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GODSAVEINDIA
By
VSGodbole
DEDICATION
Thisbookisdedicatedtothe
memoryofVeerSavarkar,thegreat
IndianFreedomFighter.In1924,
hewroteinhisbookHindutva,"...Really
ifanycommunityinIndiaisHindu
beyondcavilorcriticism,itisour
SikhbrotherhoodinthePunjab.(p.l23)...
solongasourSikhbrethrenare
truetoSikhism,theymustofnecessity
continuetobeHindus."(p.129).
Unfortunately,todayeventhestaunch
Savarkariteshaveforgottenthese
words.
IfonlywehadlistenedtoSavarkar
oratleasthadnotridiculedand
opposedhim,therewouldhavebeen
nopartitionofIndia,andmostof
ourproblemswouldhaveneverarisen
whattotalkofPunjabcrisis
PREFACE
6thJune,1984:CommitteeRoomNo.10oftheHouseofCommonsoftheBritishParliamentwas
overflowingwithpeople.WewerepayinghomagetoVeerSavarkarduringhisbirthCentenary
Year.Finally,IproposedavoteofthanksandannouncedthattheGreaterLondonCouncilwas
goingto"putupabluecommemorativeplaque1on65CromwellAvenue,LondonN6,thehousein
Highgate,whereSavarkarlivedduring19061910.
Afterwecamehome,wesawonT.V.thefightinginsidetheGoldenTemple,Amritsar.TheIndian
Armyhadmovedin.WhatacoincidenceWhatanguishwouldSavarkarhavefelt?
Dismayedbytheevents,IstartedtowriteabookonthePunjabCrisis.Butasiftherewerenot
enoughproblems,MrsIndiraGandhiwaskilledon31stOctober1984.AllthatIhadwritten
becameoutofdate.AsaMaratha,IwasdeeplydistressedattheaftermathofIndiraGandhi's
death.Therearenowordswhichcanexpressmyrevulsion,horrorandrepugnanceatthesavage
andunbelievablemobattacksonSikhmen,womenandchildrenandtheGurudwarasinmany
partsofIndia,includingregrettablyinMaharashtra.
IleftEnglandforworkingintheFalklandIslandsintheSouthAtlanticOceanon5th
November1984.DuringmytravelonboardtheshipM.V.ENGLANDIwroteatenpagearticle
entitledGodSaveIndia.Afteralongdelayandwithgreatdifficulty,myfriendBhupendraPatelof
Londontypedthearticleandcopiesweresenttomanyfriends.Eventhoughthearticlewasby
thennearlytwoyearsold,itwasverymuchappreciated.Encouragedbytheresponse,Idecidedto
expandandbringthearticleuptodate.Thisbookletistheresult'
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Correctdiagnosisisvitalforquickandeffectivecure.Ifthediagnosisiswrong,theremediescan
bemoreharmfulthanthediseaseitself.TheinformationwhichIhaveusedisnotsecretithas
beenavailabletoall.IamgratefultomyfriendArvindPradhanofLondonforcheckingthe
manuscriptandmakingsomevaluablesuggestions.
Finally,wordsfailtoexpressmygratitudetomywifeMrs.VinitaandmydaughtersVaidehiand
Varsha.Unpopularandunrewardingworkcannotbecarriedoutwithoutthesupportofone'sfamily.
StrongandunitedIndiaistheonlyrewardIseek.IfRajivGandhiwastoachievethis,wewould
obviouslyadmireandcherishhim.
54,SudeleyWalk,V.S.GODBOLE
Bedford
MK41,8JJ
U.K.
1stNov.1986.
1.TheplaquewasunveiledbyLordFennerBrockwayon8thJune,1985.
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CHAPTERI.INTRODUCTION
LikemostIndianslivingoverseas,Ihavebeenwatchingwithgreatanxietyandconcerntheevents
inthePunjaboverthelastfouryears.MyprofessionalworkandresearchintoTrueIndianHistory
keepmeextremelybusy.IwasdrawnintoresearchinPunjabpoliticswillynilly,whilediscussing
theissueswithmyfriends.Iwasshockedbytheirignoranceandprejudice.Ourkithandkinare
blissfullyblindtorealityjustastheywereintheprepartitiondays.Herearesomeexamplesofour
arguments
Howeasilyarewecarriedawaybythemassmedia
(1)NowSikhsaredemandingKhalistan.
Howdoyousaythat?
Well,therewasthisprogrammeontelevision(Channel4inJanuary,1983).
SoevenafterhavinglivedinEnglandfor20years,youstillbelieveinwhattheBritishsay?Youstill
trusttheirword?TheywantyoutobelievethatSikhsaredemandingKhalistansotheyinterviewa
stooge.Theywouldnotinterviewapersonlikeme.
(2).In1966,thepresentPunjabwasformed.On29January1970,GovernmentofIndia
announcedthatChandigarhwouldbetransferredtoPunjabwithinthenextfiveyears,andanew
capitalwouldbebuiltforHaryana.(TimesofIndiaDirectory&.YearBook,197475,p.216).Can
younamethesitechosenforbuildingthecapitalofHaryana?Andwhenwouldtheconstructionbe
ready?
Don'tknow.
IfHaryanawasaHindispeakingprovince,whywasitnotamalgamatedwithUttarPradesh,justas
partsofHyderabadStatewereamalgamatedwithMaharashtra,Karnataka&AndhraPradesh?
GoodpointWeneverthoughtofthat
(3).VasudevBalwantPhadkewasagreatfreedomfighterandthefirstrevolutionaryafter1857.
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Butnobodyrememberedhimonhisdeathanniversaryin1983.
Notquite,Sikhsdidpaytributestohim
Really?
Yes.AnarticlebyMr.V.S.JoshiofDadar,Bombay,appearedinthe21Feb.1983issueofthe
SpokesmanofDelhi,aSikhnewspaper.
Wedidnotknowthat.
(4)."SikhsarenotHindusatall"saidaMarathafriendfromNagpur.
Whoaretheythen?
SikhsareSikhs.
ThatispreciselywhattheBritishwouldlikeyoutosay.Theyhavebeenworkingatitforthelast
100years.TheystartedthephraseslikeHindusandSikhs,HindusandJains,Hindusand
Buddhists,HindusandLingayats.Andwehavefoolishlystucktothem.Haveyoueverheardof
CatholicsandChristians,ProtestantsandGermans,EnglishandMethodists,ArabsandMuslims
orevenShiasandMuslims?
Pointtaken.
(5).ItoldmyfriendsthatthedivisionbetweenSikhsandtheSanataniHindusinPunjabis
superficial.AlmosteverySikhhassomeHindurelations.Insomefamiliesonlythegrandfatheris
Sikh,inotherssomebrothersareSikhs,someareHindus.Itispurelyamatterofchoice.Eventhe
words'SikhsandHindus'arerecent.PeopleusedtosayKeshadhariandSahejdhari.Andthe
wholefamilieswouldgotoaGurudwaraoratempledependingontheoccasion.
Wedon'tbelieveitTheysaid.
"Hereis1Jan.1985issueofManoosweeklyofPune.ItcontainsaspecialreportbyBandu
ThanekarwhovisitedthePunjab.HeconfirmswhatItoldyou."
"Oh!HemusthavebeenfooledbytheSikhstosaysomethinggoodaboutthem."
"WhataboutRSSChiefGolwalkarGuruji?"InhisbookBunchofThoughtshetellsus,"Evenas
recentlyasacoupleofdecadesago,onesonfromeveryHindufamily(inthePunjab)usedtobe
namedaSikh.Ourbloodrelationscontinueeventothisday."(pp.15940)
"Wedidnotknowthat."
(6).TheSikhsstartedtodriftawayfromtheHinduseversinceMasterTaraSinghstartedthe
PunjabiSubaagitationin1956.Didn'tthey?
"First",youshouldrememberthatVeerSavarkarnevercondemnedthedemandforPunjabiSuba
asadangertoIndiaorasasecessionistmovement.Secondly,MasterTaraSinghhimselfwasone
ofthefoundermembersoftheVishwaHinduParishad(1964)2.Atthefoundingceremonyhesaid
"SikhsandHindusarenotseparate.SikhswillsurviveonlyifHinduismsurvives.InPunjabit
isconsideredthatSikhsandHindusareaproblemasiftheyaretwonations.Sikhsarepartand
parcelofthegreatHindusociety.GuruGovindSinghbroughtinGurumukhithewisdomand
philosophyfromourscripturesandthePuranas.Arewetogiveupthisheritage?Intheeveningof
mylifeIdesiretoseeoneortwoproblemssolved.IwishthatthismovementofHindurevival
gainsmomentum.MylastwishistoseethemissionofVishwaHinduParishadsucceed.(Quoted
inHinduVishwaofLondon,July,1983.)MasterjialwaysusedtoparticipateasaHinduinthe
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annualsessionsoftheHinduMahaSabha.(BiographyofVeerSavarkarbyBalaraoSavarkar,Pt.
4,1986,p.66)
"Wedidnotknowthat.Pleasetellusmore."
2.GyaniBhupendraSingh,PresidentofShiromaniAkaliDalwasalsooneofthefoundermembers
ofVHP.
3.MasterTaraSinghpassedawayin1967.
4...Savarkardidnotdieofanydiseaseoroldage.Attheageof82he,likemanygreatsaints,
decidedtocastawayhismortalbodyandleavethisworld.Herefusedtotakefoodfor22daysand
breathedhislastbreathon26thFebruary,1966.
CHAPTERII.FORGOTTENINHERITANCE
Anynationifithastosurviveandprosperneedsacontinuingtraditionofsacrifice.Wehave
witnessedthisfromancienttimeswhenthebonesofsageDadhichiwereusedbyIndratokillthe
demonVrutrasuratoselfimmolationofVeerSavarkarin1966.Sikhshavemaintainedthis
tradition,facedalmostextinctionbutneverlostfaith,showedremarkableresilienceandemerged
triumphantlikePhoenixinthe19thcenturyandsavedournationandprotectedanddefendedour
Dharma.Threehundredyearsago.GuruGovindSinghtooktoswordtodefendourselvesandour
DharmafromthetyrannyoftheMuqhals.HeappealedtotheHindus:"Givemeatleastoneofyour
sonsforourfight."InPunjab,amongmanySanataniHindus,therearoseatraditionthatoneson
fromafamilywouldbebroughtupasaSikh5.Andasheusuallyhappenedtobetheeldestson,
wecametolookuptoSikhsasourelderbrothersandtheydidstandforourprotectioninthetimes
oftrouble.Thistraditionwasinvogueinourlivingmemory.Eveninthe1920s,PanditMadan
MohanMalviyaappealedtoallHindustofollowthistraditionsothatwewouldfightforourfreedom
fromtheBritish.Anditisthistradition,thisspiritthatwestandtolosetoday.
Bypersistentlymaligning,insultingandhumiliatingSikhs,wehavenotjustalienated2percentof
ourpopulationbutwearecommittingnationalsuicide.Itishightimetolistentoandunderstandthe
grievancesofSikhs.Letusbrieflyseehowtheyhavebeensystematicallymaligned,atleast,over
thepast50years.
5.Childlesscouples(SindhisandPunjabis)wouldprayOhGod,giveuschildren.Evenifwe
haveonlyoneson,wewouldbringhimupasaSikh.'
CHAPTERIII.BRIEFHISTORY
EvenbeforetheEastIndiaCompanyhadanyfootholdinIndiaexceptinBengal,astuteand
farsightedBritisherswereawarethattheirruleinIndiawouldendoneday.InhisPrefacetoSir
CharlesWilkinsstranslationofGita,WarrenHastingswrotein1785,"TheGitawillsurvivewhen
theBritishdominioninIndiashallhavelongceasedtoexistandwhenthesourceswhichitonce
yieldedofwealthandpowerarelosttoremembrance."
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Justoverahundredyearslateri.e.,in1883,ananonymousEnglishauthorwroteabookentitled
India1983.ItwaspublishedbyThackerSpink&Co.anddepictsdisintegrationofIndiaintoa
numberofpettystates,ateachother'sthroats.Itwasnotjustadreamofasinisterimperialist.The
divideandrulepolicyoftheBritishistoowellknowntoberepeatedhere.
WhentheBritishwereforcedtoleaveIndiain1947,theyofferedSikhsaseparatestate
Sikhistan6,butSikhsflatlyrefusedtoacceptit.Andhaditnotbeenfortheirpatriotismandstiff
resistance,thewholeofEastPunjabalsowouldhavegonetoPakistan.ButonlyVeerSavarkar
acknowledgedthisdebtopenly.NehrunotonlyforgotthisbutshamelesslyremarkedinFebruary
1953thatSikhcommunalismwasresponsibleforthebreakupofPunjab.Thatwasthepervert
mentalityofthemanwhoremainedIndia'sPrimeMinisterfor17years.Wemustneverforgetthatit
wasthesameNehru,whoassuredduringtheearlierelectionof194546thattherewouldbeNO
PARTITION.Patelsaid,"Swordwillbemetwithsword."Gandhisaid,"Partition?Overmydead
body".Andoncetheelectionswerewon,thetrioshamelesslyagreedtopartitionwithoutseekinga
freshmandatefromthepeople,withouttheslightestthoughtbeinggiventothefateofmillionsof
HindusandSikhsofPunjabletalonetotheexchangeofpopulation7.
