Can someone explain to me what is going on with that? I understand the preacher killed was the leader of a dalit sect of sikhism? is that correct? Why are people rioting, who is rioting, how is this sect different than mainstream sikhism?
Mn its retarded here, we havent left the house since Sunday. Im in Nawansher, and its completly shutdown and same with Phagwara, and Hoshiarpur. Jalandhar is where the majority of the damage is happening b/c thats where the baba lived. Buses, cars and trains have been set on fire, guys are running around with kirpans, I went for a walk yesterday evening and saw about 100 guys on motorcycles with weapons yelling stuff. In Nawansher they broke the Toyota showroom totally trashed it. My dad was flying out of Amritsar today but hes in Chandigarh so hes stuck, trains stopped in Phagwara, its pretty bad. The baba was of a lower caste (chamaar caste) so they are going around attacking jatts. Its retarded b/c the caste system is suppose to be done and over with anyways.
The Indian Government gave Ravidass the seat of "Guru" years ago and ever since they have been resurfacing as Hindu converts and are aligning themselves with Hindus. It is unfortunate to see extreme Hindu parties (RSS, BJP) cause such rukus and attempt to destroy Sikhi, but many of us are destroying it ourselves with the drinking smoking kesh katal I wonder what our Guru's would be thinking of us at this point.just my 2 cents
God may have created us as one but many paths have also been given to reach God. Sikh is no division neither is Hindu these are paths- good, bad, high caste low caste are divisions I must agree. Ravidass was and will remain a Bhagat, to Sikhs he is a Bhagat and the Indian Government gave him the status of Guru (I will get you detailed facts soon enough). BJP/RSS has been calling Sikhs as Hindus for years and SAD is just as bad, alliances don't mean anything for these morons.
Those born into dalit families in the Punjab region have traditionally adhered to the Sikh way (and have ridded themselves of the caste ways) especially the Khalsa brotherhood. By joining the Khalsa their following of Ravidass (as some Guru) had vanished, however with the resurgence of non khalsa ways- non Sikh thoughts have re emerged (castes, ravidass, fake sants..I mean its an epidemic in Punjab. The government named him Guru of the dalits and gave him stature of the Sikh gurus in their religious context. Basically they consider him their 11th Guru. Chammars may have always held Ravidass in respect but only as a Bhagat, all until a few years back when they decided to make it a religion. It makes no sense to me that they claim to be a separate religion but do Akhand Paaths, read the Guru Granth Sahib and have Nishan Sahibs at their "temples". Its either choose the Sikh way or don't, Sikhi is very simple in in the simpleset form of all you must believe that there are 10 Guru's, the Guru Granth Sahib and there is ONE GOD. Bottom Line no exceptions.Although it is wrong to kill that baba, it is also unfair to treat the Guru Granth Sahib in such a way that disrespects Sikhi. We constantly are bombarded with fake sants and sects that try to ruin the Paanth...but in the end.Raaj Karega Khalsa, Akhi Rahe Na Koyi