sadly .i know.Whoever he was he was killed in Unconstitutional,Unlawful way and thousands of Sikhs(those who had no connection with him) were tortured and killed in his name even after his death for a decade.
but what about indian army and khaalistaan. whats it.???? i watch some videos of Bhindranwale with Indra Gandhi.You can ask people on the forums but a better way to go about things would be by doing some solid research on him by yourself. Here's what i'll recommend:
1. Read about Sant Ji on the web (wikipedia, sikhiwiki, sikh forums) so that you have a basic knowledge on him and the issues he tackled. Don't bother with Indian and Hindu sources early on, from what i have seen they are quiet clueless about him and call him a terrorist without any proof.
2. Listen to what Giani Thakur Singh Ji had to say about him.
The Real Story Of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindrawale by Giani Thakur Singh Damdami Taksal - YouTube
It's very long but trust me, very informative on the jeevan of Bhindranwale.
3. Listen to his speeches. Plenty of them are on youtube (some with subtitles too).
4. Read The Gallant Defender by A.R Darshi; who is a Hindu and was a high ranking official at the time of Bhindranwale. I have just started reading it and i have to say it's very informative.
Do all this and i guarantee you won't need to ask another person about sant ji :grinningsingh:
Sant Bhindranwale never supported Khalistan. He always said he'll leave the decision to the central government on whether they want sikhs to be part of India or not. Which is why i always wonder why so many people associate him with Khalistan movement because if he truly wanted a separate sikh nation then considering his influence, it made all the sense for him to talk about it. But he never did.but what about indian army and khaalistaan. whats it.???? i watch some videos of Bhindranwale with Indra Gandhi.
Sant Bhindranwale never supported Khalistan. He always said he'll leave the decision to the central government on whether they want sikhs to be part of India or not. Which is why i always wonder why so many people associate him with Khalistan movement because if he truly wanted a separate sikh nation then considering his influence, it made all the sense for him to talk about it. But he never did.
It's Anandpur Sahib resolution which is what he was after for so many years and what he worked to achieve for quiet a bit of time.
In regards to the army, it is important to note that general S.K Sinha has said that the army was rehearsing a attack on harminder sahib in Chakrata Cantonment even before sant ji decided to stay there in december 83.
Because he knew the government was going to use whatever force was necessary to crush sikh spirits. So better to fight for the cause than give up on it. From what i gather the situation was very tense in the 80's and the whole thing of Sikhs asking for equal rights since 47 and the refusal of the government to give them those rights was reaching a boiling point. It was obvious that the government wasn't going to Sikhs equal rights and end their discriminatory policies towards punjab (they ignored every morcha, so many innocent sikhs were put in jails or killed in fake encounters, they entirely ignored Anandpur Sahib Resolution and continued to treat sikhs as second class citizens). A prime example of that is when Sikhs weren't allowed to participate in Asian Games in 83 and were searched and humiliated all across Delhi. So the times were such that i suspect Bhindranwale knew very well that whether he stayed at Akal Takht or Keshgarh Sahib it didn't matter to the government. His views on Indira Gandhi and constant attacks on government policies that dealt with Punjab and Sikhs were taking its toll on the government and an attack was inevitable. Sikhs weren't going to stop asking for equal rights and Indira wasn't going to give sikhs those rights as it complicated things for her corrupt government and decreased her chances of getting re elected in couple of months.then why he store the weapons in harmandir sahib..??????
you may really read this:- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-newsmake-of-1980s-jarnail-singh-bhindranwale/1/164436.htmlBecause he knew the government was going to use whatever force was necessary to crush sikh spirits
The article you quoted refers to Bhindrawale Ji as 'diabolic', 'puppet of ISI',.. it even goes on to say..you may really read this:- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-newsmake-of-1980s-jarnail-singh-bhindranwale/1/164436.html
and why he caught badal and others in golden temple.
Whereas, in reality, it was the Sikhs who died in that 'sectarian clash'. The author certainly needs to get his facts right..Bhindranwale, too, first hit the headlines by unleashing violence on the Nirankaris. In a sectarian clash in 1979, 17 people died.
This is why i told you to stay away from the usual indian sources early on, they tend to be very one sided and often times repeat the official government line without any proof.you may really read this:- http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-today-newsmake-of-1980s-jarnail-singh-bhindranwale/1/164436.html
and why he caught badal and others in golden temple.
The army already had a scale model of darbar sahib to practice attacks on, from a few years prior.then why he store the weapons in harmandir sahib..??????
This is a controversial point and I beg to differ on this one. Anyways, the very mention of such a thing was uncalled for. Just for a start, I would like you to give some evidence supporting your observation (prefrably on a separate thread).British turned siri sahib into a
'kirpan'. What can you defend
even in the age of swords with
a small dagger?