DidnotNehrusay,"ShouldtheIndianNationalArmyofSubhashChandraBosecrossborderinto
India,Iwouldfightthemwithasword?ButwhentheIndianNationalArmytrialsstarted
(November1945),didhenotputonthebarrister'sgowntodefendthem?Whythesudden
change?Purelyforwinningthe1946elections!!ItiswellknownhowBosewashoundedoutof
CongressPartybyGandhi.AfteritwasannouncedthatBosediedinaplaneaccident,Gandhi
visitedBose'shouse.Noremorse.Pureelectioneering.Playinghavocwithotherpeople'slives
(i.e.,thelivesofourkithandkin)ruiningtheirlivesmeantnothingIndiraGandhiprovedtobeno
different.ShewasafterallNehru'sdaughter.
6.TheBritishwouldhavelovedtodisintegrateIndiaevenfurtherunderthepretextofprotectingtherightsofminorities,if
onlytheyhadthetime.
7.ThetreacheryofthetriowaswithoutparallelinthehistoryofIndia.RajajiproposedacceptanceofPakistaninApril
1942.RajajiformulaofJuly1944clearlymeantpartition.Andyetontherecommendationsofthetrio,Rajajibecame
GovernorofWestBengalinAugust1947andGovernorGeneralin1948.
8.NehruwenttoSingaporeinJanuary1946butontheadviceofMountbatten,hedidnotpayhomagetoINAsoldiers.
(Forewordto"TheScopeofHappiness",autobiographyofNehru'ssisterVijayalaxmiPandit.)OnMay2,1946,Lord
WavellalsotoldNehrunottomakeheroesofINAsoldiers.(Viceroy'sJournal).Soevenafterindependencewelook
upontheBritishtotelluswhoourfreedomfightersare!!
CHAPTERIVSIKHSANDTHEARYASAMA3
TheconceptofAryanslivinginCentralAsia,theirmigrationandconquestofIndia,wereall
inventionsofpoliticallymotivatedBritishscholars.ItallstartedatthemeetingoftheRoyalAsiatic
SocietyofLondonon9thApril,1866.TheChairmanwasViscountStrongfield.Mr.Thomas
proposedthatAryanscamefromArianaofOxus.TheBritishwere,ofcourse,promotingtheir
divideandrulegameAryansVsDravidians,BrahminsVs.NonBrahminsadinfinitum.The
BritishstartedtocountSikhsasseparatefromHindussincethecensusof1871.Ironicallyenough,
SwamiDayanandSaraswatifoundedtheAryaSamajin1875(thoughrejectingtheBritishtheories
butstillbelievingthattheAryanscametoIndiafromTibet).AryaSamajistshaveeversincegotinto
theirheadsthatSikhs(i.e.,Khalsa)arenotHindusandmustbeconvertedtopureHinduism,
althoughtheythemselvesdespisethewordHindu,eventoday'.(Ref.AryaGazette,Satdharma
Pracharakaofthosedays.)
Sikhsdonotbelieveinidolworshipbuttheyhavenohatredforiteither.Andastheyareessentially
derivedfromtheHindus,idolsofRama,KrishnaandotherswereseeninGurudwarasinthe
1870s.OrthodoxSikhsthoughtthatitwaswrongandwhentheyheardthatAryaSamajwasalso
againstidolworship,theyinvitedSwamiDayanandtoLahore.InhisdiscoursesinthePunjab,
SwamiDayanandSaraswatialwayspraisedtheworkoftheSikhGurus.Thisattractedanumberof
SikhstotheAryaSamaj.OneofthemBhaiJawahirSinghlaterbecametheSecretaryofLahore
AryaSamaj.
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In1883,SardarBhagatSingh,aSubEngineerofAjmerDivisioncomplainedaboutthe
objectionableremarksagainsttheSikhsmadeintheSatyarthaPrakashofSwamiDayanand.
SwamirepliedthathisopinionhadundergoneachangeduringhisvisittothePunjabandthe
remarkswouldbedeletedfromthenextedition.He,however,passedawayon10thOctober,1883.
Andthesituationgrewworseandworseovertheyears.Theinsultingremarkshaveremained.
Eveninthe1975Englishtranslation,wefind(pp.44246)"TheaimofNanakwas,nodoubt,
goodbuthedidnotpossessanylearning.HewasquiteignorantoftheVedasandthe
SastrasandofSanskrit.....Hewantedtoshowthathehadsomepretensionstotheknowledgeof
Sanskrit....Hecouldneverhavedoneitunlesshewasanxioustogainpublicapplause,
fameandglory.Hemusthavesoughtafterfameorhewouldhavepreachedinthelanguage
heknewandtoldthepeoplethathehadnotreadSanskrit.Sincehewasalittlevain.....Nanakin
hislifetimehadnotmanyfollowers,nordidthesectflourishmuch.Butitisahabitwiththe
ignorantthattheymakeasaintoftheirGuruafterhisdeath,theninvesthimwithahalo(ofglory)
andbelievehimtobeanincarnationofGod.Nanakwasneitherarichman,norwasheoneofthe
aristocracy(sowhat?)andyethisfollowershavewritteninNanakChandrodayaandJanamsakhi
thathewasagreatSaintwhopossessedmiraculouspowers.Itishisfollowerswhodareto
blameforthisandnotNanak....."
ThereisnomentionofeightsuccessorsofNanak,noteventhefearlessGuruTegbahadur.Swami
Dayanandcontinues,GovindSinghwasindeedaverybraveman....Heenjoinedfive'Kakaras'
i.e.fivearticlesallbeginningwiththeletter'K'asthesignsofhisfaithjustlikefive'Makaras'ofthe
VamaMargis,andfivesamskarasoftheChakrankitas.Theyareasfollows:Kesha,Kara,Kachha,
Karda,andKangha."
GovindSinghthroughhiswisdom,startedthepracticeofwearingthesefivearticles.Theywere
veryusefulforthetimeinwhichhelived,buttheyareofnouseatthepresenttime.(Itisstrange
that)thosethingswhichwererequiredtobeusedbecauseoftheirbeingofgreatserviceinfighting
(withtheenemy)havenowcometoberegardedaspartandparcelofthereligionofSikhs.Itis
truethattheydonotpractiseidolatrybuttheyworshiptheGrantha(i.e.,theGuruGrantha)even
moreholierthantheidols.Nowisnotthisidolatry?.....IftheyweretoreadtheVedasorhearthem
beingread,thoseamongthem,whoarefreefromprejudiceandbigotry,wouldnodoubtembrace
theVedicreligion.Itisgreatlytothecreditofthesepeoplethattheyhavedoneawaywithvarious
troublesomeanduselessrestrictionsinthematterofeatinganddrinking.Itwillbeaverygood
thingindeediftheywouldalsobefreefromsensualism,vanityandfalseprideandadvance
thecauseoftheVedicreligion9.SwamiDayanandSaraswatiseemstoemphasizethataSaint
must
(a)haveknowledgeofSanskrit
(b)beabletopreachinSanskrit.
Thisisabsurdandpreposterous.LetuslookattheMarathasaints.Theycamefromvarious
backgrounds.Namdevwasatailor,JanabaiamaidofNamdev,NarahariagoldsmithChokhaa
Mahar(lowcaste)TukaramamerchantSavantaafloristGoraapotter.Noneofthemhad
learnedSanskrit.AndyettheversesofallthesesaintsareequallyreveredbyalltheMarathasjust
asthesameversesofBrahminsaintDnyaneshwar,RamdasandEknath.
Manuhimselfhassaid:
Antyajatapiparamdharma
Streeratnamdushkulatapi
(Principlesofreligionshouldbelearnedevenfromapersonofthelowestorder(whoofcourse
wouldbeignorantofSanskrit).
AsforNanakpreachinginPunjabi(aderivativeofSanskrit),SaintEknathhadretortedinthe15th
century:
Sanskritvanidevekeli
TariPrakrutkayachorapasunizali
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(GodmadeSanskritlanguagebutdidPrakrit(Marathi)comefromthethieves?)
9.ThisistherootofPunjabCrisis.In29June,1983issueofSobatweeklyofPune,wefindaletter
fromA.J.AnavkarofThane.Hesays,Inthe1972editionofSatyarthPrakash.GuruNanakis
calledanimpostor.Whilepropagatingtheirviews,AryaSamajcreatedariftbetweenHindusand
Sikhs.ThiseventuallyledtoPunjabiHindusdeclaringthattheirmothertonguewasHindi.Butsuch
remarksareextremelyrare."
Tukaram,ameregrocer,aShudrawouldhaveshockedSwamiDayanand.Tukaramsays
Vedanchatoarthaahmasachithava.Yeranivahavabharmatha
OnlyweknowthetruemeaningoftheVedas.Otherssimplycarrytheweightontheirheads.
Hegoesevenfurtherandsays
Tukamhanemaja|bolavitodeva
Arthaguhyabhava|Tochijane
Maziaukticha|navhehaprakar
MajaVishvambhar|Bolavito
Apuliabale|nahimeebolat
SakhaKrupavant|Vachatyachi
Tukamhanemazi|Konivadavilivani
Prasadavachuna|TumachiyaVitthala
ThusheproclaimedthatGodspokethroughhismouth.Noonehasbeenstupidenoughtosaythat
Tukaramwasvain.ItistruethatBrahmins(whoofcoursehadlearnttheVedas)orderedTukaram
todestroyhisverses(abhahg)buttheyfailedandtheversesareintacteventoday.Rameswar
BhattVagholikar,aBrahmin,repentedandbecameadiscipleofTukaram.
NowasfortheSikhsnothavingrespectfortheVedas,RSSChiefGolwalkarGurujitellsus:"Shri
GuruGovindSinghhaddeclared'AtrueSikhisonewhohasfaithintheVedasandBhaqavad
GitaandwhoworshipsRamaandKrishna'....".BunchofThoughts,p.139.)
Mr.N.V.Gadgil,formerGovernorofPunjab,writes:"ThetenetsoftheSikhGurusappealmoreto
themassesalthoughthebasicideasandbasicphilosophywerenotdifferentfromthegreatVedic
religion."(IntroductiontoEnglishtranslationofGuruGranthbyDr.GopalSingh,1964.)
Dr.ArvindGodboleofBombay(norelationofmine)tellsus,"....GuruNanakwasnotagainst
learningoftheVedas.Heonlydislikedthemererecitationlikeaparrot.Hestated,'justasalamp
whenlightedremovesdarkness,readingoftheVedasremovessinfromone'smindGuruGranth
p.1240).HealsosaysVedaspreachustorecitethenameofoneGod.(Guru.Granth,p.1188).
NanakisextremelydistressedattheatrocitiescommittedbyBabur,the16thcenturyMughal
invader.Helaments,"NooneacceptstheauthorityoftheVedasandtheShastras.Kazishave
becomejudges,Kshatriyashaveforgottentheirduly,foreignlanguageisimposed.Hindus,asthey
shouldhavebeen,havebecomeveryrare!"
Khatriyahidharmachhodiya|Mlechhabhagyagahi
Srushtisabaikavarnahui|Dharamkigatirahi
Astasajsajepuransodhahi|Karebedaabhyasa
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Binaharikemuktanaahi|KaheNanakdaas
(GuruGranthap663)
SastraVedamanekoye|Apoapepoojahoye
Kazihoyekaibahenyaye|Jekopuchhetapadhasunaye
Turakmantarkanahrudayasamahe|LokaMuhavechahikhahe
Chaukadekaisachchahuei|AisaHinduvekhahokoye
(GuruGranth,p.951)
Seealsopp.360,417,905&1191ofGuruGranth.
(Reference:FromGuruNanaktoGuruGovindSingh[inMarathi]1986.)
AsforGuruGovindSingh,manyofhisversesareinSanskrit.Hehadsentfivedisciplesto
BenaresforlearningtheVedas.TheyinturnstartedthesectNirmalPanth.GuruGovindSingh
raisedtheswordtodefendourhonour.Hesays
Dharmachalavanasantaubharana|Dushtadaityakemoolupatana
Yahikajdharamaijanam|Samazlehusadhunammananam
ThisispreciselywhatLordKrishnahassaid
Paritranayasadhunam|Vinashayachadushkrutam
Dharmasansthapanarthaya|Sambhavamiyugeyuge.
(Gita,Chapter.IV/8)
(FromagetoageIwouldbereborntoprotectthesaintsanddestroythedemons.)
Wehavereferredtothe1975editionofSatyarthPrakasa.TheSikhssaythatthefirsteditionof
1882containedmuchmoresevereattacksonSikhGurusandSikhfaith.
