studies of TJN, Raymond Baker -- in his widely celebrated book titled 'Capitalism' s Achilles Heel : Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free Market System' -- estimates that at least $5 trillion have been shifted out of poorer countries to the
West since the mid-1970.

It is further estimated by experts that 1 % of the world's population holds more than 57 % of total global wealth, routing it invariably through these tax havens. How much of this is from India is anybody's guess. What is to be noted here is that most of the wealth of Indians
parked in these tax havens is illegitimate money acquired through corrupt means.


Naturally, the secrecy associated with the bank accounts in such places is central to the issue, not their low tax rates as the term 'tax havens' suggests. Remember Bofors and how India could not trace the ultimate beneficiary of those transactions because of the secrecy
associated with these bank accounts?

IS THERE ANY ONE WHO CAN SAVE INDIA ?

Sehajdhari Issue: I have no faith in SGPC

Sardar G.S.Lamba (Editor Sant Sipahi) has successfully highlighted the dishonesty of SGPC in Sehajdhari issue. [We discussed it over phone also.] Lamba sahib and me have basic differences over the performance of Shromani Gurdwara Parbandhik Committee SGPC. While I am pessimist about the improvement of working of SGPC, Lamba is hopeful.

But under the present issue, I hope Lamba might have ultimately realised, that the proverb ‘haathi de dand, khaan wale hor te vikhaan wale hor’ perfectly applies to SGPC working. Lamba sahib is crying how could the SGPC file a reply in the court contrary to the SGPC Executive Committee resolution, or the Expert Committee recommendations. But the fact is SGPC did file the reply which was contrary to the wishes of mainstream Sikh community. The SGPC is in the name only and decisions are taken elsewhere while the president and executive is mere puppet.

I wonder why Lamba sahib never try to explore what are those forces which do this kind of thing, when every body is opposed to it? Who makes the SGPC officers to do that? Lamba should start thinking on these lines and very soon he will realize that there exists a hidden force which has made:-

1. SGPC is a democratic force in the name only because its members have no say in its affairs and are not allowed to assemble at appropriate intervals to decide things in a democratic way. They are made to meet once in a year that too for 2 hours, just to show faith in their leader. The leader merely sends an envelope prepared by that hidden hand.

2. Lamba sahib what opinion would you hold of an SGPC which publishes a book (Sikh Itihas of Hindi) ridiculing Guru Sahiban. Ours worst opponents might have spoken against we Sikhs but never against Guru sahiban. But SGPC did it, in that Hindi book.

3. The SGPC installs ( or allows to be installed) such hoardings where in Gursikhs are suggested not to resort to Gurbani Nitnem before sunrise. (Of course these were later removed on the intervention of Singh Sahib Jaginder Singh Vedanti)

4. The SGPC which took months to decide (against the interests of Panth) the offer of UNESCO to declare our dear Durbar Sahib as world heritage monument.

5. The SGPC Which demolished Gurdwara Lohgarh sahib, Amritsar, on the advice of that hidden agency. Remember Lohgarh fort reminded us of the superimacy of religion over politics. Lohgarh was a symbol of first Sikh political establishment and assertion and was founded by non else than our Sixth Guru Nanak. Lohgarh had wide walls upto 8 feet and would have survived till there was sun and moon.

6. The SGPC which can publish articles of other competetor faiths (like the Jogis of Radha Soami order) in its journal Gurmat Parkash.

7. Which can alter the very colour of Nishan sahib the Sikh standard. Please see the Rahitmaryada for this and mark the colour of flag. (As per Rehatmaryada approved by SGPC itself it is ‘basanti’ the yellow but SGPC hoists saffron coloured flags to please the hidden force.)

8. Not only that the ‘prasad’ distributed by SGPC is not preparated to laid down procedure and the formula. (They burn the floor to minimize the calorie value and reduce taste to weaken the Khalsa)

9. While the Panth Khalsa is daily, both in their morning and evening prayers seeking darshan of shrines left in Pakistan the SGPC took a decision on contrary to the wishes of Panth when its Executive Committee passed a resolution in the year 2001 seeking installation of telescopes at border rather than demanding corridor when we launched a movement for Kartarpur sahib corridor.

10. The SGPC which cancels pilgrimages to Pakistani shrines on one pretext or the other.

11. The SGPC which has banned preaching of Sikh history in the shrines under its control. This is merely done so that the Gurbani is not interpreted in its right perspective.

12. The SGPC which confers order of Panth Rattan on Sant Singh Maskeen a supporter of yogi mat who believed in bodily exercises in pursuance of path to Akal Purakh, who openly defended caste system of Brahmin, idol worship, who believed in sagan mahoorat, grih dasha and jantar mantar and ten incarnations of Hinduism.

13. The SGPC which rejects the apology of a descendent of Mughals for the tyrrany on Gurus and Sikhs.

14. The SGPC which has become den of corruption.

These are a few of kartoots of the so called SGPC, and I believe it has become a dangerous organisation for the Sikhs. They are striking at the very roots of Panth. BELIEVE ME IT CAN DO ANY THING. It is under the control of secret agencies like the RSS and is working against the very interest of Sikhism. The overseas Sikhs should get alerted. I believe an effort was made to organise Sikhs in USA and some confederation of Gurdwaras was organised but I fear that movement has weakened. May be the agencies have infilterated in that movement. That needs to be strengthened. I believe the UK Sikhs are in a better position to that. Perhaps UNO can also be moved on this after all it is the question of preservation of Sikh culture and religion. Lamba sahib I have no faith in SGPC the organisation which was formed after a lot of sacrifices. It is no longer SGPC of the pre Partition days. Under the present circumstances it needs to be disbanded. Mr. Lamba will appreciate that the problem which we are facing that kind of problems are being faced by the Muslim community also but they are in a better position because they don’t have any central authority which the ruler could manipulate. Our greatest assest has become a liability. Our opponent has infiltered into it to sabotage the Sikh movement of peace and love.



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--- On Sun, 7/12/08, SIKHGROUPS <sikhgroups@gmail.com> wrote:

From: SIKHGROUPS <sikhgroups@gmail.com>
Subject: 'A person trimming hair, beard can't claim to be Sehajdhari' - TRIBUNE 07 DECEMBER 2008
To: kartarpursahib@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sunday, 7 December, 2008, 9:24 PM


'A person trimming hair, beard can't claim to be Sehajdhari'


VARINDER WALIA TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE

AMRITSAR , DECEMBER 6 Glaring difference of opinion on the definition of "Sehajdhari Sikh", prepared by the SGPC executive committee and panel of experts may put the Shiromani Committee in the spot.


