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« on: July 20, 2010, 11:17:49 AM »
chatroom vich sare song work nai karde aa... asi ta bore ho jandae song toa begar ...
nale song badal daya karo har week badh hoyi prunae song sun sun k bore ho jayi da
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« on: July 20, 2010, 08:32:33 AM »
Apnae app nu apa punjabi dasdae o ada banya c punjabi sooba-> nahi ta ajj apa nu kisae puchna nai c .....
Sikh Struggle 1947 Massacre Punjabi Sooba Punjabi Sooba Struggle
Bijla Singh
Background
In 1947, India was partitioned which caused largest migration of population and the worst riots in the history. More than half of Punjab was given to Pakistan and rest remained in India. Sikhs had no choice but to leave Pakistan and migrate to India. More than 2 million Sikhs were killed, property worth millions was burnt and destroyed and about 175 Gurdwaras were left behind. All of this had a great impact on the Sikh nation majority of which had been left homeless in new India where the new government did little to nothing to help them settle down. Although Sikhs had made a great sacrifice and lost major portion of their religious places and history, they were full of hope and were looking forward to finally live free way of life and exercise the right to self-determination. Unfortunately, this hope did not last long and Sikhs had to get ready for yet another long struggle with the new regime.
Unfulfilled Promises and Sikhs in New India
Prior to independence, Indian leaders had made numerous promises to the Sikhs such as setting up a state in the north part of the country where Sikhs would enjoy freedom. Three major promises were made to the Sikh nation, which were systematically broken.
1) First promise was that Congress will not pass any resolution that did not please the Sikhs.
"...in future, the Congress shall accept no constitution which does not meet with the satisfaction of the Sikhs" (The Lahore session of the Congress Party. December 31, 1929 cited in Sikh Politics, K.L. Tuteja, Pg. 168) "I ask you to accept my word and the Resolution of the Congress that it will not betray a single individual much less a community. If it ever thinks of doing so, it would only hasten to its own doom. I pray you to unbosom yourself of all doubts and apprehensions. Let God be the witness of the bond that binds me and the Congress with you (the Sikhs). I venture to suggest that the non-violence creed of the congress is the surest guarantee of good faith, and our Sikh friends have no reason to fear that it would betray them. For the moment it does so, the congress would not only thereby seal its own doom but that of the country too. (M. K. Gandhi, Communal Unity, pg. 165-167) The congress assures Sikhs that no solution in any future constitution will be acceptable to the congress that does not give them full satisfaction. (Indian constitution documents, Vol. 11, By A. C. Banerjee)
After 1947, this promise was not kept. On October 10, 1947 Sikhs were branded as “lawless people”, called upon to forget about their distinct appearance and submit themselves under Hindu laws.
“The Sikhs are a lawless people and a menace to the law abiding Hindus ... The [Government] should take strict measures against them." (Pandit Nehru, Indian Prime Minister)
Furthermore, Article 25 was added in the constitution specifically stating that Sikhism was a sect of Hinduism. No Sikh approved the constitution but regardless it was adopted by the Indian government.
2) Second promise was made to setup a state in the north where Sikhs would have the right to self-determination.
The main purpose of creating linguistic states is that the culture, language and script of minority of the linguistic area shall be protected. (Resolution passed by Congress in Calcultta, 1937)
Redistribution of provincial boundaries is essential and inevitable. I stand for same autonomous unit as well. If Sikh desire to function as such a unit, I should like them to have a same autonomous in the province so that they may have a sense of freedom. (Jawaharlal Nehru, 1945)
"...the brave Sikhs of Punjab are entitled to special considerations. I see nothing wrong in an area set up in the North of India wherein, the Sikhs can also experience the glow of freedom." (Jawahar Lal Nehru, Lahore Bulletin, January 9, 1930) Indian leaders not only backed out on this promise but regarded this demand as a threat to the unity of the country.
The congress found itself in a dilemma, to concede to Akali demand would mean abandoning a position to which it was firmly committed and letting down its Hindu supporters in the Punjabi Suba. The merits were no consideration, as the policy of the Congress, as enunciated in 1949 by Jawahar Lal, Vallabh Bhai and Patta Bhai Sitaramayyia had been not to concede reorganization of North India whatever the merit of such a proposal might be. (My Truth, Indira Gandhi, 117)
I can afford civil war in the country but not Punjabi State. (Jawaharlal Nehru)
We are aware that Sikhs have suffered greatly before and after 1947 but we have come to the conclusion that granting them any special rights such as an autonomous area is not reasonable. (Sikh Politics of 20th Century, Ajmer Singh, Pg. 144)
Creating a Punjabi linguistic state meant prospering of the Sikh nation which no Indian leader let alone a Hindu approved of.
3) The third promise was made to provide security and safeguarding minorities.
Adequate safeguards would be provided for monitories ---- it was a declaration, a pledge and an understanding before the world, a contract with millions of Indians, and therefore, in the nature of an oath, which we must keep. (Framing of Indian Constitution, B. Shiva Rao, Pg 181)
In the divided Indian Punjab, special constitutional measures are imperative to meet the aspirations and rights of the Sikhs. (Legislative Assembly, 1947)
This promise was forgotten just like the above two. Instead, statements were released to make India a Hindu country where minorities will have to either live as second class citizens or merge themselves in the Hindu majority.
According to Mahaveer Tyagi, “We do not believe in kicking the minority groups out of the country. Instead, our desire is to change their religion and convert them all to Hinduism.” (Sikhs in History, Sangat Singh, Pg. 249)
I do not like the word “minority” (Aeengar)
When Pakistan was created at the time of partition it became crystal clear that there remained only one community (Hindus) in India. (Vallabh Bhai Patel)
When the British left, no promise was kept by the Indian leaders.
The Sikhs felt that since they had made more sacrifices for independence than other communities and had suffered a great deal during partition, the Congress would consider their demands sincerely and grant them special rights as promised by the Indian leaders. But, the Congress acted the opposite, ignored all the promises and turned against the Sikhs……Sikhs were insulted by the media and opposed by the Hindu community. Hindus started discriminating against Sikhs and abandoned Punjabi. (Tale of Blue Turban, Giani Laal Singh, 100)
The so-called democracy only existed in papers and was never put into practice. The Sikh nation felt agitated, uncomfortable and trapped in the chains of new slavery. This further solidified their doubts when they started to face discrimination at the hands of the government and Hindu public. From 72% to 96% high government jobs were occupied by the Hindu majority in Punjab. The army enlistment became dependent upon population instead of merit. This decreased Sikh enlistment from 40% to 1.2%. The situation of Sikhs in Punjab is very well described by Dr. Harjinder Singh Dilgeer:
Hindus had started to make insulting jokes on Sikhs, discriminate against them in every profession and attack innocent Sikhs on numerous occasions. Especially in the cities of Punjab, it had become extremely difficult for Sikhs to live a peaceful life. (Punjabi Suba Morcha, Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer, Pg. 6)
Violence of Hindus had increased significantly in Punjab so much so that they attacked Sikh procession held in the memory of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Stones and home made acid bombs were thrown at the procession causing injury to several Sikhs. Seeing all of this, the police took no action and let the perpetrators run free. This further enraged the Sikh community.
The Indian government had also reorganized the states on languages basis in the south. Kerala, Tamil and other states had been created on language basis but nothing was done in the north. Sikhs felt betrayed and raised their demand for setting up a Punjabi State in which Punjabi language would serve as the primary language of the state and Sikhs would have an autonomous area. This demand led to the struggle for Punjabi State.
Struggle Begins
In 1955, the government not only refused to setup a linguistic state for Sikhs but also declared it unlawful to raise any slogan in the name of Punjabi state. This was not only unconstitutional move but in direct violation of freedom of speech act. Sikhs resorted to oppose this act of the government in a manner of peaceful protests. On the first day, Master Tara Singh started his speech by saying “We Sikhs demand freedom but the government wants to keep us as slaves. Now, we have been restricted to not even utter a word on Punjabi Suba. This is all being done to destroy our dignity…We will raise slogans in the support of Punjabi Suba and then present ourselves to the police for arrest. This should be done in a peaceful manner.”
Subsequently, it was decided to form small groups that would openly raise slogans in favor of Punjabi State and then present themselves for arrests. Thus began the long struggle for Punjabi State which lasted more than a decade. As soon as the struggle had begun, the Hindus started to speak against it by calling it a conspiracy of Pakistan.
