One of my Sikh friend who lives right next to my home uses "Bindrawala" sticker on his car. I don't know how many times "I had long discussion on this issue". He always glorify Bindrawala, Rajoana and target KPS Gill, baent Singh. He says "Khalistani were terrorist BUT.........and story goes on. He always justify. If they were terrorist, Chapter closed! Why to justify ? Well, I don't think he is Anti-Indian or even Anti-Hindu (may be because he is my friend) but his ideology and the way he glorifies is similar to that. Ironically, I don't see any other Sikh in my colony does the same. Many don't even care anymore and busy with their daily life.
So, what I feel is some people are brainwashed with that "Victim mentality" and somehow they do support such radical element not openly. Although, They are minority group and majority of Sikhs don't support that but only have issue of "denial of Justice of 84 riot" which is actually correct and i agree on that.
The societies are full of paradoxes, Hindus have no objection if someone puts a sticker of Bhindrawala or treat him as an idol in Punjab. But their is a threshold to every thing, people react in a certain way depending on their numbers when the threshold is crossed.
Here Hindus are going to see Sikh community with suspicion for mass protesting to save a person who still shouts pro-Khalistan slogans. He hated Beant Singh because he was responsible for killing hundreds of innocent youths, he might have witnessed that violence. He took his revenge (fair enough) knowing its repercussions but why there is need for him to disown his own state and call for secessionist movement.
Sikhs demands for Justice and seeing this hanging vis a vis no justice to 1984 riots is well justified but then they shouldn't complaint or call a section society traitors to their cause if the same doesn't agree with them. Things can be done within the frame work of entrusting upon this state and its institutions. Why scare and bully coexistent mates and create a hostile communal environment ?
If the aim was to save that person for some good reasons and we all know without protests it wasn't possible given the sudden impulse near his hanging. But still it could have been done way better by Govt. of Punjab in power by passing a resolution in Punjab assembly, taking all parties concerned into their confidence, better communication and acting months before his hanging not haphazard, abrupt and awkward like they did.
Sikh can pick their fights on right opportunities and with right excuses. Opportunities to launch an effective protest doesn't come every leap year in democracy like India. Yes one need a great leader to lead which Sikh's hasn't produced yet. Unfortunately even Hindus haven't yet made such a leader who can fight for their cause because Sikhs do not have their say in the centre which matters a lot and its highly unlikely they would ever have.
Kashmiri Pandits were lucky to have 'Hind de Chadaar' (Shield of India) Sri Guru Teg Bhadur Sahib to fight for their cause and sacrifice his life for the same but Hindus are coward enough not to help them till today. I am sorry to for going off topic in my last line and daring to write the name of a religious personality of incomparable status. I am too emotional and heavy writing the same.