The panel of Sikh experts have clearly con­cluded , "A person cannot claim to be a Sehajdhari by trimming/cutting his/her beard or eyebrows in any manner". The meeting of the panel, held here on December 4 was necessitated when objec­tions were raised on the definition of Sehajdhari, passed in the executive committee meeting of the Shiromani Committee, held on December 3 at Chandigarh. However, some members of the panel alleged the SGPC ) ignored the suggestions e made by them at the meeting held under the

presidentship of Sukhdev Singh Bhaur, SGPC gen­eral secretary and neces­sary amendments were not made in the resolution passed by the executive committee meeting on December 3,.

Bhaur, Kiranjot Kaur , G.S.Lamba , Prof Suba Singh and Dr Jasbir Singh Sabar- all members of the expert panel of the SGPC said they stood by the definition pa sed by them on December 4.


To a question, Kiranjot Kaur , an SGPC member, said the resolution of the SGPC executive commit­tee about the definition of Sehajdhari was contrary to the one passed by them (Sikh expert panel). Edi­tor of Sikh monthly, Sant Sipahi, G.S.Lamba , one of the six members also expressed shock the executive body had ignored the recommenda­tions , made by the experts.

The SGPC executive committee had reiterated the definition given in the Sikh Gurdwara Act 1925, according to which the Sehajdhari Sikhs are those who are born in non-Sikh families, but follow the tenets of Sikhism. A Seha­jdhari Sikh is thus a non­Sikh who performs cere­monies according to Sikh rites; who does not use . tobacco, does not con­sume halal meat in any form; who is not a "patit" and who recites the mulmantra of Guru Granth Sahib.

In the resolution passed at a meeting held this evening, the SGPC point­ed out the definition of Sehajdhari given in the Section 2 (lQ-A) of the Gurdwara Act states the word "sehajdhari" con­sists of two words "sehaj" (slowly) and "dhari" (adopt a religious path) and hence these are those novices who slowly move on the path of Sikhism to aclopt its doctrine, ethics and tenets.

A Sehajdhari, therefore, is one who has entered the path of Sikhism and he will continue to be a Sehajdhari Sikh till he fully accepts the moral and spiritual vows of Sikhism, to be called a practising Sikh. The SGPC resolution also made it clear that when a Sehajdhari Sikh becomes a keshdhari Sikh, but he chooses to trim.his body hair, he will not be a Sehajdhari Sikh. Similar­ly, if a person born into a Sikh family (and is a Sikh), but chooses to dis­respect his keshdhari roop he will not turn into a Sehajdhari Sikh but become a "patit".

However, Lamba and Kiranjot Kaur alleged such a definition passed by the SGPC executive body would have far­reaching effects .

Sabar, another member of the expert panel said the definition of Sehajd­hari, passed by the experts should be accept­ed in toto.

Gandhi and Non-Violence

sudhir@openlx. com wrote,

"We take Gandhi as one of the pioneers of Non-violence as a methodology against violence and we strongly feel that this methodology needs to be developed further for the growth of human being."


Sudhir sahib!
non-violence is a methodology that needs to be adopted by the agitating movements the world over, no doubt. But this is what you can exhibit before sensible governments. The British were a sensible lot. The same thing can't apply to the present regimes in India.


What kind of non-violent movement was that which resulted into the massacre of 10 lac people and migration of one crore people. Do we have a parallel in Human History?

Gandhi was an astute politician. He knew what weapon would be most appropriate in his fight. Gandhi from the core of his heart, was not sincere to the principle of non-violence, is born out from the fact that when the Pathan guerrillas entered Kashmir in 1947, Gandhi approved violence as a means to push them out.

But non-violence as methodology needs to be encouraged, no doubt.



B.S.Goraya
Amritsar
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--- On Thu, 18/12/08, chattar saini <chattarsaini9@hotmail.com> wrote:

From: chattar saini <chattarsaini9@hotmail.com>
Subject: [Kartarpur] FW: Pledge for peace - let's do it !
To: kartarpur@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 18 December, 2008, 12:48 AM



Subject: RE: Pledge for peace - let's do it !
From: sudhir@openlx. com
To: chattarsaini9@ hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:21:31 +0530

Dear Mr. Saini,

I appreciate your frank response.
I can see the violence in the form of anger and frustration that you have. I am sure this is the result of the violence that is increasing in the society at all times.
And, this, I would say is the most important reason that we adopt Nonviolence as the way out.
I am sure you are open to hearing the other person's view point just as we are open to hear you with patience and respect.

We take Gandhi as one of the pioneers of Non-violence as a methodology against violence and we strongly feel that this methodology needs to be developed further for the growth of human being.

We need to see Gandhi in this aspect and develop this methodology further.

I am not interested in taking this discussion on the subject of Gandhi, since I am not having in-depth knowledge of his life. What is important for me and my friends is the aspect of Non-violence.

When the 1984 riots took place and when the recent mumbai violence took place - all of them very very unfortunate events - we were and are working to organsie people at grass root levels against violence.We will remain uniting people without any discrimination, till we have overcome violence from within us and from around us.
We will continue doing this work, because it brings joy to all who work in this direction and that is an achievement shared by nearly 5 million volunteers across the world.

I am sure we will discuss these aspects more and more, with mutual respect, since we both share the goal of happiness and peace for people.

with my deep regards,

sudhir


On Wed, 2008-12-17 at 13:22 -0500, chattar saini wrote:


Hello Mr. Gandotra and people of the org.in,

"Smeared forehead, loin cloth clad but hilting butcher knife, should reftrain from calling rest of the world annihilator" . GURU GRANTH

Where are/were you people, when Sikhs' HOLY PLACE was attacked, Babary Masjid demolished and the Churches are being underminned in your Hindustan, only to expedite HINDU, HINDI, HINDUSTAN as the only manifests to co-exist there. Slogan Non-Violence originators, the Followers of your Bapu in Gujrat, were one of the premiers to ensue Violence in Godhara under State impunity. Bapu's melieu has pattened the Society with such Governance since Day "1" that Violence remains ingrained for underpinning the Myths Of Hinduism.

Messrs begin house cleaning first then shore-up support beyound your shores(hence the mission statement).

Chattar Singh Saini



Subject: Pledge for peace - let's do it !
To: chattarsaini9@ hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:24:03 +0530
From: sudhir@openlx. com




Dear Fellow Indian Citizen,

The terror act in Mumbai (& the earlier bomb blasts across India) have exposed the world of Violence and its relation to the world of Corruption.
After the Mumbai incident, lakhs of people, from all walks of life have shown their anger with the way things are.
They have shown their opposition to Violence;
They have shown their deep and clear interest in Non-violence as the only way out;
They have demanded Peace through Nonviolence;

People are very clear that Terrorism arises due to Corruption and Violence in the system.