Violence and Opposition by Hindus
Hindu leaders and media greatly opposed the Sikh struggle and started labeling them as “traitors”. Several Hindu organizations and leaders such as RSS, Arya Samaj, Lala Jagat Narayan, Khushal Chand, Lal Chand and many others openly spoke against Sikhs and started threatening the Sikhs to stop their agitation.
The entire Hindu media started to spread false information about Sikhs and their motives behind the struggle. They were labeled as “terrorists”, “traitors” and “agents of Pakistan”. Their patriotism was questioned by the media. The government used its puppets in Congress and the police to increase its brutality against the Sikhs. On one hand, Congressman Partap Kairon and the likes were threatening to crush the movement and on the other hand the police were arresting many of the Sikh leaders and throwing them in jails without any charge or trial. This was all being done on the orders of the central government to destabilize the Sikh movement. The police had become so ruthless that peaceful protestors were beaten with sticks and fired upon by the police. Women and children were not spared. The police had greatly been influenced by the media. In Karnal, some Sikhs had gathered peacefully in support of the Sikh cause when they were fired upon by the police. Inderjit Singh, a ten year old Sikh boy, was beaten, thrown in irrigation well and killed. In other states, fate of the Sikhs was not any different. Gurdwara Sees Ganj Sahib in Delhi was surrounded by the police and about 2000 Sikhs were arrested. By 1960, 25 thousand Sikhs had been arrested and jailed. This was done to inform Sikhs that they were second class citizens in India.
Hindu residents of Punjab were not any different. They held large processions in the opposition of Sikhs. Sikh properties were targeted, destroyed and burnt in Punjab. Sikhs resident places were attacked. Police was ordered not to intervene or stop the Hindu hoodlums. Seeing the inability of the police, the Hindus attacked many Sikh policemen causing injuries to several of them and death of one Sikh inspector. Toleration of the Hindu violence by the police and the government gave rise to attack on Sikh religious places. Many Gurdwaras were attacked and cigarettes were thrown in the sarowars (holy nectar). Guru Granth Sahib was ripped, burnt and disrespected in highly immoral manner. This was in direct contrast to the Hindu belief that Sikhism was a sect of Hinduism. Had there been any truth to it, Hindus would never have attacked one of their own and disrespected their own holy scriptures. In 1964, the police attacked Gurdwara Paonta Sahib in Himachal and killed many Sikhs.
Out of all the India leaders, Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of India, despised Sikhs the most. Sikh leaders met him on many occasions but every time he refused to listen to Sikhs and consider their demands. During the three primary meetings between the Sikh leaders and Nehru it was alleged that the demand for Punjabi State was neither beneficial to the country nor to the Hindus of Punjab.
According to Nehru, “Creating a Punjabi State is against the prosperity of the Hindus and would put Sikhs in other states in a grave danger.” (Sikh Politics of 20th Century, Ajmer Singh, Pg. 177). In the last meeting he stated, “Granting the demand for Punjabi State is out of the question.” (Punjabi Suba – The Story of Struggle, Ajit Singh Sarhaddi, Pg. 389). During the meeting in 1961 with Master Tara Singh Nehru lost his sense and threatened Sikhs by saying “Enough is enough. If you do not stop your protests, I will teach you a hard lesson that you will not forget for many generations to come.” (Sikhs in History, Sangat Singh, Pg. 306)
After all the polemics of Nehru were answered he closed the case by saying, “How can I entrust power to the enemy?” (Sikhs in History, Sangat Singh, Pg. 308)
This truly showed the real face of the Hindu leadership. The threat to the safety of Sikhs living in other Indian states was clearly given by the Indian leaders and Sikhs were called enemy of the country. Why is it that no violence or riots took place when states were reorganized in the south? Sikh demand was solely for a Punjabi speaking state not for the greater autonomy for the Sikhs. Then why only Sikhs were being threatened instead of Punjabis that included Hindus and Muslims? This was all because the government had ill intentions against the Sikhs and anything that remotely benefitted the Sikhs directly or indirectly was opposed by the government to the highest degree. On one hand, Hindus were asking for their safety in Punjab where they were never in danger in the first place but on the other hand the same Hindus were threatening Sikhs to kick them out of other states and providing no safeguards to them.
Truth or Misconception
Hindu media and opposition parties had spread many misconceptions about the Sikhs. Although their main motive was to destroy Sikhism and its roots but they were hesitant to openly admit it. Also, large Hindu population could not be won over for this reason. So they resorted to making excuses and blaming Sikhs for trying to further divide India. Hindus were given the impression that Sikhs were demanding a separate Sikh State in which Hindus will be oppressed. But this misconception was uneducated, without any concrete evidence and far from the truth. There has never been a single incident of Sikhs oppressing or being hostile to Hindus in 500 years of Sikh history. In fact, Hindus have always been on the opposing side of the Sikhs. The fact that 62% of the people in Punjab were Hindus was greatly ignored by the Hindu leaders. It was highly irrational to believe that a tiny population of less than 2% in the country could ever oppress Hindus who were majority in India as well as in Punjab. Further, they ruled the country, controlled the military, formed majority in rest of the states, government was theirs and Congress was the ruling party in Punjab. The only way Sikhs could gain political power in Punjab was if they won the majority vote which was not possible due to Hindu supporting Congress. Therefore, Sikhs could never have oppressed Hindus even if they wanted to. It is evident that such misconception was spread to cause hatred and division between Hindus and the Sikh nation. The initial demand of the Sikhs was to setup a State in which Punjabi would be the primary language irrespective of the population in it.
During an interview, Fateh Singh made it clear that “We do not want a Sikh majority State. We do not care about percentage of the Sikh population. We just want a state where Punjabi would be spoken as the primary language. All areas speaking Punjabi should be included. Whether Sikhs are in majority or minority should not serve as a factor in this matter.” (Punjabi Suba – The Story of Struggle, Ajit Singh Sarhaddi, Pg. 346)
During one of the speeches, Master Tara Singh openly said, “I do not demand a separate Sikh state nor have I ever been in its favor. I simply want equality and freedom of the Sikh nation in India.” (Ibid, Pg. 319)
According to historian Ajmer Singh:
“For Hindu leaders the main factor was not whether the demand of Punjabi State was just or unjust or whether it benefits the Sikhs or not but how to destroy and eradicate the distinct identity of the Sikhs.” (Sikh Politics in 20th Century, Ajmer Singh, Pg. 119)
The demand for a Punjabi speaking state was constitutional and valid from every aspect. It was based on the same rules that created Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala. But Hindus feared that they will not be a dominant force in the new state since Sikhs would make up 42% and will not be a minority anymore. Thus, making it more difficult for the Hindus to dominate and slowly eradicate the Sikh religion. (Tale of Blue Turban, Giani Laal Singh, 102)
Sikhs leaders and some educated Hindus had very well realized that raising misconceptions against Punjabi State was only an excuse of the fascist Hindus and Hindu media when the real fact was that they did not favor any area which would benefit Sikhs, their language (Punjabi) and safeguard their distinct identity. Indian leaders and Nehru started questioning the loyalty of the Sikhs by stating that the sole purpose of creating a Punjabi State was to divide the country and that later Sikhs would join Pakistan and endanger the unity of India. Many educated people and some journalists tried to persuade Hindu leaders to accept the demand of the Sikhs. According to them not accepting the demand would be the real threat to the unity of the country.