ItisdeplorablethatSwamiDayanandmadehisremarkswithoutstudyingtheGuruGranthanda
studyofthelivesoftheSikhGurus.Itwasdiabolicaltocomparethefivekakaraswiththefive
makarasoftheVamamargis.TherewerefewmenlikeLalaAmolakRamMunsif,whohadrealised
this,feltsorryandapologised.Buttheyremainedinminority.Attheeleventhannualsessionat
Lahoreon24thand25thNovember1888,PanditGuruDuttandPanditLakhRamcontinuedtheir
attacksontheSikhs.ThediscussionsofLalaMurlidharandSwamiSwatmanandaaddedfuelto
fire.AlargenumberofHindusfeltdisgustedandheldaprotestmeetingon2ndDecember1888in
BaoliSahib,Lahore.LalaNandGopalwasinthechair,thespeakersbeingLalaLadliPrasad,Bhai
JawahirSingh,BhaiDitSingh,andDr.NarayanSingh.Fromthenon,AryaSamajcontinuedits
vendettaagainsttheSikhs.AryaSamacharpaperofLahoreoncewrote
Nanakshahfakeernenayachalayepanth
IdharudharsejorkarlikhmanaikGranth
Pehleycheleykarliyepichheybaalabhes
Sarparsaafabandhkarrakhileeneysatkes|
In1934,Prof.GulshanRaiwrote"Forthelast50yearsAryaSamajridiculedandabusedSikh
Gurus.Imustadmitthatweourselvesaretoagreatextentresponsiblefordrivingthe
SikhsoutoftheHindufold.TheywereoursavioursintheMughalperiodandwehaveshown
ourgratitudebyridiculingthoseGuruswhoseteachingsenabledthemtorescueusfromforeign
tyrannyofPathans..."
ManypeoplewereattractedtoAryaSamajbecauseitsponsoredandencouragedmarriagesof
widowsandpreachedremovalofuntouchability.AryaSamajalsostartedthemuchneeded
Shuddhi(reconversion)movement.ButinsteadofconcentratingonChristiansandMuslims,they
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decidedtoconcentrateonconvertingSikhsbacktoHinduism.(Whataheightofabsurdity!:)They
cutthehair(kesha)andthebeardsofSikhsintheopenandinpublicplaces.Andthisnaturallyled
touglyconfrontations.ManySikhsstillrememberhowtheiryoungboysusedtocomebackhome
fromschoolswiththeirhaircut.WhatisbeingcalledHinduSikhconflictis,infact,AryaSamajSikh
conflict.
AryaSamajwasanecessityofthetime.ItpreventedthespreadofrotsetinbytheBritishsystem
ofeducationandresistedtheonslaughtofMuslimsandChristians,butbyharbouringfoolish
notionsaboutSikhs,ithasdoneenormousdamagetoHindusocietyatlarge.Itishightimefor
themtoconcentrateonreconversionofMuslimsandChristianstoHindufoldbytheir
Shuddhimovement.Thisistheneedofthetime.In1947,Muslimswere5%ofIndia's
population.Today,theyare11.35%.Needwespelloutthedanger?OnepartitionofIndiawas
enough.(SeeHinduNationalism:AViewPointbyS.R.Date,KalPrakashanaofPune,1983.
AlsoseeGujaratPoliticsbyDr.D.V.NenepublishedinCaravanmagazineofJune1986.)
CHAPTERVARYASAMAJANDTHECONGRESSPARTY
NofollowerofSwamiDayanandcouldbeafollowerofGandhi(orNehru).Butthelureofpower
inducedthemtoplaythedubiousdoubleroleofbeingAryaSamajisandCongressitesatthesame
time.In1924,GandhimadeanunprovokedattackonAryaSamajtopleaseMuslims.Hepublicly
denouncedtheAryaSamajforitssupposedsinsofomissionsandcommissions.Itwasanutterly
unwarranted,recklessanddiscreditableattack.HedenouncedSwamiDayanandasanarrow
mindedperson.
SwamiShraddhanand,anAryaSamajleader,haddoneamarvellousjobofShuddhire
conversionofMuslims,especiallyMalkanaRajputstoHinduism.ThisangeredMuslimsbecause,
accordingtotheirpreaching,conversionofHindustoIslambyeventhemosthideousmeanswas
perfectlyjustifiable,butreconversionofMuslimstoHinduismbypersuasionhighlyobjectionable.
OnefanaticcalledAbdulRashidkilledSwamiShraddhananda.AndimmediatelyGandhiappealed
thatBhaiAbdulRashidshouldnotbehanged.(YoungIndia,6January,1927).
In1929,someMuslimsofLahorewroteabookletentitledKishanTenGitaJalaniPadegi,agross
insulttoHindus.Rajpal,anAryaSarnaji,becamefuriousandheretortedwithhisbookletRangeela
RasoolbasedonthesexlifeofProphetMohammad.Muslimswerenotusedtosuchtitfortat.
TheyhadallalongconsideredittheirprerogativetoinsultHinduswithimpunity.Ilamdeenandtwo
otherMuslimgoondaskilledRajpalforwhichtheywerehanged.Hindustookoutahuge
processionandcrematedDharmaveerRajpal.NowGandhisteppedin.InYoungIndiahewrote
"Rajpalwasjustanordinarybookseller.HewroteabookletwhichmadeMuslimsangryandasa
resulthewaskilled.WhatheroicdeedhadhedonetocallhimaDharmaveer?Hehadsoldallhis
booksanddidnotsufferanylosssowhatsacrificedidhemake?"ButtheAryaSamajiscontinued
torevereGandhi.
In1937,BhaiParamanandraisedthequestionofHinduwomenandgirlsbeingkidnappedby
MuslimsintheNorthWestFrontierProvince.Insteadofcondemningsuchacts,Dr.Khansaheb
saidintheCentralLegislativeAssembly,"Ohthisisjustanordinaryquestionofboyschasing
girls."Congressmembers,whowerepresentintheAssembly,shamelesslylaughedandnodded.
SavarkarcondemnedthoseCongressitesashizrastransvestites(menwhodressanddisguiseas
women).ButAryaSamajisneverleftthefoldofsuchCongressitestheykeptquiet.Savarkar
condemnedtheircowardiceanddoubledealingduringapublicspeechatAyodhyaon4thApril
1938.
InJune1944,SatyarthPrakasha.theholybookoftheAryaSamajwasbannedbyMuslim
LeagueGovernmentofSind.ButAryaSamajiskeptmumsoasnottoupsetGandhi,whose
appeasementofJinnahandtheMuslimLeaguewasataveryadvancedstage.
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WecannotgointothedetailsoftheIndianpoliticsof193847herebutwemustrememberthatthe
partitionofIndiatookplacebasedonthecensusof1941,theverycensusGandhiNehru&Co,
advisedHindusnottotakepartin(justastheyhadadvisedin1921and1931)So,whereasinthe
1881censusHinduswere55%inthePunjab,inthe1941censustheirpercentagewentdownto
47%thusfacilitatingmuchlargerareagoingovertoPakistan10.AndwhatdidtheAryaSamajdo?
TheyacceptedtheadviceofCongressandboycottedthecensusandthosewhotookpartinthe
censusrefusedtocallthemselvesasHindusandgotregisteredasAryas11.Theywerereallyblind
eventotheirownsurvival.Needlesstosaythattheysufferedterriblyduringpartition.Buteven
thentheydidnotbecomeanywiser,andafterindependenceandexodusofMuslimsfromEast
Punjab,AryaSamajreneweditscampaignofanimosityandridiculeagainsttheSikhs.Inother
provinces,AryaSamajsimplysignifiesthosebelievingintheimportanceoftheVedas,quitea
harmlesspursuit.ButinPunjabitisquitedifferent.
CongresspartywascommittedtolinguisticReorganisationofprovincesafterindependence.Arya
Samajonceagainplayedmischief.Inthe1951censustheyinducedPunjabiHindustoregisterthat
theirmothertonguewasHindiandnotPunjabi.Thisisalmostincredibleandunbelievable,butisa
fact.Peopleeverywherearetryingtopreservetheirmothertongue,notdisownit.Canyouimagine
anyGujaratisayingthathismothertongueisnotGujaratibutHindi?ButtheinsanityofArya
Samajisknewnobounds.TheirleaderLalaJagatNarayanwasthesecretaryofPunjabCongress
Party.AryaSamajispreventedtheformationofPunjabispeakingPunjab.(Andatthisstagewhat
weremereprovincesevenundertheBritishbecameStatesunderNehru,boundariesbecame
borderspromotingfurtherdisintegrationofIndia12.
SikhshadnoreasontodisowntheirmothertonguePunjabi.Whyshouldthey?Theyarejustas
proudofPunjabiasIamofmymothertongueMarathi.Whenin1956therewasTamilspeaking
Madras(TamilNadu),KannadaspeakingKarnataka,whyshouldnottherebeaPunjabispeaking
Punjab?Theylegitimatelyasked.ButbecausePunjabiHindusdisownedPunjabi,theagitationfor
PunjabiSubabecamethesoleresponsibilityofSikhs.AndIndianseverywheregottheimpression
thatSikhsweredemandingaseparatestateSikhistan.Thus,withoutspendingasinglepenny,
AryaSamajsowedtheseedsofmistrustinthemindsofunsuspectingIndiansagainstSikhs.
10.StatementissuedbyH.M.Government,London,dated3June1947.Para5states,"1941Censusfigureswillbe
takenasauthoritative".TheassetsofBritishIndiawerealsodividedonthebasisof1941Census.
11.AryaSamajleadersappealedtotheirfollowerstoregisterasAryasandNOTasHindus.Mr.O.P.SethofPunjab
PunjabStateJanataPartyExecutiveCommitteerememberssuchpostersdisplayedinAmritsar.Healsosays
MahashaKrishan,fatherofK.Virender(editorofPratap),MahashaKushalChand,fatherofYash(editorofMilap)were
suchleaders.
Ref:DeccanHerald8April1984.Haditnotbeenforthisfolly,LahorethecapitalofMaharajaRanjitSinghwouldstill
havebeenthecapitalofPunjabtodayandtheholyNanakanaSahibGurudwara(whereGuruNanakwasborn)would
havealsoremainedinIndia
12.Savarkarwasstronglyagainstlinguisticreorganisation.
(Ref.EchoesfromAndaman.Savarkarsletterof9March1915).Hehadarguedonmanyoccasionsthatlanguagealone
shouldnotbethesolecriteriaforcreatingaprovincePopulation,area,geography,resourcesandotherfactorsmustbe
considered.ButthewordSavarkarwasananathematoNehruallhislife.Savarkarstronglyadvocatedandemphasized
theunitarynatureofIndia,butNehrufellforthefoolishfederalconstitutionasadvocatedbyBritisherslikeLordWavell.
(ViceroysJournal)
CHAPTERVIPUNJABPOLITICS
Sikhshadtostrugglefortenlongyears(19561966)togetthePunjabiSuba.Theyquiterightlyfeel
thatwhatisgrantedtootherIndiansasaright,Sikhshavetofightforit.Whentheirmagnificent
contributioninthe1965IndoPakWarcouldnotbeignored,PunjabiSubawasatlastformedin
1966.Buteventhatwasnotdoneinastraightforwardmanner.Chandigarh,thecapital,becamea
UnionTerritory.TheheadworksandhydroelectricpowerstationsweretakenoverbytheCentral
GovernmentandsomePunjabispeakingdistrictswereexcludedfromPunjabiSuba.Onceagain
Sikhshadtostartthestruggle.Behindtoday'stragedyliesthebitterstoryofthelastthirty
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years.ThementalityofNewDelhiisthandakarakekhana(Coolitandeatit).Lettheproblems
dragon.VasantraoNaik,formerChiefMinisterofMaharashtraoncesaidopenly,"HowdoIsolve
theproblems?Ijustdonothing.Theproblemisboundtogoaway"i.e.,peopleareboundtogetfed
upwithagitationorgetusedtoputtingupwithdifficulties.
WhatisworseinthecaseofPunjabisthatnoweverySikhisperceivedasaguntottingextremist
andatraitor,asecessionist,whocannolongerbetrusted(Imprint,June1984).Onthree
separateoccasionswhenagreementwiththeAkaliswasinsight,Mrs.Gandhiwithdrewatthelast
moment.WhentheAkalissawthatprolongedpeacefulstruggleyieldednoresults,talkswithIndira
Gandhileadtonowhere,governmentassuranceswereneverfulfilled,asenseoffrustration,
helplessnessandbitternessmusthavesetin.Theextremistswereboundtotakeoverandthe
moderateshadtoshifttoextremisminordertomaintaintheirpositionandremainasleaders.
ManywellknownpersonslikeVMTarkundeformerJudgeofBombayHighCourt,haveremarked
IfBhindranwaleisarrestedLongowal,BadalandTohracaninfluencethemoderateopinionand
negotiationscanbepeacefullyconcluded.ButthiswouldstrengthentheAkaliDalandthatis
preciselywhatIndiraGandhiwouldnotallow.NomatterwhattheconsequencesforIndia.
ThepoliticsoftheCongress(I)wasaimedatweakeningtheAkalis.ZailSinghwastheChief
MinisterofPunjabduring197277.Unlikethepreviouschiefministers,hecamefromRamgaria
(artisan)casteandnotthemajorityJatcaste.Inordertowidenhispowerbaseandweakenthe
Akalis,heencouragedtheactivitiesofBhindranwaleandhisultraorthodoxintolerantfollowers.
AkaliJanatacoalitionwasinpowerduring19781980.InordertocreateariftintheAkaliDal,a
newfactioncalledDalKhalsaledbyBhindranwalewasstartedwithblessingsofZailSingh,Indira
GandhiandSanjayGandhionApril13,1978.Intheyearfollowing,somepolicemeninPunjab
wentonstrikeandweredismissed.Duringtheelectionsof1980,ZailSinghpromisedtotakethem
backifCongres(I)returnedtopowerthatpromisewasfulfilled.Wecanimaginewhatkindofpolice
forcePunjabhad.