Violence has many expressions.

External violence manifests as :
Physical Violence (Mumbai like incidents, physical violation of a victim, war, killings etc.);

Economic Violence (Poverty, Unemployment, Exploitation etc.)

Religious Violence (when people are divided and discriminated as per their religious beliefs and incited to fight and kill each other)

Racial Violence ((when people are divided and discriminated as per their caste/race and incited to fight and kill each other)

Gender Violence (Violence and discrimination against women)

Psychological Violence (spreading fear, negative values and controlling people through that)

Moral Violence (Those who do nothing against the violence become an accomplice)

Internal Violence manifests as :Our fears, hatred, frustrations, insecurity, enmity, resentments, etc. negative feelings.

A person having Internal Violence is likely to committ external violence;
External violence causes Internal violence in the victim.

Internal & External violence are connected with each other. Both need to be overcome simultaneously and as a process that keeps going on over a period of time.

The time has come for the common citizens to say "Enough is Enough" and take charge of the society.
Criminalisation of the Politics by Corrupt people has vitiated the atmosphere and the result is ever-increasing violence for common people. There is no safety-security of life. there is no education, no jobs, no health, no transportation, not even toilet facility for more than 80% of the population, Inspite of so much talk of so much work being done for last 60 years.

Humanists believe that Human being has stopped evolving as Human. Most of the people are after money either as their ever-increasing- hunger or to secure the next meal which is not certain in today's conditions for most people.

Free Education for all, that is the aim of our Constitution is not met;
Jobs for all is not possible today;
Free Health facilities for all are not on the horizon;
Housing for all is not even a distant dream.

What is going on ? Where is the India that was dreamt by Gandhi, Bose, Bhagat and thousands of others who laid their lives for the positive future of Millions of Indiana ? What are we ding for it ? What do we need to do about it ?

Its time, we pause, think and take the next step.

Humanists believe that if Honest, common citizens come to power, things can change. If Politics can be raised to the level of the best social work, things can change.
For this, the Humanists have taken the mission to cleanse politics and provide a Government consisting of ordinary citizens who are honest, who are not criminals, who are not industrialists' controlled persons, who are not belonging to any particular family, religion or caste, but people who are just plain simple Indians and Human beings.
The Humanist Party of India, formed in 1984 by such Humanists has been working at grass-roots, organising and clarifying people on the Humanist possibilities of India is now organising itself to field candidates across India and invites common people to come together and work to manage the country by themselves.

Humanists believe that we can have the following aims (some of the points of Humanist Manifesto) met within a period of 5 years, by diverting less than 15% of the armament budget :

1. Free and Uniform Education for all, atleast upto Class XII;

2. Free Health facility for all through AIIMS like hospitals built in every district, linked to a functioning primary health centre everywhere;

3. Housing for all;

4. Job for all and a reasonable unemployment pay to those who cannot be given jobs immediately;

5. Profit to all Farmers on their produce and Comprehensive Crop-insurance;

6. Transportation and Communication to be given to 100% of population with comfort and on affordable rates on no-profit basis by the Government.

7. Upper age-limit for all Elected Political posts (President, Prime Minister, Minister, Chief Minister, etc.) to be maximum 70 years.

8. No one can occupy an elected political post (President, Prime Minister, Minister, Chief Minister, etc.) more than twice.

9. Referendum by people on every major policy before a final decision can be taken.

10. Every Elected member will be re-confirmed by the voters every 6 months.

11. Voters will have right to recall their elected representative at any time.
(Technology to conduct such quick votes exists at very cheap rates today and will be used for this purpose, thus bringing in Direct & Real Democracy in practice.)

12. Unbiased discussion with all arms-using group and separatists tendencies to ensure that all citizens of India will get dignified life immediately, thus bringing them all to mainstream of life and socio-political activity.

13. Respect for all cultures and religions without making them the point of differences and discrimination.

14. Comprehensive Peace agreements with all neighbouring countries and proportionate disarmament of conventional as well as nuclear arms with a time-frame target.

This way, we are building the Humanist Manifesto for the country with wide consultation of people. Such a manifesto, becoming the basis of next Government will end the menace of Cast-religion differences, highlighted further by reservations. Reservations will become null & void if education, health and jobs are secured for all, ensuring quality of life and giving them equal opportunities of growth.

The most important thing is for common-honest citizens to come forward to run and manage their own country, treating it as their own family affair, giving it the utmost priority.

It is time we take the next step.

We invite you to begin a new life, not just for yourself but also for the whole nation.
Take the pledge for Nonviolence and begin contributing in the noble task of nation-building as an active participant of the mission.

Let's get in touch and begin working together.

Visit our website and you will see the next steps to be taken, starting with the pledge and then after 21 Dec and you can choose the action that you wish to participate in.

We look forward to working together for our country, our world and build the new Universal Human Nation for all.

Humanist principal of giving the highest value to Human being is expressed as :
"Nothing above the Human Being, No Human below another"

Our contact information :

website : www.nonviolence. org.in

Email: info@nonviolence. org.in

Please bring the following text of the pledge with you :

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Bapu, Today, on 21 Dec 2008, I pledge to begin recognising violence within me and around me.
I pledge to begin working to overcome this violence from within me and helping others to do the same, thereby reducing and finally overcoming violence form society.
I assure you my sincere efforts to work to build the India of your dreams, the India of my dreams, the Nonviolent India that will become the beacon for the world, to build the new Universal Human Nation.
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Please forward this mail to others. Let's spread the word.

With best wishes for a wonderful India for all of us!

Sudhir Gandotra
www.sudhirgandotra. org

Yesterday the 12-12-08, Sangat Langa Kartarpur arranged a peace march in Amritsar whose main slogan was , SPEED UP THE PEACE PROCESS'.   S. Jagdish Singh Director 4S Educational Institutions and  Mr Awais Sheikh from Lahore Pakistan were leading the peace march   We are thankful to papers which have carried this news. We get the best coverage from Times of India,

http://epaper. timesofindia. com/Default/ Client.asp? Daily=TOICG&login=default&Enter=true&Skin=TOI&GZ=T&AW=1229147033921

our special thanks to Tribune Chandigarh

http://www.tribunei ndia.com/ 2008/20081213/ aplus.htm

More papers like Dainak Jagran, Dainak Bhaskar carried the news item. We wish the concerned Correspondents grand success in their careers.

