(This article was first published in Dalit voice of Bangalore and reproduced by Dignity, Chandigarh in its issue of March 215, 1986. Itis for reproducing this article that the Editorial Consultant of Dignity, Mr. ‘Sukhdev Singh, has been arrested and charged with sedition. Editor)

BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR once said: “what the Hindus love we must hate and what the Hindus hate we must love.” This simple Ambedkar formula for the guidance of Dalits can be applied whenever we are in confusion, The upper caste Hindus rule only by ‘confusing others. That is how they have once again reduced Punjab to a bundle of confusion. So whenever there is any confusion Babasaheb comes to our rescue.

Right now in Punjab the Hindus, meaning the upper castes, are very much worried over “extremists” capturing the Golden Temple at Amritsar. They are finding fault with Chief Minister Barnala for yielding to the “terrorist pressure” and “appeasing the anti-nationals”, They are also furious that the “extremists” are going ahead with the demolition of Akal Takht rebuilt by them at an estimated cost of Rs. 50 crores.

Volte face by Hindus

‘That means, these Hindus who used to hate Bamala, Tohra, Badal and others have suddenly started loving them and want the pro Bhindran wala “extremists”, who took over the Golden Temple, to be liquidated, So we know whom the Hindus love and whom they hate. Since they make no secret of their love or hate itis equally easy for the persecuted minorities of India to come to the right decision at such crucial moments, this is called the laws of contradictions.

A proper study of these laws that govern every society is a must for all Dalits and persecuted nationalities. Guided by the thoughts of Babasaheb we come to certain conclusions and that is how we have been proved right in saying that the All India Sikh Student Federation has become the representative organisations of the Sikhs, and that the Akali Dal (L), and the SGPC have lost the confidence of the people. Barnala had the police under him and Tohra had the vast S.GP.C. funds plus the armed guards, but neither could stop the committed Bhindranwale boys from taking over the Golden Temple,

‘Why? Because the Sikh masses are behind Bindran wale who today reigns supreme over Punjab, In other words, the “elected” Akali Government, SGPC, the high priests and the low priests have lost the support of the people as they became puppets of the Hindus. That is why the Hindus are beating their breasts over the fall of their stooges,

Sikh religion tells a Sikh to fight and die, never surrender, Longowal, Badal, Tohra Zail Singh not only did not fight but surrendered and compromised with the “enemy”. Hence they must go. No tears be shed over this, All these high priests and low priests were responsible for compromising with Brahminism making Sikhism, a military religion, part of Hinduism. Sikh Dalit Bhai Bhai

‘Asa consequence, Sikhism distanced itself from the Dalits for whose liberation Sikhism was founded. It was Bhindranwale who stirred up this stinking Sikh pond and Beant Singh, a Dalit Sikh who avenged the humiliation of Sikhs. It was Bimal Khalsa, a Ramdasia Sikh and the widow of Beant ‘Singh, who led the canal construction blockade. They say itis these three people who restored the lost self-respect of the Sikhs, Not Longowal, not Barnnala, not Tohra, not any high priest. One Bhindranwale may be dead but hundreds of Bhindranwale are born out of his blood. What is going on in Punjab today is a welcome, long overdue lash between internal contradictions, Without resolving the internal contradictions, we can’t resolve the external contradictions. “The fundamental cause of the development of a thing is not external but internal, Contradictions within a thing is the fundamental cause of its development. Social development is due chiefly not to external but internal cause”.

‘So as per the laws of contradictions, Sikhs have more deadly enemies inside their own house. And the A..S S.F, and the Damdami Taksal of Bhindranwale have, therefore, rightly identified these internal enemies and ousted them, Congratulations. So much so the Dalit Sikhs have started ‘coming closer to the Jat Sikhs and, in fact, leading the Sikh nation’ under Bimal Khalsa because the priority is given to throw out the internal enemies,

It will now become easier to fight the external enemies once the internal enemies are eliminated. The experiment being conducted with the Sikh society isa lesson to the Dalits and all other persecuted nationalities. If the Muslims are weak today despite forming about 15 percent of the population, because of the enemies within,

‘As no society can escape being ‘governed by these laws of contradictions, Barnala, Tohra and Co, will be its first causalities. Zail Singh and But a Singh, the two running dogs of the Centre, have been rightly shown their place, We really feel sorry for their plight. They are hated by the Hindus as well as by the Sikhs, Zail Singh missed two historic opportunities. to recover his lost respect and restore the Sikh glory. As the commander in chief of the armed forces, he could have refused to give his consent to send the Army into the Golden Temple, and later when the Army entered it he could have resigned as the President, But he compromised and decided to be a stooge. We have no sympathy for worms.

