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	Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Other quotes attributed to Bhindranwale include 'we are not in favour of Khalistan nor are we against it.' Responding to the creation of Khalistan he is qouted as saying, 'We won't reject it.
		It is alleged that Bhindranwale's squads were responsible for the killing of Lala Jagat Narain, the proprietor of the Hind Samachar Group, publishers of the popular daily, Punjab Kesri, and a bitter critic of Bhindranwale and alleged to have written abusive words about Sikhs and Sikhism in his newpaper.
		On October 15, Bhindranwale was released after the Home Minister, without inquiry or judicial process, announced to the Parliament that Bhindranwale was not involved in the murder of Lala Jagat Narain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jarnail_Singh_Bhindranwale (944 words)

	Sant Bhindranwale – Not an Osama Precursor
		Bhindranwale was neither a terrorist mastermind nor secessionist and was not a protagonist of Khalistan.
		Bhindranwale said it was because the Congress (and perhaps the Indian state itself) was anti-Sikh, but once again, this made no sense given that he had been raised to prominence by the same Congress he later opposed.
		Bhindranwale established contact with the ISI, was armed by Pakistan and was on the verge of declaring an independent republic of Khalistan with Pakistani support when the Indian army killed him.
	www.sikhreview.org /june2002/view1.htm (2473 words)

	Sant Bhindranwala
		Sant Bhindranwale often reminded the Sikhs that, in line with the principles of their faith, they should possess and carry arms and quoted Siri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib's instructions : 'Without weapons and hair a man is but a sheep.
		It was under these circumstances that Sant Bhindranwale asked his men to defy the order to deposit their weapons so that, if need arose, they could defend themselves against the Nirankaris and others who might be bent upon mischief.
		The revival of the Sikh religion that Sant Bhindranwale led worried the extremists among the Hindus because it stemmed the tide of apostasy among Sikh youth and reinforced the Sikh sense of religious identity.
	www.singhsabha.com /sant_bhindranwala.htm (5454 words)

	Punjab: The Knights of Falsehood -- Psalms of Terror
		Bhindranwale attended his Bhog ceremonies; also present were Rajiv Gandhi and two prominent Ministers of Indira Gandhi’s Cabinet, Zail Singh and Buta Singh; they were fully aware of the killings in Punjab; of Bhindranwale’s role; and of his presence at the Bhog.
		Amrik Singh was one of Bhindranwale’s closest associates, the son of his erstwhile mentor and teacher, Sant Kartar Singh of the Damdami Taksal.
		And among the first of Bhindranwale’s acts once he had secured the protection of the Golden Temple was the announcement of his own Morcha, or movement, demanding the release of Amrik Singh and his associates; each day, he proclaimed, voluntary jathas would march out of the Temple and court arrest till the state’s jails overflowed.
	www.satp.org /satporgtp/publication/nightsoffalsehood/falsehood4.htm (11266 words)

	rediff.com: Tension brewing in Punjab over Bhindranwale's last rites
		Bhindranwale and his followers, who had taken refuge in various buildings in the Golden Temple complex in the heady days of Punjab militancy, were killed when the Indian Army stormed the complex using heavy armoury to flush out the militants.
		Bhindranwale's son is now in his twenties and has been singing praises of his father describing him as a shaheed (martyr).
		On Bhindranwale's last rites, Singh said it was an internal affair of the Akalis.
	inhome.rediff.com /news/2001/may/17punj.htm (342 words)

	SikhUnderground - Often Duplicated, Never Imitated (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Sant Bhindranwale invited the Sikhs to rise and raise their voices against the tyrant rulers as the law of the land had failed to give justice to them: His message was plain "follow the Satguru".
		Since Sant Bhindranwale came to the forefront in the Punjab, all such killings were portrayed as being political and blamed on Sant Ji.
		Bhindranwale was quiet, with a sense of humour.
	www.sikhifm.net /saintsoldiers/ss?p=jar (1727 words)