Very shortly we will post all these news items on website at:
www.kartarpur. com/peace_ march.htm


B.S.Goraya
Amritsar
_________

Dear Sikandar sahib
AOA
I have added the rest of photos with me on Masanian and the new page will open at

http://kartarpur.com/Arch/masanian_2.htm

B.S.Goraya

Amrinder, Badal, MSGill, Punjab MLAs. Are they all terrorists?

A few days ago, I was sitting with an ex-principal of a Hindu college who is presently employed in a Sikh institution. The Principal was taking pride in Hindu philosophy and was prophesying that the dawn of Hindu Bharat was soon to take place on the globe.  Since he was a very very senior principal I could not use the strong terms, but politely asserted that it was a self praise and in fact Hindu India is destined to doom. I told him to look around and see how China has invaded India and he was crying ‘Pakistan’ ‘Pakistan’.  There was a computer set on his table. I told him the future belongs to computer. He felt elated. I  politely asked him, as to what was Indian in his computer.  I explained him more than 50% of it was China and rest was Korea, Japan and the software belonged to USA. He said the software in computer was Indian. I said you are mistaken. If 0.1% of the software was developed at Bangalore, it stands bought by US. You are paid only once where as the Chinese goods sells with every piece obviously again and again. The highly qualified principal became dumb after I counted the imported things in his office and what he was wearing.

The fact is India has become mad in fanaticism and so might be case with Pakistan. Both are doomed if they did not change their mindset and will be slave once again very soon. India is a democracy in the name only. It is a country of the exploiters and exploited. It boasts of its fair elections. But the world does not know that the poor voter is exploited in every case. I have my self witnessed political parties distributing cash, liquor and other intoxicants during elections. The political parties shamelessly send liquor trucks to constituencies. But here in Amritsar in the last election when a lot of hue and cry was raised against the distribution of intoxicants in Sikh area, a candidate Inderbir Sarkaria resorted to distribution of atta the wheat flour. He was praised!

 If you are allotted the ticket of a party you become millionaire overnight. Car loads of cash  automat ally land in your office. In fact this dubious democracy has devised means to keep the masses away from power. The whole bureaucratic set up is supposed to ensure that peoples aspirations don’t find expression in the election. The Govt set up has raised a huge army of intelligence touts to prevent and suppress the peoples feelings.

When I write this the Kartarpur Corridor is again in my mind. It is by now known to everybody that it is the Punjabi peoples movement. Captain Amrinder Singh ex CM Punjab has been its staunch supporter and so is S. Parkash Singh Badal, Ex- Chief Election Commissioner of India Dr. Manohar Singh Gill has strongly pleaded the case of Corridor. Most of the MLAs in Punjab including those of Congress are its protagonists. The  reason is simple. People in this region respect  Guru Nanak and Kartarpur is the place where he passed away.  Now does this mean that all these people are terrorists? If the intelligence agencies are to be believed they are. Because they want to give the impression that Kartarpur Corridor is the demand of terrorists.

Now when Pakistan has agreed to the corridor how can the typical Indian mindset accept this? And they have novel ways to suppress peoples movement. Now as far as issues of Punjab are concerned and when they are to suppress them they use the bogey of ‘secessionism’ and isolate the movement from Indian masses. This they have been doing since long: right from the days of Partition to Punjabi Suba, Dharamyudh movement and so on.

In the case of Kartarpur the mindset stealthily whispers, ‘it is ok, but it will bring the Punjabis across frontiers closure.’’ Now what ever the peoples aspiration who are you to suppress it? If you admit you do it what kind of democracy is it?

 And to prevent this it again employs its tested tool, ‘the secret agents’ or the ‘Pseudo-Khalistanis’.  For example when in 2004 when the movement for Corridor had become too strong and popular they used the services of a Pseudo-Khalistanis Dr. Jagjit Singh Chohan.

Now a days when the movement is again gaining momentum and  since Dr. Jagajit Singh Chohan has passed away, they use the services of S.Gurmit Singh Aulakh anther Pseudo-Khalistani. Recently S.Aulakh was deputed to Pakistan to meet the Pakistan PM on Kartarpur. Then a lot of publicity was made to that a Khalistani has met the PM of Pakistan demanding Corridor to give an impression that Corridor is not the demand of people of Punjab but it is the demand of a handful Khalistanis.

Now take the case of this gentleman S.Aulakh. The Indian Govt’s own Intelligence Bureau officer Mr. M.K Dhar ex Joint Director in his book ‘Open Secrets’,  Dr. Sangat Singh who has been member of Joint Intelligence Committee of Govt of India (The apex body of Indian Intelligence Agencies) in his book, ‘Sikhs in History’ both admit that Aulakh is an intelligence operator of Govt of India through their agencies IB and RAW.

This is how the Hindutava mindset thwart the popular movements in India to keep this sham democracy in few hands. But the nature doesn’t allow it for long. Paapi ko marne ko paap mahabali hai i.e the sin will be buried under its own weight.

Now appended below is a letter of this Aulakh gentleman who writes to Pakistan PM. It is self explainatry:-Hin

B.S.Goraya
Editor/Moderator:-
Punjab Monitor Magazine
www.punjabmonitor.com
www.kartarpur.com

PAK PM GILANI DECLARES CONSTRUCTION OF  KARTARPUR CORRIDOR ROAD

A detailed front page news has appeared in Jagbani the most circulated daily of Punjabi, according to which the Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Reja Gilani has declared construction of road connecting Kartarpur sahib with the Indian border. (We should not however be surprised how the news item remained blocked for such a long time as the delegation met the Pak PM around Nov 13 i.e Guru Nanak sahibтАЩs birthday gurpurab. May be it is now that the agencies decided to allow it in view of the Bombay incidence. )

It is reminded that Pakistan has already agreed to the Sikh demand of granting passport/visa free corridor to Punjabis from Indian territory to the shrine. The Pak acceptance has been repeated by Pak Govt on more than one occasion. But there was no road connecting the border with shrine. In 2002 the Pak Govt constructed the link road connecting the Shrine with Narowal- Shakargarh main road.

The excerpts of  English translation of the news, original of which is given below. Those whose email did not allow attachment can read the news in original  at www.kartarpur. com/jagbani81208 .htm  :-

GILANI GRANTS OPENING OF KARTARPUR SAHIB CORRIDOR

Amritsar, Dec 7 (Kakkarh)  Kartarpur sahib the Sikh shrine situated across the river Ravi in Pakistan for which the Shromani Gurdwara Parbandik committee and other Sikh organizations are demanding a free corridor from Indian border but the demand was not accepted.