The Sikh “worms”

But a Singh may be a Dalit, So what is the use of living without self-respect? It is better to die young like Bhindranwale, fighting, rather than live the life of a “donkey” for 100 years without self-respect. That is why we often say that Dalits and other persecuted nationalities must learn how to die. Our liberation is assured the moment we learn how to die. It is sture we hate the upper castes but that is no use. Because we don’t know how to oust them. We will not know it until we learn the art of dying.

Barnala had an opportunity to enter the Sikh hearts. He could have resigned on January 26 when Chandigarh was scheduled to be transferred to Punjab as per the “Rajiv Gandhi Longowal accord.” To him his chair became more important than his conscience, He shivered under the Hindu threats and sent his own sons o fight Bhindranwale boys in Amritsar. The sone met with a toad accident. Today the situation in Punjab is worse than that of June, 1984, Small people have small minds, Bamala, Tohra, Badal proved to be small people. And Sikhs who think big and act big have rightly kicked out the small people.

‘The upper caste Hindus are never tired’ of lecturing on the “unity and integrity” of India. If they really love the country, they would not have behaved like this, Enough literature produced by their people has come to prove how brutal they were on Sikhs. So much so, they are “giving” “Khalistan” to Sikhs on a golden plate, ‘Sikhs say they don’t want “Khalistan” but it is these Hindu Nazis Arya Samajists, Nirankaris and Durankaris, who are begging the unwilling Sikhs to take “Khalistan.” Till now the Sikhs resisted all Such temptations.

But going by today’s mood of Sikhs, they will take it come what may.

If and when it happens who will be responsible for forming “Khalistan™? We sufferers are not interested in parting with the Sikhs ‘whose presence in India as sufferers is very essential for us. ‘The cause of the Dalits and OBCs has suffered because of the formation of Pakistan. It will suffer a further setback if the Sikhs also g0 ‘with “Khalistan”. These upper caste exploiters, the 5 percent Aryan invaders, have no love for the country and that is why they are bent upon vivisecting it, But can we allow it?

‘Will Sunderji oblige again?

They sent their Army led by a Madrasi Brahmin, Sunderji, and destroyed the Golden Temple in 1984. When it was destroyed, they Rejoiced, danced with joy and distributed sweets. These very people repeated their rejoicing when the Hindu “army” rebuilt the Golden ‘Temple. They were happy when it was destroyed, they were more happy when it was rebuilt,

What type of a killjoy they must be! Akal Takht was destroyed many times before but every time it was rebuilt brick by brick by Sikhs themselves. Why Gid the Hindu mafias go to rebuild it spending Government money? Don’t they know that such an action is an insult to Sikh conscience? So when the Sarkar Seva built Akal Takht is being pulled down, why are they weeping now? ‘Well, when the Hindus weep we must laugh and when they laugh we must weep.

Whatever it is, the decision to destroy the Akal Takht is a slap on the face of the Hindu Nazis. And ‘we are afraid they may have to call Sunderji again. And if ever the heartless Hindus were to repeat the history it is sure birth of “Khalistan.” Whatever may be the Hindu Nazi pressure on Rajiv Gandhi, we hope he will not become a party 10 the vivisection of India. May be he is being threatened with Congress in Haryana which has an unscrupulous Hindu as its Chief Minister. He may form a new party save Haryana for its upper castes.

Dark forces are at work in Delhi trying to confuse Rajiv. He ‘was magnanimous enough to hand ‘over Punjab to the Akalis which is a Kulak party of Sikh landlords. But the new militants who took over the Golden Temple represent the Sikh masses and particularly the Dalits who are the true representatives of Punjab.

All minorities in ferment

He should note that it is not merely the Sikhs who are in ferment. The Muslims, Christians, Dalit tribes, O.B.Cs are equally disturbed. Because they have realized that Brahminism is threatening every nationality. So, when a nationality is threatened, it is bound to hit back. This is called the sharpened of the contradictions. tis healthy sign. And no nation has shaped the contradictions as much as the Sikhs though they form just 2 percent of the population. We don’t know what is wrong with Muslims who form 15 percent, Dalit’s 20 percent and tribals 10 percent and Christians 2.5 percent. Why don’t they learn from Sikhs: how to die?

U.N. stamp for torture victims

UNITED NATIONS The U.N. Postal Administration announced Friday that it will begin using a new cancellation stamp honoring victims of torture designed by artist Amar Sehgal of India.

Sehgal’s design, featuring four abstract figures and the words “United Nations Voluntary Fund for the Victims of Torture,” will have New York Vienna and Geneva.

ULN. Officials hope the new cancellation stamp will draw attention to the importance of fund and the plight of torture victims world.

Article extracted from this publication >> March 28, 1986