PM Manmohan
Singh is a Sehajdhari Sikh if not an Amritdhari: SSF
April 24, 2009
RAIKOT,District LUDHIANA
Dr.Reeta Behl
In retaliation to the statement of the SGPC Chief Avtar Singh
Makkar stating ‘PM is no Sikh’,the Sehajdhari Sikh
Federation’s National President Dr. P S Ranu called it most
foolish and said that Makkar seems to have lost his mental balance
as he is not aware as to what he says and when. He is so much
under political influence of Badal Dal that he does not seem to
be speaking from his mouth but trying to be their mouthpiece.
The anti-sikhism face of these Akalis have been exposed as they
are saying that no Sikh should be the PM or President of India.
On the other hand Makkar has no right to speak, as he has no
moral character. Recently the Sehajdhari Sikh Federation had written
an open letter to Makkar challenging him to come out with clear
definition of a Sikh & Sehajdhari Sikh. Sehajdhari Sikh Federation
had quoted Hymns from Guru Granth Sahib to prove their point.
Makkar had no guts to reply simple questions raised in that open
letter to which he has never replied till day.
He was flayed by Sikhs all over the world because of the unacceptable
affidavit SGPC had filed in Honorable Punjab and Haryana High
court giving wrong definition of Sikh/Sehajdhari Sikh. He volte
faced twice in court as the definition of Sikh/ Sehajdhari Sikh
was not even clear to him. He was confused and even the committee
members whom he had appointed backed off blaming him of changing
the text they opined to approve. He tried to gain political mileage
from the situation but failed badly. Makkar had to apologize in
America to the Sikh Sangat committing that he will go back to
India and withdraw the first affidavit to file a new one. Even
that was not done as promised in US Gurdawara in front of Holy
Granth. In fact Makkar is bent upon to prove a non-Sikh himself
through his deeds, which go against Sikh community as a whole.
He has nothing to say as to what he has done so far to improve
the image of Sikh community and improve dharm parchar. He did
nothing for which he can claim to be proud of. He is no more than
a puppet in hands of wrong politicians who cleverly had been using
him to grind their political axes.
Whenever PM visited Amritsar Makkar was heading the reception
party and honored him with seropas with folded hands. He requested
PM whom he says is no Sikh, to take up the issue of turban with
France government, as he stood nowhere. Every one knows around
how the elections of SGPC are held where the President takes birth
out of an envelope received from Chandigarh residence of Badals.
Because of follies of this man SGPC has lost its honor and respect.
Numerous issues are pending before SGPC further piling up everyday
to get addressed but nothing gets done. Of course it was not his
fault as he is not a politician himself but trying to be one leaving
aside his main responsibility of managing Gurdwaras. Neither he
could become a politician nor he is religious who can do anything
to save downfall of religious values for which he is the only
one to be blamed. He has proved himself to be the most weak and
destructive President of SGPC.
PM S. Manmohan Singh has earned a good name all over the world
for India due his economic policies and actions. So far as Sikh
identity is concerned all over the world, it is our Prime Minister
who gets recognized as a Sikh and not Mr. Makkar when he visits
any foreign country. How much Makkar is known around the world
as compared to Prime Minister of India? Dr. Ranu asked. He has
proved himself a disloyal citizen defying the constitution of
India by calling our PM a “no Sikh” whereas PM is
most humble Sikh who has never mixed politics with religion. The
world respects PM of India. The Sehajdhari Sikh federation has
demanded that why a case be not registered against Makkar being
anti-India as he has violated the Constitutional right of the
Inidan Prime Minister by challenging his freedom of religion.
Makkar has proved himself a liar time and again. During mid January
a Gurdwara and a school at village Gidarpindi near Jalandhar was
forcibly taken over by SGPC. The people of that village are agitating
since then and are accusing Makkar of lying and backtracking from
his words. Even after three months the SGPC could not resolve
the issue. The villagers have threatened to stage dharna in front
of Makkar’s house again. On March 1 when they had staged
dharna in front of Makkar’s house then, he had assured the
villagers to solve the issue at the earliest.
Makkar is unable to manage Gurdawaras which is the prime and
basic responsibility of SGPC and its President and is the preamble
of the Gududwara Act by which the SGPC is governed. The symptoms
are clear in Haryana where Sikhs are agitated and resolving to
form their own Gurdwara Parbhandhak committee just after elections.
They claim that SGPC comes to Haryana to collect the donations
of Sikh Sangat from Gurdwaras and gives no financial support to
maintain Gurdwaras there. The Sikh community of Haryana feels
cheated by SGPC. How can Makkar explain this?
The Sehajdhari Sikh federation appeals to all the Sikh sangat
to discard the SGPC and Badal Akali dal in these elections and
openly support the Prime Minister who is a Sikh though a Sehajdhari
Sikh if not Amritdhari Sikh.