1984 - Myth & Reality
Deciphering myth from reality using independent (non-Sikh) sources on the bloody holocaust of June 1984:
On Baba Jarnail Singh Jee Bhindranwale
Before 1984: "For all I know, he [Bhindranwale] is completely innocent and is genuinely and exclusively dedicated to the teaching of the Guru."
Arjun Shoune, Indian Express, 13th May 1982 (Media celebrity who became BJP member)
After 1984: "Whatever Bhindranwale’s involvement, the government had no concrete evidence and the ministry thought it inadvisable to arrest him on a flimsy case only to have him acquitted and transformed into a hero."
Vir Sanghvi, Imprint, 1986 (now writes for Hindustan Times) Arjun Shoune, Indian Express, 13th May 1982 (Media celebrity who became BJP member)
After 1984: "Whatever Bhindranwale’s involvement, the government had no concrete evidence and the ministry thought it inadvisable to arrest him on a flimsy case only to have him acquitted and transformed into a hero."
On Humility
Indian Army: General K. Sundarji claimed, “We went inside with humility in heart and prayers on our lips.”
Operation Bluestar, 1993
Reality: "Karnail Kaur, a young mother of three children… said, ‘When people begged for water some jawans [soldiers] told them to drink the mixture of blood and urine on the ground."
On Respect
GOI: "Troops were particularly instructed not to wear any leather items in holy places and to treat all apprehended person with dignity and consideration."
White Paper on the Punjab Agitation 1984
Reality: "On Saturday, medical workers in Amritsar said soldiers had threatened to shoot them if they gave food or water to Sikh pilgrims wounded in the attack and lying in the hospital."
On Women & Children
GOI: “No women or children were killed in the action by troops"
White Paper on the Punjab Agitation 1984
Reality: “… a team of doctors… examined 400 corpses, including 100 women and 15 to 20 children, all under five and including a two-month-old baby.”
posted by Manvir Singh Khalsa @ 11:16 AM
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they are worst than nazis, 84 was worst than genocide. my murderer is my judge how can you expect him to give judgement in your favour.
WAHEGURU JI KAA KHAALSAA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH
bhai sahib your bog is great but i have one objection.
you have gurbani written in the footer please reposition it or delete it. gurbani should and must be held in very high esteem.
otherwise i found your blog very impressive and informative
another thing many of these hindus commenting may have been influenced by anti congress ideology of theirs .
but they happen to be on the right side but they aren't worth quoting many of these have different viewpoints now
and the politician subhramaniam suwami was a regular visitor to sant jarnail singh ji khalsa bhindranwale, sant ji once pulled him or we can say talked in a straight manner as he used to do, when suwami made a comment against santji in parliament. after that when he visited santji and santji then were sitting on terrace, suwami climbed up the stirs, the first thing santji said was, "suwami, hathkaddiyaan le ke aayeaan sadde vaaste??? "
and when suwami tried to act ignorant santji said if you didn't make that comment why didn't you deny it in front of the press/media.
while the truth should be brought in front of the believers and people in general, it is very sad and dissappointing to even think and talk of these people who were involved in anti sikh acts. it spoils the mood and day for me i feel disturbed.
santji were totally dedicated to damdami taksaal's ideology that has been the same as guru gobind singh sahib ji as these values and virtues passed seem=ne baseene on to brahmgiani jathedaars of damdami taksaal
well why santji wore weapons or firearms???
first sikhs are ordered to wear weapons by guru gobind singh sahib ji. sikhs are martial folks.
second, sant giani kartart singh ji himself had made a bachan to sant jarnail singh ji that one day time would come when he would have to fire shots, sant kartar singh ji himself had procured firearms for taksaal students and the guess who was choosen by sant kartar singh ji to do the arambh of firearms, well it was abhiyaasi (sant) jarnail singh ji ( bhindranwaale). sant kartar singh ji chose sant jarnail singh ji to fire the first shots, sant jarnail singh ji were then very deeply doing gurbaani jaaps. sant kartar singh ji asked him to fire first shots, sant jarnail singh ji's reply was "santji, but i don't know how to shoot" on it sant kartar singh ji replied "bachu, ikk din tainu chalauni paini aa, fer ki karenga" then sant jarnail singh ji fired five rounds in air and singhs did jaikaaras.
such were the great santji
may waheguru bless everyone .
WAHEGURU JI KAA KHAALSAA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH
Waheguru Jee ka Khalsa, Waheguru Jee Kee Fateh Jee
Bhaji thanks for the vichaar.
In regards to Gurbani line at the end of the blog. It was intended to praise Guru Sahib. Taking on board your suggestion, I will remove it from the bottom of page.
Dhan Guru Nanak.
VAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA!
VAHEGURU JI KI FATEH!!
It is important to back up what happened from independent sources, of course.
It is, in my opinion, however, even more important that we tell our own storeies, our own experiences, loud and clear, and we don't stop until we are heard and understood. I/We have tried to this in our my/our blog sand I beg that all Sikhs, especially those who were there in 1984, tell their stories, relate their experiences to the world. We need to make a huge noise, a big stink that cannot be ignored.
I came to your blog from the facebook link. I thank you for what you are doing.
Gurufateh and chardi kala!
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