Gurbhajan Singh Gill, Secretary, Punjab Human Rights Organization, Ludhiana
INDIA, i.e. Bharat, is being ruled by the Congress since 1947. It is not the Indian National Congress of pre-independence but the Congress (Indira), a pack of hypocrites, spies, smugglers, tax evaders, communalists and Youth Congress goons. So democratic is the organization that no party elections have been held for the last 18 years and a single dynasty is holding the nation to ransom. Under the leadership of Mrs. Indira Gandhi and Rajiv, hypocrisy has become an integral part of Congress culture. Since the advent of freedom, Punjab state is considered a colony of the Hindi belt States. Its natural resources that are being squandered. Not-withstanding the International or Riperian Laws, its river waters have been unlawfully given to Hindu states of Haryana and Rajasthan; Hdyro-electric power is given to States of Haryana, Rajasthan and even Delhi; no major industry is allowed to be established here; cotton as raw material is taken away and the processed cloth is sent from Gujarat and Maharashtra states as no cotton mill is allowed here and Hydel Head works have been stolen by the Centre. Punjabis are 62% Sikhs, 18% Hindus and 18% Dalits but the majority of government posts go to non-Sikhs. Baptism is an essential rite for the Sikhs but the baptized Sikhs are hounded down by the security forces.
The Sikhs being religious are naturally nationalists and have been defending the borders for centuries. They are a bulwark against the inroads of Communist ideology and the future Russian designs. The government of India because of its wrong, anti-national and self-seeking policies has fallen a prey to the Russian diplomacy. Russia sees the Sikhs, as the greatest enemies and the Russian diplomats have prevailed upon Indian rulers to teach Sikhs a lesson. Under their advice, Indira Gandhi invaded the Holy precincts of the Golden Temple by deploying more than a hundred thousand of Indian Army on June 3, 1984 when thousands of Sikhs were attending the Gurpurb congregation. This Army invasion was named “Operation Blue Star” and resulted in merciless butchering of over 5000 Sikhs — men, women, babies and infirm. Holy Akal Takht was demolished, Sikh Library having rare manuscripts was set on fire, and hundreds of innocent pilgrims including the Temple employees were arrested who away Jodhpur Jail without trial. Somebody murdered the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi because of revenge or otherwise on October 31, 1984 and her son, Mr. Rajiv Gandhi pledged revenge. Ina planned manner, scores of thousands of Sikhs were lynched, set on fire, brutally murdered and hundreds of millions worth of Sikh property was destroyed in Delhi, Patna, Kanpur, Bokaro, etc. in the Congress governed Hindi belt States under the physical supervision of Congress ruffians whose leaders were subsequently elevated to the ministerial posts by Mr. Rajiv in appreciation of the Sikh killings. Anticipating a back-lash in Punjab, several divisions of Indian.
Army and Para-military forces -were deployed throughout the Sikh populated country side to demoralize the Sikhs and energies the Shiv Sainaks (a Government sponsored Hindu militant organization). No foreigner is allowed entry in the State, so that the World may not come to know the atrocious face of the “non-violent, secular and so called “largest democracy”. If the World were to know the reality, people would forget South African and Latin barbarities.
Since then, Punjab is burning because of the communal Congress culture and the stupidity of the blundering eager-beavers who put worst hurdles in reaching to some understanding with the Sikhs. The sycophants saw a great chaos to indulge in inanities. Instead of applying a balm, salt is rubbed into the raw wounds. Sikh Youths are arrested, tortured and murdered in staged police encounters. Mr. Justice Ajit Singh Bains along with two prominent Hindus has reported that almost all police encounters were false. Punjab Human Rights Organization has revealed that Sikh boys are taken from their homes and after torturing, are killed at the Indo Pak Border by the security forces and are shown as Pakistanis or infiltrators. Young Sikhs area rare sight in the districts of Gurdaspur and Amritsar. A police officer, Mr. ‘Ribeiro has taken the role of a judge as well as an executioner. There is no rule of law. Even inmates of jails are taken away and shot under the barbarian orders of the authorities.
But, the modern Abdalis are not students of history, and they do not understand the Sikh Psysche. The Sikhs are ultra-sensitive for their honor and have always been crusaders against injustice. They are now fighting farther religious, social, economic and political identity. They are more patriotic than those who because of circumstances, came to occupy the Delhi throne. Their identity is endangered by the revivalist Hindus. Amrit Parchar is banned and cutting of hair (a toboo for the Sikhs) is encouraged.
The rulers — through their unlimited funds, loans etc. have succeeded to rope in some Sikh renegades and quislings who are brought on the T.V. network and their tutored statements are published in the communal “National Press” but the Sikhs have totally rejected these tumcoats, shoe pickers and sarkari jathedars. Dr. Gopal Singh, Sujan Singh, Rachpal Singh etc. the toads of the State are not Punjabis. Some of these door-mats have rightly been excommunicated by the Sarbat KhaIsa while others are awaiting their turn. The State has now been turned into a jail where 35,000 Central Security Forces and over 35,000 State police are holding the people to ransom and who are busy harassing, humiliating and “encountering” the brave, patriotic, and ultra-sensitive’ community. Tremendous State Terrorism has given birth to the natural reaction individual retaliation. The Sikh Youth, in order to survive and take revenge, have started a defensive struggle. In this process, many thousands, mostly innocents, have been killed by the State and the individuals. In spite of organized and systematic Sikh genocide, the number of violent outbursts have not come down.
The Sikhs still hope that the Bachon Kee Sarkar (Government of children) led by the Prime Minister would come out of the clutches of his communal coterie and by reversing the anti-Mennonites policies would try to usher in a new era of equality and fraternity. The satisfied minorities would prove a cementing material in the construction of a truly secular, democratic and powerful India. If the Sikhs continue to be berated, treated as parials and their genocide is not stopped, history won’t forgive these short sighted rulers for the disintegration of India which was by a twist of force united by the Britishers for the first time in the history of this subcontinent.
‘Hukamrano sey Yehi pooch rahihain cheekheyn, Tum nay kia swang bhara hai, Ye tamashai ka.
(The shrieks of the innocents are asking the rulers: why have you all put on a mask of sight seers. Even after a horrible delay, the just rights of Sikh-led Punjabis should be restored. The Longowal Rajiv Accord is now dead and a new Accord (if the government is sincere) be reached with the Sikh Youths. Interference into the Sikh affairs be stopped, control over the Natural resources ‘be restored to Punjab, Communal Press be muzzled, goondas responsible for the 1984 riots be punished and a general amnesty to arrested or underground Sikhs be granted. The Sikhs are determined to save their own identity, economy of State and honor/sanctity of their holy gurdwaras:-
Tere ik musht-i-Khak Ke badley, Loon naa hargiz, agar khu-‘ dai miley. (We won’t bargain a fistful of earth of my land even with godship).
Article extracted from this publication >> August 21, 1987
