By Dr.Awatar Singh Sekhon
In the past month, the world has witnessed the killings of innocent Kashmiri Muslims. According to news dispatches (The Edmonton Journal, Oct.19, & 23,1993; The Globe and Mail, Oct.20, & 23,1993), more than 200 children, youth, women and men including those leading a freedom march for the right to self-determination and hence, independence have been ruthlessly killed by the Indian armed and police forces. With a primary mandate that deviates from the defence of a particular society and the rules which govern it, their actions serve as evidence to a mandate of raping, looting and destroying innocent members of the same society and their property (The New York Times, Oct.26, 1993), This absolute disregard for human rights, especially human life is selectively employed with non-Hindu, non-Brahmin ethnic minorities recent examples of which, are the Sikhs and Kashmiri Muslims. These minorities and the world have witnessed the desecration and siege of holy shrines (Darbar Sahib Complex and other gurdwaras of the Sikhs, and Ayodhya, Hazratbal and other Mosques of the Muslim faith; World Sikh News, Oct.22,1993) of each of these minorities, an event that is becoming more frequent since “Operation Bluestar” of June, 1984 which marked another chapter in the undeclared war of the economic, political, cultural and physical strangulation of the Sikhs living in Punjab and elsewhere.
Other groups have also been similarly affected in the systematic genocide by the New Delhi administration including Dalits, Christens and non-Kashmiri Muslims. This is in accordance with the Chankyaniti (the doctrine of Brahmins), which states that non Hindus and non-Brahmins have no place in the Hindu India. There has been sufficient witness of state terrorism in Punjab and Kashmir under the New Delhi administrations. Those who still think that everything is fine and peaceful in Punjab and Kashmir should know that their ignorance cannot alter the existing state of martial law imposed on the people of States in first, second and third world countries. These atrocities are not events of the 1980s and 90s, they have been happening since Indian independence (Aug.15, 1947). Their numerous victims stand witnesses to these horrific tales of Punjab and Kashmir, casting doubt on all administrations of independent India. As we know it in the western world, civilized law does not exist in Punjab and Kashmir, the governing process is one of sheer barbarism. In this ongoing barbaric rule there has been a consistent, repetitive denial of requests for a passport to Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann. As the President of the Shiromani Akali Dal a political party of the Sikhs), Sardar Mann has the right to pursue discussions relating to the political interests of the global Sikh population. Consequently, it follows that he should have the ability to meet not only with Sikhs abroad, but with any single individual who has the ability to influence the wellbeing of the Sikh population. If, in ignorance, one chooses to believe that reports coming out of India relating to the inhumane treatment of so many people are false, then, what possible reason could the Indian government have for denying a passport to Sardar Simranjit Singh Mann? Why would they want to restrict his movement?
The answer to these questions is simple. The “world’s largest democracy” is guilty of the persecution of innumerable numbers of innocent people. The West has become increasingly aware of the human nights infractions occurring in India. Sardar Mann is perceived as a threat because he is a firsthand influential witness and would be able to reveal much damaging evidence to the United Nations Organization, and the Worlds heads of state.
Article extracted from this publication >> November 12, 1993
