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On Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale becoming leader of the Damdami Taksal, another of the Taksal students explained, “[Nothing changed] in political terms. It was just the same way. The Indian government thought that maybe although they could not stop Sant Kartar Singh [Bhindranwale], maybe Sant Jarnail Singh [Bhindranwale] would be weaker.
Operation Blue Star was a military operation by the Indian Armed Forces conducted between 1 and 10 June 1984 to remove Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and other Sikh militants from the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), a holy site of Sikhism, and its adjacent buildings.
In 1977, after the death of Kartar Singh, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwala became the Jathedar of Damdami Taksal. [ 11 ] [ 36 ] Thakur Singh Bhindranwala [ 37 ] took over his Taksal when Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was killed in 1984 by the Parachute Regiment and Special Group in Harmander Sahib , referred to as Operation Bluestar . [ 38 ]
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale made a speech from the Guru Nanak Niwas on October 16 condemning the massacre, but accusing Indira Gandhi of double standards for dismissing Darbara Singh's government in response, questioning why she did not do so on account of the 200 Sikhs who "achieved martyrdom" at the hands of Punjab police during Dharam Yudh ...
The Sant Nirankari Mission splintered from the Nirankari sect in the 20th century. Nirankari, a movement within Sikhism, started in the mid-19th century.Their belief in a living guru as opposed to the scriptural guru, Guru Granth Sahib, developing over the decades especially in one branch, [2] resulted in their difference with traditional Sikhs, though they were tolerated. [3]
The leader of the hijackers, Gajender Singh, talked to Natwar Singh, India's ambassador in Pakistan, and put forward his demands. [1] Singh had demanded the release of Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and others, and a sum of $500,000 in cash. [2] Pakistan rescued the passengers upon request from India.
Sant Baba Harnam Singh Ji, was born in Dhugga Kalan, Tehsil Dasuya a village in the district of Hoshiarpur. He had four brothers and 2 sisters at a young age Baba Ji's parent's Accher Singh and Narain Kaur passed away. Baba Ji started helping his brothers in the fields cultivating wheat and other food.
Communists were targeted by many Sikh militant organizations and leaders. They were especially targeted by Labh Singh. Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale called them the "arch enemies of the panth," [168] In September 1986 KCF, whose leader was Labh Singh, killed Darshan Singh Canadian an MLA and party leader of the Communist Party of India. [169]