Dear Editor

This refers to Mr. Ajit Singh’s letter “W.S.O. Banquet: A Reply” (W.S.N NoV.12, 1993)

I welcome Ajit Singhs comments if he has written them to release his frustration. I consider myself lucky to have liberated him of the agony. But if he wants to make me a scapegoat of his fury to hide the facts and white wash the shortcomings then I would say it is he not me who needs to do the homework.

A day after the dinner in question there was Radio-phone-in on Ankheels Punjab Radio Program in Toronto The views expressed by me in my letter were not only the representative of my experience but also the conveyance of the opinion of a few callers. Ajitis well advised to obtain the transcript of the talk-show from Sukhminder Hansra the Host. S. Gian Singh Sandhu was his guest to attend to the callers. Moreover most of the Organizers of the Dinner and Mr. Sandhu himself admitted that there “had been certain lapses in particular in briefing the guests. Thank God unlike Mr. Ajit Singh my friends and acquaintances in Toronto sect of W.S.O. are men of understanding and rational thinking and I am sure next year Toronto Annual Dinner will be much more dynamic.

Now in the same context I would draw the attention of S. Aijit Singh to S.Gian Singh Sandhus interview with Sukhminder Hansra in Ankheela Punjab T.V Program is watched by thousands of Sikhs and other communities throughout Canada coast to coast The outline of the questions asked by Sukhminder is given below (mostly sic):

  1. What was your objective when you said (in a Ghucughar a baal the World Sikh Organization needed to provide leadership pool?
  2. What is the policy you are adopting for the Punishment of the guilty in the? After math of action of Martyr Beant Singh Up to now “you have: not adopted clear policy in this respect in my opinion.”
  3. You have said if Punjab leadership does not serve their roll properly World Sikh Organization would dedicate the terms… Would they be prepared to listen to you?
  4. If people of Punjab cannot dictate them how can you do from here..?
  5. Now you have quoted Quebec. When the Sikh boycotted the election in Punjab you supported their action The result brought Beant Singh’s Government and you can see what is happening to the Sikhs. If World Sikh” Organization had suggested to the Sikhs (to fight the election) Akalis could have come lo power.
  6. Whenever Sikhs fail in their mission they accuse Government of India” whereas failure is due to their own lacking Somehow I think this is not the positive approach?
  7. World Sikh Organization was established as an umbrella Number two. question so many organizations have come into being in parallel to World Sikh Organization… think World Sikh Organization could not provide proper leadership and that is the reason other organizations have come up?

The interview was in Punjabi. The video clip of the same may be obtained from Ankheela Punjab.

Ankheela Punjab was born nearly at the same time as W.S.O. Its Host Sukhminder Hansra has been ardent promoter supporter and exponent of W.S.O and its policies. I am sure he does not ask such questions to expose and denounce the W.S.O. He wants W.S.O. to rise above the occasion and invigorate its program in the light of changed circumstances so do I and so does the public that feed-back the media.

To live on the past-glory is ruinous but to build future on the same is efficacious.

Pritpal S.Bindra 

Missauga Ontario Canada:

Article extracted from this publication >> January 7, 1994