Fabricated Kirpan Case Haunts Sikh Community Two Years Later

Friday 13th of February 2009
Panthic Weekly News Bureau

TORONTO, Canada (KP)— Another kirpan case has reached the court in Montreal, and this time a thirteen year old Sikh student is accused of allegedly using his kirpan to threaten his classmates. It is believed that the case should follow precedent set in the case filed earlier in 2006, which was awarded in favor of another Sikh Student.

Renowned lawyer Julius Grey, who successfully defended Gurbaj Singh in 2006, has again taken up the kirpan case this year. Julius Grey believes that the Sikh student has been framed in this case and he has not violated the law in any way. He denied the allegation of the Sikh Student pulling out his kirpan, saying that the Sikhs are barred from unsheathing the kirpan in public.

Grey held that the only time the Sikh Student had unsheathed the kirpan was when asked by the police and when school officials forced him to show it after the alleged incident took place. In contrast, the school is pushing the case as a clear incident of assault.

Julius Grey said that the two classmates who were blaming the Sikh student wanted to teach him a lesson as they held a personal grudge against him. The story was clearly fabricated and then reported to the principal who, without investigating the case, reported it to the police.

Observers say that xenophobia has steadily been on the rise in Quebec. Some in the province are still getting used to the influx of immigrants, other Canadians and non-French speakers. Customs and religious beliefs that they do not understand are often shunned and outlawed without an attempt to create understanding and cross-cultural communication.

The Sikh community stands united with the young Sikh Student. They are condemning the case and seeing it as a fabrication by the police to “get back to the Sikhs” as they lost the landmark case in 2006 against Gurbaj Singh, alleged Manjit Singh, a local, well renowned leader of the Sikh community.

UK's Sikh Youth Group Promoting RSS & Hindu Sanatanist Websites

Friday 13th of February 2009
Panthic Weekly News Bureau

LONDON (KP)— A UK Sikh youth group under the name of ‘Project Naad’ has been discovered to be supporting the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a fundamentalist Hindu right-wing nationalist movement that has and plans to further distort Sikh history and religion and claims that Sikhs are Hindus. Worryingly, this group claims to be providing resources and materials to promote the Sikh religion to Sikh youth and non-Sikhs in colleges and universities. The same group is involved in the discredited ‘Sikh Student Camp’ (Chigwell, England), in which last year they were group leaders and also were invited to deliver a talk to naïve campers.

In July 2008, Panthic Weekly exposed Project Naad for supporting the Dera Sacha Sauda cult, who has mercilessly murdered innocent Sikhs, and for writing against the Sikhs who seek justice. Further to this, in September 2008, Panthic Weekly exposed some of the subtle anti-Gurmat propaganda contained within the Project Naad leaflets, articles and statements by them on Sikh forums. This week, Panthic Weekly exposes and highlights how this small group of UK youngsters in Sikh guise are aligned to anti-Sikh elements and promote their ideology via their website, internet forums, social-networking sites, university Sikh societies, and the Sikh Student Camp (Chigwell, England).

"they (Project Naad) are openly promoting the so-called Sanatan Sikhi ideology and RSS sites on their own website"

Promotion of anti-Sikh groups by Project Naad had already been raised as a concern by Sikhs on internet forums in the past. Project Naad members replied on these forumsm including our own, in support of Radha Soamis, Namdharis, Nakli Nirankaris, and Dera Jhoota Sauda. Now it appears that they are openly promoting the so-called Sanatan Sikhi ideology and RSS websites on their own website.

Project Naad's official site contains links to Sanatan Hindu and RSS websites





It is clear by now that Project Naad supports the widely discredited Sanatan view of Sikhi that is propagated and supported by UK Nangs (fake Neo-Nihangs) and the RSS. Panthic Weekly urges the UK Sangat to be cautious of this and other anti-Panthic and anti-Gurmat groups targeting the youth and wider Sangat through discreet Parchar on the Internet, universities, and particular camps.

Related Articles:

Exposé: Project Naad's Anti-Gurmat Views on Relationships
http://www.panthic.org/news/129/ARTICLE/4327/2008-08-29.html

Is Project Naad now supporting Dera Jhoota Sauda Sirsa Cult ?
http://www.panthic.org/news/123/ARTICLE/4247/2008-07-25.html

Takht Sandesh Seeking involvement in Community Services

Friday 13th of February 2009
Panthic Weekly News Bureau

AMRITSAR SAHIB (KP)—Passing a sandesh to the entire Sikh Nation, Singh Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh, appointed Jathedar, appreciated the commitment of the Sikh Community in its devotion to different kinds of volunteer services associated with Gurdwaras, but at the same time, he called for involvement in other services in the larger community such as blood, organ and eye donations. The sandesh was passed from Sri Akal Takht Sahib this past week when Giani Gurbachan Singh appealed to the Sikh Community to take part in the upcoming blood donation camp at Takht Sri Anandpur Sahib.

Singh Sahib Giani Gurbachan Singh declared in the press note that the blood donation camp is going to be organized at Takht Sri Anandpur Sahib on March 10th and several Panthic organizations will be taking part. The entire program will be held under the guidance of Akal Takht Sahib and the involvement of the entire community is greatly needed.

In the press note, Giani Gurbanchan Singh pressed upon the fact that ardas of ‘Sarbat da Bhala’ (well-being for all) will only be complete after the Sikh Community participates in these endeavors in a large scale. At the same time calling for participation in such events, Giani Gurbachan Singh also highlighted the importance of taking part in Panthic matters as well. According to the press note, ‘Panth Ki Jeet’ or victory of the Sikh Nation will only be possible by overtaking these services.

MIRI PIRI DARBAR