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Gurbani (696-703)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 126296" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>VANCOUVER — Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh said he was just being "sarcastic" when he suggested on a radio talk show that Sikhs who want an independent Khalistan should "buy land in Alberta and make their own country."</p><p></p><p>Dosanjh, who has been the target of recent death threats from Sikh supporters of an independent homeland in India, gave an interview on the topic for Surrey-based Radio India which aired on April 16.</p><p></p><p>Speaking in Punjabi, Dosanjh said the call for a Sikh homeland of Khalistan is strong here in Canada, but not in India, so any move for an independent Sikh state should be Canadian-based.</p><p></p><p>"If they want Khalistan, those of us who think of themselves as Sikhs here are two per cent (of the population of Canada). They have been here 100, 125 years," said Dosanjh, according to an English transcript of the broadcast. "They can make a homeland here, buy land in Alberta and make their own country."</p><p></p><p>Host Gurpreet Singh said he believed Dosanjh was joking.</p><p></p><p>"I think he was being sarcastic," said Singh, host of the program Vichar Manch, which translates to Opinion Forum. "We were not discussing about where Khalistan should be.</p><p></p><p>"One of our online callers was upset, and off-air we got a second complaint."</p><p></p><p>Dosanjh, reached in Ottawa, said he was only joking about an Albertan Sikh homeland.</p><p></p><p>"This is my sarcastic response to calls for a separate state in Punjab," Dosanjh told the Vancouver Province.</p><p></p><p>"Sarcastically, I said, 'Look, it's a Canadian problem.'</p><p></p><p>"There's no demand for Khalistan in India. The only demand is here in Canada. So let's have the homeland in Canada."</p><p></p><p>Dosanjh has drawn the ire of a minority of Sikhs since the '80s, after speaking out against the violence sparked by Canadian members of the Khalistan movement who seek to create a Sikh homeland in India's Punjab region.</p><p></p><p>Tensions between Dosanjh and those radical Sikhs have intensified in recent weeks. He was warned away from attending the recent Vaisakhi parade in Surrey by organizers who said he and Dave Hayer, a member of the B.C. legislature, would have to provide their own security.</p><p></p><p>Dosanjh, Hayer and Surrey Mayor Diane Watts launched complaints with Surrey RCMP over the comments, while B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff boycotted the event.</p><p></p><p>More recently, violent postings on the social-networking website Facebook condemned Dosanjh as a traitor to the Sikh religion and threatened to "pierce him with bullets."</p><p></p><p>© Copyright (c) Canwest News Service</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 126296, member: 1"] VANCOUVER — Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh said he was just being "sarcastic" when he suggested on a radio talk show that Sikhs who want an independent Khalistan should "buy land in Alberta and make their own country." Dosanjh, who has been the target of recent death threats from Sikh supporters of an independent homeland in India, gave an interview on the topic for Surrey-based Radio India which aired on April 16. Speaking in Punjabi, Dosanjh said the call for a Sikh homeland of Khalistan is strong here in Canada, but not in India, so any move for an independent Sikh state should be Canadian-based. "If they want Khalistan, those of us who think of themselves as Sikhs here are two per cent (of the population of Canada). They have been here 100, 125 years," said Dosanjh, according to an English transcript of the broadcast. "They can make a homeland here, buy land in Alberta and make their own country." Host Gurpreet Singh said he believed Dosanjh was joking. "I think he was being sarcastic," said Singh, host of the program Vichar Manch, which translates to Opinion Forum. "We were not discussing about where Khalistan should be. "One of our online callers was upset, and off-air we got a second complaint." Dosanjh, reached in Ottawa, said he was only joking about an Albertan Sikh homeland. "This is my sarcastic response to calls for a separate state in Punjab," Dosanjh told the Vancouver Province. "Sarcastically, I said, 'Look, it's a Canadian problem.' "There's no demand for Khalistan in India. The only demand is here in Canada. So let's have the homeland in Canada." Dosanjh has drawn the ire of a minority of Sikhs since the '80s, after speaking out against the violence sparked by Canadian members of the Khalistan movement who seek to create a Sikh homeland in India's Punjab region. Tensions between Dosanjh and those radical Sikhs have intensified in recent weeks. He was warned away from attending the recent Vaisakhi parade in Surrey by organizers who said he and Dave Hayer, a member of the B.C. legislature, would have to provide their own security. Dosanjh, Hayer and Surrey Mayor Diane Watts launched complaints with Surrey RCMP over the comments, while B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell and federal Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff boycotted the event. More recently, violent postings on the social-networking website Facebook condemned Dosanjh as a traitor to the Sikh religion and threatened to "pierce him with bullets." © Copyright (c) Canwest News Service [/QUOTE]
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