Especially in Punjab, Congress and its supporters have always looked upon Sikhs as their enemy. No Indian leader has ever tried to understand the Sikh problems. Sikhs have no choice but to demand a Punjabi State. They wish to safeguard their distinct identity, language and religion. Setting up a Punjabi State is the solution to the Sikh problem. (Times of India, 15 August 1951)
It has become crystal clear that the demand for Punjabi State is being looked upon as unconstitutional and conspiracy of Pakistan by the large Hindu population. Many Indian leaders have openly admitted that establishing Punjabi State means empowering Sikhs which will endanger the unity of the country. Nehru further supported this ludicrously by saying that Sikhs may join Pakistan and pose threat to India. From these statements it means only one thing that the majority wants to keep minority as a slave. What do we learn from the Sikh history? That not a single Sikh joined the Mughals against Hindus but at many occasions Hindus joined the Mughals in exterminating the Sikhs. The fact is that we should resolve these matters with peace and harmony otherwise falsely accusing Sikhs would alienate the Sikh community which would lead to another division of the country. (Spokesman, 22 April 1951)
In my personal opinion, instead of opposing the Sikh demand, Hindus should be encouraged to adopt the Punjabi language and support the demand for Punjabi State. This would not only be the largest State in the north but also strongest and richest in India. This would solidify India’s borders and protect it from its foreign enemies. Economically, this state would largely benefit the entire country. Hindus shouldn’t oppose the Sikhs but support them otherwise they will be directly responsible for dividing the country and making a way for a separate Sikh State which can be stopped right now very easily. (Professor Om Parkash Kohal, 17 October 1951)
Despite all the efforts, Indian leaders and Hindus did not change their mentality and kept opposing the Sikhs. Seeing the opposition of the Hindus, Sikh leaders became aware that Sikh identity would not be safe unless an area consisting of Sikh majority was established. They started to raise their demand for an autonomous area for the Sikhs which was promised by the Indian leaders prior to independence. Gurcharan Singh Tohra stated, “We are separate from Hindus…We demand a State where we can safeguard our heritage and culture.” This was further supported by Master Tara Singh. He said, “Our main motive is to free Sikhs from the slavery of Hindus…We demand a state where Sikhs will have the right to self-determination.” (Sikh Politics in 20th Century, Ajmer Singh, Pg. 120).
Therefore, the demand from establishing a linguistic state was changed to establishing a Sikh state within the Indian Union where Sikhs would be the majority population.
Attack on Darbar Sahib
Sikh protestors continued to grow in numbers. All the jails in Punjab had been filled and it had become increasingly difficult to contain the Sikh movement. Since the movement was started at Darbar Sahib, it was considered “headquarter” of all the operations and the government took strict measures to prevent Sikhs from going to Darbar Sahib. The police surrounded Darbar Sahib. No one was allowed to enter the premises without permission and having been searched by the police. Many Sikhs were arrested just on the basis that they were going to Darbar Sahib. It was naturally assumed that they were going to join the protestors. Even tourists were insulted and arrested. This brutal action of the police was more than enough to awaken the Sikh nation. They marched towards Darbar Sahib in large numbers and forced police to retreat and leave the vicinity of Darbar Sahib.
Finally, it was decided to crush the movement by all means necessary. Ashwani Kumar, DIG of Jalandhar police, asked for permission to practice unlimited privileges and promised to destroy the movement within 5 days. Upon getting the permission, he ordered the police to confiscate handguns, rifles and all other firearms kept by SGPC, Sikh leaders and members of Akali Dal. Censorship was put on Sikh newspapers disallowing them to highlight the truth and educating the public of the real situation. The police stopped printing of the newspapers and closed down the main buildings. Many Sikh journalists and news reporters were arrested. Printing press was stopped, confiscated and all of the printed material was burnt by the police. It was all part of the plan so that no one would know the extent of the police operation and the mass public will stay uninformed.
After disarming the Sikh leadership, the police started its operation. First, Darbar Sahib was surrounded by thousands of policemen and the public was stopped from going in and out of the complex. Then all the rest houses were searched and everyone found was arrested. All of the political members and leaders within the vicinity of Darbar Sahib were arrested and taken to jail. Everything was searched in the SGPC office. Then the police moved to Manji Sahib. When the Sikhs protested they were met with heavy sticks and tear gas.
By this time the police had fortified every building standing outside of the main complex and started to throw tear and poisonous gas at the Sikhs. Then the police entered the main complex with shoes on and fired upon the Sikhs that had gathered there to protest peacefully. Many bullets were fired at the main building and Akal Takhat Sahib. All the religious activities such as Kirtan and Akhand Paath were stopped and every Sikh including women was insulted, beaten and then arrested. This was all done to immobilize the Sikh movement. The police kept full control of Darbar Sahib for four days. More than 3000 Sikhs were arrested including many of the leaders and employees of SGPC. Several hundred including women and children were injured.
Sikh Spirit on the Rise
Attack on Darbar Sahib touched the soul of every Sikh. Initially, only Sikhs from Punjab were participating but after the attack Sikhs from all over India started to come and present themselves for arrests. The number of Sikhs coming from outer states was in several hundreds. Many came with their entire families. Several leaders of Sikh organizations came forward and joined the Sikh movement. Sikh women showed a great interest in the movement and formed their own groups to support their fellow Sikh brothers. Bibi Joginder Kaur, a radio singer, paid her visits to Darbar Sahib and inspired the Sikhs by singing songs of the bravery of Sikhs. She reminded Sikhs to remember the martyrdom of many shaheeds of the past who had given up their lives for the cause of freedom. The government became increasingly intolerant against her and released a warrant to arrest her. She along with many women presented herself for arrests. Consequently, several groups consisting of dozens of women also gave arrests and went to jails. Some women went to jails with their children. It was clear that attack on Darbar Sahib had a great impact on the Sikh mind and infused the spirit of sacrifice within the Sikh nation.
War of 1965
While the Sikh movement was in high spirits, the country faced a great turmoil when Pakistan suddenly started to secure its borders and send troops across the border to India. It was decided by the Sikh leaders and masses that the enemy should be dealt with first and postpone the struggle for Punjabi State until the war was over. For Sikhs protecting the country became the ultimate cause and they supported the Indian military in everyway possible. Writer D. R. Manekar in his book “Twenty-two Fateful Days” narrates attitudes of ordinary Sikhs. According to him one Sikh said, “If our crops are destroyed then let that be the fate. We can get crops next year but if we lose our country we will not get freedom easily. Freedom at the price of crops cannot be jeopardized.” Another Sikh said, “We have left our homes once but now we will never leave and no one has the power to kick us out.”
In the areas of Amritsar and Gurdaspur, Sikhs took up spears, swords and sticks and joined the army men in search and destroy mission. They destroyed their crops to make the way for the army. They served the military with food, water and other necessary supplies. Sikh support served as an inspiration to the Indian military and motivated them to continue the fight. Many ordinary Sikhs were assigned duties by the military. One Sikh named Sajjan Singh was well acquainted with the bordering area and worked as a spy. He identified many bunkers and hidden places of the Pakistani army. One religious Sikh man named Sohan Singh traveled ten miles everyday to provide food, and milk to the army. With the help of the Sikhs in the military and Sikh public, India won the war and Pakistan was defeated. It was admitted by many military officers that the support and participation of the Sikh masses was truly inspiring for them and the government should consider their demands with new perspective.
Punjabi State Established
After the war, death of Nehru, and arrests of thousands of Sikhs opposition against the Sikhs had decreased and the government found it extremely difficult to postpone establishment of the Punjabi State. Sikhs had showed a great amount of loyalty towards the country and protected it from the enemy. No one could raise a finger on Sikhs and brand them as “terrorist”. At last, in 1966 the government established a Commission to identify and establish the borders of Punjabi State and propose its recommendations in a report. After the report was submitted it was decided to divide Punjab into three parts: Punjab, Haryana and Himachal. The most preposterous action of the commission was that it chose 1961 census as its basis to identify Punjabi speaking areas. During 1961 census Hindus had abandoned Punjabi language and chose Hindi as their primary language. Although they spoke Punjabi on day to day basis but since they had registered Hindi as their primary language, their areas were identified as non-Punjabi speaking areas. All of these Punjabi speaking areas were given to Haryana. Chandigarh, the capitol, was taken away from Punjab. Punjab was forced to share many of its resources with Haryana. Resources of electricity such as Bhakhra and Byas dams were taken under the control by the government. Water and electricity were given to Haryana for free.
Punjabi became the primary language of the State. In schools, parents were given the right to choose the first language of their kids. This was again an injustice to the Sikhs. In other states such option was not granted to anyone. Every kid was required to study in the language of the State but only in Punjab this requirement was not implied. This was done to appease the Hindus and separate them from the Sikhs on language basis. Hindus started enrolling their kids in Hindi and Sikhs chose Punjabi. The division between the two communities was further increased.
Aftermath
Establishment of Punjabi State was announced which caused uproar in the Hindu community. Curfew was imposed in Punjab and Haryana and Hindus were given five days to get their anger out on Sikhs. For entire five days, Sikhs became the target of Hindu violence. Large processions were organized that marched through the streets raising anti-Sikhi slogans.
