Ragi Darshan's programme cancelled in Pune
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Nov 17, 2008 - 11:17:06 PM
Pune: On the 8th of November 2008 we came to know that Prof Darshan Singh has been invited as one of the Kathavachaks at Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar, camp, Pune for the Prakash Purab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. When we heard this we first contacted committee to stop the Ragi from coming to Pune. They replied that he was also invited to perform in Bombay. First try to stop him in Bombay then contact the committee. Then we contacted Bhai Surinder Singh of Bombay to look into this matter. On 8th evening we received the news that Ragi was condemned by Dhaddi Bhai tarsem singh at the same programme. On 9th morning all the pamphlets, copies of hukamnamas and other documents from www.panthic.org and www.santsipahi.org were distributed among the sangat of Bombay. From this act the programme of Ragi which was to be conducted in the evening was cancelled at angan banquet hall Chembur.
Here in Pune we were working hard to ban his programme and chase him away by distributing the hukamnamas, and the same articles which were distributed at Bombay. Also, we called the Jathedars Giani Gurbachan Singh Ji, Giani Iqbal Singh Ji and Hazur Sahib post holder Jasbeer Singh Ji (Nanded) about the same programme. We urged them to stop Ragi from performing on the Stage as he is a notorious and mischeviuos stage artist who was just misleading the Sangat by his false stories about the Banis of Dasam Pita.
Initially,the prabandhak committee after getting whole information and calls from the Jathedars cancelled the programme. However, some of the supporters of Ragi approached the committee and encouraged them to take back their decision of cancelling his anti Dasam Granth tour. They assured them that they will be there for conducting the programme successfully. Also these supporters after getting the approval to conduct the programme from committee approached us to support the Ragi andstop our activities. We provided them with all the Hukamnamas, videos and articles which were clear proofs that Darshan Singh is an anti panthic person and his programme should be banned throughout the community all over the world. Inspite of those articles, panthic Sikh Rehat Maryada, Hukamnamas, videos they challenged us openly and they were ready for a full fledged fight. We had no intentions to embark on any fight & controlled ourselves. Instead, we contacted the jathedar of the takhats and distributed numerous pamphlets among the sangat.
After a lot of hard work finally we received the fruit of our labour and on 12th morning committee announced that the Ragi was driven out and his programme was cancelled. On 12th night the supporters of the Ragi were distributing the pamphlets in favour of Ragi and these also contained material which was against the wonderful work done by the committee. This was just to threaten us and to continue Ragi's anti Dasam Granth tour. But this didnt shake us and instead the committee took serious actions against the persons distributing the pro-Ragi material and penalised them.
On 13th Morning committee pasted all the articles and hukamnamans on the notice board of the Gurdwara so that sangat could justify why the programme was cancelled. This brave act and invaluable support from committee and Jathedars was highly appreciated by the Sangat.
Daasre: -
Inderpal Singh, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur Trust
Varinder Singh, Khalsa IT
Kavneet Singh, Shahbaaz Khalsa
Manpal Singh, GURSIKH