WithhismastersZailSingh(thenUnionHomeMinister)andIndiraGandhifirmlybackinpower,
BhindranwaleopenlyattackedhisopponentstheNirankaris.TheirleaderBabaGurubachan
SinghandhisaidewereshotdeadinDelhion25thApril1980.Thekiller,carpenterRanjitSingh,
escaped.Allthe20personsagainstwhomwarrantswereissued,eitherbelongedtotheJathaof
Bhindranwaleorwerehisrelativesorassociatesandwerehidingunderhisprotection.Organised
politicalmurderswerenowappearingonthescene.
Oneyearafterthisevent,awellknownjournalistwrote"ThoughtheCentralBureauof
Investigation(CBI)hassolvedthemurdercase,itisalmostcertainthatthekillerswillneverbe
arrestedbecausetheyareallegedtobeintheprotectionofBhindranwale.Besides,theState
policeisnotpreparedtoinvolveitselfinthecasebyarrestingtheculprits.Repeatedpleasbythe
GovernorofDelhitothePunjabChiefMinisterMr.DarbaraSinghandtheletterswrittenbythe
directorsofCBItothePunjabGovernmentforhelphavebeenofnoavail.ThedirectorofCBI
wrotetoStateGovernmentabouttendaysagourgingittohelptheCBIbyarrestingtheculprits
andtakingawaytheirarms.ButtheStateGovernmenthasnotevenacknowledgedtheletter.The
presentLtGovernorofDelhi,Mr.S.L.KhuranahasagainwrittentothePunjabChiefMinister
pleadingforthearrestofthesuspects.
TheCBIhasalmostcompletedtheinvestigationandpersonswhoaresuspectedinthiscasehave
beendeclaredasproclaimedoffenders.ItwasontheordersofIndiraGandhithatthemurderers
werenotarrestedordisarmed."Andexactly3yearslater,shehadtheaudacitytosaythat
shehadnoalternativetoarmyaction!!
Sometimein1980,GovernmentofIndiaissuedanorderthatrecruitmentintothearmedforces
wouldfromnowonbeonthebasisofthepopulationofindividualstate.AndthusasSikhsareless
than2%ofIndia'spopulation,theirpercentageintheArmedForceswoulddropsharplyfrom
15%tolessthan2%.Thisistheheightofabsurdity.Gujaratisare5%ofIndia'spopulation.Arewe
goingtoseeIndianArmywith50,000Gujaratisoldiers?Differentpeoplehavedifferentattributes
andthesemustbeutilisedforthecountry'sgood.Sikhsdonotclaimtobetheonlymartialracebut
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aslongastheymakeexcellentsoldiers,theyshouldbeemployedassuch.Itisonlyafterthis
GovernmentorderthatwehearaboutKhalistan.
InMarch/April1981,onthedayofBaishakhi,extremistsofDalKhalsaopenlydemanded
Khalistan.G.S.DhillonandJ.S.Chauhanwerepresent.ImamofDelhiJamaMasjidgavehis
blessings.(Whywasheneverarrested?).IndiraGandhihadsoughttheblessingsofthesame
Imamforher1980electioncampaignandyetshehadtheaudacitytosaythattherewasreallyno
alternativetoarmyactioninAmritsar!!!
ThreemonthsafterthedemandforKhalistanwasmadebyafewfanatics,Bhindranwale
comfortablytookshelterintheGoldenTemplethoughIndiraGandhiandZailSinghtooknoaction
againsthimorhismenafterthemurderofBabaGurubachanSinghinApril,1980.AryaSamajhad
provedtobeimpotent.On9thSeptember,1981,LalaJagatNarayanwasshotdeadnear
Ludhiana.NachharSinghwascaught.HeconfessedthatoneofhisassociateswasDalbirSingh,
proclaimedoffenderinBabaGurubachanSinghmurder.TheotherassociatewasSwaranSingh,a
relativeofBhindranwale.WemustrememberthatLalaJagatNarayanwasanAryaSamajiandstill
SecretaryofCongressPartyinPunjabandwasoneofthoseleaders,whoin1951,induced
PunjabiHindustofalselydeclarethattheirmothertonguewasHindiandnotPunjabi,andcreated
theproblemofthelast30years.
LalaJagatNarayanhadearlieropposedthenamingofaroadinAnandapurafterGuruGovind
Singh.HeopposedthenamingofDelhiAmritsarExpressastheGoldenTempleExpressand
opposedtheideaofgrantingholycitystatustoAmritsar.
ItwasthedutyofPunjabGovernmenttoarrestBhindranwale.ButtheChiefMinisterDarbara
SinghshowedgreatreluctanceandallowedBhindranwaletodictatetermsandwhenhegave
himselfupon19thSeptember1981,17Akaliswerekilledinmobviolence.Withindayshewas
releasedonIndiraGandhi'sorders,withoutanybailorbond.
Bhindranwalehadnowbecomeahero.ByIndiraGandhi'sblessingshewasabovelaw.He
couldliterallygetawaywithmurder.Hevisitedotherprovincestocollectfundsforhiscause
andinDelhievenmetZailSinghandButaSingh.On29thSept.1981,DalKhalsamembers
hijackedanIndianAirlinesBoeing757toLahore.ButaslongastheyweakenedtheAkalis,Dal
KhalsahadtheblessingsofIndiraGandhiandZailSingh.AndyetIndiraGandhihadtheaudacity
tosaythatshehadnooptionbuttosendintheArmyintheGoldenTemple!!!
InDecember1981,thenewchiefofNirankaris,BabaHardevwantedtomakeadealwiththe
Akalis.Nirankariswoulddeletetheoffendingpassagesintheirholybooksinexchangeforpeace.
ButChiefMinisterDarbaraSinghsteppedinandwreckedthedeal.Congress(I)werenot
interestedintranquillityandsanityinPunjab.
CHAPTERVIIPUNJABPOLITICSTHEMISCHIEFMAKERS
On26thApril,1982,severedheadsofsomecowswerethrowninfrontoftwoHindutemplesin
Amritsar,anactwhichwasdenouncedbyallSikhorganisations.DalKhalsaclaimedthe
responsibilityandwerecompletelyisolated.AtthattimePunjabGovernmentcouldhaveacted
firmlyagainstDalKhalsa.ButhowcouldtheyallowanyeasingofpressureontheAkalis?Itwas
laterdiscoveredthatthecowswerealreadydeadandnotslaughtered.Andthatactwascarriedout
bysomeagentsinthedark.ButinretaliationHindusthrewbiddis13andbrickbatsattheGolden
Templeinbroaddaylight.Whydidthepolicenotpreventthisincidence?Sixmonthslater,
Congress(I)startedraisingaforceofPunjabispeakingnonSikhstomaligntheAkalis.Themen
wouldundergoacrashprogrammeoflearningGurubaniandGurumukhi,growingbeardandlong
hairsoastomakethemindistinguishablefromtheSikhs.Aftertraining,thesemenweresentto
PunjabtoinfiltrateintoGurudwaras,AkaliranksandtheSikhorganisationsandencourage
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extremism.Theyweretoincitehatredandcreatecommunaltensions,writethreateningletters,
carryoutactsofbankrobberies,sabotage,desecratingreligiousplaces,invokestrongpolice
retaliationduringdemonstrations,arsonandlootingalldressedupasSikhs.Congress(I)being
inpower,theyhadimmunityfromprosecutionandSikhswouldgettheblame.(TimesofIndia,26
February,1984P.T.IpressreleasefromAmritsarof23Dec.1983U.N.Ipressreleaseof
26Feb1984throwsomelightonthissubject.)
DuringtheAsiadGamesofDecember1982,ascarewascreatedbysuchagentprovocateursand
itwasexploitedbyCongress(I)GovernmentofHaryana.EverySikhlivinginDelhiorproceeding
toDelhiwashumiliatedforwhichtherewasnoneed.MostSikhswouldhaveunderstoodtheneed
forsecurityandagreedtosearchesandrestrictions.ButtheattitudeofHaryanaPolicewas
extremelyhighhanded.Evenwomenandchildren,oldandsickwerenotspared.EverySikhwas
treated,likeasuspectedterrorist.SomeSikhshadcomefromAmericaandCanadatoshowtheir
grandchildrenthelandoftheirforefathers.TheyweresentstraightfromDelhiAirporttojail.This
causedmuchresentmentandbitterness,helpedtheextremistsandhotheadsandmadeit
impossibleforthemoderatestoargue.Infact,everyactionofIndiraGandhiandherpartywas
calculatedtoencouragetheextremists.WhatJagjitSinghChauhan,GangaSinghDhillonand
JarnailSinghBhindranwalefailedtodowasachievedbytheHaryanaPolice.
13.Sikhsmaydrinkbutneversmoke.Throwingofbidis(handmadecigarettes)attheGolden
TemplewasthushighlyinsultingtoSikhs.
CHAPTERVIIIMURDERS,BOMBSANDTERRORISM
On25thApril1983,AvtarSinghAtwal,Deputy.InspectorGeneralofPunjabPolicewasshotdead
asheemergedfromtheGoldenTempleat11.00a.m.Themurdershockedthenation.Itwas
condemnedbyeverybody.Thegeneralfeelingwasrunninghighagainsttheextremistsanditwas
thebesttimetoflushthemout.ButIndiraGandhi&Codidnothing.AsearlyasJanuary1983,one
BanduThanekarwritingforManoosweeklyofPunenoted"InAmritsartherearepolicemen
everywhere:StatePolice,StateReservePolice,BorderSecurityForcePoliceandCentral
ReservePolice.HowcouldaD.I.G.ofStatePolicegetkilledinfrontoftheGoldenTemplein
broaddaylight?AtwalhadbeensummonedforasecretmeetinginAmritsarbytwoseniorofficials
BrigadierTejinderSinghGrewalandJ.S.Chalal,anIPSofficer,whoknewBhindranwalewell.
Afteranumberofsecretdiscussions,Atwal,adevoutSikhleftforGoldenTemple.Tohushupthe
matter,PunjabGovernmentawardedRs.3lakhstoMrs.Atwal.Itistruethaton29thApril1983,
Mr.P.C.Sethi,UnionHomeMinister,gaveanultimatumofoneweektotheGoldenTemple
managementcommitteetosurrenderthemenwantedforvariousoffences,whowerethenhiding
intheGoldenTemple.Butnothingcameofhisthreat.Why?
On25thJune1983,abombdamagedtheofficeofCongress(I)inChandigarh.Thismayhave
beentheworkoftheirownagents.ByOctober,IndiraGandhichangedhertactics.TheState
GovernmentwasdismissedandPresident'srulewasimposedonPunjab.Butitbroughtnochange
inthesituationasthechangeoverwasamerewhitewash.Justthreeweekslater,Sealdah
ExpressfromCalcuttawasderailednearAmbalakilling17peopleandinjuring133.Sikhswere
blamed.InOctober1983,andFebruary1984,someinnocentHindusweregunneddown.These
senselesskillingsbroughtequallysenselessreactionbyHindusofHaryana.Between14thand
21stFebruary1984,ontheGrandTrunkRoadfromDelhitoAmbala,Sikhswereremovedfrom
busesandbeatenup.TheirKeshaswereclippedandtheirturbansburnt.Evenwomenand
childrenwerenotspared.InHaryana,Sikhswerebeatentodeath,draggedoutofGurudwarasand
lynched.Onlyonthelastday,HaryanaGovernmentgave'shootatsight'order.Itissurprisingthat
on14thFebruarycurfewhadalreadybeendeclaredinsixmajorcitiesofPunjaband'shootat
sight'orderissuedtopolice.WhydidtheHaryanaGovernmentwatchthecarnageforseven
days?
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InMarch1984,LongowalandAkalisclaimedthatmenmasqueradingasSikhs,werecarryingout
terroristactsandSikhsweregettingtheblame.DuringMarchandApril1984,fivestudentsofthe
famousDnyanPrabodhiniInstituteofPunevisitedPunjab.WritinginManoosweeklytheysay,".
CentralReservePoliceForcemensurroundedtheGoldenTemple.Policewithhelmetsandmasks
arecoveringeveryinchofAmritsar,butnoSikhpolice.Andwherepolicewerenotseen,wesaw
Nihangs.HousesaroundtheGoldenTemplehavepolicewithmountedmachineguns."Butstill
therewasnoendtomurders.OnMarch28,HarbansSinghMachandawasshotdead.Hewas
presidentoftheDelhiGurudwaramanagementcommittee,andhadcalledfortheexpulsionof
BhindranwalefromtheGoldenTemple.ThenextdayDr.V.N.Tiwariwasshotdead.Hewasa
learnedmanandwastippedtobethenextViceChancellorofthePunjabUniversity.Hewas
amongthefewtoprankingHindusinPunjabwhoopenlydeclaredPunjabiastheirmothertongue
andaskedotherHindustodothesame.HemadeasurveyoftheresidentsofChandigarhand
cametotheconclusionthat95%ofthemspokePunjabiintheirhomesandbazarsbutwhenit
cametocensus,saidthattheirmothertonguewasHindi.Forhisacademicmerit,hewasgiven
saropaintheGoldenTemple.SowhyshouldSikhsbeinterestedinkillinghim?Onthecontrary,it
isallegedthatPunjabUniversityhasbeendominatedbytheAryaSamajisforacenturyandthey
didnotwantDr.TiwaritobetheViceChancellorofthatUniversityashewouldnotbetheirstooge.