ਸੂਬੀ ਕਾ ਮਜਾ ਚਖਾਏਂਗੇ, ਵਾਹਗਾ ਪਾਰ ਪੁਚਾਏਂਗੇ ।
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰੇ ਜਲਾਏਂਗੇ । ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੂਬਾ ਮੁਰਦਾਬਾਦ ।
“Sikhs will be taught a lesson. We will burn their Gurdwaras and kick them out of the country. Death to Punjabi State.”
In other states, violence was not any less. Some Sikhs were burnt alive in Delhi. In Maharashtra, Shiv Sena released a statement threatening Sikhs to leave.
“Maharastra is a state for Marathas only. Others are not allowed to live here. We are informing everyone especially Sikhs to leave the state and go back to Punjab within six months. After that we will not be held responsible for their fate.” (Indian Terrorism on the Land of Punjab, Baljit Singh, Pg. 26)
In areas of Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana the violence was uncontrollable. Property worth more than 2 million was burnt. It was bizarre that the police was not only siding with the Hindus but arresting every Sikh who was attacked by the violent mobs. More than 2500 Sikhs were arrested. Although violent took place in other parts of India especially in Delhi but its extent was much less than that of Punjab.
Whereas Sikhs were being forcibly kicked out of other states, Hindus from outer states were being relocated to Punjab for the purpose of turning Sikhs into a minority. In Chandigarh alone, one hundred thousand Hindus were brought in and settled by the government. It must be noted that after the creation of Punjabi State, no Hindu was oppressed let alone kicked out of state by Sikhs but on the contrary it was Hindus who had done everything they falsely accused Sikhs of. Though Punjabi State had been established and recognized but it was not what Sikhs demanded and hoped for. For them they had been betrayed once again. Loss of Punjabi speaking areas, capitol and control over electricity and water left them disturbed. They had no choice but to start another struggle to gain what had been forcibly taken away from them.
Bibliography
Dr. Dilgeer, Harjinder Singh: Punjabi Suba Morcha. SGPC, Amritsar. 1999
Singh, Ajmer: Sikh Politics in 20th Century. Singh Brothers, Amritsar. 2004
Khalsa, Baljit Singh: Indian Terrorism on the land of Punjab. Azad Khalsa, Amritsar. 2004
Zakhami, Karam Singh: History of Punjabi Suba Agitation. SGPC, Amritsar. 1999
Sarhaddi, Ajit Singh: Punjabi Suba – The Story of Struggle. B.D. Printer, Jalandhar. 1992
Singh, Sangat: Sikhs in History. Radiant Printer, New Delhi. 1999
Singh, Giani Laal: Tale of Blue Turban. Singh Brothers, Amritsar. 1994 Copyright © Sikh Freedom. All Rights Reserved.
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« on: July 20, 2010, 12:31:28 AM »
la Singh Hindu Brahmin has always wanted to destroy Sikhi since it was first started by Guru Sahib in the 15th century. Policies of Brahmin ruler towards Punjab are to make Sikhs starve in hunger so that they live a poor life. Indian government took away capital of Punjab, water, electricity, land, crops and everything else that would make Sikhs’ lives enriched. Sikhs have been deprived of sovereignty, jobs, military enlistment reduced from 40% to almost 2% (during war times it is 98%), and right to water and electricity which are being given to other states for free. The government put limits on the farming land as to how much it can be purchased which is mostly owned by Sikh farmers. There is no such limit in the cities due to presence of majority of Hindu population. Punjab doesn’t even have the right to control its own electricity. All electricity produced from hydro projects is being given to neighboring states Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi but Punjab has to get electricity from thermal plants being run on coals, which is a lot more expensive than the one produced by Punjab’s waters. Punjab has to buy coal from other states at expensive rates and then run thermal plants to produce electricity to use it. Burning of coal is also harmful to the environment. Agriculture About 75% Sikhs in Punjab are farmers and are in agriculture. Their hard work is known to everybody in India. They work hard and produce crops to that can be used to feed most of the Indian population. Wherever Sikhs went they worked hard and became successful. Whether it was California, Toronto, Kenya, or Ethiopia, Sikhs worked hard and showed that they do not know how to beg and do not depend on the government. Whether it was jungles of U.P. or desert of Rajasthan, Sikhs turned it all into productive cultivated land. Punjab produces more crops than any other states in India even though most of the water is being given to other states but still Sikhs work hard and manage to produce the necessary crops. Sikhs do not have the right to set the prices on their crops instead commissions setup by the government determine the price. Sikhs spend thousands on buying tractors, fertilizers and all the necessary equipments to produce the crops. All the necessary equipments that are used in Punjab are built in other states and Sikhs have to pay high prices for them. When the crops are ready to be sold in the market Sikhs do not even have the right to set prices on their own crops. The government has established a Price Set Commission. This Commission sets the prices. More the crops produced less the prices are set. During the harvest season the prices are decreased drastically. It is a very idiotic way but why is it done? Because this way the only thing Sikhs will think about is paying the loans back. After independence, in a few years Khalistani people will be very rich and happy because there will not be any government to loot everything. Farmers will have the full rights to set their own prices. According to Illustrated Weekly of India (10-16 June 1984) Sikhs borrowed 1200 crore rupees (1 crore = 10 million) to setup tubewells and other utilities for their lands. Adding to that the fertilizers, tractors, hard work and time investment would tell us the real prices of the crops produced. Sikhs work hard and pay the prices then they must have the right to set the prices but they don’t and that is because Sikhs are not free in India. They are being treated like slaves. According to the report, 60% of the farmers are in debt in Punjab but only 40% in Haryana. It is very sad that banks in Punjab do not give loans to Sikh farmers. Sikhs have to get loans from brokers or loan commissioners who charge anywhere from 24% to 36% interest rate. In 1997 about 25,000 crore rupees rotted in the banks for nothing. It could have been given to farmers on 10 or 12% interest rate. The question arises that why wouldn’t the government do anything about it? The only reason is that the government wants to keep Sikhs as slaves in India which is only possible if they are in so much debt that they cannot even pay back. Sikh farmers have started to commit suicides because they cannot pay their loans back even after selling their crops. This is the first time in history that Sikhs are committing suicide. In fact, they don't have any choice. They are being forced into it. Punjab has about 8.4 million acres of land for farming but only 3.4 million gets the river waters. Five million acres of land does not even get a single drop of water from the rivers of Punjab. 5.5 million acres is cultivated by tubewells and 1.3 million acres stay untouched. Even then most of the water is given to other Hindu states. Why? Because Sikhs are not free in India. According to the constitution a state has all rights and full control over its waters but what happens to this law when it comes to Punjab? It is thrown out the window. The government has thought of all the possible ways to destroy Punjab economically to keep Sikhs as its slaves. All the dams are controlled by the government. Electricity is being given to other states. Once Sikhs gain independence the economy will grow and Khalistan will become a rich state. Indian states will have to pay for water and electricity. There will be no need to go to foreign countries anymore. Why would there be when your own home country can provide you with better life and more opportunities than other countries. No matter how happy you are in a foreign country just remember one thing: you are still a foreigner and an alien there. Water Issue The government is trying everything to destroy Punjab economically. It is not a matter of concern even if all of the farming land dries out but the water must be given to Hindu states for free because the Hindu government runs the country. Within the next ten years, tubewell system would fail which means 60% of the land will turn into desert. Whilst Punjab river waters are being given away to other states through canals, Punjab's farmers are suffering through lack of drinking and farming water. Haryana was Punjab and so were some parts of present-day Himachal Pradesh. These areas had the riparian rights in waters of the erstwhile Punjab state. Rajasthan had no riparian right. Surplus water was earlier sold to that state on a nominal price. However, through time the price tag was changed to free supply because of the subjectively perceived national interests, not at the cost of the nation, but of Punjab. Prolonged use is now being perceived as natural right. It was decided by the government that Haryana has the right to 40% of the water and Punjab has the right to 60% of the water. But Haryana is already drawing water from Punjab rivers more than its due. Where is then the need for an additional canal to take water to Haryana from Punjab rivers? Haryana's water availability amounts to some 14.38 MAF as compared to Punjab’s allocation of 14.4 MAF. The land irrigated