Sukhdev Singh Babbar, the founder of Babbar Khalsa International, is one of the most elite Sikh freedom fighters of this century, He was born on August 15, 1955 in village Dasuwal, district Amritsar, Punjab in a devoted Sikh family. His father’s name was Bhai Jind Singh Ji and his mother’s name was Mata Hamam Kaur Ji. After passing middle school, he started to work in his family’s farm. Jathedar Sukhdev Singh Babbar was the younger brother Of Bhai Mehal Singh Babbar (former Wing Commander as Ground Engineer in the Indian Air Force) who is a member of the Babbar Khalsa International High Command and is also active in the battlefield. Bhai Sukhdev Singh’s elder brother S. Angrez Singh has never participated in the Babbar Khalsa activities. Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar was a very religious man with a firm belief in Guru Gobind Singh and Guru Granth Sahib, He was a staunch supporter of Khalistan, He used to wake up at 2 AM and he “meditated daily, four hours in the morning and two hours in the evening He joined the Akhand Kirtani Jatha under the influence Of Martyr Bhai Fauja Singh. They were very close friends. Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar was baptized on the Baisakhi day of 1977 ‘on the farm of Martyr Bhai Fauja Singh in a large baptism ceremony He was married to Bibi Sukhwani Kauron the Baisakhi day of 1978.
April 13, 1978:Nirarnkari Episode at Amritsar
This day is considered to be one of the most significant historic days in the recent Sikh history, Baisakhi day is a very important day in Punjab, It is the day when the Wheat Crop is ready to be harvested and everybody is in a happy mood. On this day, the head of fake Nirankari mission, Gurbachan Singh, who enjoyed full support of the Indian government, had called a big gathering of his followers. This Nirankan mission was sponsored and nourished by the Jawahar Lal Nehru dynasty to di vide the Sikhs. This group was known for its anti-Sikh activities throughout India.
In a parade, the fake Nirankari Gurbachan Singh was riding on a chariot along with Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book of the Sikhs. He was sitting in a higher position than Guru Granth Sahib which was a great insult to the Holy Book. This was brought to the attention of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwalle who ordered that the parade be stopped. Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwalle immediately Commissioned to bands ( jathas) to stop this insult of Guru Granth Sahib, One of the Jathas wax led by Bhai Pauja Singh of Akhand Kirtani Jatin and the other was ted by Bhai Darshan Singh of Bhindranwatli Jathi. These two jatlias tried to stop the fake Nirankani’s parade. They did not have any guts oF such wespons because they did not wish to do any act of violence, The Nirinkanis attacked thorn with arrows, and guns. As a result 13 Sikhs of both jaihas were martyred including Bhai Fauja Singh. This was done with the full Knowledge and cooper in of the Indian government and the Punjab police. This incident was very painful for Bhai Sukhdey Singh Babbar and it occurred on the day of his wedding, He made a pledge to avenge the death of his dear friend Bhai Fauja Singh and other Sikhs, He left his home, got some guerrilla training and started to hit the fake Nirankaris wherever he could find them, Thereafter he eliminated almost all the fake Nirankan leaders one by one. According to the Indian police he is responsible for killing at least 34 fake Nirankaris.
Jathedir Sukhdev Singh Babbar was the commander of the Babbar Khalsa freedom fighters in June 1984 in the Golden temple complex, Amritsar. The freedom fighters of Babbar Khalsa International and those of Sant Jamail Singh Bhindranwale fought with great courage during Operation Blue Star in June 1984 against the Indian army while protecting Sri Akal Takhat and the Golden Temple.
On August 9, 1992, the Punjab, police picked Bhai Suidwev Sri Babbar up from his residence and martyred him in fake police en. Counter, He was 37. Martyr Jathedar Sukhdev Singh left behind his wife Bibi Sukhwant Kaur, two sons (14 and 10) and one daughter (12). He also left behind a viable and well-disciplined organization.
The organization is moving forward under the leadership of Jathedar Bhai Wadhawa Singh Babbar who is one of the most experienced guerrilla Sikh generals operating in the battlefields of the Punjab, Himachal, Haryana, New Delhi and other afflicted arcas. Bhai Wadhawa Singh Babbar was the deputy chief of Babbar Khalsa until the martyrdom of Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babar. He was unanimously elected Jathedar (Chief) of Babbar Khalsa International after Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar was martyred. Today, Bhai Wadhawa is the most experienced guerrilla Sikh freedom fighter general in India who has been with this organization for more than a decade, He is equally committed and uniquely qualified to lead the Babbar Khalsa International Bhai Wadhawa Singh Babbar is one of the most feared men in India who has vowed to fight for Khalistan until the goal is achieved.
Emergence of Babbar Khalsa International
Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar was greatly influenced by a book called, “Goli Chaldi Rahi” (The Bullets Continued to be Fired), written by Giant Amolak Singh which depicted the Babbar Akali movement in the early part of this century. He was also influenced by a book published by the Akhand Kirtani Jatha of Bhai Randhir Singh called, “People’s Fight Against the British” and decided to serve the Khalsa Panth.
Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar participated in several Sikh camps and received Commanded training. By 1979, almost 20 Sikh young men had received weapons training to take action against the oppressive Indian government and the fake Nirankaris. In the meantime, a young man Bhai Talwinder Singh came from Canada and started to disseminate religious teachings to the Sikhs. Bhat Sukhdev Singh Babbar and his companions started 19 conduct actions in May and July of 1981. Similar actions were carried out with the cooperation of Bhai Talwinder Singh Babbar and his companions. Then Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar and Bhai Talwinder Singh Babbar got united and carried on their joint actions until the end of 1981.
Bhai Sukhdev Singh Babbar named his organization Babbar Khalsa International in 1982 and was elected its leader from the very beginning. In the beginning this organization was under ground On March 23, 1983, Babbar Khalsa International was formally announced along with its charter, AC this time Babbar Khalsa International also placed a formal demand for a separate Sikh state, Khalistan. About 30,000 posters related to the demand of Khalistan were distributed on that day.
The Babbar Khalsa International Discipline
Babbar Khalsa International is proud of the fact that its freedom fighters are still very well respected by the Sikh and non-Sikhs communities. The reason is very simple ~Babbar Khalsa International always looks for quality rather than quantity when it comes to selecting its freedom fighters. Babbar Khalsa International freedom fighters are deeply committed who follow the Sikh Rehat Maryads (Sikh code of conduct) a8 well Babbar Khalsa International code of conduct. They also do Nani Simran (meditation) regularly. Any Babbar Khalsa freedom fighter found guilty of misconduct is punished accordingly. Killing innocent people and extorting money from the civilian population is against the basic principles of this organization. We are very proud of it.
The Khalistan Movement
We have had some temporary setbacks, but the Khalistan movement is back on the track, We call upon all the Sikhs to unite and break the chains of Indian slavery, We also call upon all the freedom loving people of the world to help us in achieving this goal.
Khalsa Shall Rule! “
This story first appeared| in the Aug 13, 1993 issue of WSN
Article extracted from this publication >> August 26, 1994