Moreover,heexposedtheirmischievousinducementtoPunjabiHindustodenythatPunjabiwas
theirmothertongue.
On2ndApril1984,some40minorrailwaystationsinPunjabwereblownup.On9thMay,Giani
PratapSingh,aged85,formerheadpriestofAkalTaktwasshotdeadinAmritsar.Hewas
outspokenabouttheantisocialelementswhohadtakenrefugeintheGoldenTemple.Threedays
later,Rameshchandra,sonofLalaJagatNarain,waskilledinJullunder.Thus,despiteseveralacts
andremedies,lawlessnesswasrampantinPunjab.WehavePreventiveDetentionAct,
MaintenanceofInternalSecurityAct(MISA),AntiInsurgencyAct,NationalSecurityAct.Infact,
wehavemoresecurityactsthaninmanydictatorships.Sowhywasthesituationallowedto
dragonforsolong?Theanswerissimple.ItsuitedMrs.Gandhi'selectionchances.It
createdanimpressionthat'thereisaseriouscrisissituationisverygravecountryisfacing
anotherpartitionweneedastrongmindedperson.Towhomwecanturnto?OnlyMrsGandhi.So
rallyaroundher.'Evenherstaunchopponentsforgotthatthesituationwascreatedbyherselfand
said,"Thoughwedonotlikeher,donotapproveofherpolicies,wearesolidlybehindherwhenit
comestoPunjabproblem.Wewouldsupportherwholeheartedly,ifsheweretodeclareastateof
emergencyorevenmartiallaw."Mrs.Gandhiwasverycleverindeedinmanipulatingthesituation
toherownadvantage.
CHAPTERIX.Mrs.GANDHI'SFATALACTION
Between30thMayand2ndJune1984,therewasamassivebuildupofarmyinPunjabandwhat
followedtookplaceevenwithoutdeclaringastateofemergencyinPunjab,letalone
declaringtheMartialLaw.On2ndJune,PunjabwascompletelycutofffromtherestofIndia.It
wasdeclaredarestrictedareaundertheForeigners'(RestrictedAreas)Order,1963,fortwo
monthsaridwaslaterextendedto2ndOctober1984,andforeignnewsreporterswereexpelled.
3rdJunewasGuruArjundev'smartyrdomdayand4thJunewasPanchami.HundredsofSikhs
gatherforthesefewdaysintheGoldenTempleandotherGurudwarasinAmritsar.On3rdJune,
pressrestrictionswereimposedunderSection2ofPunjabSpecialPowers(Press)Actof1956,
andextendeduptoendofSeptember1984.Intheearlyhoursof5thJune,IndianArmymovedin,
thustrappingthousandsofinnocentmen,womenandchildren.Whatfollowedistoogruesome
todescribe.Onecangetsomeideaofthehorrorfromcertainpertinentpoints:
(1).TherewerenonewspaperreportersaccompanyingtheArmy.Allthenewswascontrolledby
GovernmentofIndia.Weknowtoowellhowundersuchconditionsfakeevidencescanbeplanted
andhowunpleasantevidencescanbewipedout.
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(2).EventheGovernmentcontrolledTVdidnotshowanyRedCrossmenattendingthewounded.
Weretheypresentatall?
(3).Wealsodidnotseearmypersonnelleadingthepilgrimstosafety.
(4).IndianArmydidsendinthetanks.Buttheterroristshadnotanksandweunderstandthatthey
hadsomeLightMachineGuns(LMGs),0.303rifles,onerustybazookaandsomegrenades.
(5).Governmentwhitepapersays493civilians/terroristswerekilled.Buthowmanywerewomen
andchildren?And,ifthenumberwassosmall,whyweretheynotidentified?(Evennowwedonot
knowexactlywhodied.)Whywerethebodiesdisposedoffbypouringkeroseneonthemand
settingablazeinsteadofhandingovertolocalpeopleforpropercremation?
(6).On14thJune,84foreignreporterswereallowedinPunjab.Buttheywereforbiddentotake
photographsoraskquestionstothebriefingofficers.Whathappenedbetween7thand14thJune
1984?
CHAPTERXTHEDANGERSAHEAD
ThefightingintheGoldenTemplewasoverinafewdaystimeandthatshouldhavebeentheend
ofthetrouble.Butohno!Justfourweekslater,byaPresidentialdecree,Punjabwasdeclareda
'terroristaffectedarea'forsixmonthsandon25thJuly1984,specialcourtsweresetup.Punjab
wasdividedinto3zones,eachwithaspecialcourt.Onusofproofwasplacedontheaccused,
trialswouldbeheldincamera,identityofwitnesseswouldbewithheld.Andthusbytheirown
admission,IndiraGandhi,ZailSingh&Co.havecreateda'NorthernIreland'atourdoorstepand
thattooonavulnerableborderwithourarchenemyPakistan.
ThetimingoftheattackontheGoldenTempleseemstohavebeencalculatedtohavetwoeffects
viz,
(a)Tocausemaximumdamage,casualtiesandsuffering.
(b)TocreateextremeuneaseamongtheSikhsoldiersandincitethem.Andoncetheyrebelor
desert,declarethattheSikhsoldiersarenotreliableandshouldnolongerberecruitedinthe
IndianArmy.
IndiraGandhisucceededonboththecounts.EightthousandSikhsoldiersarenowsaidtobe
languishinginIndianArmyjails.OtherSikhsoldiersaredisillusionedanddispirited.Sikhofficers
tooareshatteredbytheeventsof1984."Whatisthepointinwinningamedalforbraveryifyou
areliabletomobattacksatanytime,atanyplaceandwhenevenyourwomenandchildrenwould
notbesparedsimplybecauseyouareaSikh?"MajorJoginderSingh,thefirstofficertodiein
NEFAduringthe1962warwiththeChinese,SardarGurubakshaSingh,whosmashedthe
Sargodharadarcentrewithhisplaneanddiedinthatmissioninthe1965warwithPakistanand
manyothergallantmenwouldnolongerfindanysuccessors.
Aftermorethanadecade,about250officerscapturedbyPakistanduringthe1971Bangladesh
wararestillinPakistanijails.CoulditbethatmajorityofthemareSikhsandhenceIndiraGandhi
couldnotcareless?(IndiaToday,29thFeb.1984,p36).
IndianArmywasonceadmiredasoneofthefinestintheworld.AfteritsdeploymentinPunjab,it
hasbeenreducedtotheleveloftyrannicalarmiesofthepettydictatorsofSouthAmerica.
IncaseofanotherwarwithPakistan,howcantheIndianArmyexpectany
cooperationfromSikhcivilians?AndSikhsaboteurswouldbeseekingrevenge.Accordingto
GovernmentofIndiasownadmission,sixarmydivisionswererequiredfortheBlueStarOperation
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justtocrush200andoddfollowersofBhindranwale.ThedangertoIndia'ssecurityisgrave
indeed.
CHAPTERXITIMEFORACTION
HavingforeseenthedangerstoIndia'sintegrationandbordersecurity,itistimeforaction.Notlong
ago,RSSbashingwastheorderoftheday.AfterSanjayGandhigotkilledinanaeroplane
accident,oneMemberofParliament,whowasanxioustojoinCongress(I),accusedRSSofbeing
responsiblefortheaccident.IndiraGandhididnotstopmakingsuchabsurdaccusations(justlike
herfather).Commentingontheincident,onejournalistwroteinSobatweeklyofPune,"Itistrue
thatasyetnoonehasaccusedRSSofbeingresponsiblefortheIranIraqwarbutwecannotbe
surethatsuchanaccusationwouldneverbemadeinIndia."Thesamepatheticallylowmentality
existsaboutSikhstoday.SuchhasbeentheferocityofpersistentantiSikhpropagandacarried
outbythemassmedia.Disastrousconsequencesofthissituationcanstillbeavoided.Intellectuals
fromalloverIndiamustcontinuouslygotoPunjabandtellthetruthtothepeople.Theydohavean
extremelydifficultjobtheyfacethestrongpossibilityofbecomingoutcastes.Buttherearemany
independentnewspapersandweeklieswhodonotdependonanyfavourfromCongress(I)and
therearebravemenandwomen,whocanstandbeingostracisedforthesakeoftellingthetruth.
Herearesomesuggestions:
Topicsforinvestigation:
PowerandinfluenceofAryaSamaj.
(Iftheyhavenopowerandinfluence,theyhavenothingtoworryabout.)
AryaSamajandSikhs.
AryaSamajanditslinkswiththeCongressParty.
HowIndianpresssystematicallymalignedtheSikhs.
TheSikhgrievanceswhatarethey?Aretheyjustified?
AryaSamajandHinduSurakshaSamitis.
HomeMinistry'sReportonarmyoperationintheGoldenTemple.
Questionstobeaskedandanswerstobesought:
*WhydidIndiraGandhibackoutfromtalkswiththeAkaliswhenagreementwasinsightonthree
differentoccasions?
*WhyBhindranwaleandhismenwereneverarrestedandtheirarmslicencesrevoked?
*WhypublicitywasnevergiventothefactthatSGPChasonmanyoccasionshandedovertothe
policecriminalshidingintheGoldenTemple?
*DidtheGovernmentgiveanylistofwantedcriminalshidingintheGoldenTempletoSGPCjust
priortoJune1984?
*TelephonesintheGoldenTemplearenotandcannotbesecret.Theymusthavebeentapped.
HowcantheGovernmentclaimitdidnotknowwhatwasgoingoninthetemplecomplex.What
wastheIntelligenceBureaudoing?
*GoldenTempleisopentoallatanytimeandonecanstaytherefreeforthreedaysandtake
photographs.HowcometheArmydidnotknowfulldetailsofthecomplex,especiallyasaerial
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photographywasalsoavailable?
*AmritsarandGoldenTemplehadbeensurroundedbypolicemenfromStatePolice,State
ReservePolice,BorderSecurityForce,CentralReservePoliceandthePunjabArmedPoliceat
leastsinceJanuary1983.Inaddition,plainclothesagentsoftheCID,IntelligenceBureau(IB)and
ResearchandAnalysisWing(RAW)hadswarmedtheplace.Howwasitpossibleforthecriminals
togetinandoutunnoticed?Howcouldthearms/ammunitionsgetinwithouttheconnivanceof
thesesecuritymen?Forexample,takethecaseofnotoriousoffenderSukhinderSinghSodhi.
Accordingtonewspaperreports,hecameoutoftheGoldenTemplecomplexmaingate,crossed
thestreet,satdowninateashopforsnacks,unnoticed.Alittlelater,amanandawomancame
outofGoldenTemple,wentpastthestreet,shotSodhifatallyandwalkedbacktothetemple
unnoticed!
*KhalistanprotagonistBalbirSinghSandhucommutedregularlybetweenTarnTaranandGolden
Temple,adistanceof60km.Andyethewasneverarrested.Why?
*IstherediscriminationagainstSikhs?Theirlistisformidableindeed
PunjabUniversityinitshistoryof100yearsneverhadaSikhViceChancellor.Ithas56
Departmentsbutonly5departmentalheadsareSikhs.Outof16Registrars,DeputyRegistrars
andAssistantRegistrars,onlyoneisSikh.SimilarpictureisseeninotherUniversities.
InPunjab,theChiefSecretary,DirectorGeneralofPoliceandChairmanofPublicService
CommissionarenonSikhs.
InmostSikhmajoritydistricts,theDeputyCommissionerandtheSeniorSuperintendentofPolice
arenonSikhs.(ForexampleLudhianaandSangrur).
MajorityofFinancialCommissioners,DivisionalCommissionersandDeputyInspectorGeneralof
PolicearenonSikhs.
PunjabNationalBankhashardlyanySikhemployees.
Aretheallegationsofmaltreatmentundermilitaryruleandbrutalityofmilitaryandparamilitary
forcesinPunjabtrue?
Thechargesareveryseriousindeed.
14.WeareNOTsuggestingthatSikhsshouldbeappointedtovariouspositionsonlybecausethey
areSikhs.Thequestionisofdiscrimination.
15.PunjabUniversitywasoriginallyatLahore.Afterpartition,itwastransferredtoChandigarh.
*Housesarelootedanddestroyed.
*Youngstersvanishwithouttraceafterbeingarrested.
*Gurudwarasareattacked,theirpropertiesransacked,GuruGranthasburnt.
Sikhsareshotinfakeencounters.
*ArmyhasissuedinstructionsthattheAmritdhans(i.e.,devoutSikhswhowearasmallkirpan
aroundtheirnecks)aredangerouspeoplepledgedtocommitmurder,arsonandactsofterrorism.
*Otheracts,forwhichtheIndianArmyandparamilitaryforcesareaccused,aretoosensitive,too
disgracefultobementionedpublicly.
Thislistisbynomeansexhaustiveitisindicativeonly.Somefeelverystronglythatweshould
investigatetheextentoftheroleplayedbyforeignpowersandfindwaysofcounteringthem.
