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One man's actions vitiate calm at
Fremont gurdwara
Satnam Singh Khalsa
 FREMONT: At a
time when the Sikh sangat was all awashed in the spirit of
religiosity and the death anniversary of Sant Kartar Singh Ji
Bhindrwanwale was being observed, marked with kirtan, katha and
scholarly expositions about Sikhism, the entire atmosphere of the
Fremont Gurdwara was vitiated by sudden swooping down of several
police vehicles blaring sirens all around the premises.
At the core of
this commotion was Jaswant Singh Dhaliwal who had hired a bodyguard
and this bodyguard was carrying a loaded gun, something that clearly
was not in tune with the kind of atmosphere one expects at a
spiritual place.
For the past
some time, Jaswant Singh Dhaliwal tags along this bodyguard and even
obtained restraining orders against a member of the Gurdwara Sahib.
In fact, after the new management committee of the religious place
came to assume responsibility, he made sure that the Gurdwara gets a
missive through his lawyer and sought protection citing threat to
his life.
Many a times, he
has behaved in an uncivilized way with members of the sangat and
many sections of sangat have lodged strong protest in this regard.
There is no end to efforts to vitiate the atmosphere and rough
language is almost a norm with such people.
The gurughar's
key sewadar Bhai Harjit Singh Khalsa said they were doing everything
possible to ensure that the gurughar is not embroiled into
unnecessary disputes and the atmosphere remains one of peace,
harmony and spirituality. "The sangat comes to the gurdwara seeking
solace and peace of mind but some people only end up disturbing the
peace and woinding many hearts and souls. This brings a bad name to
the Gurdwara Sahib," he said.
Forced against
the wall, the Gurdwara Management has now been forced to take action
to prevent any damage to the reputation of the Gurdwara Sahib, peace
and harmony among the sangat and ensure calm on the premises, and as
a result, the management committee in an emergency meeting has
decided to obtain a restraining order against the individual who has
been indulging in unbecoming acts at the gurdwara.
This decision
was taken unanimously.
20 August, 2008
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