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19 May, 2007 l 0124 hrs ISTlNeel Kamal/TIMES NEWS NETWORK
SANGRUR: Jo ohda sar kalm kar ke liaega ohnu sone, chandi nal tol diange (get Gurmeet Ram Raheem's head and you will be weighed in gold and silver equal): This was Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh, one of the five Sikh head priests, calling for the head of Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Friday.
Announcing a bounty, just like the former UP minister Yaqoob Qureshi did for the head of the Danish cartoonist who had lampooned the Prophet, Balwant Singh said Sikhs couldn't tolerate the insult of their gurus and anyone equating themself with any guru was their enemy no. 1.
Jathedar Nandgarh was in Sangrur for the cremation of Kamaljit Singh who was killed on Thursday night outside Sacha Sauda branch at Sunam. The man was attacked while returning from the Sikh congregation at Damdama Sahib.
The jathedar repeated that Sikh organisations had given time to governments at the Centre and state until May 20 to arrest Ram Rahim Singh, failing which they would chart their own strategy to deal with him. He repeatedly called on the Sikh sangat to avenge the death of Kamaljit, saying he had sacrificed his life for the community.
Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma demanded the sealing of all Sacha Sauda Deras in Punjab. He demanded registration of a murder case against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the death of Kamaljit Singh.
The funeral procession turned into a show of strength by the radical elements among the Sikh groups. While a total bandh was imposed in the town, young Sikhs, brandishing unsheathed swords, insisted on taking the body of Kamaljit Singh through the bazaars. After some negotiation, they relented and compromised on a shorter route.Â
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19 May, 2007 l 0124 hrs ISTlNeel Kamal/TIMES NEWS NETWORK
SANGRUR: Jo ohda sar kalm kar ke liaega ohnu sone, chandi nal tol diange (get Gurmeet Ram Raheem's head and you will be weighed in gold and silver equal): This was Takht Damdama Sahib jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh, one of the five Sikh head priests, calling for the head of Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh on Friday.
Announcing a bounty, just like the former UP minister Yaqoob Qureshi did for the head of the Danish cartoonist who had lampooned the Prophet, Balwant Singh said Sikhs couldn't tolerate the insult of their gurus and anyone equating themself with any guru was their enemy no. 1.
Jathedar Nandgarh was in Sangrur for the cremation of Kamaljit Singh who was killed on Thursday night outside Sacha Sauda branch at Sunam. The man was attacked while returning from the Sikh congregation at Damdama Sahib.
The jathedar repeated that Sikh organisations had given time to governments at the Centre and state until May 20 to arrest Ram Rahim Singh, failing which they would chart their own strategy to deal with him. He repeatedly called on the Sikh sangat to avenge the death of Kamaljit, saying he had sacrificed his life for the community.
Damdami Taksal chief Harnam Singh Dhumma demanded the sealing of all Sacha Sauda Deras in Punjab. He demanded registration of a murder case against Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the death of Kamaljit Singh.
The funeral procession turned into a show of strength by the radical elements among the Sikh groups. While a total bandh was imposed in the town, young Sikhs, brandishing unsheathed swords, insisted on taking the body of Kamaljit Singh through the bazaars. After some negotiation, they relented and compromised on a shorter route.Â
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