The visit of Rahul Gandhi to Sri Harmandir Sahib this past week has received a lot of hype by different media organizations based throughout the country and abroad.  Shortly after the visit of Gandhi became evident to the press, as many rushed to interview him, several also looked for incidents to question the Shiromani Akali Dal (B) leaders regarding the amount of impact Rahul Gandhi ‘s visit will have on the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Interestingly, many have labeled Rahul Gandhi’s visit as completely ‘religious’ as he planned to seek the blessings of the Sikh Gurus.  The matter has received a lot of publicity simply because of the fact that Rahul is the first man from the Gandhi family to visit Sri Harmandir Sahib after the assassination of Indira Gandhi.

 Why so much thought is being put into the simple facts is totally surprising.  Rahul belongs to a political family and undoubtedly, he is the future head of Congress (I) and the likely Prime Minister of India.  This is a simple fact that can be acquired from the day to day developments in the Congress party.

 At a time when practically no media organization has let Rahul Gandhi’s visit go unnoticed, only the Akalis seem to have resisted the matter by showing no interest whatsoever.  Of course, the unrivaled Badals, Sukhbir Badal and other primo-Akali Dal leaders, have stated that Rahul Gandhi’s visit will have no impact on the forthcoming elections in the State.

 According to a press statement by Sukhbir Badal, Punjab is a state where Gurus, Saints, Bhagats and Warriors have taken birth.  For any person to seek Punjab and Harmandir Sahib’s blessing is natural. 

 Obviously, it is. But what Sukhbir Badal and other Akali Dal leaders are afraid to ponder upon is the fact that it was none other than Rahul Gandhi’s grandmother who ordered the attacked on Harmandir Sahib. Just as the Badals are not willing to hinder the so-called “Sikh/Hindu” unity (because of votes, obviously), the motive behind Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Punjab is simple: use his overly hyped fame to attract voters.   It is true that Gandhi did visit Harmandir Sahib, but he also went to Durgiana Mandir to ensure no Hindu could complain about his visit to Punjab.

Another interesting fact to deliberate on is that after the attack on her mother-in-law and husband, Sonia Gandhi did admit that Indira Gandhi made a mistake by ordering the attack on Harmandir Sahib.  Although such comments have come from the Congress Party President herself, even the “Sikh” Prime Minister of the country, who comes from the same Party, will not speak regarding the unjust attack on the holiest Sikh Shrine.

The moral of the story is that the Sikh Community remains without a political party that will stand up for not only its’ rights, but for what is right.  This is the face of the world’s biggest farcity, led by the people of Hindustan in the 21st century.  

Title of the offensive Seona article published on May 24th issue of Spokesman 

Patiala, Punjab (KP) – A former member of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), Darbara Seona (60) was killed outside his home, Friday evening.

According to press reports, Seona was attacked by two unknown assailants on motorcycles who fled the scene immediately after the attack.  While initial reports stated that Seona was shot at multiple times by gunmen, other reports also mention the assailants charging at him with sharp instruments. 

“Seona  had written an offensive article in the Rozana Spokesman claiming that Guru Gobind Singh Ji never bestowed Gurgaddi to Guru Granth Sahib Ji and implied that Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s saroop is a mere book and should not be treated as a Guru.”
 

After the attack, Seona was taken to Patiala’s Rajendra Hospital by his grandsons Jaswinder and Lakhwinder, but was pronounced dead upon arrival. 

Darbara Seona attracted controversy after he had written an offensive article in the May 24th edition of Rozana Spokesman, run by the ex-communicated heretic Joginder Sawney.  In the article, Seona claimed that Guru Gobind Singh Ji never bestowed Gurgaddi to Guru Granth Sahib Ji, instead, by bowing in front of the Punj Pyare, the Gurgaddi was conferred to the Khalsa Panth.

Seona also referred to the tradition of giving satkar to Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s saroops by presenting rumallay as a Brahmanical ritual, implying that Guru Granth Sahib Ji’s saroop is a mere book and should not be treated as ‘Pargat-Guraa-Ki-Deh’. 

The article, which drew the wrath of Sikh organizations, eventually lead to an attack on Seona in late May, which left him seriously injured.  Seona continued to defend the article and never apologized for his offensive remarks.   

Ironically, the former SGPC member was at one time close to the late Jathedar Gurcharn Singh Tohra, and politicians such as Prem Sinh Chandumajra, and Atinderpal Singh of Shiromani Akal Dal International. 

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Amritsar Sahib (KP) -  India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) raided the various properties of the controversial publishing firm, Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh (CSJS),  under the suspicion that the firm had shipped drugs in a package of religious books being sent to Canada.

DRI, conducted a raid at Amritsar’s CSJS Hotel, and was investigating the shipment of 5kg of heroin sent by the owners’ son Robbie Sinh to an overseas destination.  

Reacting to the news, SGPC President Avtar Makkar and Akal Takht Sahib appointed Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh both stated that if the allegations were true, serious actions would be taken against the publishers, again.

The owner’s of the Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh firm have previously been in hot water for improperly printing, transporting and handling saroops of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, and were reprimanded by Sri Akal Takht Sahib and many Panthic organizations for their sacrilegious deeds.

Ambala (IANS) - A court in Haryana’s Ambala city Saturday framed charges against Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh for the alleged rape of a female religious follower.

Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh was present Saturday in the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court. During the last two hearings, he had not been present.

The court framed charges against the Dera chief under the Indian Penal Code sections dealing with criminal intimidation, rape and outraging the woman’s modesty.

The CBI had submitted its charge sheet against the Dera chief accusing him of rape of a young female religious follower at his sect headquarters campus near Sirsa town in Haryana, 250 km from here.

The sect chief’s lawyer Thursday filed a petition in the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh challenging the framing of charges against him in the alleged case of sexual exploitation of a woman follower.

The Punjab and Haryana High Court Thursday dismissed his plea but gave him liberty to raise these issues before the trial court in Ambala.

The sect chief is facing two charges of murder conspiracy, including the murder of Sirsa-based journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati in Oct 2001 and sect manager Ranjit Singh in July 2002, and one case of rape of a ’sadhvi’ (female religious follower).

The Dera chief has been involved in a major controversy since April last year after he appeared attired like 10th Sikh guru, Gobind Singh.

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