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<blockquote data-quote="Hardip Singh" data-source="post: 104622" data-attributes="member: 8659"><p>Their has been more things in the Master jee's life related with the real historical facts behind the partition of India. Some of these were put by me in one of my articles in North American Sikh Review. The article is pasted below for the knowledge of readers:-</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Master Ji - The Man who saved </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Punjab and Bengal for India</strong></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>As the country celebrates 62 years of freedom from the Raj and Punjabis on both sides of the border recall the trauma of partition. Few remember if at all they know- the actions of a turbaned man who stood before the Lahore assembly building, shouted anti-Pakistan slogan and triggering a wave of events that eventually led to the partition of Punjab. </p><p></p><p></p><p>“It was March 3, 1947 & the atmosphere surcharged. There were scenes of great excitement outside the assembly building. Master Tara Singh unsheathed his kirpan before the assembly crowds and shouted Pakistan murdabad (Death to Pakistan)” says Khushwant Singh in his book ‘History of the Sikhs’. Many historians and witnesses have claimed in later years that Master Ji also snatched a Muslim League flag. </p><p></p><p>“<strong>Had Master Ji not been there, India would have been very different from what it is. By uprooting the Pakistani flag in Lahore, Master Tara Singh procured for India half of the</strong> <strong>Punjab and Bengal”,</strong> wrote C Rajagopalachari, the first Governor General of Independent India. </p><p>This great man, Tara Singh was born in a Punjabi Hindu Malhotra family of Rawalpindi. It is indeed remarkable that from humble origins he arose to the top of Sikh leadership. He was initiated into Khalsa Panth when he was ten or twelve years old. A fierce sewadar and helpful to all, he was among those cream of crop who strive to become a perfect soldiers of his community. Master Ji is remembered for two things, one steering Sikhs towards opting for India in 1947 and other to campaign for the state of Punjab in independent India. </p><p>His first duty to serve Khalsa on the political arena came when he was invited to Round Table conference at Shimla after the end of the Second World War by the Governor-General, Lord Wavell, to ease the political situation in the country. The Sikhs were given representation along with other communities. Pleading on their behalf, Master Ji who was among the twenty-one Indian leaders invited argued that the creation of Pakistan would be more injurious to his community than to any other community. He told governor general that Sikhs are scattered all over the Punjab and are not in majority in any district. He vigorously campaigned against the demand of Pakistan by Muslim League and made many enemies. </p><p>A meeting took place in Delhi on April 2, 1946. Besides Master Ji and Jinnah, Maharaja Yadavinder Singh of Patiala, his Prime Minister Hardit Singh Malik who was the host's brother, and Giani Kartar Singh joined the meeting. Jinnah's one overriding concern was to have the Sikhs rescind their opposition to Pakistan and pressed for his demand of their support instead. He was prodigal of assurances, and told the Sikh leaders that the Sikhs would have a position of honour in the new State. But he refrained from elaborating. Since these meetings were private and Jinnah never promised anything on paper, Sikh leaders did not trusted the promised given to them. <strong>Considering the current pathetic state of minorities in India and in Pakistan too, Sikh leaders like Master Ji did indeed had a great foresight by not believing in the private concessions of Jinnah.</strong></p><p>The Cabinet Mission Plan of May 1946 had clearly grouped British India’s provinces into three groups, and Punjab was put in the ‘Pakistani group’. It was clear to all that if the Muslim League demand for Pakistan was conceded, which seemed to be the probable course of action, all Muslim majority provinces would go to Pakistan, and Punjab was one such state. Master Ji, who had emerged as undisputed leader of Punjab, wrote to the Secretary of State for India: “If the Cabinet Mission’s recommendation is to give protection to Muslims, why the same consideration should not be shown to Sikhs? Any partition of Punjab would never be acceptable to the Sikhs”.</p><p></p><p>A close associate of Master Ji, Thekedaar Surjan Singh vividly recalled the events “As there was talk of the Muslim League majority assembly being set to pass a resolution in support of Pakistan on that day, the Master Ji told others to go inside and he took charge outside. Suddenly, with a sword in hand he shouted Pakistan Murdabad, and snatched the flag. This triggered the riots, led to great bloodbath of partition, but saved Punjab from going to Pakistan.” Giani Kartar Singh, Sardar Swaran Singh (later Union Minister) Gokul Chand Narang and Gopi Chand Bhargav were present with Master Ji when he shouted anti-Pakistani slogan on March 3. The riots stated on March 5 and engulfed the whole of Punjab. Master’s village Hariyala in Rawalpindi was the first to be burnt down. Sardar Kapur Singh, in his ‘Sachi Saakhi’ put the number of those killed in the March-September 1947 period as five lakhs. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Balraj Madhok of the Jana Sangh party (now called BJP) said Master Ji was the first Punjabi who advised the Hindus and Sikhs to leave their homes and migrate to East Punjab. <strong>Madhok said “The main credit for saving a large number of live of Hindus and Sikhs goes to Master Ji; as the Congress had not paid any attention to formulating a</strong> <strong>policy for the </strong><u><strong>organized transfer of communities</strong></u><strong>.”</strong> </p><p></p><p></p><p>As Jinnah had declared "Muslims are no believers of non-violence", each Muslim tried to prove his point by plundering, pillaging, raping and doing other un-describable acts; which had proved Jinnah wrong. More then one million humans were murdered by Muslims. Master Tara Singh too migrated to East Punjab in India and was active in Akali politics until his death in 1967; on the eve when Akali Party was going to form their first government in new state of Punjab.