AfterOperationBlueStar,GovernmentofIndiahadlostallcredibilityintheeyesofSikhs(andany
sensiblepeople).First,weweretoldbyGovernmentofIndiathatlargequantitiesofhashish
(opium)werefoundintheGoldenTemplelatertheGovernmentsaidwithverylittlepublicitythat
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thesewerefoundoutsideandnotinsidetheGoldenTemple.Butenormousdamagewasdoneto
Sikhs'reputation.
LongowalandTohrawerefirstreportedtohavesurrenderedat8.30p.m.onJune5laterwewere
toldthatthisdidnothappentill1.00a.m.onJune6.Thus,ratherthanhavingsurrenderedoftheir
ownaccord,itseemsthattheyhadbeenforciblytakenoutbytroops.Butbytheinitial
announcement,statusofthesetwoleaderswasconsiderablyreducedintheeyesofSikhs.
WeweretoldbyGovernmentofIndiaofficialsthatnofiringwasdirectedagainsttheHarminder
Sahib.Eyewitnessessaythatithad360bulletmarks.Halftruthsandrumoursdoseveredamage.
Truthhoweverbittercanbeacceptedincourseoftime.Physicaldamagecanberepaired.But
damagedonetotheprideanddignityofapeople,needseffortsofhonestandsincerepersonsto
repairsuchdamages.WouldIndianintellectualsnowcomeforwardanddotheirduty?Inaddition,
schoolteachers,editors,writers,socialworkersandvariousotherinfluentialgroupsalsoneedto
visitPunjabcontinuously.Withcurrentprosperity,Indiansnowtalkaboutgoingonworldtours.
TheycaneasilygotoPunjabfirst.Thereisalsoaneedtoestablishvariousfriendshipsocieties
(e.g.,MarathaSikhfriendshipsocietytodispelrumoursandmisunderstandingsandpromotebetter
understandingbetweenSikhsandnonSikhHindusofvariousprovinces.Sikhsthemselvesmust
takeactivepartinsuchactivitiesandcomeoutofisolation.
CHAPTERXIIWHATISTHEFUTURE?
LotofwaterhasflowedunderthebridgesinceIfirstwrotethisbookletinNovember,1984.Butthe
situationremainsasfrightfulasever.WhenfreshelectionswereheldinPunjabin1985,Sikhs
totallyrejectedtheextremistsandstoodsolidlyforthemoderateleaderBarnala.Despitethe
bitternessandthesympathyforBhindranwalecausedbyOperationBlueStar,BabaJoginder
Singh,fatherofBhindranwalewasdefeatedintheelection.Whatmoreproofofpatriotismand
moderationcanbeexpectedoftheSikhs?
BabaAmte,agreatsocialworkerandknownforhisservicetothelepers,touredthewholeofIndia
(evenattheageof72)withthecallJodoBharat(UniteIndia).Mr.JagdishGodboleaccompanied
himandhisreportonPunjabwaspublishedasaseriesofthreearticlesbyManoosaweeklyof
Pune.Intheissueof19April1986,hesays
"LeftDelhi26March1986.OnthesamedaytherewasbloodbathinAnandpurSahib.Wewere
veryscared....
Ambala
DinnerwithSukhavantSingh.
RevenueMinisterofPunjab,MajorUboleSinghadvisedus,'PleaseavoidChandigarhAnandpur
Sahibroutegobyasaferroute.BabaAmtesaid,Iamgoingbythenormalroute.Doyouwant
tocomewithmeordoyouwanttogobythesaferroute?'WealldecidedtogowithBaba.
PunjabLadiiMandi,abigvillage.ManyvillagershadformerlyworkedinPuneandBombay.They
wererememberingthegoodolddays.ItalkedtooneBachanSingh
Whatdoyoudo?
Runasmallshop.
Sincewhen?
Justrecently.
Beforethat?
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IusedtoworkinReayRoadinBombay.
Whydidyouleave?Therewasnotroublethere.
Atfirstnothinghappened.Butwecan'tbecertainofwhatmayhappennexttime.
Thathurtmedeeply.
ChandigarhtoAnandpurSahibroadisbeautiful..AlongthejourneywewouldshoutJodo
Bharat(UniteIndia).Sikhswouldrespond'SatShriAkal'....CurrentexplosivesituationinPunjabis
thecurseofIndiraGandhi.FirstsheraisedBhindranwaleasacounterpoisetotheAkalis.Whenhe
grewtoobig,shegothimliquidated.AsifOperationBlueStarwasnothumiliatingenough,shegot
NihangBabaSantaSinghtodotherepairsunderKaraseva16rubbingsaltonwound.Indira
Gandhipaidforallthiswithherlife.
Intheissueof6April1986,JagdishGodbole(norelationofmine)tellsus
"AccordingtoRajivGandhiLongowalaccord,ChandigarhshouldhavebeentransferredtoPunjab
on26January,1986.Ifthathadhappened,itwouldhavepulledtherugunderthefeetofthe
extremists.Butthisvaluableopportunitywaslost."
Wheneverourgroup(ofabout16)passedthroughthestreetsofPunjab,peopleusedtotalktous
butverycautiously.
AtvillageChaksadhunearHoshiyarpur,wemetJarnailSinghBajwa,CommanderintheIndian
Navy.Hewasangryaboutthewildexaggerationsmadeinthenewspapers.Hesaid,Terrorism?
Comealongandseeforyourself.LasttimeIhadgonetoBombayIreadinthepapersPunjabin
flames.True,thereareincidentshereandtherebutitisnotsoeasytoburnPunjab...."
EverySikh,evenbraveNavalofficerslikeJarnailSinghhavenowtoprovethattheyarepatriots.
Andtheyfeelextremelybitteraboutit.SardarHarbhajanSinghsaid,'IfSikhsarenotpatriots,there
arenopatriotsleftinIndia.'
JarnailSinghcontinued,"IhadgonetoLucknowforabasketballmatch.Duringtheintervalother
playerstauntedmeWellSardarji,ifyouwantKhalistan,whyhaveyoucomehere.'IfIndia
disintegrates,itwillbeentirelyduetosuchmentality.'
JagdishGodbolecontinues
ThefaultliesnotwithJarnailSinghorHarbhajanSingh,butwithourchildishtendencyof
generalisation.Itisreallypainfultofindeventhewelleducatedpeoplebrandingwhole
communitiesasresponsibleforthedeedsofafew.Ourignoranceaboutourowncountry
aggravatesthesituationstillfurther.AskanyoneintheNorthwhatlanguageisspokeninSouth
India.TheanswerwouldinvariablybeMadras?.'(easilyforgettingTelugu,Kannada,Malayalam
andMarathi.AndthereisnosuchthingasMadrasilanguage.MadrasisspeakTamil.)Same
appliestoPunjab.
ThirtyfivetofortypercentofpopulationofPunjabisHinduandboththeHindusandtheSikhsare
subdividedintohundredsofsects.ButwethinkthatonlySikhsliveinPunjab.
16.'Karaseva'meansvoluntaryworkdonebySikhsfortheconstruction,maintenanceandrepairs
ofGurudwara.IfArmymenhadrepairedthedamagequickly,itmayhavebeenoverlookedbutto
paySantasingh(whowasinfamousforsmokinghashishorcannabis)andhis150mentodothe
jobunderArmyprotectionwashighlyinsultingtoSikhs.
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IwascurioustovisittheofficesofPunjabKesari(thepaperofLalaJagatNarayan.)Hind
Samachar,anUrdupaperalsobelongstothesamegroup.(Note:Onewouldhavethoughtthat
AryaSamajiswoulddetestUrdu,buttheyonlyhatePunjabi.)InHimachalPradeshandDelhi,Urdu
hasalreadybecomesecondofficiallanguage.HaryanaPublicServiceCommissionaccepts25
languagesincludingPersianandFrenchasoptionalsubjectsbutnotPunjabi!!!Ontheotherhand,
HindienjoysthestatusofsecondlanguageinPunjab.
Intheissueof5May1986,JagdishGodboletellsus
Yanhaatankawadihoiunahithe|Subabanayegaye
(Therewerenoterroristsheretheywereforcedtobecometerroriststheyweresimplybrandedas
terrorists.).
AftertheDelhiriotsofNovember1984,manySikhyoungstershavesoughtrefugeintheGolden
Temple(Amritsar).SantokSinghwasoneofthem.HesawusaroundHarminderSahib.Afterthe
crowdhaddisappeared,hemetme."Ourhomewasdestroyedandtheriotersrapedmymother
andsister",hesaid.Ifthathadhappenedtoyou,wouldyoubetalkingaboutpeace,mutualtrust
andunderstandingandextendingbrotherlylovetoallfolks?
WhatcouldIsay?Hetooknewthat,butwassimplylookingforashouldertocryon.Atleasthe
knewthattherearepeoplewhowouldshowsympathytohim.....
WemetDilbagSingh,GeneralSecretaryofKhalsaCollege.Hesaid,"AllIndiaSikhStudents
FederationandDamdamiTaksalareoldinstitutions.Theywerenotevenremotelyconnectedwith
politics.ButthesepoliticiansofDelhimisusedthemforpowerpoliticsandspoiled
everything.....thatTalwandiheisaninfamousopiumsmugglersomuchsothatinPunjabthe
wordTalwandinowmeansopium(andyethewasgivensomuchprominencebythemass
media).
JagdishGodbolewrites
WhiletalkingtoSikhs,IconstantlyfelttheSikhsaremuchmorebitterabouttheincited,induced,
systematicallyarrangedriotsofDelhithanaboutBlueStarOperation18.
Ourconversationwenton
BothbeforeandafterOperationBlueStar,theIndianArmycommittedmanyactsofatrocitiesin
thevillages.Thosewearingthesaffronturbanswereshotonsightandwhenthatwasimpossible
theywereshotintakeencounters.
17.TenyearsafterthedeathofMahatmaGandhi,arelationofminewenttoseeMaithilisharan
Gupta,thefamousHindipoetandaskedhispermissionfortranslatingsomeofGupta'spoems
fromHindiintoMarathi.AssoonashediscoveredthatmyrelationwasaMaharashtrian,Gupta
said'Oh,youareoneofthose(andtherewere30millionMaharasht'riansthen)whokilled
Gandhiji:'
18"RSSinServiceofNovember1984Riots"publishedbyKeshavSmarakSamitiofNewDelhi,
throwssomelightonthisissue.BalasahebDeoras,presentRSSchief,whowitnessedtheriots
wasshockedbytheinactionandconnivanceofDelhiPolice.HeandRSSworkersrushedtothe
rescueofSikhvictims.
Buttheterroristsalso....
AfterthebarbaricattacksonevenourwomenandchildreninDelhiandelsewhere,
someSikhsdidturntoterrorismbuteveryonewearingasaffronturbanwasnotaterrorist.
Buteveryoneofushashadtheexperienceofpolicebrutality.
SomeofDilbag'sfriendsremovedtheirshirts.Isawthesignsofpolicebeatings.MyGodI
rememberedthedaysofBangladeshwar.Towardstheendofthatwar,IwassittingatDacca
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Universityhostel.MembersofMuktiBahinihadshownmethesignsofbrutalityofPakistani
Razakars.
IneverimaginedthatIwouldseesignsofsuchbeastlinessinoursowncountry.Themere
thoughtofwhathadhappenedmademeshiver.
BabaAmtewantedtopublishajointdeclarationwiththeleadersofDamdamiTaksalandAISSF
butHarinderSinghKahala,amilitantleaderofAISSFspoiledtheattempt.
Afterourdinner,DilbagSinghandhisfriendscametothegatetoseemeoff.Dilbagsaid,"Idon't
knowwhatyouthinkbutreallywearenotterrorists.Andwhateveryoumaysaythisisthefirst
timethatsomebodyhascomeherefromoutsidetolistentoourgrievances.Untilnowno
onehadeventhoughtofcominghere".
JagdishGodbolecontinues
"TherewerevariousrumoursaboutBombayShivSenaChiefBalThakare.Iwasverymuch
interestedtofindoutifthereareanylinksbetweenShivSenaofPunjabandBombay.Butone
thingiscertain.Inallthisaffair,BalThakare'sShivSenahasshownremarkablerestraint.
Unfairdistributionofelectricityratherthanofwater,isthemaincomplaintofthefarmers.Rightin
themiddleofsummer,therearepowercutsfor16hoursoftheday.Manytimes,thecanalsare
runningfullofwaterbutwithoutelectricityandthepumpingsetsdonotworkandthecropisruined.
Thisisafact.Punjabifarmers(mostofwhomareSikhs)havemaytimesraisedtheirvoiceand
complainedtotheCentralGovernmentbuttheHindusofPunjab(mostofwhomarecitydwellers)
didnotsupportthisjustdemand.TheSikhsarealsobitteraboutthefactthatmostHindusspeak
PunjabiathomeandworkbutalwaysmaintainofficiallythattheirmothertongueisHindi....There
aremanyotherbonesofcontentionatthebackofthemindsoftheSikhs....
BabaAmtesaysthattheneedofthehourisnottoconfronttheextremistsbuttoisolatethem.
FromAmritsarwemovedontoBatala.Howaminorincidentleadstoanexplosivesituation.
