Sikhs protest religious meet, police open fire

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Ludhiana remains tense; one killed, 2 injured in police firing


After a day full of violent clashes and rioting scripted by migrant labourers on Friday, Ludhiana witnessed a fresh round of violence and arsoning claimed one life on Saturday morning after radical Sikhs spilled over the city streets to protest a religious congregation being organized by a Hindu organization Divya Jyoti Jagriti Sansthan (DJJS) whom the Sikhs accuse of indulging in acts of blasphemy.
The city youth, who is yet to be identified lost his life after he sustained bullet injuries during the police firing in Samrala chowk. The police opened fire when a group of Sikh activists broke off the cordon and sought to march towards the venue. Another youth , who too sustained injuries in his upper part of leg was rushed to Christian medical college
and hospital in critical condition.
Venting their anger on public transport, the Sikh activists broke off police cordons, pelted stone on vehicles hence provoking the cops to resort to firing that left two protestors injured. Determined to disrupt the DJJS function , the hardliners gathered at Pheruman Shaheeda grurudwara near Dholewal chowk early morning .
Following speeches by the Sikh leaders as the tempers ran high and activists were about to march towards the venue of Sansthan’s religious gathering, the cops took one of the leader Baba Jarnail Singh into “preventive custody”. Provoked by the detention of their leader, the activities challenged cops with swords and other weapons in their hands.
Fearing that any retaliation could further aggravate the situation, the cops brought back Jarnail Singh and appealed the protesting mob to maintain clam.
Later, having learnt that DJJS function had a “smooth start” and was on at the venue on Chandigarh road, the visibly charged activities suddenly got into action and broke off the cordons erected by police. With high pitch sloganeering and swords in their hands as the protestors started running towards the road leading to venue, the cops used tear gas to block their ways but in vain.
Unperturbed with the stiff resistance posed by guarding cops as a group of agitated hard liners reached Samrala chowk, one of the closest entry point to function venue, the police initially sought to stop them by firing in air but later had to resort to lathicharge and open firing.
Two activists sustained injuries during the melee and were immediately rushed to local civil hospital. Later one of the injured died at hospital, a police spokesperson said.
Since the day DJJS head Swami Ashutosh Maharaj announced himself as incarnation of God and allegedly asked its followers not to pay respect to the Guru Granth Sahib. Tension had been brewing in city since the day DJJS announced Swami Ashutosh’s visit to city. Having gathered on a common platform various radical outfits had joined hands to oppose the function and had warned the district administration of “ worst” in their bid to stop dera head from visiting city.
Before the religious congregation, the DJJS activists had proposed to take out a procession but were denied persimmon by district magistrate.
The ongoing protests, however had taken political colour with BJP leaders lobbying in favour of DJJS. On Friday evening local BJP MLA Harish Bedi and DJJS followers held a joint press conference at venue to announce that the function would take place as usual, notwithstanding high pitched protests by radicals. Stated that “some anti-national elements” were trying to disturb the function, the BJP MLA stated that they would not allow any kind of disruption or cancellation of function.
 

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One dead, 12 injured as Sikh protestors clash with police


Ludhiana: A group of Sikhs protesting the holding of a religious congregation by sect leader Ashutosh Maharaj here clashed with police which used tear gas and batons to quell them, leaving one dead and 12 others injured.

Led by former Jathedar of Akal Takht Jasbir Singh Rode and some other radical leaders including Damdami Taksal Chief Mokham Singh and Harnam Singh, the protestors, some of whom brandishing swords, reached Samrala Chowk, less than a km from the congregation spot of Divya Jyoti Jagran Sansthan chief.

Police tried to stop them at the barricaded check post but they refused to heed following which police opened fire in the air, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Ludhiana Range Sharad Chauhan told reporters.

Police then used batons and tear gas to disperse the Sikhs.

A spokesman of a local hospital said one person was brought dead and 12 others were injured in the clash.

A number of vehicles, including those of the police, were damaged by the marching protestors resulting in disruption of traffic on various roads, including the Delhi Ludhiana National Highway passing through the industrial town.

The Sikh protestors had commenced a dharna some distance away from the congregation site even as police personnel had been deployed in strength to control the situation in the wake of clashes between Sikhs and police at several places.

"We fired in the air after tear gas failed to stop the protestors who damaged a number of police and private vehicles," the DIG said.
 

pps309

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Jasbir Singh Rode calls himself nephew of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindanwale, but he is actually a suspicious guy. During 90's, he was supposed to be the sepratist leader but on the other side he was hand in glove with Inteligence. Even in 90's he did lot of damage to sikh youth.
Baba Harnam Singh dhumma was a salaried agent of Parkash Singh Badal, and Badal is nothing but another face of BJP in Punjab. When Dhumma wanted to be the chief of Damdami taksal he took help of badal and broke taksal into two. Then he returned this favor by working for badal, now he is in Rode gang.

These all guys are bunch of oppotunist.

So My dear Sikh friends, please please do not get duped by these f...ing guys and don't give your life on theit call. They just want to make some lok lehar to get SGPC seats.

P.S-> TO know more about Jsbir Singh Rode suspicious role please read Open Secrets by Maloy Krishna Dhar. About Dhumma, read couple of years backdated newspaper.
 

Sweet_Jatti

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and to say... india is the world's biggest democracy... DJJS is not only a Hindu organization, the head Swami in New York City is a Jatt Sikh himself and he is fully devoted to Ashutosh.

If God is one, then so is religion. No one is asking anyone to change thier faith. If you dont like Ashutosh, simply ignore him. Why dont these people understand this???

By the way...... thanks so much for posting this, mainu ta pata hi nahi sigga ki edda kyu hoya ah...
 

Sweet_Jatti

.*. KiNdEr .*.
Since the day DJJS head Swami Ashutosh Maharaj announced himself as incarnation of God and allegedly asked its followers not to pay respect to the Guru Granth Sahib.

this is soo fake!! thats not true at all oh my gosh he only quotes from it
 

deep

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Bahut vadey scale tey politics a ......

I urge the youth not to get invovled...

On the other hand a jehra bhehia ney gand paea eh v badal karkey a .....votes lain lai tah eh apni ma nu v vech dauga....

bai ji punjab ch bhaiye te canada amrika ch punjabi iko hi gal hai,

waise je eh bhaiye naa aan punjab tan kheti bari te industry kharh jaoo
 
bai ji punjab ch bhaiye te canada amrika ch punjabi iko hi gal hai,

waise je eh bhaiye naa aan punjab tan kheti bari te industry kharh jaoo


22 ehda matlab eh ni eh trains cho peaceful citizens nu kad kad key kutan......jah public property nu nuksaan pauhchaun......rehna tah bandea wangu rehan.

Canada ch ehey jahea nu siddah jail ch jah apney ghar(deport) bhej dita janda.........LAW banea tah ohdi respect karo....nahi tah gharnu jao.....Canada ch jehra law nu nahi follow karda jah tah oh jail ch hunda tey jah deport. :wacko


P.S - Jeh kitey Punjab a koi v chief minister chuj da hovey tah state da bahut sudhar ho sakda.......Jeh lokan nu khula saada daungey tah ohna ney tah loot maar karni hi a.

Naaley apney lokan nnu police nu maar ni kehna chahida......ohna nu jo order milda .....ohi kardey a.........farna tah upar walea nu faro .....marey di dhaun tey hath na rakho.
 
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