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Summoning Prof Darshan Singh
unfortunate, do not divide quom
Instead, Akal Takht should be summoning Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba,
says ASO
WSN Network
 SAN
JOSE: In hard-hitting comments, the American Sikh Organization (ASO)
has hit out at the coterie that has been trying to guide the affairs
at Sri Akal Takht Sahib and said it has reduced the supreme temporal
seat to an instrument of the Badals instead of letting it act as the
Supreme Court of the Sikhs and the symbol of Sikh temporal
authority.
The Organization
said the move to summon Prof Darshan Singh, a former Jathedar of the
Takht, on December 5, 2009 was part of the activities of such a
coterie and was most unfortunate.
Among those who
made the remarks were Bhai Devinder Singh, Bhai Surinder Singh Johal,
Bhai Didar Singh, Dr. Gurcharan Singh Dhillon of California, Bhai
Sukhdev Singh, Bhai Inderpal Singh of Seattle, Bhai Surjit Singh,
Bhai Baljinder Pal Singh, Bhai Sat Prakash Singh, Bhai Karnail Singh
Salempur, Sukhbir Singh and Charanjit Singh Samra from New York.
The statement
issued by them said forget Prof Darshan Singh, no Sikh can utter
blasphemies against Guru Gobind Singh ji and the exposition of the
principles that Prof Darshan Singh presented before the sangat at
Gurdwara Sahib in Rochester is similar to what Jathedar Giani
Shavinder Singh ji said at California's Sacramento Gurdwara. They
said that the Akal Takht should also summon Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba,
the brain behind the conspiracy who is responsible for doctoring the
DVDs of Prof Darshan Singh "since the root cause of it all was the
Sant-Samaji Lamba."
The American
Sikh Organisation has urged Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan
Singh taht he would now also summon all those who, for the sake of
few measly votes, have murdered the Sikh principles like Prakash
Badal who performed havans, his daughter in law Harsimrat who
performs pooja of Shivling, Sucha Singh Langah who organised paths
of Ramayana, Navjot Sidhu who sported dhoti and tilak during a havan
and those who went to meet Radha Soami Beas dera head Gurinder Singh
Dhillon or those like Puran Singh who calls Sikh gurus the off
spring of Luv and Kush.
"We will send
the written complaints," the Organisation statement said.
They also
deprecated the fact that the Jathedars of the Takhts were violating
their own directives and statements as they had earlier made it
clear that no former jathedar would be summoned to the Akal Takht.
Also, the Akal Takht had issued a Hukumnaman asking the Sikhs not
raise any controversy about the Dasam Granthbut it was on November
13, 2006 that Bhai Harnam Singh Dhumma led a Fateh Diwas in Village
Bhai Ka Dayalpura where the Dasam Granth was accorded a status equal
to that of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, something wholly unacceptable to
the Sikhs.
"Why then was
Dhumma not summoned to the Akal Takht?" they asked.
They said the
coterie backed by the RSS has made it a point to oppose all panthic
issues, be it the concerns about changing nanakshahi Calendar or
Sikh Rehat Maryada.
They said the
jathedars should keep in mind that large sections of the Panth were
with Prof Darshan Singh too and the issue should be handled with
utmost sensitivity and in a way that it should ensure that the
panthic forces must not be dwindled or divided and instead the
interests of the Guru Khalsa should be above all.
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November 2009
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