[Withdrawn And Cancelled Until Further Notice]

We humbly make an attempt to bring up to date the thousands of awaiting Sikhs in the United Kingdom about the 2008 UK Guru Maneo Granth Chetna Samagam.

Through the strong demand of the Sangat, and the full blessings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj, the Gurmat Parchaar “Guru Maneo Granth Chetna Samagam” by the Mahaan Parchaarak of the Khalsa Panth, Sathkaarjog Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji Dhadrianwale was organised to take place in various Gurdwara Sahibs around the United Kingdom from 18th July to 10th August.

This 2008 UK Visit for Gurmat Parchaar was in celebration of the 300 years Gurgaddhi Divas of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj and publicised for the Sangat through newspapers, posters, radio, internet and adverts. Gurmat Diwaans were organised in Hayes, Southall, Ilford, Bedford areas, West Bromwich, Glasgow, Newcastle, Darlington, Leeds, Willenhall, Wolverhampton areas, Walsall, Leicester and Smethwick. Massive demand from the Sangat and Gurdwara Sahib committees meant the national programme had been overbooked. More or less every major Gurdwara Sahib in the UK had booked a Diwaan, as always, but only one or two days were able to be arranged for each. A Press Note was released in the Punjabi media to apologise to those many Gurdwara Sahib committees to whom a date could not be given due to the overbooked schedule, but were promised Diwaans in the future.

The on-going agitation against the Sirsa Wala Pakhandhi Saadh continues in Punjab. In recent times, a bodyguard of the Sirsa Dera Chief killed an unarmed Singh with bullets in Mumbai, making him the second Shaheed of this agitation. Many more were injured. Due to the Dharna to be held by the Gurmat Sidhant Parchaarak Sant Samaj and Panthic Jathebandhia on the 19^th July 2008 in protest of this happening, the first two days of this UK Gurmat Parchaar Visit were cancelled and the arrival date along with the commencement of the Diwaans were re-scheduled for 20th July 2008.

Yesterday in Haryana’s city of Dabwali, the “premi cheleh” of the fake cults Saadh leader attacked protesting Gursikhs with weapons, injuring many and making another Sikh Shaheed. Like this, in Mansa, peacefully protesting Sikhs were attacked with sticks, stones and weapons. Four or five Sikhs were seriously injured here.

This heated news is now spreading rapidly throughout Punjab and the Panthic circles around the world. The Sant Samaj, along with all Panthic Jathebandhia stand united on one platform against this latest fake cult dispatched to challenge the Sikh nation, where meetings are taking place to co-ordinate a joint programme to confront the Sirsa Dera. In these times, the Sant Samaj, with the co-operation of the Panthic Jathebandhia endeavours to satisfy the flaming insides of Sikhs around the world and to demonstrate Ektha in the Khalsa Panth. It is everyone’s duty to whole-heartedly confront such fake cults and expose these fakes, so that we can protect the Sikh Qaum from further damage that such organisations are causing.

When our own house is on fire, our own brothers are becoming Shaheed, where the mainstream Sikh organisations and people are endeavouring to come onto one platform, then leaving at that time does not feel fitting.

Respecting the strong requests of the Sant Samaj and the Panthic Jathebandhia leading this agitation against the Sirsa Dera, a decision has been made by Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji to stay in Punjab at the current time, and like last year, to cancel all organised programmes in the United Kingdom which were scheduled to take place from 18th July (re-scheduled 20th July) to 10th August 2008. For the time being, like last year, the fully organised and overbooked 2008 UK Guru Maneo Granth Chetna Samagam is hereby withdrawn and cancelled until further notice.

We ask for forgiveness from the managing committees of Gurdwara Sahibs where Gurmat Diwaans of the 2008 Guru Maneo Granth Chetna Samagam were booked, from the Guru Nanak Sikh School (Prakash300 programme), and from the thousands of Sikh Sangat in the United Kingdom who have been upset and heart broken after this second cancellation of the UK Visit for Gurmat Parchaar.

All these changes in their entirety have taken place, like last year, in order to keep the present Panthic issues as priority for the Chardi Kala of the Khalsa Panth. It is our duty to understand such choices and we hope all Sangat in the United Kingdom will give their support and co-operation to this Panthic decision made by Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji.

Sant Baba Ranjit Singh Ji Dhadrianwale will continue to take their Panthic stand and stay united with the Panthic Sikh Jathebandhia, to fulfil their duty in the forefront where required.

Depending on the circumstances, if arrangements are made for a re-schedule of the 2008 UK Guru Maneo Granth Chetna Samagam this year, the same methods and mediums will be used to inform the Sikh Sangat.

Dhaasre of the Guru Panth

JASPAL SINGH NIJJAR
LAKHJEET SINGH SAHNEY