Around15March1986,tworickshawscollidedinBatala.OnecarriedHindus,theotherSikhs.
Fightingbrokeout,policeintervened.Rumoursgrew.AselsewhereinPunjab,thecitydwellersare
Hindus,whileSikhsliveinsurroundingvillages.Whenitwasfalselyreportedthatthelocal
Gurudwarawasburntdown,SikhssurroundedBatalaandcutoffsuppliesofessentials(food,
vegetables,oil,andwater).Thesituationsoongrewugly.LuckilythePoliceOfficerssucceededin
askingsomeSikhstoseeforthemselvesthattheGurudwarawasnotdestroyed.Andthenina
matterofminutestheexplosivesituationfizzledout.(ThereisamoralforthePunjabsituationas
well.EveryonewhohasvisitedPunjabhaschangedhis/heropinionaboutSikhs.Personswho
writesobitterlyaboutSikhsarepreciselythosewhoareunwillingtovisitPunjabandseethingsfor
themselves.)
ThuswhatevertheattitudeofotherIndians,Maharashtrianshavetakentheleadbutthedeep
rootedaffinityandmutualadmirationbetweenMarathasandSikhs,despitealltheattempted
provocations,wastoomuchfortheantiSikhmischiefmakers.Theydecidedtoplaytheirtrump
card.
CHAPTERXIIIMURDEROFGENERALVAIDYA
OnAugust10,1986,GeneralVaidyawasshotdeadinPuneat11.45a.m.Assoonasweheard
thenewsonBBC,mywifesaidtome,"OutofallthepeopleofIndiaitisMarathaswhohad
sympathyleftforSikhs.Withthismurder,eventhathasgone."Nextday,Imetasmallshopkeeper
inSouthWimbledon(London).Hesaid,"Sikhshavegonemad.Theyhavenowstartedkillingeven
Marathas."WhenIexplainedPunjabpoliticstohim,tearscametohiseyes.ButhowcanIcontact
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millionsofMarathas?ThekillinghadthedesiredeffectofcreatingutterhatredforSikhsin
Maharashtra.EvenMarathaslivingoutsideIndiahadstartedtodespiseSikhs.Theydidnoteven
hesitateandthinkalittle.
NirmalKumarandSukhdevSingh,twoallegedassassins,werecaughtbymerechanceon8
September1986.TheywereinvolvedinanaccidentwithtwotrucksatPimprinearPune.They
haveconfessedtothecrime.TheyhadhiredaflatnotfarfromwhereGeneralVaidyawasliving,
andhadbeenwatchinghismovementsformorethansevenmonths.Howcouldtheydareto
continuetoliveinPuneafterthecrimewithouttheconnivanceofhigherpoliceauthorities19
?InaninterviewwithPoonaDigest,Mrs.Vaidyabitterlyattackedthelocalpolice.Theirprotection
wasvirtuallynonexistentshesaid(SeeMaharashtraTimesof10thSeptember,1986)somuch
sothatonemanevenenteredherbedroomat5.30p.m.Mrs.Vaidyasaysthishappenedaround
15thJune,1986.Atpresent,weonlyknowthatNirmalandSukhdevbothbelongtothegangof
dacoitsledbyJinda.Thebigquestioniswhohiredthem?Whydidtheywaitforsixmonthswhen
thepoliceprotectiontoGeneralVaidyawasutterlyuseless?Itseemswewouldneverknow.The
reportofaninquiryintotheassassinationofIndiraGandhi(i.e.ThakkarCommissionReport)would
notbepublishedintheinterestsofthenation[OfcourseOfcourse!]accordingtoTheTimesof
London,1stAugust,1986,p.8.Byapplyingthesamelaw,MishraCommissionReportonantiSikh
riotsofNovember,1984,wouldalsobenotpublished.
19.Contrarytopopularbelief,theIndianPolicearejustasefficientandcompetentasanyother
policeforceintheworld.Itisthepoliticiansinpower,who,allalongusetheIndianPolicefortheir
personal/partybenefit.SurelyMaharashtraPolicemusthavebeenawareoftheconsequenceof
attemptonthelifeofGeneralVaidya.Whyweretheysolethargicinprovidingproperpolice
protectiontohim?Maybe,wewouldneverbetoldthetruth.
CHAPTERXIVTHE1857WAR20
Allofasudden,overthelastthreeyears,the1857warhascroppedupintheIndianNewspapers.
Butanyhopesofanationalawakeningaredashedoncloserscrutiny.
VeerSavarkar'sworldfamousbookIndianWarofIndependence1857wasfirstpublishedin
Hollandin1909.Anyplansforathoroughstudyofthisthrillingepisode?
No.
Thebookitselfbecameoutofprint12yearsago.Anychanceofanewedition?
No.
Anysuggestionoferectingpropermonumentstotheheroesofthiswar?
No
ArethejournalistssuggestingthatthemonumentsofBritishmonsterslikeNeil,Nicholsonand
othersshouldnowbedemolished?
No
AretheyevencallingitourWarofIndependence?
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Ohno.Theyarestillnotsureaboutit.
Sowhyaretheybringingitup?
OnlytocomplainthatSikhshelpedtheBritish.
Whatasickmind!SavarkarhasdescribedhowDograsandGurkhasalsohelpedtheBritishand
brutallykilledourownpeople.Duringmyhistoricalresearch,IcameacrossoneoftheJain
families,whohelpedtheBritishnotonlyin185759,butrightfromthedaysoftheBattleofPlassey.
ThepapersarekeptinIndiaOfficeLibrarySecretLettersfromIndia,Year1889L/PS/7/58.No.
47396.Ref.SethKevalChandVs.MaharajaofRewa.ItcontainslettersfromGeneralOutram,Lt.
ColDurand,GeneralHavelock,H.W.Duran,GeneralInkov,andSirJohnLawrenceallpraising
SethKevalChand'sfamilyforhelpingtheBritishduring185759war.
Thequestionthatwehavetoaskis"WhatwasSikhs'contributiontoourfreedomstruggle?"
20.ScholarslikeDr.V.S.VakankarofVikramUniversitysaythattherewereuprisingsagainstthe
BritishinKarnataka,TamilNaduandmanyotherplaces.Dr.NeneofBarodaalsocomestothe
sameconclusion.
VeerSavarkarwasinLondonduring19061910.On10thMay1908,heorganisedameetingof
Indiansandpaidhomagetothemartyrsofthe1857war.Commemorativebadgestomarkthe
anniversaryofthiswarwerewornwithpridebyIndianstudents.Naturallytherewerearguments,
scuffles,abusesandacrimoniousattacksbytheEnglish.HarnamSingh,astudentofAgricultural
College,Cirencister,wastoldbyhisPrincipaltoremovethecommemorativebadgehewas
wearing.HarnamSinghrefusedandhewasthreatenedwithexpulsion.Undaunted,hesaid
goodbyetohisCollege.Thusthefirstmantoshowcourageandrespecttothemartyrsof
1857WarandsufferforthiscausewasaSikh.
In1911,Savarkarwassenttotransportationforlife,twicei.e.asentenceof50yearsof
Kalapani21.
HissufferingsinprisonweredepictedinnewspapersinAmerica.ThisenragedSikhsandthey
werealsoinspiredbySavarkar'sbookonthe1857war.Therewereseveralarmeduprisings
againsttheBritish.TherevolutionarieswhowerecaughtweresenttoKalapani.From1915
onwards(i.e.justAyearsafterSavarkarwassenttoKalapani)Sikhswerethepredominantgroup
inKalapani.DuetopublicoutcryinIndia,theprisoninAndamanswasclosedin1921andthe
prisonersweretransferredtomainlandIndia.
Savarkarwasreleasedfromprisonin1924butwasinternedinRatnagiri(Maharashtra)until1937.
HewasacutelyawareofthelostopportunityofanarmeduprisingagainsttheBritishduringthe
FirstWorldWar.WhentheSecondWorldWarbrokeoutin1939,heopenlyencouragedtheHindu
youthtojointhearmedforcesinlargenumbers.BythattimepercentageofMuslimsintheIndian
Armyhadgoneuptothedangerousfigureof74%.WithSavarkar'sforesightandpersuasion
(despiteridiculefromCongressites),theproportionwasreversed.Anditwasfromamongsuch
recruitsthattheIndianNationalArmywasformed.SubhashChandraBosecalledonSavarkaron
22ndJune,1940.HewasurgedbySavarkartogetoutofIndiaandformtheIndianNationalArmy.
SavarkarhadsecretcorrespondencewithRasBihariBose,arevolutionarylivinginexileinJapan.
Furthereventsarewellknown.ReadersarestronglyrecommendedtoreadtheViceroy'sJournal,
thediaryofViceroyLordWavell,editedbySirPienderalNoon.Itclearly"showshowtheINA
eventuallyledtoourindependence.INAhad20,000soldiers12,000beingsSikhs.
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21.AndamanIslandslie900mileseastofMadras.AspecialprisonwassetuptherebytheBritish
todealwiththemosthardened,notoriouscriminals.Theconditionswereextremelyharsh.The
landwasinfestedwithmalaria,leechesandserpents.Hardlyanyonecamebackalivefrom
Andaman.HencethenicknameKalapani.Itstruckterrorintheheartsofeventhemostdangerous
criminals.Revolutionariesweresentthereduring19111921.
BoseacknowledgedhisdebttoSavarkar22.SpeakingonFreeIndiaRadiohesaid,"...when,dueto
misguidedpoliticalwhimsandlackofvision,almostalltheleadersofCongresspartyhavebeen
decryingallthesoldiersoftheIndianArmyasmercenaries,itishearteningtoknowthatVeer
SavarkarisfearlesslyexhortingtheyouthsofIndiatoenlistinthearmedforces.Theseenlisted
youthsthemselvesprovideuswithtrainedmenandsoldiersforourIndianNationalArmy."
(25thJune,1944).
Unfortunately,powerinIndiapassedintothehandsofGandhi,NehruandPatelthetrio
determinedtofalsifytheIndianhistory,andthisfalsificationhasbeengoingonforthelast50
years.Afterindependence,R.C.MuzumdarwasentrustedbyNehrutowritethehistoryoffreedom
movementinIndia.ButsoonasitbecameevidentthatMuzumdarwouldgivetherevolutionaries
theirfairshare,hewassackedandthejobwasgiventoMr.Tarachand,whogladlybecameHis
Master'sVoice.Aslongas1954,Dr.P.V.Kane,thenthePresidentoftheIndianHistoryCongress,
complained,"Thereiseverypossibilityofgraveharmbeingdonetotruehistorybygovernment
actionbypoliticalparties,politicallymindedcitizensandmeretheorists.Politicalpropagandahad
oftenmadeuseof"historyasamediumandhistoriansmightbecomeinstrumentsofpolitical
propaganda."
RecentlyIhadoccasiontoreadtheReportoftheZakirHussainCommitteeon'BasicNational
Education'(Wardha,1938).ThatReportstatedthatastheIndianNationhadadoptednon
violenceasthemethodforachievingallroundfreedom,Indianchildrenwouldneedtobetaught
thesuperiorityofnonviolenceoverviolence(p.8).
IbelievethatnohonesthistoryofIndiacanbewrittenbasedontheprinciplesstatedintheReport
referredtoabove,particularlyfortheperiodfromabout1200A.D.to1920.Itwouldbebetternot
toteachanyhistorytostudentsfortheperiodbefore1947atallratherthanteachagarbled
versionofhistory.
(Ref.OrganiserweeklyofNewDelhi:11January,1954).
NowonderSikhsdidnotgetduerecognitionfortheirmagnificentcontributiontotheIndian
freedomstruggle.AccordingtotheinformationcollectedbySubramanyamSwamy,outof127
freedomfighters,whoweresenttothegallowsbytheBritish,92wereSikhsofthe2,646
revolutionaries,whoweresenttoAndamanIslandsfortransportationforlife(Kalapani)2,147were
Sikhs.Outof20,000soldiersoftheIndianNationalArmyofSubhashChandraBose,12,000were
Sikhs.Andthatwasthecontributionof2%ofourpopulation.
(Ref:IntheTheatreofViolencebyS.Swamy,Illustrated.WeeklyofIndia,13May,1984,pp.811)23.
AndtodaySikhshavetoproveeverynowandthenthattheyarenottraitors!Wearenot
suggestingthatSikhsweretheonlypatrioticpeopleofIndiabutwhenthingsgototheother
extreme,thefactshavetobeputintherightperspective.
22.WhenSubhashBabuliberatedtheAndamanIslands,INAsoldierspaidhomagetoSavarkarandhis
compatriotsandmartyrsofKalapani
23.Thesefiguresdonotincluderevolutionarieskilledinaction,andthosehangedorshotduringvarious
MarshalLawadministrations.AtthetimeofJalianwalaBaghalonemorethan100menwerehangedby
MarshalLawCourtsinAmritsar.Readersshouldalsoreferto"Who'sWhoofIndianMartyrs"in3volumes
publishedbyMinistryofEducation,GovernmentofIndia.ItscrupulouslyavoidsanymentionofVeerSavarkar.
ButevensuchaworkwasonlypossiblebecauseoflateYashavantaraoChavan,asecretadmirerof
Savarkar.