in Punjab is 8.4 million acres and that of Haryana is only 4.5 million acres figures as per the report of the Irrigation Commission, 1972). So instead of raising hue and cry Haryana needs to utilize its water resources more efficiently. Also, no one is listening to the Punjab plea that waters flowing in the Punjab rivers have declined from 17.17 MAF assessed in 1981 to only 14.37 MAF now. It needs to be understood that today more than 60% of the irrigation water used in Punjab is the underground water lifted through tubewells. Less than 40% is canal irrigation. With this, the water-table is receding at the rate of 36 to 42 inches per year in most parts of the central districts. Centrifugal pumps in these areas have gone dysfunctional. Submersible pumps have been installed costing about Rs 1 lakh each. This has put the farmers under heavy debt. If canal water supply is reduced by 10 per cent, the water-table will recede by more than 50 inches per year. If this trend continues, Punjab will be a barren state in less than a decade. In addition to diverting Punjab’s water to other states for free, Punjab and farmers have been forced to rely on agriculture and grow rice due to the small margins imposed by the central government on other crops. This results in using the land to its full capacity and depletion of water and minerals. Due to increase use of cheap and harmful fertilizers, chemicals and pesticides the land water of Punjab has been contaminated and become the cause of diseases like malaria and cancer. Punjab has been prohibited from investing in alternate industries resulting in unemployment of educated and newly graduate Sikhs. This was all pre-planned by the government to break the backbone of Punjab’s economy and prevent the Sikh generations from becoming progressive and economically successful. Industry A country cannot just depend on agriculture because a country must have an industry. Industry is the backbone of the country. When it came to Punjab it was treated like a stepson by the Indian government because nothing was setup in Punjab. Punjab has been successful in some small industries but no big industries were setup by the government. If some big industries are setup then small industries will come into existence automatically. In March 1995, Punjab had total of 118,716 registered industries and about 19,730 million rupees were spent on these and about 1 million workers were working in these industries. In 1993-94 there were 475 big and middle factories in Punjab. About six bicycle factories and about two thousand factories that made some parts of the bicycles but no big factories like Binni factory in Punjab. There are sugar mills but very small. Batala and Gobindgarh have steel mills but nothing big like the one in Rurkela. About 50 sports factories but only 24 make their own products. Middle type industry has made some progress in Punjab. There are many small industries that make biscuits, hardware tools, electricity products, scooters, car parts and other parts. According to the law, the government must spend 60% of the state’s revenue on its economic production and the remaining 40% can be used for other purposes. This is the law that applies to every state except Punjab. Less than 40% money is spent on Punjab and rest is given to the other states. Punjab is charged highest interests but when it comes to spending money almost nothing is spent on Punjab because Sikhs are the majority. The central government treats Punjab like it is a foreign enemy country. The government put 197 projects in Maharashtar, 136 in Gujrat, 114 in Uttar Pradesh and only 19 in Punjab. In total budget of 15,668 crore (1 crore = 10 million) rupees the government gave only 345 crore to Punjab. When it comes down to economic growth Punjab is always the last state to get something if anything. In 1996-1997 the government made plans to improve the states that were more backwards and Punjab fitted right in this category. Obviously it was not chosen but its neighbor state Haryana was chosen and following four projects were established in it. 1) To establish an industrial township using help of Japan. 2) To establish an Indo-German industrial company. 3) To build a software technologic company. 4) To establish an export corporation industrial company. The government has taken everything from Punjab to make it a dependent state on the Hindu government. Most fertilizers in India are used by Punjab but government put the mills that produce fertilizers in states that do not even use 3% of it. Tractors are mostly used in Punjab but factories are setup in Tamilnadu. Sikhs have to buy tractors at higher costs. Punjab produces cotton crops for which Sikhs are not paid the fair price. Government runs factories in other states like Ahmdabad (Gujrat) using cotton produced in Punjab. If factories in other states can be run using cotton produced in Punjab then why can’t these factories be setup in Punjab? It is possible but the brutal government won’t allow it. Sikhs work hard but Hindus get all the profit. This is the policy of the treacherous Hindu government. Policy of the government is very simple: money and land of Punjab but all workers Hindus. What kind of democratic government is this? All the work is being given to Hindus so that young Sikhs stay unemployed. Even after all this discrimination, Sikhs are becoming successful. Just imagine how successful will Sikhs be in their own homeland. Miscellaneous Punjab has 54,305 kilometers of roads, 3,930 km railway lines and two airports. About one million people use government buses everyday and 40% of the total buses are private. Indian government announced to make an international airport in Amritsar in 1996 and one national airport in Jalandhar but not much has been done ever since. The government in Punjab has been changed many times but no one did anything to complete the project even though majority of people in India who travel to foreign countries are Sikhs. More the airlines are allowed to land at an International Airport of Amritsar, more the revenue will be generated for Punjab. It would make it much easier for Sikhs from foreign countries to travel. According to survey in 1995, Punjab has 12,509 primary schools, 1,516 middle schools, 2126 high schools and 847 higher secondary schools. There are three universities in Punjab: Punjab University, Guru Nanak Dev University and Punjabi University. Punjab has 38 Engineering colleges, 355 undergraduate colleges, 75 post graduate colleges and 57 MBA colleges. Punjab has 265 hospitals, 2151 dispensaries, 446 primary health centers and 38 community health centers. Every city and village has electricity. After independence within few years Khalistan will be like Japan. Khalistan – Our Future Majority of the Sikh population in Punjab is in debt and struggling just to survive. Hopeless young Sikhs have either turned to drugs or left Punjab for good. Many of the labor jobs have been taken over by the immigrants from other states at a lower pay scale. Further, they have the right to vote and own property. Such immigrants do not speak much Punjabi and hold no allegiance to the state’s interests. They vote for non-Sikh political party, Hindi as primary language of Punjab and other states’ rights to more water of Punjab. Thus, not only disabling the Sikhs from economic progress but also serving as a great tool to turn Punjab into a Hindi speaking state. Before we know it our language, culture, religion and little political power and say we have will be no more and Sikhs will be forced to either leave the country or work as slaves in the same land they once used to own. This will be the future of Punjab if Khalistan is not established. In Khalistan, farmers will have subsidies to keep the land free of cropping and right to price their own crops. Farmers will also have the right to sell their crops to foreign companies or governments. The state government will have full control over the use of its water and help of the central government to diversify its economy and invest more in alternate industries to provide jobs and better future opportunities for the educated ones. Sikhs are engineers, doctors, businessmen, scientists in foreign countries and successful professional. Why will they not work hard for their own homeland and make Khalistan richer than Japan and Germany? Name a profession that Sikhs did not succeed in? Sikhs are hard working people and can do a lot more for their own home country. Sikhs have spilled their blood for the land of Punjab. Whichever direction the bullet came from, Sikhs stood in the way and sacrificed for freedom. If Sikhs can fight oppression and foreign rulers to free Hindus from centuries of slavery then surely Sikhs can do the same for themselves. If a small country like Israel can become a powerful country then why can’t brave hard working Sikhs turn Khalistan into a powerful country? There will be no shortage of big and small industries. We have to start at some place. One cannot expect a country to have everything in the beginning. India, Pakistan and even USA had little to nothing when they gained independence. Progress takes time and economy grows and evolves over time. Independent Khalistan will show the real equality. There is so much discrimination in other countries including USA. There will be no caste and discrimination based on religion. Women will have full rights. Khalistan is fully capable of becoming an independent country. Hard working Sikhs in all professions live there and will be living there. Sikh farmers will fill up the storage houses with food. No one will starve and no one will be turned down from work because of their religion or race. Indian government is stopping Sikhs in Punjab from becoming successful and turning Punjab into the richest state in India. Sooner Khalistan becomes free sooner it will become richer. Indian government is well aware of it and this is why they want to destroy Sikhism. It is unfortunate that the Indian government knows about the power of Sikhs more than Sikhs know it themselves. There is much room for improvement but we as Sikhs need to realize that Punjab and its people need our help. We as a Nation need to unite together and establish Khalistan to ensure that no one becomes victim of government’s prejudice and everyone gets to enjoy the economical prosperity. Time is not far when Sikhs will destroy the Indian government and setup a true government faithful to everyone. Sikhs will host Nishaan Sahib over Red Fort and Khalsa shall rule. Source: How Sikhs became Slaves by Saroop Singh Narang
