Akal Takhat Sahib Verdict

Akal Takhat Sahib refused REGRET Plea . It called it as foul trap / drama ( Dera Head never felt sorry till now, he just twisting situation)

Few of the brief points of Akal Takhat Sahib Hukam (verdict) is:

a) Complete Punjab bandh on 22nd May, 2007
b) All dera's to be closed in Punjab till 27th May, 2007
c) CBI should complete enquiry against baba by May end.
d) Next Akal Takhat Sahib meet is on 31st May to take next action

Sikhs supporting Akal Takhat Sahib edict with loud jaikara's.

IBN 7 - Face to Face

Part 1 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l0-Y02LO2k

Part 2 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LtszbslEY4

Part 3 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjiU1K1t2go

Part 4 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMZbtiPOZak

Part 5 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3jzk7qgLS0

Part 6 of 6
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcPt3rM216M

Punjab happening - get the true picture

1. This is not an issue of Akalis going for a revenge. Anyone in power would not ask for the trouble. This is a case of Sikh sentiments being hurt.

(News channels have repeatedly being saying that its a fight over faith between Dera and Akali Sikhs. This is totally false! It's a fight between "All Sikhs" and the Dera)

2. The instigation has deliberately been done by the Dera Baba who has tried to imitate the tenth Master of the Sikhs.

3. Its not just dress code, he has tried to play and mimic with the teachings of the Guru Sahib- instituting his own style amrit like
- he has 7 persons for his sharabat first and Guru Gobind Singh ji has panj pyare (5 beloved ones)
- he asked his followers to use "Insaan" with their names and everyone know that it was Guru Gobind Singh ji who asked Sikhs to use Singh (for males) and Kaur (for females) with their names.

and unfortunately just the way it happened in 1978 that led to operation bluestar and then 84 riots.

4. Anyone Hindu, Muslim, Sikh or Christian who has slightest knowledge of Sikhism can easily make out the intentions behind the ads.

5. The Dera followers were aware of the instigation and were prepared for the Sikh reactions. within hours of Sikh Protest 12000 Dera followers came armed and created havoc in Bathinda. Most of them were armed with same size of lathis as reported by News Channel.

6. The congress behind these instigations and trouble is factually proven by photgraphs and videos, as almost 6 congress MLAs were part of the mob which created havoc in Bathinda.

7. Tolerance does not mean that you demean the prophets of any religion and then ask the people not to react. And mind it the reactions by Sikhs have been democratic and mostly peaceful.

8. There were 1.5 lakh Sikhs yesterday at Sabo ki Talvandi to protest against the Deras misendeavors. Has there been any violence or damage to public property? What more can be the tolerance?

9. It was Dera followers who opened fire to the crowd coming back from Talwandi Sabo. Their Dera is on the main road and they opened fire, killing 1 Sikh (Kamaljit Singh) and injuring several others. How come Dera followers got armed with guns and ammunition?

10. Dera followers distributing lathis (sticks) and collecting stones was shown in one of the news channel on Thursday evening.

11. There are hundreds of Deras running in Punjab and never ever the Sikhs harassed or protested against them. Yes unless these Deras have tried to deliberately play with Sikh sentiments.

12. I would request all to support Sikh sentiments and expose this Dera.

13. I would also request Sikh bretheren to not to play in the hands of politicians. Let us maintain our composure and peacefully protest against the Dera Head's misadventure.

Mumbai News

News from Talwandi Sabo

Protests in Punjab

News from Merrut

Meetings held...

(Source: Zee TV)

More news from Punjab

(Source: India TV)

Burning Punjab

On Monday May 14, members of the Nihang sect clashed with supporters of Dera Sachcha Sauda after their leader wore an attire similar to that of Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth Sikh Guru in a baptising ceremony three days ago.

Pictures from Amritsar and Jammu.. .where people are out to protest against the incident...

In bhatinda the followers of so called "Sacha Sauda" rioting.. throwing stones... burning vehicles....

Protest against the incident has started in Bhopal and Patiala also.... ( more )



(Source: CNN-IBN)
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/ad-angers-sect-followers-run-amok-in-punjab-40627.html

Bhatinda: A protest by followers of Dera Sacha Sauda, a Sikh religious sect, in Punjab turned violent in Bhatinda with the supporters of Dera head Baba Gurmeet Singh Ram Raheem torching a police jeep.

They were protesting the burning of the effigy of the Dera chief by the Akalis on Monday.

The trouble began after newspaper advertisements allegedly showed Baba Gurmeet Singh Ram Raheem attired like 10th Sikh Guru Gobind Singh and the Akalis protested the advertisements that also showed the Dera head distributing "amrit".

Tensions had been brewing between the ruling Akalis and Dera supporters ever since Dera supporters were told to vote for the Congress in the recent Assembly polls. The Congress had done well in the Malwa belt following the dictate.

The situation is also tense in Amritsar where the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the apex Sikh body, had a meeting but no decision has been taken by them.

Many expected them to come out with an edict that would have seen the Sikhs taken a confrontational stance against the Dera followers.

The Dera has massive support among Dalit Sikhs and played a major role in the 2005 Punjab Assembly polls.

BJP leaders like Navjot Singh Sidhu and Arun Jaitley had even approached the Dera head for his blessings so that he would withdraw an edict that his followers should vote for the Congress.

In fact in the Punjab polls, Congress had done well in the Malwa region which includes districts of Bhatinda, Ferozepur, Muktsar, Sangrur, Moga, Mansa where Dera has following and Congress recovered lost ground.

According to sources Dera had a trade-off with Congress during the polls to go slow on a murder case against Dera head of a journalist Chatrapati in 2002. Two persons suspected of killing him were found with a walkie-talkie which had Dera Sacha Sauda written on it.