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		Bhindranwale's instructions were that so long as the army was outside the complex, they would not fire back.
		Bhindranwale told the Sikhs: "Do not commit any excesses, do not be unfair to anyone but just as for a Muslim there is only wilderness after Mecca, for a Sikh of the Guru, there is nothing but wilderness beyond Harmandar Sahib.
		Bhindranwale often reminded the Sikhs that, in line with the principles of their faith, they should possess and carry arms and quoted Siri Guru Gobind Singh Sahib's instructions. He explained that a Sikh does not keep weapons for offense, for hurting others, or for personal gain.
	www.sikhgenocide.org /downloads/sandhu.doc (4736 words)

	Bhindranwale makes a comeback in Punjab
		At the ceremony held in the temple complex on June 6, Vedanti presented a robe of honour to Bhindranwale's son Isher Singh.
		The Damdami Taksal - which Bhindranwale once headed before he came into prominence — continued to insist he was alive and that he would reappear at an appropriate time to once again lead the Sikhs.
		Bhindranwale was saint,it was game of politics between akalis and congress who defamed him.
	www.rediff.com /news/2003/jun/16sikh.htm (540 words)

	The Hindu : Bhindranwale's martyrdom
		The two-decade-old controversy ended on June 6, with the acceptance of the `siropa' (robe of honour) by Bhindranwale's son, Bhai Isher Singh, from the Jathedar of the Akal Takht and the SGPC chief.
		Bhindranwale too drew on the glory of a reified Sikh tradition of martyrdom.
		Yet, what needs emphasising is that Bhindranwale's martyrdom derives legitimacy from those influential sections of Sikh society which have for long glorified the Sikh tradition of martyrdom, used it to strengthen their own political agenda, and have flattened out the diversity of the multi-layered Sikh tradition.
	www.hinduonnet.com /2003/06/19/stories/2003061900231000.htm (1268 words)

	BBC News \| SOUTH ASIA \| Hardline Sikhs mourn militant hero
		Bhindranwale was killed in a shoot-out with the Indian army
		Bhindranwale was killed when the Indian army stormed Amritsar's Golden Temple, attempting to flush out the armed militants sheltering there.
		They called for Bhindranwale's ideas, which focused on a separate Sikh homeland, to be taken forward.
	news.bbc.co.uk /hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1372000/1372258.stm (351 words)

	The Voice of Sikh Youth > Was Bhindranwale A Terrorist Or A Hero? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Sant Bhindranwale and the AISSF had nothing to do with this, were ignorant about the conspiracy, but were blamed by the Government whereas it showed no interest in prosecuting a person caught red-handed throwing tobacco in the Darbar Sahib premises.
		Certainly, Sant Bhindranwale deplored the fact that the Government was not interested in prosecuting the Nirankaris who had murdered 13 Sikhs in cold blood on April 13, 1978 in Amritsar, and at other places later on, and urged upon the Sikhs to unite in resisting such attacks upon their faith and their persons.
		All this provoked Bhindranwale who went from Chowk-Mehta to Guru Nanak Niwas and launched a morcha from the Golden Temple, pre-empting the Akalis.' Apparently, in suggesting that the arrests were merely an agreed upon device, Nayar accepts that Amrik Singh was innocent of the crimes attributed to him.
	www.sikhsangat.com /lofiversion/index.php?t9822.html (18291 words)

	Punjabi.net discussions chat forums
		The most ardent followers of Bhindranwale in his first phase of rising popularity were children and women, both because they were relatively free of the new culture of degenerative consumption, and they were worst hit by the violence it generated.
		The popularity of Bhindranwale in the countryside was based on this positive sense of fundamentalism as revitalizing the basic moral values of life that had been the first casualty of commercial capitalism.
		Growth of opposition to Sant Bhindranwale Sant Bhindranwale's phenomenal success in reviving the Sikh faith among rural masses of Punjab was viewed with concern by the established leadership of the country.
	www.punjabi.net /talk/messages/2/43124.html (2825 words)