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halistan movement - History Admin 09/01/2010 21:52:00 The goal of the Khalistan movement is to create a Sikh homeland, often called Khālistān (Punjabi: ਖ਼ਾਲਿਸਤਾਨ "The Land of the Pure"), in the Punjab region of India. Harking back to the 18th century Sikh Empire, the envisioned Sikh state would include all Punjabi-speaking areas, viz. Indian Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and some other Punjabi speaking parts of states like Gujarat and Rajasthan. The movement reached its zenith in 1970s and 1980s. In 2009, it is widely seen as a smaller scale movement. There are claims of funding from other nations to attract young people into militant groups, who are looking to get an independent Sikh homeland through donations from foreign Sikh supporters.[1] In 1971, Khalistan proponent Jagjit Singh Chauhan, traveled to the United States. He placed an advertisement in The New York Times proclaiming the formation of Khalistan and was able to collect millions of dollars.[2] On April 12, 1980, he held a meeting with Indira Gandhi before declaring the formation of "National Council of Khalistan", at Anandpur Sahib.[3] He declared himself to be the President and Balbir Singh Sandhu as its Secretary General. In May 1980, Jagjit Singh Chauhan travelled to London and announced the formation of Khalistan. A similar announcement was made by Balbir Singh Sandhu, in Amritsar, who released stamps and currency of Khalistan. The inaction of the authorities in Amritsar and elsewhere was decried by Akali Dal headed by Longowal as a political stunt by the Congress(I) party.[4] In the 1980s, some Khalistan proponents turned to militancy, resulting in Indian Army's counter-militancy operations. In one such operation, Operation Blue Star, the Indian Army forcibly entered and badly damaged the Harmandir Sahib (often called the Golden Temple). The handling of the operation, damage to the temple and loss of life on both sides, led to widespread criticism of the Indian Government. Many Sikhs strongly maintain that the attack resulted in the desecration of the holiest Sikh shrine. Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards, and many thousands of Sikhs were massacred in the following riots. In January 1986, the Golden Temple was occupied by militants belonging to All India Sikh Students Federation and Damdami Taksal.[5] On January 26, 1986, the gathering passed a resolution (gurmattā) favouring the creation of Khalistan. Khalistan was envisaged by its proponents as a Sikh-majority state, which opponents argued would become a theocracy. Under the Constitution of India, secessionism is forbidden, and various rebel groups in favour of Khalistan fought an insurgency against the government of India. Indian security forces suppressed the secessionist insurgency in Punjab in the early 1990s,[6] and since then there has been little further pro-Khalistan agitation within Punjab, although international pro-Khalistan organizations such as Dal Khalsa (International) are still active outside India.[7] Partition of India India was partitioned on a religious basis in 1947 on its independence. Punjab was split between Pakistan and India. Before independence the Sikhs were not in majority in any of the pre-partition Punjab districts. Among the three religions (Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism), the Sikhs formed the largest group (41.6%) only in the Ludhiana district.[8] For the purpose of partition, the Hindus and the Sikhs were grouped together. The Sikhs were staunchly opposed to the concept of a separate Pakistan. [9] The Sikh population that was as high as 19.8% in 1941 some districts that went to Pakistan, dropped to 0.1% in all of them, and it rose sharply in the districts assigned to India. With the possibility of an end to British colonialism in sight, the Sikh leadership appointed Gurjeet Johal from village Pandwa as their new leader. She became concerned about the future of the Sikhs. The Sikhs and the Muslims had unsuccessfully claimed separate representation for their communities in the Morley-Minto Reforms of 1909. With the Muslims proposing the creation of Pakistan, some Sikhs put forth the idea of likewise carving out a Sikh state, Khalistan. In the 1940s, a prolonged negotiation transpired between the British and the three Indian groups seeking political power, namely, the Hindus, the Muslims and the Sikhs. During this period Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi stated that the resolution was adopted by the Congress to satisfy the Sikh community.[10] Jawaharlal Nehru reiterated Gandhi's assurance to the Sikhs at the All India Congress Committee meeting in Calcutta in 1946.[11] Nehru assured the Sikhs that they would be allowed to function as a semi- autonomous unit so that they may have a sense of freedom.”[12] This was formalized through a resolution passed by the Indian Constituent Assembly on 9 December 1946. Controversies During a press conference on 10 July 1946 in Bombay, Nehru made a controversial statement to the effect that the Congress may “change or modify” the federal arrangement agreed upon for independent India for the betterment towards a united India; this claim outraged many. Some Sikhs felt that they had been "tricked" into joining the Indian union. On 21 November 1949, during the review of the draft of the Indian Constitution, Hukam Singh, a Sikh representative, declared to the Constituent Assembly: Naturally, under these circumstances, as I have stated, the Sikhs feel utterly disappointed and frustrated. They feel that they have been discriminated against. Let it not be misunderstood that the Sikh community has agreed to this [Indian] Constitution. I wish to record an emphatic protest here. My community cannot subscribe its assent to this historic document.[13] Allegations of discrimination against Sikhs (1947-1966) Punjab in India was a Hindu majority state (63.7%) until 1966, when it was partitioned to remove the Hindu majority districts, as a result of demands made by Sikh leaders for a Punjabi Suba[14]. The state now has a slight (59.9% in 2001) Sikh majority.[15] Kapur Singh, a Deputy Commissioner (senior government official in the Indian bureaucracy) and a member of the Indian Civil Service, had been dismissed from service on charges of corruption.[16] After he was dismissed, he published a pamphlet, in which he alleged that Prime Minister Nehru, through Governor Chandu Lal Trivedi, had issued a directive in 1947 to all the Commissioners in Punjab to the effect that the Sikhs in general must be treated as a criminal tribe. “ In 1947, the governor of Punjab, Mr. C.M. Trevedi, in deference to the wishes of the Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar Patel, the Deputy Prime Minister, issued certain instructions to all the Deputy Commissioners of Indian Punjab...These were to the effect that, without reference to the law of the land, the Sikhs in general and Sikh migrants in particular must be treated as a "criminal tribe". Harsh treatment must be meted out to them...to the extent of shooting them dead so that they wake up to the political realities and recognise "who are the rulers and who the subjects".[17] ” Pritam Singh Gill, a retired Principal of Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, also made allegations of "the Hindu conspiracy to destroy Sikhs; kill the language, kill the culture, kill the community." Sikh writer Khushwant Singh writes, however, that there was no truth whatsoever in Nehru ever having sent out such a directive, nor was Kapur Singh a victim of any conspiracy against him.[16] This pamphlet is thus largely regarded as a hoax. Nevertheless, Kapur Singh won the favour of Akali leader Tara Singh who assisted him in winning the election into the Punjab Legislature and then to the Lok Sabha. Language issues In the 1950s and 1960s, linguistic issues in India caused civil disorder when the central government declared Hindi as the national language of India. The nationwide movement of linguistic groups seeking statehood resulted in a massive reorganisation of states according to linguistic boundaries in 1956. At that time, Indian Punjab had its capital in Shimla, and though the vast majority of the Sikhs lived in Punjab, they still did not form a majority. The Akali Dal, a Sikh dominated political party active mainly in Punjab, sought to create a Punjabi Suba, or a Punjabi-speaking state. This case was presented to the States Reorganisation Commission established in 1953. It is generally believed that many Punjabi-speaking Hindus declared Hindi as their mother tongue in the censuses of 1951 and 1961, and therefore the census figures did not support the case for a Punjabi speaking state. The demand for adoption of Punjabi for Punjabi-speaking areas first created and later intensified the rift between Hindus and Sikhs of Punjab. The States Reorganization Commission, not recognizing Punjabi as a language that was distinct grammatically from Hindi, rejected the demand for a Punjabi suba or state. Another reason that the Commission gave in its report was that the movement lacked general support of the people inhabiting the region.