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CHAPTERXVWHYBLAMETHEFOREIGNPOWERSALONE?
Forthelastcoupleofdecades,wehavebecomeaddictedtothetheorythatallofourtroublesare
duetotheilldesignsofforeignpowers(Britain,Americaandothers).Butwearedoingenormous
damagetoourinterestsourselveswithouttherebeinganyneedfortheforeignerstodoanything.
Savarkar'syoungerbrotherNarayanaraowasalsoagreatpatriotandhissonVikrampublishesa
newspapercalledPrajvalantfromNagpur.Initsissueof22ndJuly1985,BalJerewrites,"Ifwe
examinehistoryofourfreedommovement,wefindthatSikhsweresupportingtheBritishoratbest
theyremainedalooforneutral.Theyshouldhavebeenshowntheirproperplace,after
independence."BalJereisthesamepersonwhowasacloseassociateofVeerSavarkarand
onewhoevenwitnessedhislastwillandtestament.WhenthisiswhathehassaidaboutSikhs,
whyblametheforeignpowersalone?
ThereseemtobegoodgroundsforsuspectingthatGovernmentofIndiaitselfisplayinga
dangerousandfoolishgameofplantingitsownagentsamongSikhslivingoverseas.Theseagents
terroriselocalSikhsandforcethemtokeepquiet,captureseatsofauthorityinSikhorganisations
byfascistmethods,makehighlyinflammatoryantiIndianspeechesandevencreateariftbetween
SikhsandnonSikhHinduslivingabroad.ThisgivesIndiaaverybadnameinforeignpressand
makeslivesofordinaryoverseasIndiansextremelydifficult.ButaslongasSikhsaremaligned,
suchactivitiesareokay.(Ref:TheEnemyWithinbyRajinderPuriintheSundayObserverof
Bombay16November,1986,p.6.TheGlobeandMailCanada'snationalnewspaperofToranto
of21November,1985,pp.1&18,IndianExpressof8December1985).
SuryamagazinetoomadesomeveryseriousallegationsinSeptember,1984.Itexposedhow
IndiraGandhiusedtheSecretServicesforherpartypoliticalpurposes.Italsoallegesthatthe
SecretServicesencouragedinfiltrationofPakistanisinRajasthan.GovernmentofIndiasimply
duckedtheallegations.
BabaAmtesaysinhisleafletof18September,1986,"Thenationhaskeptitsheadinspiteofthe
alarmingtricksplayeduponitbytheforeignpowers.....AnybodyvisitingPunjabwillseethevisible
butdazzlinggraspoftheforeignpowerscreatingchaoticconditionsinthethreeborderdistrictsof
Punjab...."
CHAPTERXVISIKHS:THEPROTECTIVESHIELDOFHINDUS
Disgustedbytheeventsofthelastfouryears,someSikhsarenowsaying,"DuringvariousMuslim
riotsoverlasthundredyears,Sikhsdidnothavetogetinvolvedtheycouldhavekeptout."But
howcouldthey?Howcantheelderbrothernotfeelenragedwhentheyoungerbrotherisbeing
beatenupbythugs?Evenaslateas1982Marathipapershaveconfessed,"Sikhshavealways
foughttodefendthehonouranddignityofweHindusandwithmuchmorevigourthanHindus
themselves."IfonlywesearchthehistoryofBritishRuleinIndiamorecarefully.
20February,1939.VeerSavarkarwashonouredbytheSikhsofCalcutta.Theyopenlydeclared,
"WearegoingtodefendtheHindusocietywithourlives."Savarkarpubliclyacknowledgedthefact
inDecember1939(andonotheroccasionsalso).
SavarkarstartedunarmedstrugglefortherightsofHindusofNizam'skingdomin1939.Master
TaraSinghwasPresidentofGurudwaraPrabandhakCommittee.HeopenlydeclaredthatSikhs
wouldnaturallyparticipateinthestruggle.Agroup(jatha)wassentinMarch,1939.Amongother
Sikhswhojoinedin,weevenfindBabaMadanSinghGaga.Hehadsufferedfor20years'
transportationforlifeintheAndamanIslands(Kalapani)forhispartinuprisingsofGadrParty.
EvenaslateasFebruary/March1984,SikhsrushedtothehelpofHinduswhenHinduMuslimriots
eruptedinBombay,Bhivandiandotherplaces.(Wehavequotedafewwellknownexamples.A
detailedlistcaneasilybeprepared.)
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CHAPTERXVIITHEARYASAMAJANDTHEHINDUSOCIETY
ItmaybearguedthatthebackgroundoftheAryaSamajhasbeenquitedifferentfromthatof
Sikhs.Fairenough.LetusseekanswerstosomesimplequestionsandseeifAryaSamajishave
changedatallsince1947.
In1950,therewasacarnageofHindusinEastBengal(nowBangladesh).Evenpersonslike
JayaprakashNarayanwereadvocatingmilitaryaction.ButNehrudidnosuchthingandonthe
ordersofthe(socalled)IronmanSardarPatel,HinduMahasabhaleaders,includingVeer
Savarkar,wereimprisonedunderthePreventiveDetentionAct:DidtheAryaSamajisprotest?
No.TheysupportedNehrujustasvehementlyastheyhadsupportedGandhi.
DespitetheNehruLiaquatAliPact,thecarnageofHindusinEastBengalcontinuedandyet
PakistanicricketteamwasinvitedtoplayinIndiainOctober1952.Onceagain,onlyHindu
MahasabhaleadersprotestedandwereagainimprisonedunderthePreventiveDetentionAct.
WhatweretheAryaSamajisdoing?
Absolutelynothing.TheyfeltnoindignationfortheatrocitiescommittedonHinduwomenin
Pakistan.
In1959,NehrurejuvenatedtheMuslimLeague.DiditsendchillsdownthespinesoftheArya
Samajis?
No.Despitehavingsufferedterriblyduringthepartitionof1947,AryaSamajiswerequite
unconcerned.
In1964,VeerSavarkarmootedtheconceptofVishvaHinduParishad.Nehruimmediately
denounceditas'Communal'andwantedtobanit.WheredidtheAryaSamajisstand?
TheystoodbyNehru.The'Lalas'wereabsentfromthefoundingceremonyofVishvaHindu
Parishad.
InFebruary1966,VeerSavarkarpassedaway.ButnoCongressPartyofficialorMinisterof
CentraloranyProvincialGovernmentattendedthecremation.AllIndiaRadiodidnotcallhima
patriotevenafterhisdeath.AnyprotestsfromAryaSamaj?
Nonewhatsoever.AryaSamajnowsupportedIndiraGandhi(whodidnotattendthecremation)
justastheysupportedNehru.
WhenShivaji'sstatuewaserectednearMintoBridge,NewDelhi(inthe1970s),permissionwas
refusedtoplaceaswordinhisrighthand.DidAryaSamajprotest?
Notatall.Theycouldnotcareless.
TherewereseriousMuslimriotsinBombay,Thane,BhivandiandKalyaninFebruary/March,1984.
DidAryaSamajisbecomefuriousandorganisehugeprotestmarchesanddemonstrationsin
Punjab,HaryanaandDelhi?
Ohno.Theywereasquietasmice.ButremembertheirstronglyantiSikhslogansof1982
Bidicigarettesharabpiyenge
Aishsejiyenge
KeshKirpanKachha
DakhdengePakistan.
DuringcricketmatchesbetweenIndiaandPakistan,wheneverIndiawins,MuslimsofBombay
burnpublicbuseswithimpunity.ButAryaSamajisneverdemandtosendMuslimstoPakistan.
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TheyareblindwithragetowardsSikhsbutimpotentwhendealingwithMuslims.
CHAPTERXVIIIRENAISSANCEORDEGENERATION?
AsaresultofthecurrenteventsinPunjab,therehasbeenagrowingantiSikhfeelingamong
HindusinmanypartsofIndia,resultinginmassdemonstrations,attacksonSikhsandsocialand
economicboycottofSikhs.Ofcourse,anyonegetsfurioustohearaboutthegunningdownof
perfectlyinnocentpeople.ButisthefermentationofHinduangerasignofHindurevivalorHindu
degeneration?
On1stJuly1982,threeHindusA.J.Patil,G.S.MurdandeandM.D.ChavanofIchalkaranji
(SouthernMaharashtra)werearrestedundertheNationalSecurityAct.Why?Forshoutingthe
followingslogans.
1.Ekdhakkaaurdo,Pakistankotoddo.
(GiveonemoreblowandbreakPakistan.)
2.JiskochahiyePakistan,uskobhejokabarastan.
(WhoeverwantsPakistanshouldbesenttothegraveyard.)
3.Jalado,Jalddo,PakistanJalado.
(Burndown,burndown,burndownPakistan.)
4.HindustanHinduonka,Nahikisikebapka.
(HindustanbelongstoHindusandnottoanybody'sfather.)
5.IsdeshmerahnahogatoVahdeMataramkahnahoga.
(Ifonewantstostayinthiscountry,heshallhavetosingVandeMataram.)
6.Arabhatao,Mirajbachao.
(BanishArabsandsaveMiraj.)
RefOrganiserweeklyofNewDelhi,5June,1985.
TherewasnoreactiontothisinfuriatingeventfromHindusanywhere.Nodeaththreatstothe
DistrictMagistrateofKolhapur,whoauthorisedthedetentionortothepoliceauthorities.No
questionswereaskedintheParliament.UnderIndiraGandhi,Indiahadalreadybeenfast
marchingtowardsbecomingadefactoIslamicstate.ButthisneverangeredHindus.Andhow
solidlydidtheystandbehindIndiraGandhiduringOperationBlueStar.
InFebruary1984,RavindraMhatre,anIndiandiplomatinBirmingham(England)wastorturedto
deathbyKashmiriMuslims.ButdidithaveanyrepercussionsinIndia?DidHindusbecomeso
enragedastoforceIndiraGandhitoabolishArticle370oftheIndianConstitutionwhichgivesa
specialstatustoKashmir?
No!No!!No!!!
InMay1984,IndiraGandhiimposed'Visa'restrictionsonIndianswithBritish,Americanand
Canadianpassportsforsecurityreasons.ButherowndaughterinlawSonya,wifeofRajivGandhi
was(andasfarasweknowshestillis)anItaliancitizen,livinginPrimeMinister'shouse,having
accesstoalltheconfidentialfilesandvisitingthemostrestrictedmilitaryareaswithoutany
restrictions.DidHindusdemandpubliclythatSonyashouldeitherbecomeanIndiancitizenorget
outofPrimeMinister'sresidence?
No!
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AndseehowsolidlytheHindusvotedforRajivGandhiinthe1985elections'
InAugust1986,GovernmentofGujaratbannedRathaYatra(chariotprocession)onthebirthdayof
LordKrishna.GujaratPolicelaterdesecratedHindutemplesandbrutallyattackedthousandsof
devoteesandsadhus(holymen).ButwhatwasthereactionofHindusalloverIndia?
Noneatall.Theybehavedasifnothinghadhappened!
Laterin1986,GovernmentofOrissabannedthefamousRathaYatrdofLordJagannathatPuri.
DiditmakeanyHindu'sbloodboil?
No.
Wecangoonandon.OnethingiscertaintheangerofHindusisbeingarousedagainstSikhs
andSikhsalone.InfaceofflagrantlytreacherousMuslims,Hinduscontinuetoexhibitremarkable
impotence.Letusnotmistakedegenerationforrenaissance.
CHAPTERXIXTHERESOLUTION
Punjab,wheretheVedashavebeenrecitedforhundredsofyears,whereMarathaSaintNamdev
preachedtwocenturiesbeforeGuruNanak,landoftheindestructibleGuruTegBahadur,ofGuru
GovindSingh.whodecidedtoraiseswordtoprotectourdharma,ofMadanlalDhingrawhorocked
theBritishEmpirein1909andwhosecouragewasadmiredevenbyChurchill,landofBhagat
SinghandofUdhamSingh,whoshotSirMichaelO'DwyerandavengedtheJalianwalaBag
massacre,landofgreenrevolution,isverymuchourlandandwewouldkeepitthatway.God
helpsthosewhohelpthemselves.
In1675,GuruTegbahadurandhisdiscipleswerebroughtbeforeAurangzebandgiventhechoice
ofacceptingIslamordeathbyhideoustortures.ThebravemenrefusedtorenounceHindu
religion.BhaiMatidaswassawnintwolikeapieceofwood.BhaiSatidaswasburntalive.Bhai
Dayalalwasboiledalivelikeapotato.Whendespitesuchhorrificacts,GuruTegbahadurrefused
torenounceHinduism,hewasbeheaded.
Itisbecauseofthesupremesacrificesofmenlikethosethateven250yearslaterVeerSavarkar
proudlydeclared:"YeHinduajtakjindarahahaiaurrahanewalabhihai."(WeHindushave
survivedandaregoingtosurviveasHindus.)LikeVeerSavarkarletusvowtofighttothelastdrop
ofourbloodtopreventthedisintegrationofIndia.Letusrecitethefamousverseeveryday
HinduHinduekrahe
Sabpanthonkamaankare
Sabgranthonsegyangahe
VaheGuruAkalkahe
ThereisnosubstitutetoSavarkar'sHinduRastra.
VANDEMATARAM
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