Comments on: Bhai Balwant Singh Rajoana and the indomitable Sikh spirit

By: jasmine

jasmine — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:18:04 +0000

did he inspire you

By: sukhpal dhillon

sukhpal dhillon — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:31:01 +0000

we should save balwant singh’s life because hes a hero to all the sikhs and we should be the flags up for him and we should be heard

By: sukhpal dhillon

sukhpal dhillon — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:28:10 +0000

balwant singh is a hero and he is going to be hero and we should bow our head to him

By: arvinder

arvinder — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:19:22 +0000

he is a true hero

By: simmi

simmi — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:25:09 +0000

If standing up against violence and wrong doings is a bad thing then yes he is a militant or a terrorist but I guess that makes police officers, military people and everyone who protects us as humans against wrongful activities leading to death is a militant as well. If one person out of the millions who knew and were helpless and scared and could not do anything to have their loved ones saved and this man rose to the occasion knowing there was something he could do not once thinking about his family then he is nothing less than a hero. If someone can standup for what is right they are and always will be a hero no matter what. Yes an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind but sometimes thats the only thing that will work. In todays day and age its about making a statement through such means sometimes because staying silent does nothing. I recently went to india this year after 14 months and was stopped by every cop possible for means of money…and there was no getting out of any of that. If such places are corrupt what makes you think doing silent rallies or what not would have done anything back in the days. People do no automatically resort to violence as their number one choice but are given no other choice besides it. I oppose to violence as much as the next person but calling this man a militant is one of the worst things someone can do and if thats what you believe then you ought to be ashamed of yourself and if your indian then im disgusted that I even belong in your religion or culture or what be it. In my eyes and im sure in many peoples eyes this man did what many could not grow the balls to do and I appluad his actions he will for always be a martyr a modern day hero.

By: samandeep

samandeep — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:27:45 +0000

my friends u cant understand, it means bhagat singh was also millitant ,yes he was millitant for those people who were ruling that time,if singh die for country then he is hero,and if singh die for his koum then he is terrorist or millitent then what is wrong with him ,very good thinking of some people.rajoana is a true hero u will understand later.

By: Angad

Angad — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:00:47 +0000

You are incorrect. He did not wage a war against the nation. He put an end to the mass killing of Sikhs alone. If he did wage war, he would not stop there.

Talking about injustice, only sometime back the just Indian system pardoned butcher Kishori Lal who was convicted 7 times for death penalty. He my friend is a militant and not Balwant Singh Rajoana.

By: Harvir Singh

Harvir Singh — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 21:37:29 +0000

What Bhai Balwant Singh did is an noble act, by killing the CM that was responsible for lives of thousands of people Bhai Balwant Singh and party did nothing wrong. I know Innocent people died on both sides, but just think of how many more lives would have been lost if CM Beant was still live. India has always been unjust to Sikhs since 1947, all the promises that were made to the Sikhs in 1947 were denied. The people responsible for the 1984 Sikh Genocide are still roaming the streets free, not to mention some have been given seats in the parliament disregarding all the proofs and witnesses testimonies that show their involvement in the 1984 genocide. On the other hand, Prof. Bhullar is given the death penalty by hanging without any substantial proof or witnesses, and when he plead to the higher court his appeal was denied, where’s the justice here? My only question to the person reading this is : Why is it when other people fight for justice and equality they are considered hero, but if a Sikh takes the steps he/she is considered a terrorist and/or militant? Finally, if India is a democratic country it needs to respect all of it people for who they are, and not to forget the reason there is India is because of the Sikhs. BHAI BALWANT SINGH RAJOANA a true leader, hero, human, and warrior!!!

By: gauravpandhi

gauravpandhi — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 08:48:11 +0000

Certainly, the violence that erupted in Punjab in the 80s and 90s and the disappearance and encounters of the innocent youths can not be justified by any case, similarly, the assassination of 18 people including the CM in an explosion backed by Rajoana can not be justified. Evil for an evil is never a solution. I do not support violence and therefore I do not support the capital punishment too. In my view this has to be abolished. But, by any case Rajoana can not be a hero or a martyr and he surely is a militant who participated in a terror act that accounts to waging a war against the nation. Also, there is no question of injustice. I am sure you would know that the mastermind of the assassination, Jagtar Singh Hawara too was sentenced to death but post his plea it was converted into a life imprisonment, so there is no question of injustice in this case. Rajoana didn’t plead and hence his death sentence stay firmed.

For you Rajoana is a hero and Beant Singh is a murderer and in similar manner who suffered in the hands of Sikh-militants and the families of 17 others killed in explosion, Rajoana is a militant. What if anyone from the families of others died then, kills Rajoan? Will you approve it? Of course not, because a murder of a human life has no justification and two wrongs can not make one right!

By: Supporter for Peace

Supporter for Peace — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:07:37 +0000

This short synopsis does not actually include the most important part of this case…… why and what Balwant Singh did, it does not go into detail how protected all those teenagers… and how he got rid of the real villain in this…. Balwant Singh took a stand and put a stop to the killings of the innocent people of Punjab…. he stood be given a nobel peace award not an execution, what is wrong with this World…. It is time to make a stand , but NO violence because that means there is no difference between Beant singh and YOU… Violence does not solve anything…. Badal needs to take action on this or get lost….