As some may be aware, especially the Sikh nation, Bhai (Brother) Balwant Singh Rajoana had been given a death sentence after being imprisoned for 17 years after the killing of the chief minister of Punjab, Beant Singh.
Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana is seen by the corrupt Indian government as a murderer but in the eyes of the Sikh nation he is seen as a hero, a lion of our sleeping nation. You may be questioning as to why i call him a hero but theres a simple explanation for this. He killed a man who was known to be committing a genocide of the Sikh people in Punjab, India. Beant Singh was very well documented to have killed 50,000 Sikhs for no apparent reason. There was no motive behind why he was giving out orders to kill his own people yet he did it anyway, due to the orders of the corrupt Indian government who claim to be 'the largest democracy in the world'. On the 31st August 1995, Beant Singh was assassinated via a human bomb which had been pre planned by Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and one other person who sacrificed himself to kill this tyrant, somebody had to stop this man killing innocent Sikh men, women and even children! Bhai Balwant Singh had been put into jail shortly after and has been inside for 17 years suffering torture and not having any rights whatsoever. What ever happened to human rights? But this has been a consistent problem between the Sikh nation living in India and the Indian government. There has always been injustice towards Sikhs living in India compared to other religious groups.
There is a highly detailed history of Injustice towards Sikhs in India. In 1984, Operation Bluestar took place in Amritsar, India where Sri Akhal Takht Sahib and Sri Harimandir Sahib which is the equivalent to Mecca or The Vatican in terms of religious places of worship, was attacked and left in ruins by the so called 'Largest democracy in the world' when, by orders of the Prime minister of that time, Indira Gandhi ordered the Indian army to attack the sacred shrine of the Sikhs in order to try and kill Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale who was another lion of the Sikh nation. Many innocent Sikh men, women and children were killed inside the Harimandir Sahib (Golden temple) complex. This sparked rage amongst the Sikh nation worldwide as this was like putting a knife through the heart of every Sikh person attacking our sacred shrine. On 31st October 1984, Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her two Sikh bodyguards, again lions of the nation for taking a drastic step towards the justice that us Sikhs deserved. This had sparked Hindu terrorist groups to a reaction far beyond anybody's imagination. They were given the name 'Dehli riots' yet i strongly disagree with the word riots, it was all one sided and any Sikh man, woman or child was killed on sight. What was even worse was the fact that the Indian police allowed this to happen, when Sikhs requested the help of the police who are meant to ensure the safety of everyone, they were denied, abused and were even killed by the very people they seeked comfort and protection from. Who were the Sikhs of 84 meant to go to when we were isolated by the rest of the country? During that 3 day period it was documented that 20,000 Sikhs were killed which included children as young as 18 months who were burned to death because they were Sikh. Shops and homes owned by Sikhs were looted and burnt, Women who were left alive were being raped by the twisted and sadistic hindu terrorist groups and the corrupt police and left widowed. Just recently some of the people involved in killing many Sikhs during that 3 day period in 1984, have been released free to roam the streets yet Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana masterminded the assassination of a tyrant, serves 17 years in jail and has been sentenced to death! 28 years and we still seek justice from the Indian government and we shall not rest till we achieve our goal of justice for the thousands of Sikh families who have suffered! Another injustice and it clearly showed that it still exists today was when the Sikhs of Gurdaspur, India were peacefully protesting a couple of weeks ago, police opened fire on the peaceful protesters which led to the death of 18 year old Bhai Jaswant Singh. Furthermore Bhai Ranjit Singh was also shot by the police for peacefully protesting and is now currently in critical condition in hospital. What provoked the officers to shoot on the Sikh people protesting when it was done in a calm and peaceful manner? There was no violence from the Sikhs so why did they do this? In addition to this the Shiv Senna ( a hindu terrorist group) were trying to provoke the Sikhs protesting by throwing rocks and chanting indecently towards the Sikh nation yet the police didnt make a move! We did not respond in a manner which would degrade us but we responded peacefully by reciting the name of Waheguru (God) yet they opened fire on us!
When it was first announced that Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana was sentenced to death, it sparked a worldwide outrage amongst the Sikh community. There has been a lot of action that has took place with protests held worldwide from Birmingham, London in the UK, Brussels in Belgium, Canada, USA, Germany, Italy which is just a small list of countries that decided to take action and take to the streets peacefully. I recently attended a march rally in Birmingham, UK 2 weeks ago in support for the freedom of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana where around 300 people took part in the march and over 1000 Sikhs turned up at the Indian High Commission office to peacefully protest for the release of Balwant Singh. There has also been a campaign which has been held called IPledgeOrange. This campaign urges all Sikhs to fly the Kesri Nishaan Sahibs (Flag of the Sikh nation) outside their homes and on cars. Also people are urged to wear orange to create an awareness, something which i have taken part in even while at University as i believe that this awareness should be created anywhere. This campaign is not strictly aimed for Sikhs it is open to people of all faiths, we want the support of everybody in our fight to release this man who technically has done nothing wrong. We have had the support of MP's such as Ken Livingstone and Tom Watson as well as many others up and down the country! We have also got the support of Amnesty International i believe too. In my eyes he did the same job as the marines who assassinated Bin Laden, the people who killed Gadaffi, the people who assassinated Saddam Hussain, He killed a tyrant who ordered a genocide on the Sikhs.
Currently, Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana is still in jail after the government had decided to delay the hanging until further notice. This means that our job was only half done, we want the freedom of Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and we urge everybody to help us in our fight for justice. This man on his own, from a prison cell, woke up the entire Sikh nation worldwide, something which hasn't been done for decades. We urge you all to pledge orange and fight for the justice that Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana deserves, he has served his time so why sentence the man to death? He is also human and is a son, an uncle, a brother just like any other person. Were the people who killed Bin Laden, Gadaffi and Saddam Hussain sentenced to death also? So why should this lion of the Sikh nation be sentenced to death bearing in mind he has also had to serve time in jail? Stop the injustice to Sikhs in India! India = largest democracy in the world? Please..what kind of democracy singles out and isolates a religious group. Sikhs want justice and we shall fight until we get it!
Waheguru Ji Kha Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh
Vikramjit Singh Dosanjh
Where it says Bhai Jaswant Singh, apologies its meant to be Bhai Jaspal Singh
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