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Very immature article. Sikhs are clearly seen as kafir by the radicalized Kashmiri. Look at the murder yesterday of Bhupinder Singh the Block development officer in Budgam.
Sikh would be suspect in India ??♀️??♀️ seriously print…I have never seen any Hindu who thinks like that…the suspect is only for the the people who are visible in the seperatist movement , nice try
I argue against your statement “Sikhs settled in Kashmir over many generations..” leave politics aside… I’m a kashmiri sikh…. my forefatjers didn’t arrive from…. any part of punjab neither did any of the majority sikh population… in J&K… we’re native kashmiris and potoharis… we are convertees not settlers…
If you are converted then why you people speak Pahari instead of Kashmiri. Pahari speakers have connections outside Kashmir valley and are spread upto Mingora in Pakistan. But local Kashmiri language in not spoken outside the valley. Sikhs might be settled in Kashmir from generation or from Guru Sahib times but they are not native ..
This iis the kind of identity politics of a leftard projecting it to India. She says “in India, Sikh loyalty will always be suspect”. Madam, our last prime minister was a Sikh, who ruled for 10 years and was relected. Our last AirChief and another Army Chief was a Sikh. What non sense are you writing. Are you delibrately trying to mislead Sikhs
Being a true Sikh I believe he should reveal every truth without any fear because Pulwama attack was happened when he was posted there. He should reveal all links to various terrorists attack etc.
Replies to article underline the divide taking place in India. Any nation to sustain itself long has to create just society, accept its diversity, particularly country like India the most diverse country religious, language & culture. But present ruling party wants it to transform into one Language faith & culture followed by Hindus Dominates on rest of minorities. While Hindu them selves are divided among them selves on cast language culture barriers erected. If there is such diversity, there has to be diverse interests too. Only liberal thought on all matter can create just society as our constitution makers imagined & prescribed.
But present ruling class is totally against it, it see either come under its umbrella & support its view or you will be treated suspect, as every suspect is treated you will be feel ficriminated & lonely within your country. That create danger to country unity.
It is only media I see this. At ground level people are united . It is the media narrative that is divisive .
Just because someone is Sikh or Muslim or Parsi or any non Hindu does not give them a free pass to collaborate with terrorists.
Don’t fall for such BS narrative
Your liberal contributors are becoming sillier by the day. Should Devinder been let off in the interest of Amity between Sikhs and Kashmiri Muslims. Probably, this was how Kashmir problem was managed between 1990 to 2014. Secondly, issue of notification empowering use of UAPA is the most apt thing to do. As it is proverbial – All terrorists are Muslims, though all Muslims are not terrorists. So is there any point in issuing such notification for say Tamil Nadu or Karnataka or MP which are not likely to have Khalistani separatists? Generally, I felt that quality of articles in the Print was better. In a single day, two trash articles have appeared: this one, and one on supreme court’s involvement in Shaheen Bagh protest.
The author of this article should be aware of the facts that post 1947, India has betrayed the Sikhs at every step. Not only they were not given the autonomous state in the North of India, they were even denied statehood of Punjab, there has been denial of their religion and denial of language. The armed struggle for Khalistan was India’s own creation. For Sikhs And all the Punjabi’s independent Punjab is the only option. Dr Sandhu
Article seems to be trying to sow distrust where none exists. One bad cop turning over due to whatever personal and financial reasons is not an indication of where the entire community is headed. No Indian can forget that Sikhs have always served in the armed forces and police far beyond their numbers. What breaks trust is overwhelming support for foreign militant organizations from Pakistan, waving the green flags in every rally and repeatedly support violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India. No prizes for guessing which community in Kashmir is into this and paying for it.
As a Sikh from Kashmir I’m surprised you are a PhD scholar on this issue. Your facts are wrong. Firstly the population of Sikhs in the valley is less than 60k not 100k. Secondly if being over represented in the police and agencies in Kashmir is a sign of neutrality then I don’t know your definition of neutrality. We are proud to be Indians but the problem is both Kashmiris as well as the government treats us like second class people.
Such a vile article. Bordering on the lines of advocating separatism to Sikhs. The author doesn’t outline how they are let down by the country though. I or my friends and family have never seen Sikhs as an outsider, neither have Sikhs acted in that manner. Also, I have not witnessed or heard about any friction between Sikhs and Hindus (as the author is alluding to as the state) except for the riots orchestrated by Congress in the aftermath of Indra Gandhi’s assassination.
Why is The Print encouraging articles from such divisive thinkers like this author?
one person doesn’t represent the whole community. What he did was his personal choice and nothing to do with the Sikh community at large. It’s same as saying ‘fragile trust with all men broken’ coz Devinder was a man.
