Tensions flared up again between the followers of the controversial Sirsa based Sauda cult and members of the Sikh community after cultists indiscriminately began to fire upon protesting Sangat members. At least 12 Sikhs were injured in this latest incident.
This incident is seen as one of the most violent ever since the Dera issue geared up back in May.
The incident took place after a group of Sacha Sauda followers forcibly kidnapped a local Sikh named Sukhpal Singh, son of Giani Sher Singh, a manager of Gurdwara Dasmi Patshahi, and locked him in a house where they battered him severely.
When other Sikhs found out, they gathered outside the house and started protesting against the dera followers.
Violence escalated when a dera follower named Jit Insaa, who was also involved in the beating of Sukhpal Singh, opened fire on the Sikhs who were protesting outside in the street. The sudden gunfire left about 12 Sikhs injured.
The situation was brought under control when security forces reached the spot and arrested Jit Insaa and confiscated his weapon, other Sauda followers involved in this incident were not initially charged by the police. Injured Sikhs were admitted to a local civil hospital’s emergency ward.
Avtar Singh Makkar of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh visited the injured Sikhs at the civil hospital and assured their cooperation and support for the victims.
They demanded strict action be taken against the cultists who were involved in this heinous attack on the Sikh Sangat,and demanded more cooperation from the Haryana Government.
In light of various violent incidents in Haryana, and the ongoing harassment by the state Police, a delegation of Sikhs belonging to Sirsa and other parts of Haryana recently held a meeting at Akal Takhat Sahib and addressed their concerns with Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti.
The delegation, which consisted of over 150 Sikh men and women, held that ever since the Ratio gathering was postponed, Sacha Sauda followers have advanced their anti-Sikh activities.
The delegation alleged that cases have been booked on over 1200 Sikhs, included women, on the order of the Dera Sacha Sauda which holds close ties with the Haryana Government and Police.
Haryana based Sikhs urged Jathedar Vedanti to use his influence to get the false cases against the innocent Sikhs dropped by the Haryana Government. Jathedar Vedanti expressed sympathy with the Haryana Sikhs and agreed to hold talks with Jathedar Avtar Singh (SGPC) in regards to their concerns.
In relation to the false cases, Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh who was addressing the Sikh Sangat from a stage set up about 30 miles from Sirsa, held that the Gukhanwale incident took place because of the activities and ill-thinking of the Dera Sacha Sauda followers.
He called upon the Sikh Sangat to continue their peaceful struggle, which was especially needed during the hearing of the legal cases. He held that a legal cell would be organized which would take care of fighting the cases that have been filed upon the Sikh Sangat of Haryana and Punjab.
He further held that the Punjab Government too played a part in the demoralization of the Sikh community.
While addressing the press, Jathedar Nandgarh lashed out at several officials of the Punjab Government while stating that they were dealing with the Sacha Sauda issue too softly.
Posted By Staff Reporter: Gurgaon City News
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