It is learnt from reliable sources that the Pakistan Govt has now assured that a road connecting the shrine with border will be constructed. A delegation of Sikh pilgrims who called on Prime Minister was assured by the PM that all arrangements for opening of corridor has been made and it is decided that the road connecting the Indian city Dera Baba Nanak with Kartarpur will be constructed.

I was also informed that that a plan for conservation of Gurdwara Bal Leela has also been prepared.

B.S.Goraya

'Namdhari-Guru' passes on his seat to Jagtar Singh?

Every religion has sects. But certain Deras (seats) in Sikhism for their selfish motive challenge the authority of Guru Granth Sahib and their head claim equal status to that of Sikh Gurus. One such sect is Kukas the Namdhari. Their present head is Baba Jagjit Singh ji (May he live long).
The following email from one of their devotee will clarify that the Baba who has no son of his own has already passed on the seat to one Jagtar Singh. The fact is there is forceful tussle going on for gaddi which means property worth hundreds of crores.

As would happen with the writers in Punjab, a Namdhari Mr X once approached me explaining me that there was utter necessity of a living Guru and that a book couldn’t be a Guru. He challenged me that I can’t attain spiritual height unless I have a living Guru.

I posed certain questions and Mr. X went away with the promise that he will return with an enlightened Kuka to explain it all. These were my queries to him:-

1. A Guru teaches you gur the technique, cant it be communicated through a written word?

2. Where did Baba Ram Singh claimed Guruship for him?

3. How could Baba Ram Singh attain God without Guru?

4. Mr. X explained me that Baba Ram Singh also had a Guru in Baba Balak Singh. I said ok. But who was Guru of Balak Singh. X said, “Guru Gobind Singh was Guru of Balak” I said but Guru Gobind Singh ji passed away in 1708 and Balak Singh was living till 1862 AD. I said does it mean that Baba Balak Singh lived about 200 year?

5. Why you namdhari consider Balak Singh in the line of Gurus? Why your 11 th Guru is Baba Ram Singh and not Baba Balak Singh?



B.S.Goraya

Dear
Sadh Sangat ji

Sat Sri Akal ji

I have always been taught and so did Pandit ji at his many lectures that a Girl's home is at her husband's house. So I would like to know why Jagtar Singh was allowed to stay with Sat Guru Ji. I have not heard to this day that a Son In Law stays with his Father In Law. Secondly why was he not working for a living like the rest of the Sangat...............
................. This is all about money and vast wealth and who will eventually control the mutli Trillion rupee dynasty of the Namdhari Royal family who have factories, Land , Stud farms, seed farms, milk dairies, Malls, shopping centres etc etc etc in their own name and not in the Sangat's name. If I am not wrong all this money has come from the Sangat.
The first action should be that all the wealth should be transferred to Sangat's name. ................. Regards, Baba


--- On Fri, 28/11/08, NAMDHARI YOUTH <namdhari_youth@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

From: NAMDHARI YOUTH <namdhari_youth@yahoo.co.in>
Subject:




IK ONKAR

SRI SATGURU RAM SINGH JI SAHAI



Sadh Sangat ji

Sat Sri Akal ji



It is with the utmost grief and condolence that the Namdhari Panth has suffered the loss of Sri Maharaj Bir Singh ji (Sri Satguru ji’s brother). A loss that is irreplaceable.



You are all aware that Sri Maharaj ji’s funeral took place at Gurudwara Sri Bhaini Sahib in the divine presence of Sri Satguru ji. The body of Sri Maharaj ji was blessed by Sri Satguru ji before the cremation as the forehead of Sri Maharaj ji being touched by the pious feet of Sri Satguru ji. Sri Satguru ji, also comforted Mata Dalip Kaur (wife of Sri Maharaj ji) by placing his auspicious hands on her head at the time of the funeral to bless and comfort her.



Final prayers were offered before Sri Satguru ji, after the recitation of Holy Adi Granth in the presence of thousands of overwhelming members of Sangat who had arrived from near and far, including overseas, where Thakur Dalip Singh (eldest son of Sri Maharaj ji) addressed the sad gathering.



Sri Thakur ji said Sri Maharaj ji was blessed by being a ‘son of a guru’, and ‘brother of a guru’ as well as ardent gursewak of gurmat. Sri Satguru ji had immense admiration and love for Sri Maharaj ji. Thakur ji concluded that even though Sri Maharaj ji was the son of a guru, he revered his brother (Sri Satguru ji) with all his faith. There is no such example in the Sikh history that matches Sri Maharaj ji’s total dedication to Sri Satguru ji and the Sikh faith.



Sri Thakur ji challenged those miscreants within the Panth who conspired to allege that Sri Maharaj ji was ‘bemukh’ and who wanted to become a ‘guru’ were totally absurd and blatant fabrication from the real truth. Sri Thakur ji invited those scoundrels to come forward and face the Sadh Sangat.



After the cremation ceremony’s had completed, Sri Satguru ji at his residence, commented that Thakur Dalip Singh addressed the Sangat extremely well and sermoned that there will be a Mela in the honour of Sri Maharaj ji at Sri Jiwan Nagar on 1st and 2nd November.



Sadh Sangat ji, these miscreants (Jagtar Singh (son-in-law of Sri Satguru ji), Sri Uday Singh (younger son of Sri Maharaj ji), H S Hanspal, Avtar Singh Tari and etc) who have for so long destroyed the credibility and the unity of the Namdhari Panth, did not allow Sri Satguru ji and Sri Mata Chand Kaur (Sri Satguru ji’s wife) to attend the Mela of Satguru ji’s brother in Sri Jiwan Nagar.



In Sri Jiwan Nagar, 35,000 devout faithful of Sri Satguru ji had gathered, when Sri Uday Singh forbade the Sangat to use Sri Satguru Hari Singh College for their rest and sleep. This was the first indication on the first day of the Mela that Sri Satguru ji might not be allowed to come!



Thakur ji in his request to the Sadh Sangat appealed altogether to pray so that Sri Satguru ji would benign the Sadh Sangat with his holy presence on this sad occasion of the demise of Sri Satguru ji’s devout sewak and brother.

He stressed that Sadh Sangat’s ardas would make more sense than his own request before Sri Satguruji.



Chances of Sri Satguru ji’s darshan were fast diminishing as the first day was coming to a close but the Sangat was still confident that Sri Satguruji would listen to their prayers.



When the word had got out that the miscreants will not allow Sri Satguru ji to come to his brother’s Mela, the Namdhari Youth convened a meeting at Sri Jiwan Nagar and met Sri Uday Singh to plead with him that the entire Namdhari Sangat has put their hopes in him to act wisely and bring Sri Satguru ji to Sri Jiwan Nagar, to which Sri Uday Singh replied that he has already tried.