Very immature article. Sikhs are clearly seen as kafir by the radicalized Kashmiri. Look at the murder yesterday of Bhupinder Singh the Block development officer in Budgam.
Sikh would be suspect in India ??♀️??♀️ seriously print…I have never seen any Hindu who thinks like that…the suspect is only for the the people who are visible in the seperatist movement , nice try
I argue against your statement “Sikhs settled in Kashmir over many generations..” leave politics aside… I’m a kashmiri sikh…. my forefatjers didn’t arrive from…. any part of punjab neither did any of the majority sikh population… in J&K… we’re native kashmiris and potoharis… we are convertees not settlers…
Dear Gunjot,
If you are converted then why you people speak Pahari instead of Kashmiri. Pahari speakers have connections outside Kashmir valley and are spread upto Mingora in Pakistan. But local Kashmiri language in not spoken outside the valley. Sikhs might be settled in Kashmir from generation or from Guru Sahib times but they are not native ..
This iis the kind of identity politics of a leftard projecting it to India. She says “in India, Sikh loyalty will always be suspect”. Madam, our last prime minister was a Sikh, who ruled for 10 years and was relected. Our last AirChief and another Army Chief was a Sikh. What non sense are you writing. Are you delibrately trying to mislead Sikhs
Being a true Sikh I believe he should reveal every truth without any fear because Pulwama attack was happened when he was posted there. He should reveal all links to various terrorists attack etc.
Replies to article underline the divide taking place in India. Any nation to sustain itself long has to create just society, accept its diversity, particularly country like India the most diverse country religious, language & culture. But present ruling party wants it to transform into one Language faith & culture followed by Hindus Dominates on rest of minorities. While Hindu them selves are divided among them selves on cast language culture barriers erected. If there is such diversity, there has to be diverse interests too. Only liberal thought on all matter can create just society as our constitution makers imagined & prescribed.
But present ruling class is totally against it, it see either come under its umbrella & support its view or you will be treated suspect, as every suspect is treated you will be feel ficriminated & lonely within your country. That create danger to country unity.
It is only media I see this. At ground level people are united . It is the media narrative that is divisive .
Just because someone is Sikh or Muslim or Parsi or any non Hindu does not give them a free pass to collaborate with terrorists.
Don’t fall for such BS narrative
Your liberal contributors are becoming sillier by the day. Should Devinder been let off in the interest of Amity between Sikhs and Kashmiri Muslims. Probably, this was how Kashmir problem was managed between 1990 to 2014. Secondly, issue of notification empowering use of UAPA is the most apt thing to do. As it is proverbial – All terrorists are Muslims, though all Muslims are not terrorists. So is there any point in issuing such notification for say Tamil Nadu or Karnataka or MP which are not likely to have Khalistani separatists? Generally, I felt that quality of articles in the Print was better. In a single day, two trash articles have appeared: this one, and one on supreme court’s involvement in Shaheen Bagh protest.
The author of this article should be aware of the facts that post 1947, India has betrayed the Sikhs at every step. Not only they were not given the autonomous state in the North of India, they were even denied statehood of Punjab, there has been denial of their religion and denial of language. The armed struggle for Khalistan was India’s own creation. For Sikhs And all the Punjabi’s independent Punjab is the only option. Dr Sandhu
Make that across the border not here. Don’t speak for everyone.
Useless article. More worthy of The Wire than The Print
Article seems to be trying to sow distrust where none exists. One bad cop turning over due to whatever personal and financial reasons is not an indication of where the entire community is headed. No Indian can forget that Sikhs have always served in the armed forces and police far beyond their numbers. What breaks trust is overwhelming support for foreign militant organizations from Pakistan, waving the green flags in every rally and repeatedly support violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India. No prizes for guessing which community in Kashmir is into this and paying for it.
As a Sikh from Kashmir I’m surprised you are a PhD scholar on this issue. Your facts are wrong. Firstly the population of Sikhs in the valley is less than 60k not 100k. Secondly if being over represented in the police and agencies in Kashmir is a sign of neutrality then I don’t know your definition of neutrality. We are proud to be Indians but the problem is both Kashmiris as well as the government treats us like second class people.
Such a vile article. Bordering on the lines of advocating separatism to Sikhs. The author doesn’t outline how they are let down by the country though. I or my friends and family have never seen Sikhs as an outsider, neither have Sikhs acted in that manner. Also, I have not witnessed or heard about any friction between Sikhs and Hindus (as the author is alluding to as the state) except for the riots orchestrated by Congress in the aftermath of Indra Gandhi’s assassination.
Why is The Print encouraging articles from such divisive thinkers like this author?
one person doesn’t represent the whole community. What he did was his personal choice and nothing to do with the Sikh community at large. It’s same as saying ‘fragile trust with all men broken’ coz Devinder was a man.