Dear Editor,

After partition Punjab University was set up at

SOLAN (SIMLA HILLS) and later moved to Chandigarh. The following figures show the representation of Hindus and Sikhs in the University’s administrative wing (Sikh Review: February 1981).

Punjab University, Chandigarh

 

Category

Total

Hindus

Sikhs

1. Vice Chancellor

2. Registrar

3. F.D.0.

4. Deputy Registrars

5. Assistant Registrars

6. Assts. Reg. (o/tg.)

7. Superintendents

8. Special Assistants

9. Personal Assts.

10. Stenographers

11. Steno Typists

12. Assistants

18. Assistants (o/tg.)

14. Clerks

15. Proof Readers

16. Receptionists

17. Mechanics

18. Asst. Estate Officer

1

1

1

6

8

3

43

1

4

37

51

216

30

664

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

5

6

2

38

1

4

32

46

176

26

593

1

2

1

1

–

–

 

–

–

1

5

–

–

5

5

40

4

71

1

–

–

–

Since then situation has gone from bad to worse. If a Giani Zail Singh is made the President of India to befool the world or a Dhillon an Ambassador or a Darbara Singh a chief Minister to initiate and carry out fake police encounters against Sikhs, of what solace is it to the teaming educated unemployed millions who are victims of the discrimination reflected in above figures, who are treated as second class citizens?

If some still suffer from the delusion that Sikhs are not being discriminated against, then, I think it is a case of jaundiced eyes or of communalism running amuck.

 

Sincerely,

Balwant Singh Buttar

Article extracted from this publication >>  September 20, 1985