Next morning Sri Satguru ji phoned Sri Uday Singh and instructed him ‘mai Jiwan Nagar Mela te ana hai’ (I want to come to the Mela in Jiwan Nagar), to which Sri Uday Singh replied, your health is poor and you should rest and not come.



When Thakur ji got to know about this conversation and Sri Uday Singh’s desire not to allow Sri Satguru ji to come, while addressing the Sangat, he remarked, what is the purpose of Asa de Var – which teaches us to bind together but Sri Uday Singh does not want the unity amongst the Guru Parivar (holy family) and also does not also want Sri Satguru ji to be present amongst us here today.



Sri Uday Singh in a very frenzied and angry mood replied that no one can stop Sri Satguru ji from coming here and went on to say to the Sadh Sangat to leave the Mela.



Sadh Sangat did not move and Uday Singh with his four persons departed to Mastan Garh. Despite many humble requests to Sri Uday Singh by the Sangat to come back to participate in the Mela, he went off to Sri Bhaini Sahib.



The vehicle carrying Sri Mata ji to Sri Jiwan Nagar from Sri Bhaini Sahib was turned back at Bhatinda, so that she too could not participate at the Mela.



The Sangat still thought that Satguru would somehow come today. By the afternoon Sri Thakur ji in his address to thank the entire Sangat for their participation, cooperation at the Mela from all corners of India and abroad shared his disbelief over the events that had unfolded over the past two days and reiterated that he had said noting wrong to Sri Uday Singh. If Sri Uday Singh feels that this is not the case, with my both hands folded, I apologize and ask for forgiveness and ask him to come back to his father’s Mela, Thakur ji concluded.



It has come to know from Sri Bhaini Sahib that Sri Satguru ji had instructed at least 4 to 5 times that he wants to go to Sri Jiwan Nagar, but Jagtar Singh said that if you go there I will take poison and kill my self. Sadh Sangatji if this is happening now while Sri Satguruji is with us, think of the unimaginable..



On 18th November, tyrant Jagtar Singh brought a magistrate to Gurudwara Sri Bhaini Sahib. Hanspal and all the rest of the mafia were present. By fraud and force Sri Satguru ji has been made to claim that as he is frail and too old and cannot carry on functioning the affairs of the Namdhari Panth as the spiritual head of the Namdhari Sikhs, he therefore has surrendered the complete power of attorney to Jagtar Singh as of the date of the visit of the magistrate.



Sadh Sangat ji this treacherous document had been already prepared and Sri Satguru ji was merely instructed to sign it by Sri Satguru ji’s personal assistant Raspal Singh.



Disloyalty, double standards and enjoying ignorance in the face of kalyug in Sri Satguru ji’s Darbar of Satyug has been adorned by his own family and those individuals whom he confided and raised to levels beyond their own comprehension.



This is the core of our deliberations from the beginning, Sadh Sangat ji. We feel that we have alleviated this gross misconduct of these miscreants to every heart and mind in the Namdhari world. We pray to Sri Satguru ji to alleviate us all from these tyrants.

namdhari_youth@yahoo.co.in

Give up religion and you become Sick (Anxiety: BP, Ulcers, Sugar, Obesity)

I lived my youthful years as a communist atheist. Years ago, I took to religion and now I firmly believe that religious beliefs are definitely helpful to live a real happy life because the religion changes ones outlook towards life. I am not here talking about any particular religion but all religions. The thinking that science and religion are rival to each other is highly unjustified. They in fact are complimentary to each other and both have learnt a lot from each other. Both these fields try to bare the hidden mysteries of nature.

No doubt we have witnessed many ills of religion and a lot of blood has been shed in the name of religion. But I believe for this religious philosophy in not to be blamed; I mean basic philosophy of religion, not the side lights.  In fact when someone makes tremendous gain from a religious philosophy, he begins to take pride in that particular philosophy and because of particular personal behavioural traits, some persons develop a kind of hysteria which results into fanaticism. Like there are family oriented fanatics, racial fanatics, regional and national fanatics etc. similarly there can be fanatics of a particular religion. The religion on the contrary advises you to shed your ego and become humble. The fanatic type of people are such who have a tasted only superficial elixir of religion. A devout person on the contrary becomes humble and loves everyone.

On the other hand,  I believe an atheist person is bound to develop problems like anxiety, tensions, worries and thereby such problems as hypertension, diabetes, ulcers etc. because his mind has no mechanism that can reduce his worries psychologically.  For example if on road two persons namely one on cycle and other on Honda car are moving. The cyclist (if) being a religious is in the happy state of mind while the ambitious Honda man is in tension because just now a man on Mercedes haunted and taunted him with his blowing horn. Honda man dreams of possessing the higher car but his limitations bring negative feelings in him and he becomes desperate and then develops a kind of tension. The religious cyclist believes that cycle is his fate and may be fate has something more in future. Religion thus changes the human  outlook towards life and man is liberated from worries and ecstasies. Religious beliefs are salvation for man from these ills and one lives a happy contended life.  We Sikhs use a  proverb, “Guru Nanak ne jagg tariya” i.e ‘ Guru Nanak liberated the humankind’. Obviously he changed the human outlook to make them happy.

In this context, I believe (I may be right or wrong) basic philosophy of all religions is the same.

It will thus be interesting to note for an atheist to know how the religious beliefs eradicate worries of a person:-

1.     Belief in fate:
Religion tells you that the life you are living is predetermined. (pragtiya  sabh me likhiya dhur ka) Atheists have been contesting this claim but now the study of genetics have begun to believe that this could be true. Genetics (study of genes in chromosomes in cell nucleus) tell us that much of the fate of a person is decided right when he is in the womb.  So when a person starts believing in the fate he will not crumble at some loss and will take it as curse of fait and will live with it rather than complaining for life.

2.      Human Reality:
The absolute reality of our body is that it will merge in those elements from which it was evolved. The death has to any way.  Religion tells us that those who accept death right during their life time lead a happy life; the charhdi kala life.  For example when a person is baptized into Sikhism, the priests demand his ‘head’. It says, ‘first accept death, stop weaving  cobweb of dreams, become humble,  then come to us and let us to play the game of love.’

