Khalsa Action Committee seeks action against dera Sacha Sauda chief
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 NEW DELHI:
The Khalsa Action Committee(KAC) members on Wednesday held dharna in front of Jantar Mantar at New Delhi seeking to arrest dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh for hurting the sentiments of Sikh community. Bhai Mohkam Singh convenor of KAC headed the dharna.
Kanwarpal Singh Bittu a spokesman of KAC said here that they have submitted a memorendum to the Prime Minister to take action against dera Sacha Sauda chief who is also facing cases of rape and murder.
The memorendum read, "We seek your immediate indulgence to take effective measures against the Sirsa Dera and its chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim. All patronage and support to this baba and other such self-styled bigots must be stopped. Though the matter is subjudice, your government can still set-up a Special Fast Track Court to try the accused under various offences. The Congress party must be seen to be secular in Panjab in letter and spirit. Under your leadership, you should bury the hatchet put up by your predecessors and make serious attempts to normalise the polity in Panjab. All vicious propaganda against the Sikhs in the media must cease. You should issue strict guidelines for the Congress leadership in Panjab directing them to desist from interjecting in Sikh religious affairs".
The Khalsa Action Committee urged PM to take immediate steps to assuage the hurt psyche and feelings of the Sikh people caused by the anti-Sikh blasphemous activities of the Sirsa Dera undermining Sikh beliefs and principles. The memorendum stated that Malafide interference in the activities of the church by the state is unwarranted and uncalled for. The history of Italy and the Vatican are testimony to the two working in their own domain and respecting each other. Nobody in India can understand more than your good self. It further said that the ministry of home affairs fired the first salvo against the Sikhs by sponsoring the pseudo-Nirankaris in the early fifties, till it became an uncontrollable Frankenstein Monster resulting in the killing of 13 devout Sikhs in Amritsar on 13 April 1978. After lying low for some time, this cult too is again raising its head and is seen on the streets of Panjab, taunting devout Sikhs. Memorendum said that the Sirsa Dera chief is a melodramatic cultist leader like the ones which appeared in the United States in the early eighties. Such cultist leaders hold such a sinister sway over their followers that they can ultimately lead them to mass suicides. In the present case, matters have been made worse by state patronage. In the present case, the act of the Sirsa Dera head that had attired himself like the Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh and tried to negate the concept of Amrit (the Khalsa baptism ceremony) of the Guru has caused deep and inconsolable hurt. To rub salt on our wounds, Congress leader Capt. Amarinder Singh, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Congress working President, K. P. Singh publicly defended this gross misdemeanour of the pseudo-baba. The KAC allegeed that the courts might have granted bail to him but the manner in which logistic support in the form of Z-plus security; bullet proof vehicles and 24-hour armed guards are provided to him, smacks of the state protecting its honoured guest! Had the pseudo-saint not indulged in open blasphemy, the CBI, which was postponing charging the baba, may have still not pursued the case. We believe that this too is the result of the closeness of the baba with the Congress party and respective governments in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi. The KAC also noted that there has not been substantive improvement in the relations between the Sikhs and the Indian state. A large number of issues and concerns await redress: release of Sikh detainees languishing in various jails, withdrawal of black list, commutation of death sentence of Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, restoring to Punjab's right to its river waters, dismantling the SYL canal, providing corridor to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, amendment to the Indian constitution, All India Gurdwara Act, enactment of enabling provisions under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909, et al.
Source: PunjabNewsLine.Com
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 NEW DELHI:
The Khalsa Action Committee(KAC) members on Wednesday held dharna in front of Jantar Mantar at New Delhi seeking to arrest dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh for hurting the sentiments of Sikh community. Bhai Mohkam Singh convenor of KAC headed the dharna.
Kanwarpal Singh Bittu a spokesman of KAC said here that they have submitted a memorendum to the Prime Minister to take action against dera Sacha Sauda chief who is also facing cases of rape and murder.
The memorendum read, "We seek your immediate indulgence to take effective measures against the Sirsa Dera and its chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim. All patronage and support to this baba and other such self-styled bigots must be stopped. Though the matter is subjudice, your government can still set-up a Special Fast Track Court to try the accused under various offences. The Congress party must be seen to be secular in Panjab in letter and spirit. Under your leadership, you should bury the hatchet put up by your predecessors and make serious attempts to normalise the polity in Panjab. All vicious propaganda against the Sikhs in the media must cease. You should issue strict guidelines for the Congress leadership in Panjab directing them to desist from interjecting in Sikh religious affairs".
The Khalsa Action Committee urged PM to take immediate steps to assuage the hurt psyche and feelings of the Sikh people caused by the anti-Sikh blasphemous activities of the Sirsa Dera undermining Sikh beliefs and principles. The memorendum stated that Malafide interference in the activities of the church by the state is unwarranted and uncalled for. The history of Italy and the Vatican are testimony to the two working in their own domain and respecting each other. Nobody in India can understand more than your good self. It further said that the ministry of home affairs fired the first salvo against the Sikhs by sponsoring the pseudo-Nirankaris in the early fifties, till it became an uncontrollable Frankenstein Monster resulting in the killing of 13 devout Sikhs in Amritsar on 13 April 1978. After lying low for some time, this cult too is again raising its head and is seen on the streets of Panjab, taunting devout Sikhs. Memorendum said that the Sirsa Dera chief is a melodramatic cultist leader like the ones which appeared in the United States in the early eighties. Such cultist leaders hold such a sinister sway over their followers that they can ultimately lead them to mass suicides. In the present case, matters have been made worse by state patronage. In the present case, the act of the Sirsa Dera head that had attired himself like the Tenth Master, Guru Gobind Singh and tried to negate the concept of Amrit (the Khalsa baptism ceremony) of the Guru has caused deep and inconsolable hurt. To rub salt on our wounds, Congress leader Capt. Amarinder Singh, Rajinder Kaur Bhattal, Congress working President, K. P. Singh publicly defended this gross misdemeanour of the pseudo-baba. The KAC allegeed that the courts might have granted bail to him but the manner in which logistic support in the form of Z-plus security; bullet proof vehicles and 24-hour armed guards are provided to him, smacks of the state protecting its honoured guest! Had the pseudo-saint not indulged in open blasphemy, the CBI, which was postponing charging the baba, may have still not pursued the case. We believe that this too is the result of the closeness of the baba with the Congress party and respective governments in Haryana, Punjab and Delhi. The KAC also noted that there has not been substantive improvement in the relations between the Sikhs and the Indian state. A large number of issues and concerns await redress: release of Sikh detainees languishing in various jails, withdrawal of black list, commutation of death sentence of Prof. Devinderpal Singh Bhullar, restoring to Punjab's right to its river waters, dismantling the SYL canal, providing corridor to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, amendment to the Indian constitution, All India Gurdwara Act, enactment of enabling provisions under the Anand Marriage Act, 1909, et al.
Source: PunjabNewsLine.Com
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