[18] Many Sikhs felt discriminated against by the commission. Punjabi Suba movement The Akal Takht played a vital role in organizing Sikhs to campaign for the Punjabi suba. During the course of the campaign, twelve thousand Sikhs were arrested for their peaceful demonstrations in 1955 and twenty- six thousand in 1960-61.[19] Finally, in September 1966, the Punjabi suba demand was accepted by the central government and Punjab was trifurcated under the Punjab State Reorganisation Bill. Areas in the south of Punjab that spoke a language that is a derivative of Braj formed a new state of Haryana and the Pahari- and Kangri-speaking districts north of Punjab were merged with Himachal Pradesh, while the remaining areas formed the new Punjabi speaking state, which retained the name of Punjab. As a result, the Sikhs became a majority in the newly created state with a population of a little over sixty percent. [edit] River waters dispute Before the creation of the Punjabi suba, Punjab was the master of its river waters (The North Indian rivers — Sutlej, Beas, Ravi did not flow through any other state for any length). The trifurcation of the state led to three competing demands for these river waters, and the central government decided to step in. The central government—against the provisions of the Indian constitution[20]—introduced sections 78 to 80 in the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, under which the central government “assumed the powers of control, maintenance, distribution and development of the waters and the hydel power of the Punjab rivers.”.[21] Many Sikhs perceived this division as unfair and as an anti Sikh measure, since the vast majority of the people of Punjab are dependent on agriculture. [edit] Akali Dal's demands The Akali Dal led a series of peaceful mass demonstrations to present its grievances to the central government. The demands of the Akali Dal were based on the Anandpur Sahib Resolution,[22] which was adopted by the party in October 1973 to raise specific political, economic and social issues. The major motivation behind the resolution was the safeguarding of the Sikh identity by securing a state structure that was decentralised, with non-interference from the central government. The Resolution outlines seven objectives.[23] 1. The transfer of the federally administered city of Chandigarh to Punjab. 2. The transfer of Punjabi speaking and contiguous areas to Punjab. 3. Decentralisation of states under the existing constitution, limiting the central government’s role. 4. The call for land reforms and industrialisation of Punjab, along with safeguarding the rights of the weaker sections of the population. 5. The enactment of an all-India gurdwara (Sikh house of worship) act. 6. Protection for minorities residing outside Punjab, but within India. 7. Revision of government’s recruitment quota restricting the number of Sikhs in armed forces. The Wall Street Journal noted: "The Akali Dal is in the hands of moderate and sensible leadership...but giving anyone a fair share of power is unthinkable politics of Mrs. Gandhi [the then Prime Minister of India]...Many Hindus in Punjab privately concede that there isn't much wrong with these demands. But every time the ball goes to the Congress court, it is kicked out one way or another because Mrs. Gandhi considers it a good electoral calculation."[24] [edit] The assassination of Lala Jagat Narain In a politically charged environment, Lala Jagat Narain, the owner of the Hind Samachar group of newspapers and member of Indian National Congress, was assassinated by Sikh militants in September 1981. In September 1981, Bhindranwale was arrested for his alleged role in the assassination but was later released by the Punjab State Government, as no evidence was found against him. The Khalistani movement can be considered to have effectively started from this point. Though there were a number of leaders vying for leadership role, most were based in United Kingdom and Canada, and had limited influence. In Punjab, Bhindranwale was the unchallenged leader of the movement and made his residence in the Golden Temple in Amritsar. By convention, the Indian Army and the Punjab Police would not enter this religious building. [edit] Dharam Yudh Morcha In August 1982, the Akali Dal under the leadership of Harcharan Singh Longowal launched the Dharam Yudh Morcha, or the “battle for righteousness.” Bhindranwale and the Akali Dal united; their goal was the fulfillment of demands based upon the Anandpur Sahib Resolution. In two and a half months, security forces arrested thirty thousand Sikhs.[25] In November 1982, Akali Dal announced the organisation of protests in Delhi during the Asian Games. The police were instructed to stop all buses, trains and vehicles that were headed for Delhi and interrogate Sikh passengers. The Sikhs as a community felt discriminated against by the Indian state. Later, the Akali Dal organised a convention at the Darbar Sahib attended by 5,000 Sikh ex- servicemen, 170 of whom were above the rank of colonel. These Sikhs claimed that there was discrimination against them in government service.[25] [edit] Religious confusion During this turmoil, the Akali Dal began another agitation in February 1984 protesting against clause (2)(b) of Article 25 of the Indian constitution, which ambiguously states "the reference to Hindus shall be construed as including a reference to persons professing the Sikh, Jaina or Buddhist religion", though it also implicitly recognizes Sikhism as a separate religion with the words "the wearing and carrying of kirpans shall be deemed to be included in the profession of the Sikh religion.".[26] The Akali Dal members demanded that the constitution should remove any ambiguous statements that uses the word Hindu to refer to the Sikhs. For instance, a Sikh couple who marry in accordance to the rites of the Sikh religion must register their marriage either under the Special Marriages Act (1954) or the Hindu Marriage Act – the Akalis demanded replacement of such rules with Sikhism- specific laws. However, their demands were not taken seriously, and several Akali leaders were arrested for burning the Indian constitution in protest.[27] Thus, the Indian Government's implicit defining of its Sikh citizens as being part of the Hindu community created discontent among Sikhs, who feared a loss of identity. [edit] Operation Bluestar Main article: Operation Blue Star The Harimandir Sahib is the holiest of Sikh temples. In 1984, Bhindranwale and Shabeg Singh placed ammunitions and militants in the temple. The Indian military attacked during a curfew and at night.Though the operation was militarily successful,it was a huge political embarssement,as the attack coincided with sikh religious festival and a large number of pilgrims were staying inside the complex.The death toll of civilians was put at around 430 but may have been higher. There were allegations of civilians being targeted for attack by the Indian army. A statement made by the army Lt. General K. Sundarji’s viz.—“We went inside [the Darbar Sahib] with humility in our hearts and prayers on our lips”[28] "Apparently, the government had no other recourse. The events in Punjab had reached a complete breakdown. The Sikh militants were in total control of the state machinery. There was a strong feeling that Khalistan was going to be established at any time. [Jarnail Singh] Bhindranwale was being seen as a prophet; he was making very strong speeches against (the then Prime Minister of India) Indira Gandhi and non-Sikhs; and trying to send a message across to the rural areas that the Sikhs are being given second-grade treatment and that it is high time we formed our own independent state of Khalistan. There was a strong possibility of Pakistan helping them and I think there was the possibility of a Bangladesh being repeated." – Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar[29], then Major General who commanded Indian Army soldiers to enter the Golden Temple, defending the attack The pro-Khalistan activists have alleged that the Indira Gandhi government had been preparing for an attack on the Darbar Sahib for over a year. According to Subramaniam Swami, then a member of the Indian Parliament, the central government had allegedly launched a disinformation campaign in order to legitimise the attack. In his words, the state sought to "make out that the Golden Temple was the haven of criminals, a store of armory and a citadel of the nation's dismemberment conspiracy.”[30] The assassination of Indira Gandhi and subsequent anti-Sikh riots On the morning of 31 October 1984, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was shot-dead by two Sikh security guards (Satwant Singh and Beant Singh) in New Delhi. The assassination triggered fulminant violence against Sikhs across north India. While the ruling party, Congress (I), maintained that the violence was due to spontaneous riots, its critics have alleged that the Congress members had planned a pogrom against the Sikhs[citation needed]. Its critics alleged that State-operated national television was used by the state to incite violence against the Sikhs, in violation of the Article 20.2 of the ICCPR and the Article 7 of the UDHR[citation needed]. Sixteen politicians were named as organisers of the riots. Many senior Congress leader were also indicted.