	The enigma of Bhindranwale
		Bhindranwale's family has supported the Yadgaar Committee's stand in declaring him a martyr.
		According to informed sources, the Taksal refuses to admit that Bhindranwale is dead because of the factionalism in its ranks.
		Thakur Singh does not want to admit that Bhindranwale is dead because for the past 17 years he has been maintaining otherwise.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1813/18130360.htm (714 words)

	Akal Takht declares Bhindranwale 'martyr'
		Bhindranwale was killed 19 years back on June 6, 1984.
		Akal Takht Jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti gave a 'robe of honour' to Bhindranwale's son Ishar Singh.
		Vedanti also 'honoured' Manjit Singh, brother and leader of All India Sikh Students Federation, and Amrik Singh, a close associate of Bhindranwale, who also died during the operation.
	specials.rediff.com /news/2003/jun/06sikh.htm (141 words)

	Speech by Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale
		The cruel Government went into Chando-Kalan (the place where Sant Bhindranwale was camping on the 12th) and set fire to two busses belonging to the congregation and not to me. I was a grass-cutter at home (a poor man), the Guru's congregation had given them to me for preaching and going place to place.
		If I say that there is a count of twenty for each of us, a case is registered (against me) under clause 506 but not against her because she is born in the house of the pundits.
		If the Home Minister of Hindostan says: "Turn this Bhindranwale out of Guru Nanak Niwas within eight days," no case is registered because he is born in the house of a Brahmin.
	www.khalistan.8m.com /bhinderwale.htm (15463 words)

	Bhindranwale is a hero at Khalsa bash
		ANANDPUR SAHIB, APRIL 10: Posters glorifying the slain militant leader, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale, are being sold at one of the stalls raised here by the Damdami Taksal as part of the Khalsa tercentenary festivities.
		For sale is a painting, titled Ghalughara 1984, showing Bhindranwale leading his followers to take on defence personnel marching inside the Golden Temple Complex.
		Adding that the Taksal is only ``sharing history'' of recent times, Malkit Singh cited Bhindranwale's amrit parchar, which happens to be one of the highlights of the Khalsa tercentenary festivities.
	www.expressindia.com /ie/daily/19990411/ige11029.html (317 words)

	outlookindia.com
		Bhindranwale was killed on June 6, 1984 during the Operation Blue Star.
		A seperate resolution described Bhindranwale as "true defender and upholder of the Sikh faith and Rights, who never comprmised on the principles".
		The attack on Golden Temple in 1984 was termed as "genocide of Sikhs"carried out by Hindu extremists that forced the Sikhs to strive for the right of self-determination under UN norms, said yet another resolution.
	www.outlookindia.com /pti_print.asp?id=146119 (487 words)

	MSN Encarta - Indira Gandhi
		In the early 1980s Gandhi formed an opportunistic political alliance with a young Sikh leader named Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale in an effort to control a Sikh secessionist movement in the Punjab region of northwest India.
		This alliance deteriorated, however, and in early 1984 Bhindranwale and his followers occupied the grounds of the sacred Golden Temple of the Sikhs in Amritsar.
		Hundreds were killed in the conflict, including Bhindranwale, many of his supporters, and many army personnel.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761562528/Indira_Gandhi.html (1449 words)

	The Voice of Sikh Youth > sant jarnail singh ji bhinranwale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was born in village Rode located in Faridkot District of Punjab, in 1947.
		His role was largely that of a social and religious reformer.' According to Khushwant Singh: 'Within a short period of becoming head of the Taksaal, Jarnail Singh came to be recognized as the most effective instrument of renaissance of Sikh fundamentalism.
		Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale are still the 14th muki of dam dami taksal..the new seva dar is baba harnam singh ji...they can only recievce the 15th muki saropa once Sant Jarnail Singh Ji Khalsa Bhindranwale hand it over...
	www.sikhsangat.com /lofiversion/index.php?t8796.html (1922 words)

