Kirpan Attack by Dasam Granth Advocates Renews Sikh Dagger Debate: Did We Need This?

Aman Singh · #1 (**permalink**) 07-Apr-2010, 12:19 PM

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This special edition of SPN Newsletter captures the one of the darkest moments in the Sikh history as Sikhs continue to make a mockery of themselves in front of a bemused and shocked worldwide audience... What a Shame? Real Shame...

SPN'er Roab1 Ji asks some soul searching questions from The Sikh Sangat:

Synopsis: (Full Article Here...)
The so called Pendu (uneducated) mentality (at work again). Once again larger community will have to suffer because of 'heroic bravery' of few. Province of Quebec has already banned Naqaab and no one will shed a tear if Kirpan is next. I have seen Sikhs asking this question whenever the issue of kirpan is raised... Has it ever been used as a weapon by Sikhs against anyone? Thanks to these 'heroes' this question will never be asked again.

He was commenting on the following news report:
The crowd of about 150 people was yelling obscenities and threats outside the Sikh Lehar Centre in Brampton when three temple officials stepped out to pacify them.

Within seconds, one in the crowd, clutching a thick steel bangle, punched Manjit Mangat, the 53-year-old president of the Sikh temple, in the face. Witnesses say at least two men brandished unsheathed kirpans, the Sikh ceremonial dagger.

The next moment, Mangat, a prominent Brampton lawyer, was on the ground — his face bloodied and a 5-inch wound in his abdomen. Brampton’s Sukhwant Singh, in his early 50s, has been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault, Peel police say. Singh’s next court appearance is on Thursday...

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