Ludhiana, Punjab (KP) - In order to further propagate the Hindutva agenda to the Sikh youth in Punjab and desecrate sacred Sikh values and institutions, Parkash Badal guaranteed free rein to the anti-Sikh 'Namdhari' cult and presented a blank check to his dehdhari 'satguru'- and cult leader Jagjit Sinh, at a state sponsored event held at the 'Namdhari' headquarters at Bhaini to mark 150 years of the cult's existence. This comes less than a month after the mahant vowed to revive the anti-Sikh cult and presented the fake 'guru' with a check of Rs. 50 lakh for the creation and maintenance of 'Namdhari' centers throughout the state.
Badal, Talwandi and other Nakli-Akalis attend anti-Sikh Dehdahri Function
In his usual pretentious tone, Badal lauded the cult for the 'numerous sacrifices it has made for the independence of Hindustan,' and assur
ed Jagjit Sinh that his government would take all necessary steps to 'create awareness' about the 'Namdharis.' The mahant further commented that it was particularly essential to educate the youth throughout Punjab about the 'Namdhari heroes' like 'Satguru' Ram Singh, and announced plans to have 'Namdhari' history become a compulsory portion of the statewide school curricula. Badal further emphasized that he and his government will abide by any and all orders from the 'Namdhari Darbar' of Jagjit Sinh and later told reporters, "I have given them [Jagjit Sinh] a signed blank check and they can have whatever they want at my disposal."
Numerous other anti-Sikh individuals shared the platform with the mahant including Nang Ajit Poolha who, just as Panthic Weekly predicted in last week's issue, has already been released from prison by the Punjab police in less than a week's time.
The program was also attended by several key leaders of right wing Hindu terrorist organizations including, Pavan Kumar Gupta of Shiv Saina, Ashok Sinhal of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), Avinash Rai Khanna of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Charanjit Sinh of Rashtriya 'Sikh' Sangat (RSS), Mahinder Sethi- leader of the Radhaswami cult (Beas), Balwant Ramoowalia of Lok Bhalai Party, Rajinder Bhatthal, 'Sant' Balbir Sinh Seecheyal and Jagdev Sinh Talwandi, all of whom expressed support and praise for the anti-Sikh cult. General Secretary of the extremist VHP organization, Ashok Sinhal praised the 'Namdhari Darbar' for its 'contributions and services to Punjab, especially towards cow protection.' H.S. Hanspal, president of the 'Namdhari Darbar' at Bhaini was also present and expressed his gratitude to Badal for his 'continued devotion to 'Satguru Ji.' Hanspal is currently under investigation for his role in underhand political dealings, but has been granted impunity by the Vigilance Bureau under Badal's orders.
All in attendance sat on the floor subjacent to the self proclaimed 'satguru' Jagjit Sinh while Badal sat on a platform somewhat higher than the other attendees. While various speakers addressed the cult gathering, Jagjit Sinh attempted to mock the Sikh Gurus as he is disreputably known for, by sitting under a canopy while having a wisk waved over his head.
In response to this free rein granted to the anti-Sikh cult, a representative from the Khalsa Alliance stated, 'This abhorrent episode is the latest event in a litany of deception and corruption from the Badal/BJP/RSS regime. Prior to the elections, Badal made numerous promises to the Punjabi people ensuring that Punjab would come out of economic subservience but instead the peoples' money is being used to fund these anti-Sikh cults and depredate Sikh values.'
They further stated that the Takht Jathedars' continued apathy to these anti-Sikh forces which are set on promoting fake human 'gurus' in Punjab is yet another indication of the leprous collapse of integrity in the so called 'Sikh' leadership.
