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Homage paid to martyrs of Sikh
cause
WSN Network
 FREMONT: At a
major conclave aimed at paying tributes to the martyrs of the Sikh
cause, Bhog of Sri Akhand Path Sahib were performed on Sunday,
followed by katha and kirtan in the memory of those
who made the supreme sacrifice for the cause of freedom.
On this
occasion, Bhai Jaswinder Singh Jandi said the Fremont Gurdwara was
raised in the memory of these martyrs. Vice-president of the
gurdwara, Bhai Bikramjit Singh, also paid his homage while committee
members Gurmeet Singh Cheena recalled her association with many of
the martyrs and recited a poem about freedom of Khalsa Panth.
Bhai
Prabhsharandeep Singh, who teaches religion at the
University of
California’s Berkley Center also shared his views with the sangat.
He paid homage to Bhai Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala, Bhai Labh Singh,
Bhai Sukhdev Singh and all other martyrs and said these people were
eager for the cause of our freedom and better future. These men
under the leadership of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale possessed
great qualities and brought the cause of Sikh freedom to global
level.
Secretary
General of the gurdwara Bhai Satnam Singh Khalsa stressed the need
for unity among the Diaspora Sikhs. He said otherwise we shall all
be overcome by our enemies and will face the ignominy of failure.
Bhai Joginder
Singh, who had come from
Canada, said we
need to move from being a Sikh to Gursikh to Gurmukh to Khalsa.
Speaking on behalf of the families of the martyrs, Bhai Balwinderpal
Singh said 95 per cent of the Sikhs living in the US, Canada and
Europe after getting political asylum in the name of the martyrs are
living a life of comfort while families who made real sacrifices are
languishing back home in Punjab. He said we should not be ungrateful
as this is the greatest curse for any human being.
6 August, 2008
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