WASHINGTON – Jathedar Balwant Singh Nandgarh of Damdamma Sahib recently said that the Sikh Nation cannot survive without Khalistan. In an interview, Jathedar Nandgarh said, “In India, there are separate laws for the Sikhs. That has created a situation like the Sikhs are living in a rented house in India. In India, punishments are only given to Sikhs. The Indian government is very keen to hang Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and Professor Devinder Pal Signh Bhullar, but the culprits for the massacres of Sikhs in 1984 have been released from Indian jails, people like Jagdish Tytler and Sajjan Kumar who are responsible for the murders of a large number of Sikhs in Delhi have been set free by the Indian government and were awarded high positions in the government. They have been forgiven by the Indian government.” He went on to say that “now there is no choice for the Sikh Nation except to establish an independent Khalistan.”
Jathedar Nandgarh joins former Akal Takht Jathedars Bhai Ranjit Singh, Joginder Singh Vedanti, and Professor Darshan Singh in supporting Khalistan. Speaking at a parade in New York on April 26, Jathedar Vedanti said that “Khalistan is essential for the survival of the Sikh Nation.” He joins former Jathedars Bhai Ranjit Singh and Professor Darshan Singh in supporting freedom for Khalistan. Former Jathedar Professor Darshan Singh has said that “if a Sikh is not for Khalistan he is not a Sikh.” Jathedar Vedanti said that “the day they hang Rajoana, every Sikh should hoist a Kesri (Sikh) flag.”
“I applaud the courage of Jathedar Nandgarh and all these Jathedars for their support of Khalistan,” said Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh, President of the Council of Khalistan. “May the Guru give them more courage and strength to lead the Sikh Nation to a free and independent Khalistan. Their influence will be very helpful to the cause of freedom,” said Dr. Aulakh.
According to former Member of Parliament Simranjit Singh Mann, over a million Sikhs have been murdered by the Indian regime since 1982.. In addition, the Indian government has murdered more than 300,000 Christians since 1948, almost 100,000 Muslims in Kashmir since 1988, and tens of thousands of Assamese, Bodos, Manipuris, Tamils, Dalits, and others. The Indian Supreme Court called the Indian government’s murders of Sikhs “worse than a genocide.”
A report by the Movement Against State Repression (MASR) states that 52,268 Sikhs are being held as political prisoners in India without charge or trial. Some have been in illegal custody since 1984! Last month, two young Sikhs were killed by police for engaging in a peaceful demonstration. A couple of years ago, 35 Sikhs were arrested for making speeches in support of Khalistan and raising the Khalistani flag. In addition, Amnesty International reports that “tens of thousands” of minorities are being held as political prisoners.
India is a multinational state thrown together by the British colonialists for their administrative convenience. As Steve Forbes pointed out in his excellent Forbes magazine article “India, Meet Austria-Hungary,” history shows that such countries collapse, from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the Soviet Union to Czechoslovakia to Yugoslavia. The breakup of India is inevitable. A CIA report in 2010 predicted that India will disintegrate by 2015. It is not a single nation but a conglomerate of many nations. History shows that such countries are doomed to collapse.
The independence of Khalistan is very close. “We must continue to pray for and work for our God-given birthright of freedom,” Dr. Aulakh said. “Without political power, religions cannot flourish, repression continues, and nations perish.”