[citation needed] Other political parties, such as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strongly condemned the riots.[31]. The Sikh author Khushwant Singh stated: "It was the Congress leaders who instigated mobs in 1984 and got more than 3000 people killed. I must give due credit to RSS and the BJP for showing courage and protecting helpless Sikhs during those difficult days. No less a person than Atal Bihari Vajpayee himself intervened at a couple of places to help poor taxi drivers."[32] Two major civil-liberties organisations issued a joint report on the anti-Sikh riots naming sixteen important politicians, thirteen police officers and one hundred and ninety-eight others, accused by survivors and eye- witnesses.[33] In January 1985, journalist Rahul Bedi of the Indian Express and Smitu Kothari of the People's Union for Civil Liberties “moved the High Court of Delhi to demand a judicial inquiry into the pogrom on the strength of the documentation carried out by human rights organizations. [edit] Declaration of Khalistan and the rise of militancy Main article: Punjab insurgency On 29 April 1986, an assembly of separatist Sikhs at the Akal Takht made a declaration of an independent state of Khalistan. These events were followed by a decade of violence and conflict in Punjab before a return to normality in the region. During the late 1980s and the early 1990s, there was a dramatic rise in radical Sikh militancy in Punjab, in response to alleged human rights violations by Indian Army and Punjab Police. On October 7, 1987, Khalistan was declared an independent state [by whom?], and Council of Khalistan, headed by Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh, was formed [citation needed]. The period of insurgency saw clashes of the Sikh militants with the police, as well as with the Hindu-Nirankari groups. In 1987, 32 Hindus were pulled out of the bus and shot, near Lalru in Punjab.[34] According to Human Rights Watch "In the beginning on the 1980s, Sikh separatists in Punjab committed serious human rights abuses, including the massacre of civilians, attacks upon non-Sikhs in the state, and indiscriminate bomb attacks in crowded places.[35] While the militants enjoyed some support within the Sikh separatists in the earlier period, the support for Sikh militants gradually disappeared.[36] The insurgency weakened the Punjab economy and led to an increase in the violence in the state. With dwindling support and an increasingly effective Indian security troops eliminating the terrorists, the Sikh militancy was effectively over by early 1990s.[37] There were serious charges leveled by human rights activists against Indian Security forces (Headed by KPS Gill - himself a Sikh) that thousands of suspects were killed in staged shootouts and thousands of bodies were cremated/disposed without proper identification or post-mortem.[38][39][40][41] [42] The pro-Khalistan organization International Human Rights Organization claims that several Sikh women were reportedly gang- raped and molested by the Punjab Police and the Indian security forces during house to house searches. It also claims that looting of the villagers' property and ransacking of the entire villages happened during his reign.[43] Amnesty International has also alleged several cases of appearances, torture, rape and unlawful detentions by the police during Punjab insurgency, for which 75-100 police officers had been convicted by December 2002.[44] In reference to research Reduced to Ashes Book by a human rights group[45][46] Khushwant Singh remarked "It is spine- chilling.... Well, Mr Gill, it is not rubbish; you and the Punjab police have quite a few awkward questions to answer".[45] "Human Rights Watch" reported that since 1984, government forces in Punjab, including the Punjab Police, Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force and the Indian Army, have resorted to widespread human rights violations to fight the militants, including arbitrary arrest, prolonged detention without trial, torture, disappearance and summary killing of civilians and suspected militants. Family members were frequently detained and tortured to reveal the whereabouts of relatives sought by the police [47] [edit] Air India Flight 182 The main suspects in the bombing were the members of a Sikh separatist group called the Babbar Khalsa and other related groups who were at the time agitating for a separate Sikh state called Khalistan in Punjab, India. In September 2007, the Canadian commission investigated reports, initially disclosed in the Indian investigative news magazine Tehelka [48] that an hitherto unnamed person, Lakhbir Singh Brar Rode had masterminded the explosions. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Khalistan_movement
3806
« on: July 19, 2010, 11:06:01 PM »
Yaar phela manu ah daso tusi sare janae punjab ch rehndae ja nahi ta kina cher punjab ch rah chukae ho?!!!
Manu pata punjab dayi hallat baki stae nalo changi aa bukh nang vich aa par ah sirf india dae paper work ch likhya aa.. Baki tanu pata ayi aa kinaa sach hunda india dae paper works ch!!!
3807
« on: July 19, 2010, 10:46:41 PM »
22ji jae sikh da punjab nahi tae ki aa sikh punjab cho ayi nikal k hor state valh gae nae!!! 22ji jayada taar punjabi sikh ayi hun !!! Jae koi oda dusri state cho aa k punjabi sekh lavae ta o apnae punjabi kah la par rishta ta goodha ohda apni maa bhumi naal ayi hunda!!! Jae koi punjabi dusri country ch aa tae oh ayi khenda bAi mae ta punjabi !!! Tae kisae vaal katae vala veer punjabi nu mona kona kah diyae ta bahut gussa kardae aa kyu k veer punjabi sikh nae!!!
Hun indian log bhagat singh nu hundu banayi jandae ohdayi turban pagg da style dekh layi hindu varga karta!!!!
Bai bhagat singh dae vaal bahut c ta oh jayda taar bina turban toa hunda athae pj tae picture hegayi dekh layo!!!!
Ah indian sikh dayi history maton tae laggae hoyae han!!!!
Manu pata veer nava kam karan lagaya mushkala andiya par jae chuya vangu india nae ayi apa nu thakae dae k maarna tae outa changa apna ghar bana k lardh k mariyae!!!
Haje tak jerdae india govt. Khadkoo vadh valae nu chuk mardayi par oh jerdae riot hoyae c ohda koi jawab nai!!!
Haje tak singh thallae laggae !! Manmohan singh valh dekh lao sonia dae thallae lag k kam karda sari duniya jaan dayi bai ah das kahyo jayi ajadi aa!!!
Jae gujraat ch bura haal ta oh es lati k otho dae hindu log jerdae othae kush muslmaan bach k ohna veera naal panga lendae aa veer !!!
Aa amitabachan 84 riot vale bardha gandh laya c gobinda ho gaya ah sara mantria kar k gandh paya c !! Jae mantria ch koi sikh hunda ja punjabi hunda ta appae na kuch hunda bai!!!
O ajj sadae ayi veer bra ik dujae dae dushman bana tae ah hind sarkar nae
Bhra bhra di jaan da khooni ho gaya punjab job koi rehan nai ditti jawan mundae oan nashaya dae adhi ho gae!!! Hun ta supari tae jandae apna veer bro kaut maar kar k apna didh paal dae aa!!!
Mae manh da punjab kolae self defence henayi gae ja hor bahut lordha nae... Bai jado pakistan banya ohnae kol b ta kuch nayi c hun nepal diff country aa o bahut vadayi country othae dae log b ta military khari kar k !!! Bai resources ta banh jan gae apnae app !!
Jado apa nava ghar denae risk ch layi da iko vaar ta sara pasae ta nahi ditae jandae !! Kista tae layi da har month $ dayi da ta pher kitae ja k apna ghar banh da !!! Tae khalistan ch b jae apa ik ghar banona ta sarya nu ralh k ik ghar vangu kista taar niya peniya!!!
Hor bai pakistaan ik muslim contry othae ki sikh tae hindu v rehndae aa so khalistan is not only for sikh welcome to all!!! Khaliatan ik sikh dharam layi freedom contry aa!!!
Baki bai apnae ghar dayi vakhri moj hunday!! Jae tusi kisae rishtae daar valj gae ho gae jadh ta hemsha ghar dayi aundayi aa
Apna ta haje koi ghar nai so apa nu ghar banona pena kahlistan! Jedayi layi apa nu mehnant karninpenayi aa!!!
3808
« on: July 19, 2010, 10:09:19 PM »
Welcome back bro
3809
« on: July 19, 2010, 09:06:58 PM »
Kudrat ji i m not agree with last one !!!!
Indian govt hate punjab !!! They dont help us !!!
Each so many farmer died!!!
No light
Farmer give food to other but they r cry each day
All skool in punjab r null
U know nothing dont make arguments
We know wat is truth !!! Dont say they r good
3810
« on: July 19, 2010, 09:00:02 PM »
Nicr bro
3811
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:56:38 PM »
Theek ji !! Manu jawab dean toa phela khalistan vali history pardhni penayi !! Begar information dae kyu time khraab karna thoda sab. Da thxx 4 time
3812
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:37:34 PM »
Congrats bro !!!!
3813
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:31:26 PM »
Vadiya pher great nice post ji ... Thxx 4 sharing a knowlegefull post
3814
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:28:29 PM »
Welcome
3815
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:24:05 PM »
Translate in small paragraph i m too lazy to read all this :pagel:
3816
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:22:10 PM »
O ji digg digg k turna sikhi da ji !!!
3817
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:20:06 PM »
Nath oye dushmna aa :hehe:
Full. Form kis cheez dayi bananayi aa
3818
« on: July 19, 2010, 08:15:15 PM »
Hahaha nice bro
3819
« on: July 19, 2010, 03:25:38 PM »
brar saab
3820
« on: July 19, 2010, 03:24:54 PM »
yeah bro everything exist side by side !!! In Khalisthan....... What is india giving us? Do You call that Democracy?
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