3.     Evolution from the one and only:   
Religion tells us that we are born from the ultimate element which is root of all elements. The entire universe is merely manifestation of that root element. We are one and the question of high and low is not thus relevant. We ultimately vanish into that element. Religion tells us that that matter takes birth (production) or  perish (death) also i.e the matter will disappear and can be created. The science on the contrary believed that the matter can’t be created neither can it be destroyed i.e the concept of  ‘chemical indestructibility of matter’.  However recently it has been proved that atom can disappear and would convert into energy. Disappearance or creation of matter is traditionally called ‘miracle’.  Remember recently an experiment was made underground how the matter will disappear. Even a century ago Albert Einstein's gave an equation, Energy = Mass x the square of the velocity of light (E=mc2) which is now being proved.

4.      Drama of Life:
 Religion tells us that the world is a drama and we are merely participant actors in it. It says do not get too much involved in it. I have an interesting example of this case:
My mother-in-law used to stay with us and was found of a TV serial ‘Kasauti’ being illiterate she would call it ‘secouty’ and we would all laugh at that. She would get annoyed if some one changed the channel when her secouty’ was on. One day there was some tragic scene in her ‘secouty’ and she started weeping. I found my wife was explaining to her that that was a fiction what she was viewing and the actress has not died in real life. But she insisted on weeping notwithstanding because she was so much got involved into the fiction. Religion tells us that what we consider as our close relatives are in fact co actors and family is in fact a particular scene we got together at. We will have to depart from this scene and may be more actors leave before we do. So don’t get too much down when someone leaves.

5.     Five tools of God
This drama of world is in action because of five tools of God namely Kaam, krodh, loab, moh and Ahankar (sex, anger, greed, attachment, and pride) which are in fact branches of the single root called ‘ego’.  They are the root cause of man’s sorrows. Religion tells us that once you know the administration (hukam) of God these five evils will not bother you (nanak hukme jey bujhe taan haumen kahe na koi). Thus the  whole drama can be understood from these tools of God.
Sex bothers us too much, but religion tells us to know the root cause of sex appeal; the male female attraction. We then learn that it is because the clever Creator expects us to indulge into it so that a child is born and the continuity of mankind is ensured. It is because of this reason that seed or wheat or paddy is born. All plants and animals are compelled to reproduce. The modes may be interesting to know. If this sexual urge is not there, who will produce the offspring then?
For example to move a car we need the fuel (petrol) similarly for our body it is the food which is fuel. The creator since insists on continuity of full scale drama he prompts us to take the fuel (food) and run this machine at full speed. The Clever has induced ‘taste’ in food so that we get attracted to it. Now if we take the food to the extent of fuel it is ok  and if we continue taking excessive food because it gives us taste, the same food will cause us trouble, we will become fat and a series of problem will occur.

In the same manner, sex is for reproduction and if we indulge into it when there is natural pressure  and if we ourselves induce sex urge for taste we will create problem for us. Many lives are lost in this exercise when they do not understand the secret behind it.

(b) If there is no moh the attachment who will bring up the child. Children will be born and thrown on roads. It is the attachment which compels us to look after and feed the children. The animals be it ant or elephant nurture their children. Similar is the case with lobh the greed ahankar the pride. These are the tools of Almighty and prompt us to indulge into worldly activity. They are the root cause of our agonies and interestingly world drama would be incomplete without them.

Our dukh sukh comfort and discomfort are in fact our state of mind (dukh sukh dove mann ki birtha) So if you start taking an event adversely it is adverse otherwise not.  If you have incurred some loss and if you start taking seriously then surely it is loss for you. But when you think that ultimately whole material property has to be given up then there is no loss.

6.     No paap, no puna
Then we you realize that what ever you have been doing in the past was not exclusively in your control, then  you have no regrets for the paaps (sins) you indulged into. You are bound to get rewards and punishments. But these will be restricted to body not to mind, once you are an illuminated person. You will remain in chardi kala the high spirited way of life. I repeat dukh and sukh are mere state of mind.

7.     Power of Prayer
A religious person holds a powerful tool when his knowledge and devotion is failing and one is in a sorrow/ anxiety state of mind. He can then pray before God to liberate him from that state  of mind. The philosophy tells him that material gains are useless but even then if one has not attained that height In spiritualism and still if he longs for something he can demand from the ‘giver God’ and he gets it.
The devotee attains further heights in his religious pursuit when he starts thanking God for the blissful life he is leading. From the depths of his heart he begins to say praises of God as he recounts his weakness.  Counting, singing praises of God (naam) then becomes the way of life of a devotee.

8.      Infinite God
The very concept of God that He is creator of entire universe, He is infinite, beyond our concepts of time and space, He is neither born nor dies to take birth again, the Nirankar is shapeless, He can be seen from His creations, at times He becomes attributeless i.e in zero/vacuum nirgun state and then with one stroke He creates universe, He is kind and responds to our prayers and that he is close to us, is a matter of solace and the devotee begins to talk to him.

He is a happy man now but devoid of that kind of thing which worldly people call happiness. He is above worries. He attains supreme bliss which no intoxicant can give.

(This what I have copied from various sources. Let us discuss it. I will surely respond to your guiding query at bsgoraya@kartarpur.com)

B.S.Goraya

What kind of scholars are we? Analysing Terrorism

I am a member of about 100 discussion groups and whenever any terrorist incidence takes place I find a hot discussion taking place among the 'scholars'. Some one writes,  "No! they came via sea." other claims 'they traveled from Kashmir .' One says, 'they were armed with AK 47' while the other contests the claim. Some one says they were Pakistanis the other says 'no they are Indians itself.' 'Islamic terrorism' ' Hindu terrorism' 'Sikh Terrorism' "It is RSS' 'No it is Al Queda', ' They were Punjabis from Sialkot '. 'No they were Mossad agents'. 

I often find our scholars ignoring that BSF or Coast Guard people are also human being and they are Govt employees like any other department; police, income tax, sales tax, electricity, municipal. How do you assume that the BSF man can't be corrupt? 

I find no scholar ever admits that the terrorist first accepts death in principle and resorts to killing others. Do we really ask where can a man be motivated to accept death in first place? What is the strength of motivation? 

No scholar ever discusses WHY AFTER ALL THEY ARE MAD TO DIE AND KILL OTHERS.

Why this terrorism in first place???????????? 

Can we really annihilate terrorism without removing the root cause? 

Are we really scholars? 

Are not we tools of one brand or other of the politicians?

B.S.Goraya

Probe Purohit's links with Sikh massacre of Chittisinghpora Kashmir

I am sorry my this mail will show the otherwise brave Indian army in poor light. This relates to killing of 35 Sikhs when the killers came in uniform. Now since Col. Purohit has been identified having links with terrorists we feel it is high time that massacre of 35 innocent Sikhs be also probed. The way L.K.Advani has come to the rescue of these terrorists, we suspect the same large group or what they call regiment might be there indulging into such activities.  Incidentally when on March 20, 2000 Sikhs were massacred this same Advani went to Kashmir to congratulate the army officers on the spot.