	Bhindranwale declared a martyr- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Akal Takht jathedar Joginder Singh Vedanti made this declaration at a function jointly organised by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the Dal Khalsa and other Sikh organisations at the Diwan Hall of Gurdwara Manji Sahib in the SGPC complex, on the occasion of Ghallughara Divas on Friday.
		Vedanti said that all the myths surrounding the status of Bhindranwale had now been cleared by the panth.
		Photographs of Bhindranwale and Amrik Singh were distributed on the occasion and slogans were raised in favour of Khalistan.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=10508 (340 words)

	The Sikh Times - News and Analysis - The New York Times on Operation Blue Star
		Each time, the negotiations were suspended.' However, the report neglects to mention that in each case the government ended negotiations and it was unreasonable to assume that the Sikh moderates exerted much influence on the Sikh radicals.
		The paper readily acknowledged that the circumstances of Bhindranwale's death during the operation were shrouded in mystery.
		Indira Gandhi was reported as saying of Bhindranwale, 'there had been nothing religious in his preachings.' However, as retired Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora aptly pointed out in a report by James M. Markham, 'only last month Mrs.
	sikhtimes.com /news_060204a.html (2007 words)

	Punjab : Sikh militant Bhindranwale declared “martyr”,Indian Politics, News Analysis, India News Online
		Officially, the Takht’s declaration on Bhindranwale set at rest the controversy over whether the leader of the Damdami Taksal (once a powerful Sikh seminary near Amritsar) was actually killed in Operation Bluestar, 19 years ago.
		It stayed away from the ceremony at which Bhindranwale was declared a martyr.
		Observers said declaring Bhindranwale a martyr had become possible because the Damdami Taksal was divided on the issue over the past few years.
	news.indiamart.com /news-analysis/punjab-sikh-militant-1448.html (392 words)

	It’s official, Bhindranwale is dead - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Though Bhindranwale was killed in the 1984 Army operation in the Golden Temple, where he and his loyalist band of heavily-armed cohorts had taken shelter, the Damdami Taksal which Bhindranwale headed maintained the myth that he was alive and would return one day.
		Bhindranwale’s widow Pritam Kaur and younger son Inderjit Singh were among those who participated in the ceremony to formally install Dhumma.
		Bhindranwale had left a bloody legacy of Sikh militancy in Punjab aimed at creation of a separate Sikh state.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/may272005/national1438302005526.asp (611 words)

	The Sikh Times - Biographies - Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale: Five Myths
		In the early 1980s, Bhindranwale led an armed movement for Sikh autonomy and died during an army offensive (nicknamed Operation Blue Star) on the Darbar Sahib complex (also known as the Golden Temple complex).
		Bhindranwale made repeated claims to the effect that he had no interest in political power, 'If I ever become president of the Akali Dal or the S.G.P.C. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee], an M.L.A., a government minister, or a member of parliament.
		Bhindranwale's posters and speeches are among the 'most popular' items at Punjab's rural fairs, held on occasions such as the Hola Mohalla festival.
	www.sikhtimes.com /bios_060604a.html (3582 words)

	Debate over, Bhindranwale is 'martyr' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In 1995, Gurcharan Singh Tohra, who was then SGPC president, had indirectly endorsed the death of Bhindranwale by honouring his family and those of Sukha and Jinda.
		Operation Bluestar eyewitnesses like Baba Budh Singh and SP Apar Singh Bajwa had maintained all these years that Bhindranwale was cremated before their very eyes on June 6, 1984.
		Vedanti also assured radical Sikh organisations that their demand for a Bhindranwale memorial in the Parikrama would be thought over.
	www.indianexpress.com /full_story.php?content_id=25348 (413 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Son of Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Ishar Singh (C) at Akal Takht after he was honoured with a siropa by the SGPC in Amritsar on Friday.
		After initial hesitations, the family members of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and a section of the Damdami Taksal today admitted that he (Bhindranwale) was killed in Operation Bluestar, 19 years ago.
		With official announcement that Bhindranwale is no more, the SGPC and Akal Takht have accepted version of the state government which had declared in June 1984 itself that he (Bhindranwale) was killed in Operation Bluestar.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030607/main3.htm (781 words)

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