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Gaiety and Piety mark the
eleventh Nagar Kirtan
Balwinder Singh
Khalsa
STOCKTON: In the
sweet memory of the Khalsa, upholding the distinct identity of the
Sikh people, the Sikh Sangat of the historic Gurdwara Stockton,
built in memory of the Gadhri Babas participated in large numbers in
the eleventh Nagar Kirtan in this town. The head granthi of Darbar
Sahib, Bhai Jaswinder Singh was the Chief Guest on the occasion and
the procession was lead by Panj Piaras in the benign presence and
patronage of Guru Granth Sahib.
A large number
of the participants in the remarkable Nagar Kirtan were reciting
Gurbani, raising the Raj Karega Khalsa watchword and also
sloganeering for a separate Sikh state. A see of yellow and blue
Dastars and scarves was witnessed wherever the eye could go. All
kinds of Langar was there.
Khalistan
Affairs Centre coordinator Dr. Amarjit Singh, John Singh Gill,
American Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee coordinator Dr. Pritpal
Singh, Gulwinder Singh, Bikramjit Singh, Ranjit Singh Chandowalia,
Manjit Singh Uppal, The President of Gurdwara Stockton Amarjit Singh
Panesar, Secretary Joginder Singh, Treasurer Balwinder Singh
participated in the Nagar Kirtan. The leaders from San Francisco Bay
Area included Gurmeet Singh Khalsa, Jaswant Singh Hothi, Sukhdev
Singh Beniwal, Jeet Singh Beniwal, Gurbachan Singh Rana, Advocate
Shankar Singh, Jasjeet Singh, relatives of martyrs-Jaswinder Kaur
Khalsa, Sahib Singh, Sarbjit Kaur. University of California teachers
Dr. Gurtej Singh Cheema and Tarlochan Singh were seen alongside the
float which depicted the genocide of Sikhs in the eighties of the
last century.
A large number
of Gatka teams from different colleges and schools displayed
traditional martial arts of the Sikhs.
22
April 2009
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