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hardip Singh, post: 104622, member: 8659"] Their has been more things in the Master jee's life related with the real historical facts behind the partition of India. Some of these were put by me in one of my articles in North American Sikh Review. The article is pasted below for the knowledge of readers:- [CENTER] [SIZE=5][B]Master Ji - The Man who saved [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=5][B]Punjab and Bengal for India[/B][/SIZE][/CENTER] As the country celebrates 62 years of freedom from the Raj and Punjabis on both sides of the border recall the trauma of partition. Few remember if at all they know- the actions of a turbaned man who stood before the Lahore assembly building, shouted anti-Pakistan slogan and triggering a wave of events that eventually led to the partition of Punjab. “It was March 3, 1947 & the atmosphere surcharged. There were scenes of great excitement outside the assembly building. Master Tara Singh unsheathed his kirpan before the assembly crowds and shouted Pakistan murdabad (Death to Pakistan)” says Khushwant Singh in his book ‘History of the Sikhs’. Many historians and witnesses have claimed in later years that Master Ji also snatched a Muslim League flag. “[B]Had Master Ji not been there, India would have been very different from what it is. By uprooting the Pakistani flag in Lahore, Master Tara Singh procured for India half of the[/B] [B]Punjab and Bengal”,[/B] wrote C Rajagopalachari, the first Governor General of Independent India. This great man, Tara Singh was born in a Punjabi Hindu Malhotra family of Rawalpindi. It is indeed remarkable that from humble origins he arose to the top of Sikh leadership. He was initiated into Khalsa Panth when he was ten or twelve years old. A fierce sewadar and helpful to all, he was among those cream of crop who strive to become a perfect soldiers of his community. Master Ji is remembered for two things, one steering Sikhs towards opting for India in 1947 and other to campaign for the state of Punjab in independent India. His first duty to serve Khalsa on the political arena came when he was invited to Round Table conference at Shimla after the end of the Second World War by the Governor-General, Lord Wavell, to ease the political situation in the country. The Sikhs were given representation along with other communities. Pleading on their behalf, Master Ji who was among the twenty-one Indian leaders invited argued that the creation of Pakistan would be more injurious to his community than to any other community. He told governor general that Sikhs are scattered all over the Punjab and are not in majority in any district. He vigorously campaigned against the demand of Pakistan by Muslim League and made many enemies. A meeting took place in Delhi on April 2, 1946. Besides Master Ji and Jinnah, Maharaja Yadavinder Singh of Patiala, his Prime Minister Hardit Singh Malik who was the host's brother, and Giani Kartar Singh joined the meeting. Jinnah's one overriding concern was to have the Sikhs rescind their opposition to Pakistan and pressed for his demand of their support instead. He was prodigal of assurances, and told the Sikh leaders that the Sikhs would have a position of honour in the new State. But he refrained from elaborating. Since these meetings were private and Jinnah never promised anything on paper, Sikh leaders did not trusted the promised given to them. [B]Considering the current pathetic state of minorities in India and in Pakistan too, Sikh leaders like Master Ji did indeed had a great foresight by not believing in the private concessions of Jinnah.[/B] The Cabinet Mission Plan of May 1946 had clearly grouped British India’s provinces into three groups, and Punjab was put in the ‘Pakistani group’. It was clear to all that if the Muslim League demand for Pakistan was conceded, which seemed to be the probable course of action, all Muslim majority provinces would go to Pakistan, and Punjab was one such state. Master Ji, who had emerged as undisputed leader of Punjab, wrote to the Secretary of State for India: “If the Cabinet Mission’s recommendation is to give protection to Muslims, why the same consideration should not be shown to Sikhs? Any partition of Punjab would never be acceptable to the Sikhs”. A close associate of Master Ji, Thekedaar Surjan Singh vividly recalled the events “As there was talk of the Muslim League majority assembly being set to pass a resolution in support of Pakistan on that day, the Master Ji told others to go inside and he took charge outside. Suddenly, with a sword in hand he shouted Pakistan Murdabad, and snatched the flag. This triggered the riots, led to great bloodbath of partition, but saved Punjab from going to Pakistan.” Giani Kartar Singh, Sardar Swaran Singh (later Union Minister) Gokul Chand Narang and Gopi Chand Bhargav were present with Master Ji when he shouted anti-Pakistani slogan on March 3. The riots stated on March 5 and engulfed the whole of Punjab. Master’s village Hariyala in Rawalpindi was the first to be burnt down. Sardar Kapur Singh, in his ‘Sachi Saakhi’ put the number of those killed in the March-September 1947 period as five lakhs. Balraj Madhok of the Jana Sangh party (now called BJP) said Master Ji was the first Punjabi who advised the Hindus and Sikhs to leave their homes and migrate to East Punjab. [B]Madhok said “The main credit for saving a large number of live of Hindus and Sikhs goes to Master Ji; as the Congress had not paid any attention to formulating a[/B] [B]policy for the [/B][U][B]organized transfer of communities[/B][/U][B].”[/B] As Jinnah had declared "Muslims are no believers of non-violence", each Muslim tried to prove his point by plundering, pillaging, raping and doing other un-describable acts; which had proved Jinnah wrong. More then one million humans were murdered by Muslims. Master Tara Singh too migrated to East Punjab in India and was active in Akali politics until his death in 1967; on the eve when Akali Party was going to form their first government in new state of Punjab. [/QUOTE]
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