It is high time that India do some probing in this kind of massacre of minorities or else it will loose its credibility of  being a largest democracy of world where the rights of minorities are also protected.

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US president Bill Clington was to visit to India on March 24, but on  March 20,   35 Kashmiri Sikhs were massacred by men in uniform. Clington and the US media had then blamed Hindu militants for the massacre. Indian media had blamed foreign mercenaries acting on behalf of Pakistan .

Four days later the army killed five persons and branded them as the Pakistani mercenaries responsible for massacre of Sikhs. As there were persistent agitations against killing of those 5 Kashmiris the
Govt had to order enquiry into this and the bodies of the 5  Kashmiris were exhumed from graves and they were identified the real civilians at the much discomfort to army. The J&K Govt got it enquired from a commission of enquiry. As a result of which five army officers were identified and CBI charge sheeted them.

The then CM of J&K Mr. Farooque Abdulla was ready, as he has stated, to get this Sikh massacre also enquired into by a court of enquiry but was prevented by the Delhi leaders. Things became clear who was responsible for the massacre after the accused officers have openly confessed that they did it on orders from seniors.

It is more than 2 years now that the army officers were booked by the CBI but unfortunately no Sikh politician has raised his voice on the massacre of 35 Sikhs of Anant Nag district.  The Govt has not bothered to look into this massacre.

What does it mean? Are the rights of microscopic minorities like the Sikhs are safe in India ????

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I have given the necessary links to the concerned incidence as under. Please go through them carefully.

Those who can read Punjabi can find background material at:

www.punjabmonitor.com/XXI/Chitti.htm

B.S.Goraya

Opponents of Raj Thakre are real terrorists

ਅਸਲ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਰਾਜ ਠਾਕਰੇ ਦੇ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਹਨ
ਇਸ ਲੇਖ ਵਿਚ ਦਿਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਕਿਵੇ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਨਿਜਾਮ ਵਿਚ ਬੇਈਮਾਨੀ ਉਪਰ ਤੋਂ ਹੀ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਸੂਬਿਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਟੈਕਸਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤਕਸੀਮ ਕਰਨਾਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ। ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਜੇ ਬਚਣਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਸੰਘੀ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਅਪਣਾਏ ਨਹੀ ਤਾਂ ਨੇੜ ਭਵਿਖ ਵਿਚ ਭਾਰਤ ਵਿਚ ਕੋਈ 500 ਰਾਜ ਹੋਣਗੇ।

In my short journalism career I have had opportunities to interview some extremist leaders also and every time I am surprised to find a delicate and a humanitarian mind notwithstanding. Obviously these are the kind of people who think of the alternatives that can take them to the apex of power. So when these vacant minds (leaders) discover that a substantial section of society subscribes to a particular school of thought which has not been represented they would  run to snatch that particular ladder to reach the apex of power.

 Raj Thakre of Maharashtra is one such leader. It is a fact that some quarter exists in Maharashtra that subscribes to his ideology. And he has become a force to reckon with. He is not being kept behind the bars because the administration of the day is aware of the nuisance that will follow and  only such Govts afford lawlessness who are ready to go out of office.

So if at all you are to blame Thakre, blame the Maharashtrian people. And if you are real well wisher of the country or people you will try to explore reasons behind emergence of Thakre-phenomenon or Thakre kind of thinking. (And ultimately find Centre is itself the real villain.)

But I find its reasons from the book of a former President of India: India Divided- by Dr. Rajender Parsad. He believed (like any honest student of political science) that what we today call India , is a conglomerate of various nations.  And on the other hand there is an age old principle of political science that no two nations can co-exist peacefully under single ruler because one or the other will always suffer.

And this is what ails India .

Then after independence the bureaucrats have been consistently tutored to be faithful of the Centrist India rather than Indian people. Even a former Indian super spy (Open Secret-MKDhar) has confessed in his book  that RSS ideology is the real guiding spirit of Indian intelligence agencies rather than the spirit of Indian Constitution. The world knows that RSS ideology is an example of extreme chauvinism. As a result of which bei-mani the fraudulence is the guiding spirit of Indian governance. It begins right from the apex. Even after 61 years of  'independence' India has miserably failed in fair allocation of central revenues among the states. THIS IS A GLARING EXAMPLE OF A FAILED STATE WHICH IGNORES THE GOLDEN PRINCIPLE OF EQUALITY BEFORE LAW. Every time a new government devises its own formula on revenue allocation.  A Punjabi proverb perfectly fits into the case: anna vande sirni: murh murh appnea nu. (i.e ones own preferred while distributing.)

And this is the root cause of birth of Raj Thakres. They will continue to grow until India becomes a fair governance.

It is the result of this fraudulent governance:-

1. That in the Punjab state  the birth rate is 14.3% after ten years while the Indian average is 28.7%

2. That the Punjab state which was once considered to be the richest state (per capita income-wise)  has notoriously become liquor based economy where 1/3^rd of its tax revenue comes from liquor and the always money deficit  state has no avenue to generate revenue other than 'amals' the  intoxicants.

3. That Punjab state which was placed at 7^th place in literacy terms in 1951 is now fallen to 24^th place.

4. That in the Punjab state henceforth 20% of the boys will remain unmarried.

5. That the respective governments in the neighbourhood of Punjab  have enacted such domicile laws that Punjabis can't buy property in the states of Himachal, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan , Jammu and Kashmir while Indians are free to settle and buy immovable property in Punjab .

6. That the Centre Govt has advanced 15 year tax exemptions for the industries in the neighbourhood of Punjab so that Punjab industry is shifted to neighbouring states.

These are only a few examples that comes to my mind in half an hours. The fact is India is full of this and if it is to survive its only solution lies in Federalism i.e the promise it made before independence. So if you don't do it yourself then ultimately the people will themselves do but then Indian subcontinent will mean something around 500 states.

ਹੁਣ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ 'ਚ ਈ-ਮੇਲ ਕਰਨਾਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੌਖਾ ਹੈ: ਝਕੋ ਨਾਂ
ਈ ਮੇਲ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਮਤਲਬ ਆਪਣੇ ਦੋਸਤਾਂ ਮਿਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਰਿਸਤੇਦਾਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮੁਫਤ ਵਿਚ ਸਨੇਹਾ ਭੇਜਣਾ। ਕਿਉਕਿ ਅੱਜ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਲੋਕ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਵਿਚ ਖਿਲਰੇ ਪਏ ਹਨ ਇਸ